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W. A. MOZART arr EDWARD GRIEG
Mozart: Piano Sonatas / Fantasia in C minor Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) & Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ Warner Classics / CD - released 11/Aug/2017 ] In 1877 Edvard Grieg informed his publisher that he had added "a free, second piano to several of Mozart's sonatas." As he later emphasised, his modernization "did not change a single one of Mozart's notes", but constituted "a way of showing... |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1 / Rococo Variations (Rec 1962 & 1968) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / Wiener Symphoniker / Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Karajan Master Recordings / CD - released 26/Jan/2008 ] Karajan's rare collaborations with Soviet musicians in the 1960s resulted in exceptional recordings that have become classics - including the ones presented here: "a performance of astonishing intimacy and refinement" from Richter in Tchaikovsky's... |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Piano Quintets Sviatoslav Richter (piano) / Borodin Quartet [ Philips Originals / CD - released 15/Apr/2006 ] "The performances are delightful, both scrupulous and fresh; and the character of Richter's playing with the Borodin Quartet supporting him sympathetically, make this concert an occasion well worth preserving ..." Gramophone |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Piano Concerto (Coupled with Schubert - 'Wanderer Fantasie' ) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) / Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Carlos Kleiber [ Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] The rare and noble alliance of Sviatoslav Richter and Carlos Kleiber is formidably eloquent in making a case for Dvořák symphonically conceived Piano Concerto, here performed in the composer's original version. |
RACHMANINOV
Piano Concertos nos. 2 (with Tchaikovsky-Piano Concerto No 1) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) / Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra / Stanislaw Wislocki / Wiener Symphoniker / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 1/Jan/2002 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1901-1950) - "Svyatoslav Richter, one of the greatest pianist of the 20th century who was largely self-taught, had survived traumatic events and restrictions on his concert tours during the... |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No 2 / Piano Concerto No 3 (Rec 1950s) DELETED FROM AUG 2006 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) / Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra / Wiener Philharmoniker; Kurt Sanderling [ DG Musik ... Sprache der Welt / CD - released 12/Aug/2004 ] When Kurt Sanderling (*1912) left Germany for the Soviet Union in 1936, he was able to take only a few personal belongings with him, but these items included the scores of the works that were closest to his heart: Brahms's symphonies, Mahler's Das... |
GLAZUNOV / MEDTNER / TCHAIKOVSKY
Russian Piano Sonatas Sviatoslav Richter / Emil Gilels [ Regis Records / CD - released 22/Aug/2013 ] Richter's interpretations make this a disc to note. |
BEETHOVEN
Live at Carnegie Hall Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ Regis Records / CD - released 17/Mar/2013 ] In 1960, Richter gave a series of highly acclaimed concerts at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan which were recorded by Columbia Records. Regis presents an all Beethoven programme, taken from those concerts, which displays Richter's Beethovenian credentials... |
BEETHOVEN / SCHUMANN
Piano Variations Opp.34, 76, 35 / 3 Noveletten Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ Regis Records / CD - released 13/Dec/2005 ] "There is such richness in the Beethoven variations that it seems pointless and unfair to highlight any one in particular. The D major set uses the Ruins of Athens theme. It is pretty uproarious, with Richter conveying a terrific sense of fun. The... |
MUSSORGSKY / PROKOFIEV
Pictures at an Exhibition / Piano Sonata No. 7 / Piano Concerto No. 2 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ Regis Records / CD - released 15/Jul/2011 ] 'Richter, it need hardly be said, plays all this music gloriously well.' Gramophone of Prokofiev Sonata |
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
Rachmaninov - Preludes Op.23 & Op.32 (Excerpts) / Etudes-Tableaux Sviatoslav Richter, piano [ Regis Records / CD - released 26/Jul/2002 ] "goes far beyond the abundant virtuosity called for" (Penguin Guide) |
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SCHUBERT
Schubert - Piano Sonata in A D664, in A minor D784, Impromptus 2 & 4 Sviatoslav Richter, piano [ Regis Records / CD - released 30/Mar/2002 ] Top recordings at a special price |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Diabelli Variations (with Mozart - Violin Sonata K379) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Oleg Kagan (violin) [ Regis Records / CD - released 16/Aug/2003 ] "..considered by the finest living interpreter of Beethoven's piano works, Alfred Brendel, to be the greatest of them all" - James Murray |
SCHUMANN
Piano Concerto / Introduction and Allegro / Toccata / Waldszenen Sviatoslav Richter (piano) / Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra / Witold Rowicki [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 11/Jan/2008 ] 1001 Classical recordings you must hear before you die (1801-1850) - "Sviatoslav Richter captures the essential intimacy of Schumann's concerto without neglecting its grander gestures. His reading of the first movemnet is among the most volatile on... |
HINDEMITH / BRITTEN / SHOSTAKOVICH
Music For Viola & Piano Yuri Bashmet (viola) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ Alto / CD - released 10/Aug/2013 ] "there is much to be said for the spareness of the contrast achieved by the alto stringed instrument alongside the piano in the more elegiac viola sonata. In this form, the piece is lonelier, the viola nobler. Bashmet's version of the original... |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Triple Concerto (coupled with Brahms - Double Concerto) David Oistrakh (violin) / Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / Sviatoslav Richter (piano) / Herbert von Karajan, George Szell [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Dec/2012 ] 1001 Classical recordings to hear before you die (1801-1850) -- "(The Beethoven) is a marvellous performance that will clearly remain a classic for years to come. The Brahms receives an exceptionally rich performance." Gramophone |
W. A. MOZART
Mozart: Grabmusik / Bastien und Bastienne (original version) Anna Lucia Richter (soprano) Jacques Imbrailo (baritone) Alessandro Fisher (tenor) / The Mozartists, Ian Page [ Signum / CD - released 14/Sep/2018 ] "Ian Page and his crack team - singers and players - are clearly having a lot of fun, which comes across in this excellent recording. It's a treat to experience these faint anticipations of greatness in such winning performances." Gramophone |
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BEETHOVEN
6 Variations for Piano Op.34; Op.76; & Op.35 "Eroica" 9plus Schumann - Noveletten] Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ Alto / CD - released 18/Jun/2012 ] (Beethoven) "such richness in the Beethoven variations that it seems pointless and unfair to highlight any one in particular. The D major set uses the Ruins of Athens theme. It is pretty uproarious, with Richter conveying a terrific sense of fun. The... |
PROKOFIEV
Richter plays Prokofiev Sviatoslav Richter (piano) / Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Witold Rowicki [ Alto / CD - released 10/Aug/2013 ] Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter was a Soviet pianist well known for the depth of his interpretations, virtuoso technique, and vast repertoire.[1] He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. |
Sviatoslav Richter
Schumann: Piano Music [ Alto / CD - released 8/Apr/2013 ] |
