More By Artist: Richter
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FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Sonatas Nos 19 & 21 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ ALTO / CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] Sviatoslav Richter (piano) |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY / SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Tchaikovsky/Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas (recorded 1956-1958) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] By the time he made these recordings, all three of the sonatas had been in Sviatoslav Richter's repertory for years. He had first performed Tchaikovsky's Sonata in G major in 1942, recording it in Moscow in 1956. His recordings of the music of... |
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 / Etudes-Tableaux Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ ALTO / CD - released 1/Apr/2010 ] Sviatoslav Richter (piano) |
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) |
SCHUBERT / CHOPIN / SCHUMANN
Richter: Early Recordings, Vol. 1 (recorded 1948-1956) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD - released 10/May/2009 ] Indisputably one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, Sviatoslav Richter mesmerized audiences with his stunning pianism, charismatic stage presence and powerful interpretations of music ranging from Bach to Shostakovich. |
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FRANZ LISZT
Richter Plays Liszt [Incls Piano Concertos 1 & 2] Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ Alto Records / CD - released 10/Feb/2017 ] "Richter's performances are very distinguished indeed ... playing is unforgettable and so is his rapport with Kondrashin" Penguin Guide 3 star |
CHOPIN
Scherzi 1 - 4 / 13 Preludes from Op.28 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ ALTO / CD - released 1/Dec/2011 ] "..[Richter] strides through the 4 scherzos with an abundance of technique and deftly coloured textures that make this version a definite front runner.." - Gramophone |
SCHUBERT
Piano Sonata No.9 D575 / Piano Sonata No.11 D625 / Moments Musicaux Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ ALTO / CD - released 20/Apr/2011 ] "..an entire attitude to life encapsulated in sound" (Gramophone) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano Sonatas 13 (D664) & 14 (D784) / Impromtus Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ ALTO / CD - released 10/May/2010 ] "accuracy throughout is exceptional, and the pleasure lies in...sensing that nothing can possibly go wrong….provoking another raucous bravo and concluding one of the finest piano recordings I have had the privilege of reviewing" (Gramophone) |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Sviatoslav Richter plays Schubert (recorded 1949-1963) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ Hanssler Profil / 10 CD Box Set - released 20/Dec/2017 ] "That the whole set is devoted to Schubert is interesting in itself. It shows that performances of Schubert's sonatas, which are so well known from recordings of Richter's later recitals, were always a major element in his programmes." Guardian |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Sviatoslav Richter Volume 1 (LP) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ Melodiya / LP - released 18/Aug/2014 ] |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Piano Concerto, Piano Quintet Op.81 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) / Borodin Quartet, Prague Symphony Orchestra [ Alto / CD - released 11/Feb/2022 ] |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Trout Quintet / Wanderer Fantasy (recorded 1981 & 1963) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Borodin Quartet with Georg Hortnagel, double bass [ Warner Classics Masters / CD - released 25/Jul/2017 ] "A legendary virtuoso, Richter was also a master chamber musician. Here we find him near his peak...this is sovereign musicianship throughout" (BBC Music Five Stars) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Richter plays Brahms: Piano Concerto no.2, Piano Sonata no.2, etc Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf [ Alto / CD - released 6/Jun/2025 ] "Richter's performance has all the intensity of a live occasion and finds him in splendid form. ... the basic structure is always kept in sight: there is impressive weight and authority as well as a warm Brahmsian feeling and it is far more dashing... |
W. A. MOZART
Piano Concertos Nos. 22 & 27 (Rec 1965 & 1967) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) / English Chamber Orchestra / Benjamin Britten [ BBC Legends / CD - released 1/Aug/2007 ] "Documents of Sviatolsav Richter are always treasurable, but these perhaps more than most. This BBC Legends release gives evidence of the close relationship enjoyed by Richter and Benjamin Britten when at Aldeburgh." (Classical Source) |
SVIATOSLAV RICHTER
Icon: Sviator Richter - The Master Pianist (Complete EMI Recordings, 1961-1980) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) with with Oleg Kagaan (violin) David Oistrakh (violin) and others [ Warner Classics / EMI Icon / 14 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/2011 ] 'Idiosyncratic, plain-speaking, heroic, reserved, lyrical, virtuosic and perhaps above all profoundly enigmatic, Sviatoslav Richter remains one of the greatest recreative artists of all time.' (Bryce Morrison) |
SCHUMANN / TCHAIKOVSKY
Piano Concertos Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra & Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Stanislav Wislocki & Herbert von Karajan [ ALTO / CD - released 17/Mar/2013 ] (Schumann): "lacks no style" (Tchaikovsky): "The element of struggle for which this work is famous is all too clear: these two musical giants did not always agree" (Penguin Guide) |
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... |
