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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 |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Sviatoslav Richter Volume 1 (LP) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ Melodiya / LP - released 18/Aug/2014 ] |
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ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Piano Concerto, Piano Quintet Op.81 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) / Borodin Quartet, Prague Symphony Orchestra [ Alto / CD - released 11/Feb/2022 ] |
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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) |
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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... |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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... |
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BEETHOVEN / BRAHMS / DEBUSSY / RACHMANINOV / PROKOFIEV / etc
Sviatoslav Richter: The Complete Album Collection Sviatoslav Richter (piano) / with Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf [ Sony / 18 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/2015 ] "This is a legendary, visionary statement about the music, to be heard on its own terms." - MusicWeb on the Brahms 2nd |
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TCHAIKOSVKY / BORODIN / DARGOMYZHSKY / GLAZUNOV / LIADOV / PROKOFIEV / SHOSTAKOVICH / etc
Sviatoslav Richter plays Russian Composers (recorded 1945-1963) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) with Nina Dorliak (soprano) / Brno Radio Symphony Orchestra, Wiener Symphoniker, Leningrad Philharmonic, Moscow Youth Symph [ Hanssler Profil / 13 CD Box Set - released 3/Sep/2021 ] "Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter was born on March 20, 1915 (Julian: March 7) in Zhitomir in present-day Ukraine. His father Teofil (Theophilus) came from a German commercial family. The famous Russian piano teacher Heinrich Neuhaus (of German origin)... |
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BRAHMS
Piano Concerto No. 2 / Violin Sonata No. 1 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra [ Alto / CD - released 27/Jun/2014 ] |
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RACHMANINOV
Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4 Sviatoslav Richter, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Stanislav Wislocki / Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Philharmonia Orchestra, Ettore Gracis [ ALTO / CD - released 20/Nov/2012 ] "with Michelangeli these climaxes seem to burst through the music of their own volition, as though an irresistible force of nature has been released." (Gramophone) |
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BEETHOVEN / CHOPIN
Plays Beethoven & Chopin in Moscow Svlatoslav Richter (piano) [ ALTO / DVD - released 10/May/2012 ] |
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Trotschel/Schindler/Richter
Janacek: Katja Kabanova [ Profil / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2007 ] |
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Various artists including Fritz Wunderlich, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hermann Prey, Helmut Krebs, Fritz Lehmann, Karl Richter, Trapp Family Singers +
The Original Masters Christmas Album [ DG Original Masters / 2 CD - released 24/Nov/2005 ] An absolute treasure from the old American Decca / MCA catalogue, here are two charming and evocative spoken-word recordings of Dickens' most famous Christmas stories, told in inimitable style by two great stars of stage and screen. |
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MAX RICHTER
Max Richter - Exiles Baltic Sea Philharmonic, Max Richter [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 13/Aug/2021 ] The title piece features alongside expansive reimaginings of tracks composed by Richter for a Virginia Woolf-inspired ballet, Fendi fashion runways, Hollywood blockbusters, Golden Globe-winning documentaries, and a record loved by David Bowie. |
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JOSEF HAYDN
Acide: Festa teatrale Bernard Richter, Raffaella Milanesi, Jennifer O'Loughlin / Haydn Sinfonietta Wien / Manfred Huss [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2009 ] To commemorate the bicentenary of the death of Joseph Haydn, BIS Records and the Haydn Sinfonietta Wien have entered into a collaboration which will result in several releases during 2009. |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
The New Four Seasons - Vivaldi Recomposed Chineke! Orchestra, Elena Urioste (violin), Max Richter [ Deutsche Gramophone / CD - released 10/Jun/2022 ] When Max Richter's Recomposed first exploded into our collective ears almost a decade ago, a 59-minutes-28-seconds sonic starburst, the effect for so many people was total. We hadn't heard anything like that, ever. |
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ANTONIO VIVALDI
The New Four Seasons - Vivaldi Recomposed (LP) Chineke! Orchestra, Elena Urioste (violin), Max Richter [ Deutsche Gramophon / LP - released 10/Jun/2022 ] When Max Richter's Recomposed first exploded into our collective ears almost a decade ago, a 59-minutes-28-seconds sonic starburst, the effect for so many people was total. We hadn't heard anything like that, ever. |