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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) |
HAYDN / CHOPIN / PROKOFIEV / DEBUSSY / RAVEL / etc
Sviatoslav Richter Live at Carnegie Hall Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ RCA Records / Sony / 13 CD Box Set - released 5/Nov/2017 ] The 1960 Carnegie Hall series not only captures Richter in his prime, but also preserves his daring, unfettered artistry in its most honest, authentic manifestation, exactly as his audiences experienced him: live and unedited, and without a net. |
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 |
J.S. BACH
Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ RCA Red Seal / 2 CD - released 12/Dec/2004 ] Arguably the greatest pianist of the late 20th century, Richter brings his formidable intelligence and fire to the first half of Bach's legendary keyboard challenge. With intelligence and power, Richter offers a unique perspective on this Mount... |
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 |
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
Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat, op.83 (with Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 23 "Appasionata") Sviatoslav Richter (piano) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Erich Leinsdorf (Recorded 1960 & 1988) [ Sony Classical Originals / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "This is a legendary, visionary statement about the music, to be heard on its own terms." - MusicWeb Sept 2004 |
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) |
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... |
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) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / W. A. MOZART
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 3, Rondo in B flat / Mozart: Piano Concerto KV46 Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Vienna Symphony, Kurt Sanderling [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 22/Aug/2001 ] DG's originals continue |
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) |
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... |
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... |
BRAHMS
Piano Concerto No. 2 / Violin Sonata No. 1 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra [ Alto / CD - released 27/Jun/2014 ] |
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
The Beethoven Collection [16 CD set] Svlatoslav Richter, David Oistrakh, Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, Daniel Barenboim, etc [ Deutsche Grammophon / 16 CD Box Set - released 1/Jun/2012 ] |
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 ] |
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. |
