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Sviatoslav Richter|Pianist Of The Century (Complete DG Solo / Concerto Recordings)

Pianist Of The Century (Complete DG Solo / Concerto Recordings)

Sviatoslav Richter

Released on 1/01/09 by Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
Main artists: Sviatoslav Richter
Genre: Classical

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Dedicated fans of Sviatoslav Richter may already have the performances contained on these nine discs, but any listener unacquainted with the Russian pianist's work could not do better than to start here. Recorded between 1956 and 1962 and released on Deutsche Grammophon between 1957 and 1965, these performances were most Western listeners' first introduction to Richter. The range of repertoire is enormous: from Bach to Prokofiev, with stops along the way for Mozart, Beethoven, Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, and especially Schumann. The range of emotions is equally vast: heroic and lyric, tender and passionate, sensual and cerebral, subtle and virtuosic. The most impressive aspect of Richter's performances, though, is neither the range nor the repertoire, but Richter himself. With his golden tone, coruscating technique, and inspired interpretations, Richter is not only faithful to the spirit of the music, but fulfills it through the medium of his supple, sensitive, and supremely poetic artistic personality. Richter's virtuosity is on display in his blistering account of Schumann's Toccata, his poetry in his lyrical reading of Chopin's Polonaise-Fantaisie, and his warm romanticism in his triumphant interpretation of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto. Though the recordings are antique -- most are monaural and the rest are stereo -- Deutsche Grammophon's remastering makes them as acceptable as possible to listeners raised on digital sound.

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Pianist Of The Century (Complete DG Solo / Concerto Recordings)

Sviatoslav Richter

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4 Marches, Op. 76 (Robert Schumann)

1

2. G Minor

00:03:27

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Günter Hermanns, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Steinke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1957 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Waldszenen, Op. 82 (Robert Schumann)

2

I. Eintritt

00:02:00

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Günter Hermanns, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Steinke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1957 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

3

II. Jäger auf der Lauer

00:01:08

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Günter Hermanns, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Steinke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1957 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

4

III. Einsame Blumen

00:02:01

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Günter Hermanns, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Steinke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1957 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

5

IV. Verrufene Stelle

00:03:17

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Günter Hermanns, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Steinke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1957 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

6

V. Freundliche Landschaft

00:01:09

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Günter Hermanns, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Steinke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1957 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

7

VI. Herberge

00:02:20

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Günter Hermanns, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Steinke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1957 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

8

VII. Vogel als Prophet

00:02:43

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Günter Hermanns, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Steinke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1957 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

9

VIII. Jagdlied

00:02:11

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Günter Hermanns, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Steinke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1957 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

10

IX. Abschied

00:03:35

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Günter Hermanns, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Steinke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1957 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

8 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 (Robert Schumann)

11

1. Des Abends

00:04:08

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Günter Hermanns, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Steinke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1957 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

12

2. Aufschwung

00:02:49

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Günter Hermanns, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Steinke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1957 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

13

3. Warum?

00:03:18

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Günter Hermanns, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Steinke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1957 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

14

5. In der Nacht

00:03:44

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Günter Hermanns, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Steinke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1957 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

15

7. Traumes-Wirren

00:02:05

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Günter Hermanns, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Steinke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1957 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

16

8. Ende vom Lied

00:05:20

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Günter Hermanns, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Alfred Steinke, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1957 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

DISC 2

Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K. 466 (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

1

I. Allegro (Cadenza: Beethoven, WoO 58/1)

00:14:43

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer, Cadenzor - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislaw Wislocki, Conductor, MainArtist - Helmut Najda, Editor

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

2

II. Romance

00:10:18

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislaw Wislocki, Conductor, MainArtist - Helmut Najda, Editor

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

3

III. Rondo. Allegro assai (Cadenza: Beethoven, WoO 58/2)

00:08:12

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Composer - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer, Cadenzor - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislaw Wislocki, Conductor, MainArtist - Helmut Najda, Editor

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Piano Concerto No. 5 in G Major, Op. 55 (Sergei Prokofiev)

4

I. Allegro con brio

00:05:03

Sergei Prokofiev, Composer - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Weber, Producer - Witold Rowicki, Conductor, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Producer - Helmut Najda, Producer - Heinrich Keilholz, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

5

II. Moderato ben accentuato

00:04:00

Sergei Prokofiev, Composer - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Weber, Producer - Witold Rowicki, Conductor, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Producer - Helmut Najda, Producer - Heinrich Keilholz, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

6

III. Toccata

00:01:53

Sergei Prokofiev, Composer - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Weber, Producer - Witold Rowicki, Conductor, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Producer - Helmut Najda, Producer - Heinrich Keilholz, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

7

IV. Larghetto

00:06:41

Sergei Prokofiev, Composer - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Weber, Producer - Witold Rowicki, Conductor, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Producer - Helmut Najda, Producer - Heinrich Keilholz, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

8

V. Vivo

00:05:06

Sergei Prokofiev, Composer - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Weber, Producer - Witold Rowicki, Conductor, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Producer - Helmut Najda, Producer - Heinrich Keilholz, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

DISC 3

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 (Serge Rachmaninoff)

1

I. Moderato

00:11:10

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislaw Wislocki, Conductor, MainArtist - Helmut Najda, Editor, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

2

II. Adagio sostenuto

00:11:54

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislaw Wislocki, Conductor, MainArtist - Helmut Najda, Editor, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

3

III. Allegro scherzando

00:11:38

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislaw Wislocki, Conductor, MainArtist - Helmut Najda, Editor, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

13 Préludes, Op. 32 (Serge Rachmaninoff)

4

No. 1 Allegro vivace In C Major

00:01:15

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helmut Najda, Editor, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

5

No. 2 Allegretto In B Flat Major

00:03:11

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helmut Najda, Editor, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

10 Preludes, Op. 23 (Serge Rachmaninoff)

6

No. 2 Maestoso In B Flat Major

00:03:19

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helmut Najda, Editor, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

7

No. 4 Andante cantabile In D Major

00:04:27

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helmut Najda, Editor, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

8

No. 5 Alla marcia in G Minor

00:03:45

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helmut Najda, Editor, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

9

No. 7 Allegro In C Minor

00:02:24

Sergei Rachmaninoff, Composer - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hans Weber, Producer, Recording Producer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Helmut Najda, Editor, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

DISC 4

Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54 (Robert Schumann)

1

I. Allegro affettuoso

00:14:27

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Hans Weber, Producer - Witold Rowicki, Conductor, MainArtist - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Producer - Helmut Najda, Producer - Harro Hell Michna, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

2

II. Intermezzo (Andantino grazioso)

00:05:12

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Witold Rowicki, Conductor, MainArtist - Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

3

III. Allegro vivace

00:10:19

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Witold Rowicki, Conductor, MainArtist - Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Introduction & Allegro Appassionato for piano & orchestra, Op.92 (Robert Schumann)

4

Schumann: Introduction & Allegro Appassionato for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 92

00:15:42

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Hans Weber, Producer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanislaw Wislocki, Conductor, MainArtist - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Producer - Helmut Najda, Producer - Harro Hell Michna, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Noveletten, Op. 21 (Robert Schumann)

5

No. 1 in F (Markiert und kräftig)

00:05:13

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Hans Weber, Producer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Producer - Helmut Najda, Producer - Harro Hell Michna, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Toccata in C Major, Op. 7 (Robert Schumann)

6

Allegro

00:06:35

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Schumann, Composer - Hans Weber, Producer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer - Hans-Peter Schweigmann, Producer - Helmut Najda, Producer - Harro Hell Michna, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1959 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

DISC 5

Piano Sonata In G Minor, H.XVI No.44 (Joseph Haydn)

1

1. Moderato

00:09:58

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer - Helmut Najda, Editor, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1962 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

2

2. Allegretto

00:03:48

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Joseph Haydn, Composer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer - Helmut Najda, Editor, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1962 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Ballade No.3 in A flat, Op.47 (Frédéric Chopin)

3

Chopin: Ballade No. 3 In A Flat, Op. 47

00:07:13

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Frederic Chopin, Composer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Helmut Najda, Editor

℗ 1962 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Préludes / Book 1, L.117 (Claude Debussy)

4

2. Voiles

00:03:50

Claude Debussy, Composer - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Helmut Najda, Editor

℗ 1962 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

5

3. Le vent dans la plaine

00:02:02

Claude Debussy, Composer - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Helmut Najda, Editor

℗ 1962 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

6

5. Les collines d'Anacapri

00:03:05

Claude Debussy, Composer - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Helmut Najda, Editor

℗ 1962 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Piano Sonata No. 8 in B Flat Major, Op. 84 (Sergei Prokofiev)

7

I. Andante dolce - Allegro moderato - Andante - Andante dolce come prima - Allegro

00:15:51

Sergei Prokofiev, Composer - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Helmut Najda, Editor

℗ 1962 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

8

II. Andante sognando

00:04:18

Sergei Prokofiev, Composer - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Helmut Najda, Editor

℗ 1962 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

9

III. Vivace - Allegro ben marcato - Andantino - Vivace

00:09:42

Sergei Prokofiev, Composer - Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Heinz Wildhagen, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wolfgang Lohse, Producer, Recording Producer - Helmut Najda, Editor

℗ 1962 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

DISC 6

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23 (Pyotr Illitch Tchaïkovski)

1

I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso – Allegro con spirito

00:22:09

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Herbert Von Karajan, Conductor, MainArtist - Wiener Symphoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Günter Hermanns, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rolf Peter Schroeder, Editor - Otto Ernst Wohlert, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1963 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

2

II. Andantino semplice – Prestissimo – Tempo I

00:06:55

Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Herbert Von Karajan, Conductor, MainArtist - Wiener Symphoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Composer - Günter Hermanns, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rolf Peter Schroeder, Editor - Otto Ernst Wohlert, Producer, Recording Producer

℗ 1963 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

Album review

Dedicated fans of Sviatoslav Richter may already have the performances contained on these nine discs, but any listener unacquainted with the Russian pianist's work could not do better than to start here. Recorded between 1956 and 1962 and released on Deutsche Grammophon between 1957 and 1965, these performances were most Western listeners' first introduction to Richter. The range of repertoire is enormous: from Bach to Prokofiev, with stops along the way for Mozart, Beethoven, Debussy, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, and especially Schumann. The range of emotions is equally vast: heroic and lyric, tender and passionate, sensual and cerebral, subtle and virtuosic. The most impressive aspect of Richter's performances, though, is neither the range nor the repertoire, but Richter himself. With his golden tone, coruscating technique, and inspired interpretations, Richter is not only faithful to the spirit of the music, but fulfills it through the medium of his supple, sensitive, and supremely poetic artistic personality. Richter's virtuosity is on display in his blistering account of Schumann's Toccata, his poetry in his lyrical reading of Chopin's Polonaise-Fantaisie, and his warm romanticism in his triumphant interpretation of Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto. Though the recordings are antique -- most are monaural and the rest are stereo -- Deutsche Grammophon's remastering makes them as acceptable as possible to listeners raised on digital sound.

© TiVo

About the album

9 disc(s) - 75 track(s)
Total length: 07:41:26

Main artists: Sviatoslav Richter
Composer: Various Composers
Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
Genre: Classical
Collection: Budget Price

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© 2009 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin This Compilation ℗ 2009 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

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