Tag: Sviatoslav Richter
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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 12, 17, 22, 13 (includes ‘Funeral March’ ‘Tempest’ ‘Appassionata’)
“(No.17) Richter makes the most of possibilities of contrast. He plays the opening extremely slowly and then when the allegro comes, he takes it unusually fast. Far from being odd, the effect is actually breathtaking … he observes the repeats in first and last movements. Excellent sound …not to be missed” (Penguin Guide)
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Shostakovich Sonatas Violin & Viola Op. 134 & 147
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Bach: Well Tempered Clavier (Books I & II, Complete) LIVE Innsbruck 1973
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Beethoven: 33 Variations on a Waltz
“Diabelli was overwhelmed by the work submitted by Beethoven which quite overshadowed anything else sent by others. He pronounced it ‘a work to set alongside J S Bach’s masterpiece’ (Goldberg Variations) and he must have been exceptionally gratified that his otherwise ordinary waltz tune would survive in perpetuity as a result of Beethoven’s efforts (indeed…
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Richter Rarities with Orchestra
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Schubert: Trout Quintet; Sonata Arpeggione; Quartettsatz
(Trout) ‘this account has marvelous detail … that might have gone unnoticed in other versions: first movement is very vibrantly played, while the second allows complete contrast, gently lyrical’(Penguin Guide 3 stars) (Shafran) ‘I love his playing. Even at 12 years old. I was immediately entranced; so elegant, so free – and so different from…
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Szymanowski: 100th Birthday Concerts
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Rachmaninov: Complete Symphonies & Concertos
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J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books I & II
Sviatoslav Richter’s traversal of keyboard music’s “Old Testament”, first released on LP during the 1970s, stands among his most towering achievements captured by the microphone. “There are some remarkable moments on these discs …remarkable as piano playing … Usually his tone is exquisitely cultivated, and Preludes such as the F minor, G minor and B…
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2; Violin Sonata No. 1
(Concerto) “Richter’s 1960 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 and spontaneous than his later recording (with Maazel)” (Penguin…
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Richter in Warsaw: The Scriabin Recital
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Sviatoslav Richter in the 1950s, Vol. 2
