Liszt, Franz > Richter, Sviatoslav

Legendary Russian Pianists

25 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2011-09-27

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Mazurka for piano no 33 in B major, Op. 56/1, CT. 83; Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Etude for piano no 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 10/4, CT. 17; Etude for pi...
Performers: Akopian-Tamarina, Nelly [Piano]; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bashkirov, Dmitri; Berman, Lazar; Davidovich, Bella; Demidenko, Nikolai; Flier, Yakov; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gilels, Emil; Ginzburg, Grigori; Grinber...
Conductors: Gauk, Alexander; Oistrakh, David; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Tretiakov, Viktor; Temirkanov, Yuri

Russia is home to some of the antiquities most iconic piano players: Konstantin Igumnov, Grigory Ginzburg, Lev Oborin, Vladimir Sofronitzky, Sviatoslav Richter, and Evgeny Kissin...continue...

Liszt: Wild & Crazy, various artists

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-06-28

Works: Franz Liszt: Der Tanz in der Dorfschenke, S 514 "Mephisto Waltz no 1"; Liebesträume for Piano, S 541; Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244; Années de pèlerinage, deuxiè...
Performers: Anda, Geza; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bolet, Jorge; Cherkassky, Shura; Horowitz, Vladimir; Kars, Jean-Rodolphe; Kempff, Wilhelm; Kocsis, Zol...
Conductors: Fischer, Iván; Karajan, Herbert von

From the first strumming chords of the First Mephisto Waltz to the spooky harmonies of La lugubre gondola and the obsessive threnody of Totentanz, a...continue...

Sviatoslav Richter In The 1950's, Vol. 6

1 CD / Parnassus / 2010-04-09

Works: Spoken Word: Spoken Introduction to the series by Sviatoslav Richter in the 1950's; Alexander Borodin: Petite Suite (excerpts); Anatol Lyadov: Canzonetta, for piano, Op. 48; Etude for piano in F majo...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Sviatoslav Richter Archives Vol 18

1 CD / Doremi / 2009-10-13

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in A major, D 664/Op. 120; Impromptu no 4 in A flat major, D899, Op. 90, no 4; Franz Liszt: Funerailles; Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145; Liebesträume, nottu...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

The 18th volume issued by Doremi in the Richter Archives series contains live performances never released before by one of the greatest pianists of all...continue...
Recording information: Budapest (02/11/1958)....continue...

Great Interpreters play Liszt / Wild, Berman, Richter, Cziffra, Pizarro, Gilels, Brendel, Ovchinikov

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2009-01-13

Works: Franz Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, S 161 "Italie"; Années de pèlerinage, première année, S 160 "Suisse"; Hungarian Rhapsodies (...
Performers: Berman, Lazar; Brendel, Alfred; Cziffra, György; Gilels, Emil; Ovchinikov, Vladimir; Pizarro, Artur; Richter, Sviatoslav; Wild, Earl

A must have collection of Liszt's works for piano performed by some of the greatest interpreters of his music....continue...

Richter The Master Vol 10 - Chopin, Liszt

2 CD / Decca Import / 2008-02-12

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Prelude for piano no 6 in B minor, Op. 28/6, CT. 171; Prelude for piano no 7 in A major, Op. 28/7, CT. 172; Prelude for piano no 8 in F sharp minor, Op. 28/8, CT. 173; Prel...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Decca concludes its commemoration of Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter, considered by many to be the greatest pianist of the 20th century, with the final two...continue...

Sviatoslav Richter in the 1950s Vol 5 - Szymanowski, etc

2 CD / Parnassus / 2006-11-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960; Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1; Karol Szymanowski: Sonata for Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 21, M25; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for P...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

From the Archives - Sviatoslav Richter plays Schubert, et al

2 CD / Preiser / 2003-10-01

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960; Franz Liszt: Pensée des morts, for piano (Harmonies poétiques no 4) S. 173/4 (LW A158/4); Robert Schumann: Fugues (4) for piano, Op....
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Philips 50 - Beethoven, Liszt: Piano Concertos / Richter

1 CD / Philips / 2001-05-08

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 10 in G major, Op. 14 no 2; Sonata for Piano no 19 in...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

"A bargain in a million... The concertos (from 1961) are strong, clear-headed, brilliantly executed and superbly accompanied... (Richter's) pianissimos are rapt, his running passages crystal-clear...continue...

Sviatoslav Richter in the 1950s Vol 3

2 CD / Parnassus / 1998-04-11

Works: Franz Liszt: Années de pèlerinage, première année, S 160 "Suisse"; Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année, S 161 "Italie"; Années de p&egr...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Favourite Piano Concertos Vol 1 - Mozart, Chopin, Liszt, etc

2 CD / Philips Import / 1998-03-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, ...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred; Dichter, Misha; Haskil, Clara; Janis, Byron; Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Markevitch, Igor; Kondrashin, Kirill; Haitink, Bernard; Dorati, Antal
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Lamoureux Concerts Association Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra

Sviatoslav Richter in the 1950s Vol 1

2 CD / Parnassus / 1997-06-15

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Pieces (6) from Cinderella, Op. 102; Pieces (3) from Cinderella for Piano, Op. 95; Pieces (10) from Cinderella for Piano, Op. 97; Visions fugitives (20) for Piano, Op. 22; Sonata fo...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Liszt: The Two Piano Concertos, etc / Richter, Kondrashin

1 CD / Philips / 1995-07-18

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra

Liszt: 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies Played by 19 Great Pianists

2 CD / Video Artists International / 1994-10-24

Works: Franz Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Bolet, Jorge; Borovsky, Alexander; Bukrinski, Valery; Cherkassky, Shura; Cortot, Alfred; Cutner, Solomon; Cziffra, Gyorgy; Frager, Malcolm; Hambourg, Mark; Levitzki, Mischa; Moiseiwit...