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Sviatoslav Richter Collection - Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, Chopin, Franck, Bartok et al. / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

5 CD / Melodiya / 2013-02-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C major, BWV 1061; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano ...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav; Vedernikov, Anatoly
Conductors: Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sanderling, Kurt; Barshai, Rudolf; Sveshnikov, Alexander; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Kondrashin, Kirill

Melodiya offers a set of recordings by the great pianist of the 20th century, Sviatoslav Richter, which reflects his diverse performing interests. The history of...continue...

Shostakovich: Sonata for violin and piano; Sonata for viola and piano / O Kagan, violin; Yu. Bashmet, viola; S. Richter, piano

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-01-08

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134; Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Kagan, Oleg; Richter, Sviatoslav

This disc features two of Shostakovich's chamber opuses performed by two of the best musicians of the 1980s: Oleg Kagan and Yuri Bashmet. Behind the...continue...

Music for Viola & Piano - Britten: Lachrymae; Hindemith: Sonata in F; Shostakovich: Sonata Op. 147 / Yuri Bashmet, viola; Sviatoslav Richter, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-08-14

Works: Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Viola and Piano in F major, Op. 11 no 4; Benjamin Britten: Lachrymae for Viola and Piano, Op. 48; Dmitry Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola and Piano, Op. 147
Performers: Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Richter, Sviatoslav

Bashmet and Richter demonstrate why they are the top practitioners of their craft in this collection of three highly notable compositions for viola and piano...continue...
Recording information: Freiburg, Germany (03/06/1985-03/08/1985)....continue...

Sviatoslav Richter: Piano Recital 1994

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2011-05-31

Works: Edvard Grieg: Tak (Gratitude), lyric piece for piano, Op. 62/2; Lyric Pieces (6), Book 5, Op. 54; Lyric Pieces (7), Book 10, Op. 71; Skovstilhed (Peace of the Woods), lyric piece for piano, Op. 71/4;...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

While there is no disputing Sviatoslav Richter's exceptional technique, what set his interpretations apart was his ability to immerse himself completely into the music he...continue...
Recording information: Schwetzinger Schloss, Rokokotheater (05/15/1994)....continue...

Sviatslav Richter Archives, Vol. 20

1 CD / Doremi / 2011-03-08

Works: Leos Janácek: Concertino for Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon; Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Viola and Piano in F major, Op. 11 no 4; Sonatas (3) for Piano; Sonata for bassoon & ...
Performers: Arnitsans, Andris; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Richter, Sviatoslav; Zikov, Vladimir
Conductors: Nikolayevsky, Yuri

This new volume of the prestigious Richter Archives series presents historic live performances never released before in any form. Live performances 1978–1985....continue...

Svjatoslav Richter: Concert 1993 - Saint-Saens, Gershwin

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2010-05-25

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Concerto for Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 103 "Egyptian"; George Gershwin: Concerto for Piano in F major
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Eschenbach, Christoph

This recording of the 1993 Schwetzingen Festival has already achieved cult status. The then 78-year-old Sviatoslav Richter plays for the first and last time in...continue...
Recording information: Schwetzingen Rokokotheater (05/30/1993)....continue...

Legendary Treasures - Sviatoslav Richter Archives Vol 16

1 CD / Doremi / 2009-01-27

Works: Francis Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos in D minor; Aubade for Piano and 18 instruments; Max Reger: Piano Quintet in D minor, Op. 64
Performers: Leonskaja, Elisabeth; Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Magi, Peter

Icon - Sviatoslav Richter - Handel, Schumann, Beethoven, Mozart, Grieg, Prokofiev, etc

14 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-10-28

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor; Sonata for Piano no 7 in D, Op. 10 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tempest"; Andante for Piano in F major, WoO 57 "Andan...
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Kagan, Oleg; Oistrakh, David; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, Mstislav
Conductors: ; Muti, Riccardo; Karajan, Herbert von; Maazel, Lorin; Kleiber, Carlos; Matacic, Lovro von; Nikolayevsky, Yuri
Ensemble: Bavarian State Orchestra; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Members of the Borodin Quartet (Members); Monte Carlo Opera Orchestra; Moscow Conservatoire Instrumental Ensemble; Orchestre de Paris; Philhar...

"His complete recordings for the EMI label are undeniably an excellent choice. The best of Richter's solo recordings here are those of Schubert and Schumann....continue...

Legendary Treasures - Sviatoslav Richter Archives Vol 15

2 CD / Doremi / 2008-05-13

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Piano in E major, D 459 [fragment]; Sonata for Piano in B major, D 575/Op. posth; Impromptu in G flat major, D 899, no 9; Impromptu no 4 in A flat major, D899, Op. 90, no 4...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Schostakovich, Chopin: Works for Piano / Sviatoslav Richter

1 CD / Supraphon / 2008-03-04

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Preludes & Fugues (24), for piano, Op. 87; Frédéric Chopin: Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10; Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25; Polonaise-fantasy for piano no 7 in A flat maj...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Richter The Master Vol 11 - 20th Century Piano Music

2 CD / Decca / 2008-02-12

Works: Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 14; Igor Stravinsky: Piano-Rag-Music, for piano; Dmitry Shostakovich: Prelude & Fugue for piano no 19 in E flat major, Op. 87/19; Prelude & Fug...
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...

Richter The Master Vol 3 - Scriabin, Prokofiev, Shostakovich

2 CD / Philips / 2007-05-08

Works: Alexander Scriabin: Poème-nocturne for piano, Op. 61; Dances (2) for piano, Op. 73; Vers la flamme, Op. 72; Fantasy for Piano in B minor, Op. 28; Sergey Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 4 in C min...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

"The Scriabin and Prokofiev performances here are among Richter's best in the repertoire. Nobody, not even Horowitz, ever made Scriabin's rhapsodic tempos and voluptuous harmonies...continue...

Britten Conducts Britten Vol 4

7 CD / Decca / 2007-02-13

Works: Benjamin Britten: Concerto for Piano in D major, Op. 13; Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 15; Simple Symphony for Strings, Op. 4; Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20; Cantata misericordium, for tenor, bar...
Performers: Blyth, Denis; Britten, Benjamin; de Peyer, Gervase; Ellis, Osian; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Katchen, Julius; Lubotsky, Mark; Murray, Alexander; Pears, Peter, Sir; Richter, Sviatoslav; Rostropovich, ...
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin

This is the fourth volume in the Collector Editions series, devoted to the music of English composer Benjamin Britten. It features authoritative performances by the...continue...

Gemini - Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos / Gilels, et al

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2006-05-02

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Concerto for Piano no 2 in G major, Op. 44; Concerto for Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 75; Sergey Prokofiev: Concerto for...
Performers: Gilels, Emil; Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Maazel, Lorin
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris

Legendary Treasures - Sviatoslav Richter Archives Vol 10

6 CD / Doremi / 2006-02-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 9 in E major, Op. 14 no 1; Sonata for Piano no 22 in F major, Op. 54; Sonata for Piano no 7 in D, Op. 10 no 3; ...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Combined with his typical thoughtfulness, subtlety, and attention to style, these qualities assured Richter of a distinguished international career. For many listeners, indeed, he was...continue...

Sviatoslav Richter Archives, Vol. 9: Moscow 1974, Miaskovsky; Shostakovich; Prokofiev

1 CD / Doremi / 2002-10-15

Works: Nikolay Myaskovsky: Sonata for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 19; Dmitry Shostakovich: Prelude & Fugue for piano no 22 in G minor, Op. 87/22; Prelude & Fugue for piano no 21 in B flat major, Op. 87/21; P...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

"Comparing the present Richter Prokofiev Eighth Sonata to his celebrated 1961 account for DG yielded a few fascinating differences. In 1961 Richter spun out the...continue...

Sviatoslav Richter in the 1950s Vol 4 - Prokofiev, et al

2 CD / Parnassus / 2002-01-01

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 9 in C major, Op. 103; Pieces (3) from Cinderella for Piano, Op. 95; Sonata for Piano no 6 in A major, Op. 82; Dmitri Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues (24) for ...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Abendroth, Hermann
Ensemble: USSR State Radio Symphony Orchestra

Brahms, Shostakovich: Violin Sonatas / Kagan, Richter

1 CD / Live Classics / 1998-12-06

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Dmitri Shostakovich: Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. 134
Performers: Kagan, Oleg; Richter, Sviatoslav

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

Sviatoslav Richter - Out of Later Years Vol 2

1 CD / Live Classics / 1998-03-27

Works: Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Piano no 2 in D minor, Op. 14; Alexander Scriabin: Sonata for Piano no 7 in F sharp major, Op. 64 "White Mass"; Maurice Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales; Miroirs
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Sviatoslav Richter - Out of Later Years Vol 3 - In Memoriam

1 CD / Live Classics / 1998-03-27

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard in F minor, H 17 no 6; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 31 in A flat major, Op. 110; Frédéric Chopin: Polonaise-fantasy for piano no 7 i...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Schubert, Shostakovich / Kagan, Gutman, Richter

1 CD / Live Classics / 1997-08-10

Works: Franz Schubert: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, D 574/Op. 162; Dmitry Shostakovich: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Performers: Gutman, Natalia; Kagan, Oleg; Richter, Sviatoslav

Kagan Edition Vol 10 - Hindemith: Violin Sonatas / Richter

1 CD / Live Classics / 1996-05-18

Works: Paul Hindemith: Sonata for Violin solo in G minor, Op. 11 no 6; Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, Op. 11 no 2; Sonata for Violin and Piano in E major; Sonata for Violin and Piano in C major
Performers: Kagan, Oleg; Richter, Sviatoslav

"..These performances are very direct and straightforward, with little subtlety or elegance; fast movements are played in an aggressive, harrd-driving style. The results are deeply...continue...

Saint-Saëns, Britten, Prokofiev / Gutman, Richter

1 CD / Live Classics / 1995-10-15

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in C minor, Op. 32; Benjamin Britten: Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major, Op. 65; Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata for Cello and Piano in C major,...
Performers: Gutman, Natalia; Richter, Sviatoslav

Britten: Piano Concerto, Violin Concerto / Richter, Britten

1 CD / Decca Import / 1989-05-05

Works: Benjamin Britten: Concerto for Piano in D major, Op. 13; Concerto for Violin in D minor, Op. 15
Performers: Lubotsky, Mark; Richter, Sviatoslav
Conductors: Britten, Benjamin