Notes and Editorial Reviews
Although numerous CD incarnations of Sviatoslav Richter's Deutsche Grammophon recordings have graced the catalog, collectors surely will welcome this complete "original jacket" edition, programmed in accordance with the original LPs and newly remastered. These 1956-62 recordings capture Richter in his prime, and include performances that not only retain reference status (the Rachmaninov Second and Profokiev Fifth concertos with Rowicki, selected Rachmaninov Preludes, Prokofiev's Eighth sonata, plus Schumann's Waldszenen and Toccata) but also belie Richter's often expressed aversion to studio recordings.
Granted, the Tchaikovsky First with Karajan and Beethoven Third with Sanderling are relatively staid in relation
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to alternative Richter studio versions on other labels. No complaints, however, regarding material stemming from the pianist's 1962 tour of Italy that contains long-held favorites among Richter fans such as the Chopin Fourth Ballade, the Scriabin Fifth sonata, Debussy's Estampes, and, for my money, the best recording ever made of Schumann's Op. 1 Abegg Variations--well, one of the two or three best, anyway! Consider this release a one-stop shop for those seeking a well-rounded survey of Richter's multifaceted, individual, and occasionally idiosyncratic artistry.
--Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com
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Works on This Recording
1.
Marches (4) for Piano, Op. 76: no 2 in G minor by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1849; Germany
2.
Waldszenen, Op. 82 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1848-1849; Germany
3.
Phantasiestücke (8) for Piano, Op. 12 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837; Germany
4.
Concerto for Piano no 20 in D minor, K 466 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Conductor:
Stanislaw Wislocki
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1785; Vienna, Austria
5.
Concerto for Piano no 5 in G major, Op. 55 by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Conductor:
Witold Rowicki
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1931-1932; Paris, France
6.
Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18 by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Conductor:
Stanislaw Wislocki
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Russia
7.
Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32: no 1 in C major, Allegro vivace by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1910; Russia
8.
Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32: no 2 in B flat minor, Allegretto by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1910; Russia
9.
Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23: no 2 in B flat major, Maestoso by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1901-1903; Russia
10.
Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23: no 4 in D major, Andante cantabile by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1903; Russia
11.
Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23: no 5 in G minor, Alla marcia by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1901; Russia
12.
Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23: no 7 in C minor, Allegro by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1901-1903; Russia
13.
Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Conductor:
Witold Rowicki
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841-1845; Germany
14.
Introduction and Allegro appassionato for Piano and Orchestra in G major, Op. 92 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Conductor:
Stanislaw Wislocki
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1849; Germany
15.
Novelletten (8) for Piano, Op. 21: no 1 in F major by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1838; Germany
16.
Toccata for Piano in C major, Op. 7 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1832; Germany
17.
Sonata for Keyboard no 32 in G minor, H 16 no 44 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Written: 1778
18.
Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1840-1841; Paris, France
19.
Préludes, Book 1: no 2, Voiles by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1909-1910; France
20.
Préludes, Book 1: no 3, Le vent dans la plaine by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1909; France
21.
Préludes, Book 1: no 5, Les collines d'Anacapri by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1909; France
22.
Sonata for Piano no 8 in B flat major, Op. 84 by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1939-1944; USSR
23.
Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: Russia
24.
Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in B flat major, WoO 6 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: by 1794; Vienna, Austria
25.
Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Conductor:
Kurt Sanderling
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Wiener Symphoniker
Period: Classical
Written: 1800; Vienna, Austria
26.
Polonaise-fantaisie for Piano in A flat major, B 159/Op. 61 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845-1846; Poland
27.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10: no 1 in C major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830; Poland
28.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10: no 12 in C minor, B 67 "Revolutionary" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830; Poland
29.
Ballade for Piano no 4 in F minor, B 146/Op. 52 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1842; Paris, France
30.
Estampes (3) for Piano by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1903; France
31.
Sonata for Piano no 5 in F sharp major, Op. 53 by Alexander Scriabin
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1907; Russia
32.
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue no 1 in C major, BWV 846 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1722; Cöthen, Germany
33.
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue no 4 in C sharp minor, BWV 849 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1722; Cöthen, Germany
34.
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue no 5 in D major, BWV 850 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1722; Cöthen, Germany
35.
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue no 6 in D minor, BWV 851 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1722; Cöthen, Germany
36.
Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude and Fugue no 8 in E flat minor, BWV 853 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1722; Cöthen, Germany
37.
Allegretto for Piano in C minor, D 915 by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1827; Vienna, Austria
38.
Ländler (17) for Piano, D 366: no 1 in A major by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1816-1824; Vienna, Austria
39.
Theme and Variations for Piano on the name ABEGG, Op. 1 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1830; Germany
40.
Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32: no 12 in G sharp minor, Allegro by Sergei Rachmaninov
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1910; Russia
41.
Visions fugitives (20) for Piano, Op. 22: no 3, Allegretto by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1915-1917; Russia
42.
Visions fugitives (20) for Piano, Op. 22: no 6, Con eleganza by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1915-1917; Russia
43.
Visions fugitives (20) for Piano, Op. 22: no 9, Allegretto tranquillo by Sergei Prokofiev
Performer:
Sviatoslav Richter (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1915-1917; Russia
Featured Sound Samples
Piano Concerto no 2 (Rachmaninov): III. Allegro scherzando
Abegg Variations (Schumann)
Estampes (Debussy): No 3: Jardins sous la pluie
Sound Samples
4 Marches, Op.76: 2. G minor
Waldszenen, Op.82: 1. Eintritt
Waldszenen, Op.82: 2. Jäger auf der Lauer
Waldszenen, Op.82: 3. Einsame Blumen
Waldszenen, Op.82: 4. Verrufene Stelle
Waldszenen, Op.82: 5. Freundliche Landschaft
Waldszenen, Op.82: 6. Herberge
Waldszenen, Op.82: 7. Vogel als Prophet
Waldszenen, Op.82: 8. Jagdlied
Waldszenen, Op.82: 9. Abschied
8 Fantasiestücke, Op.12: 1. Des Abends
8 Fantasiestücke, Op.12: 2. Aufschwung
8 Fantasiestücke, Op.12: 3. Warum?
8 Fantasiestücke, Op.12: 5. In der Nacht
8 Fantasiestücke, Op.12: 7. Traumes-Wirren
8 Fantasiestücke, Op.12: 8. Ende vom Lied
Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, K.466: 1. Allegro - Cadenza: Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, K.466: 2. Romance
Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, K.466: 3. Rondo (Allegro assai) - Cadenza: Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No.5 in G major, Op.55: 1. Allegro con brio
Piano Concerto No.5 in G major, Op.55: 2. Moderato ben accentuato
Piano Concerto No.5 in G major, Op.55: 3. Toccata
Piano Concerto No.5 in G major, Op.55: 4. Larghetto
Piano Concerto No.5 in G major, Op.55: 5. Vivo
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