MAX RICHTER
Richter: Voices 2 Max Richter, with Mari Samuelsen (violin) [ Decca / CD - released 9/Apr/2021 ] Building on the musical material of the first record, VOICES 2 extends the musical language into a purely instrumental and abstract direction. |
SCHUBERT / SCHUMANN / HAYDN / DEBUSSY / BRITTEN / BEETHOVEN / BRIDGE
Mstislav Rostropovich - The Complete Decca Recordings Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) Benjamin Britten (piano) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) English Chamber Orchestra [ Decca / 5 CD Box Set - released 22/Apr/2012 ] 'On every count this is a triumphant record...it offers us Rostropovich's own superb playing...admirably partnered by Britten (who shows himself an outstanding chamber music pianist)...a splendid performance of the Debussy Sonata' Gramophone January... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
Rostropovich: Cellist of the Century (Complete Warner Recordings) Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) with David Oistrakh (violin) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Itzhak Perlman (violin) Alexander Dedyukhin (piano) etc [ Warner Classics / 43 CD/DVD Box Set - released 10/Apr/2017 ] Although Mstislav Rostropovich died 10 years ago, on April 27th 2007, he remains a powerful presence on the world's cultural scene through his legacy as the greatest cellist of his time, as a brave advocate of human rights, and as a man of proverbial... |
Richter
Grieg/Franck/Ravel [ SWR Classic / CD - released 21/Aug/2017 ] |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Piano sonatas 9, 15 & 18 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ Philips Richter-The Master / 2 CD - released 16/Jul/2007 ] |
TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No 1 / Rococo Variations (Rec 1962 & 1968) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) / Wiener Symphoniker / Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Karajan Master Recordings / CD - released 26/Jan/2008 ] Karajan's rare collaborations with Soviet musicians in the 1960s resulted in exceptional recordings that have become classics - including the ones presented here: "a performance of astonishing intimacy and refinement" from Richter in Tchaikovsky's... |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Piano Concerto (Coupled with Schubert - 'Wanderer Fantasie' ) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) / Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Carlos Kleiber [ Warner Classics / CD - released 20/Apr/2015 ] The rare and noble alliance of Sviatoslav Richter and Carlos Kleiber is formidably eloquent in making a case for DvoĆák symphonically conceived Piano Concerto, here performed in the composer's original version. |
J.S. BACH
English Suites / Toccatas / French Suite No.6 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ Philips Richter-The Master / 2 CD - released 10/Nov/2007 ] For the first time Philips and Decca recordings are brought together for a new definitive Richter series. |
CHOPIN
Etudes / Polonaises (with Bach-Italian Concerto in F major & Partita in B minor) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ Philips Richter-The Master / 2 CD - released 17/Nov/2007 ] The great Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter, considered by many to be the greatest pianist of the 20th century, died ten years ago on August 1st 1997. |
W.A. MOZART
Piano Sonatas and Fantasia K475 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ Philips Richter-The Master / 2 CD - released 10/Jun/2007 ] The great Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter, considered by many to be the greatest pianist of the 20th century, died ten years ago on August 1st 1997. |
BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas (Nos 19, 20, 22, 23, 30-32) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ Philips Richter-The Master / 2 CD - released 10/Jun/2007 ] The great Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter, considered by many to be the greatest pianist of the 20th century, died ten years ago on August 1st 1997. |
BRAHMS
Piano Sonatas / Variations (with Schumann-Fantasie in C major, op.17) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ Philips Richter-The Master / 2 CD - released 17/Nov/2007 ] The great Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter, considered by many to be the greatest pianist of the 20th century, died ten years ago on August 1st 1997. |
J.S. BACH
Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) [ RCA Red Seal / 2 CD - released 12/Dec/2004 ] Arguably the greatest pianist of the late 20th century, Richter brings his formidable intelligence and fire to the first half of Bach's legendary keyboard challenge. With intelligence and power, Richter offers a unique perspective on this Mount... |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Piano Quintets Sviatoslav Richter (piano) / Borodin Quartet [ Philips Originals / CD - released 15/Apr/2006 ] "The performances are delightful, both scrupulous and fresh; and the character of Richter's playing with the Borodin Quartet supporting him sympathetically, make this concert an occasion well worth preserving ..." Gramophone |
FRANZ SCHUBERT
Schubert: Trout Quintet / Wanderer Fantasy (recorded 1981 & 1963) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Borodin Quartet with Georg Hortnagel, double bass [ Warner Classics Masters / CD - released 25/Jul/2017 ] "A legendary virtuoso, Richter was also a master chamber musician. Here we find him near his peak...this is sovereign musicianship throughout" (BBC Music Five Stars) |
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat, op.83 (with Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 23 "Appasionata") Sviatoslav Richter (piano) / Chicago Symphony Orchestra / Erich Leinsdorf (Recorded 1960 & 1988) [ Sony Classical Originals / CD - released 1/Aug/2011 ] "This is a legendary, visionary statement about the music, to be heard on its own terms." - MusicWeb Sept 2004 |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No 2 / Piano Concerto No 3 (Rec 1950s) DELETED FROM AUG 2006 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) / Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra / Wiener Philharmoniker; Kurt Sanderling [ DG Musik ... Sprache der Welt / CD - released 12/Aug/2004 ] When Kurt Sanderling (*1912) left Germany for the Soviet Union in 1936, he was able to take only a few personal belongings with him, but these items included the scores of the works that were closest to his heart: Brahms's symphonies, Mahler's Das... |
SVIATOSLAV RICHTER
Icon: Sviator Richter - The Master Pianist (Complete EMI Recordings, 1961-1980) Sviatoslav Richter (piano) with with Oleg Kagaan (violin) David Oistrakh (violin) and others [ Warner Classics / EMI Icon / 14 CD Box Set - released 1/Feb/2011 ] 'Idiosyncratic, plain-speaking, heroic, reserved, lyrical, virtuosic and perhaps above all profoundly enigmatic, Sviatoslav Richter remains one of the greatest recreative artists of all time.' (Bryce Morrison) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN / W. A. MOZART
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 3, Rondo in B flat / Mozart: Piano Concerto KV46 Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Vienna Symphony, Kurt Sanderling [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 22/Aug/2001 ] DG's originals continue |