This is the first time that these live recordings, made in the Pushkin Museum of fine Arts in December 1985, have been made available on CD. Richter performs Schumann’s Blumenstück, Concert Etude after Paganini Op. 10 No. 4 in C minor and the Piano Quintet in E flat major Op.44 together with the world renowned Borodin Quartet. Richter and Berlinskaya perform Six Impromptus for piano 4-hands Op.66.
Blumenstück, Op.19
Impromptus, »Bilder Aus Osten«, Op.66: I. Lebhaft
Impromptus, »Bilder Aus Osten«, Op.66: II. Nicht schnell und sehr gesangvoll zu spielen
Impromptus, »Bilder Aus Osten«, Op.66: III. Im Volkston
Impromptus, »Bilder Aus Osten«, Op.66: IV. Nicht schnell
Impromptus, »Bilder Aus Osten«, Op.66: V. Lebhaft
Impromptus, »Bilder Aus Osten«, Op.66: VI. Ruhig andächtig
Concert étude on Caprices by Paganini, Op.10: IV. Maestoso
Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op.44: I. Allegro brillante
Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op.44: II. In modo d'una marcia. Un poco largamente
Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op.44: III. Scherzo. Molto vivace
Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op.44: IV. Allegro, ma non troppo
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Blumenstück, Op.19