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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Sviatoslav Richter plays BeethovenRoyal Festival Hall, 18 June 1975
The Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter (1915–1997) was one of the greatest interpreters of the 20th century, along with his compatriots Emil Gilels, David Oistrakh and Mstislav Rostropovich. As Richard Osborne says of Richter’s playing in his booklet note, “Bravura technique matched to high intelligence and a richly developed musical imagination is a rare combination of qualities in any instrumentalist.” Richter made his debut in the West in 1960 with Beethoven’s Piano Sonata op.2 no.3 at a recital in New York. Beethoven’s ‘Hammerklavier’ Sonata was one of the main features of Richter’s programming in the summer of 1975 in Prague, London and Aldeburgh, the latter performed one week prior to London and recorded on BBC Legends. Richter’s live recitals catch him at his very best compared to the confines of the studio. The 1975 recital in London was considered a landmark, one of the greatest that Richter gave in this country. Richard Osborne has written in the booklet notes, “As Richter’s performance vividly attests, the ‘Hammerklavier’ is from first note to last a work of extraordinary lucidity and clear-sightedness.” The Beethoven Piano Sonata No.3 op.2 no.3 and the three Bagatelles op.126, which formed the other works played in all the 1975 concerts, attest to Richter’s great understanding of Beethoven. This is the first time that this London recital has been issued commercially on CD in an authorised version and it is remastered here in excellent stereo. “this CD, taken from the BBC's recording of the concert, conveys the electricity of the occasion and the power of Richter's playing more vividly than anyone might have dared hope. Richter's musical presence and the sharply focused energy of his playing course through every bar of the all-Beethoven programme” The Guardian, 8th November 2012 ***** “Right from the start of the "Piano Sonata No 3 in C major", there's a great declamatory authority about his delivery...before tackling the Piano Sonata No 29 in B flat major like a mountaineer scaling an imposing range of peaks. Particularly impressive is the long third movement Adagio, like rain falling softly on the soul.” The Independent, 24th November 2012 “This is an astounding disc. It contains some of the greatest piano playing I have ever heard, and the most profound interpretation of what is, for me, Beethoven's greatest piano work, the Hammerklavier Sonata...any musical soul will be grateful for this issue of this historical recital.” BBC Music Magazine, February 2013 ***** “The quietly knotty contrapuntal sequences in the first movement of the Hammerklavier boast shimmering transparency” Gramophone Magazine, May 2013 “The ICA recital opens with a magisterial, commanding, textually aerated but often powerfully conceived performance of Op. 2 No. 3, possibly the greatest Richter gave of this work...There’s refined limpidity in the first of the Op.126 Bagatelles and corresponding fire and energy in the Fourth” MusicWeb International, 6th May 2013 | | | (also available to download from $9.00) | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Richter plays Schubert & Beethoven
Beethoven: | Bagatelle in C Major, Op. 33, No. 5 Bagatelle in F, Op. 33 No. 3 Bagatelles (11), Op. 119: No. 2 in C major Bagatelles (11), Op. 119: No. 7 in C major Bagatelles (11), Op. 119: No. 9 in A minor Bagatelles (6), Op. 126: No. 1 Bagatelles (6), Op. 126: No. 4 Bagatelles (6), Op. 126: No. 6 in E flat major | Schubert: | Piano Sonata No. 16 in A minor, D845 Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 1 in C Impromptu in E flat major, D899 No. 2 Impromptu in A flat major, D899 No. 4 |
Wonderful performances of Schubert and Beethoven by one of the most highly regarded pianists of the 20th century. The Schubert minatures were recorded at the legendary Sofia concert of 1958 and the sonata and bagatelles are studio recordings. “Richter's sovereign pianism...is at times awe-inspiring. But the harsh sonics exaggerate his fierce commitment, making it aggressive.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2012 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Sviatoslav Richter plays BeethovenRecorded Moscow 1952-1960
Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata' Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique' Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 80 Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 Bagatelle in F, Op. 33 No. 3 Bagatelle in C Major, Op. 33, No. 5 Bagatelles (11), Op. 119: No. 2 in C major Bagatelles (11), Op. 119: No. 9 in A minor Bagatelles (11), Op. 119: No. 7 in C major Bagatelles (6), Op. 126: No. 1 Bagatelles (6), Op. 126: No. 4 Bagatelles (6), Op. 126: No. 6 in E flat major |
Recorded: Moscow, 1952-1960 | | | Usually despatched in 8 - 10 working days. |
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| |  | Ruhr Piano Festival Edition Vol. 17: Live recordings 2007
Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 4 in E flat major, Op. 7 Alexander Lonquich Variations (12) on a Russian Dance, WoO 71 Alexander Lonquich Piano Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 14 No. 2 Irina Zahharenkova Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79 Tamara Stefanovich Bagatelles (11), Op. 119: No. 3 in D major Tamara Stefanovich Bagatelles (11), Op. 119: No. 6 in G major Tamara Stefanovich Bagatelles (11), Op. 119: No. 7 in C major Tamara Stefanovich Bagatelles (11), Op. 119: No. 10 in A major Tamara Stefanovich Bagatelles (11), Op. 119: No. 11 in B flat major Tamara Stefanovich Bagatelles (6), Op. 126: No. 6 in E flat major Tamara Stefanovich | Casella: | Scarlattiana, Op. 44 arr. for two pianos by A Groethuysen Yaara Tal & Andreas Groethuysen | Chen Yi: | China West - Suite for two pianos Maki Namekawa & Dennis Russell Davies | Chopin: | Grande Polonaise Op. 22 Sun-Wook Kim | Haydn: | Piano Sonata No. 59 in E flat major, Hob.XVI:49 Tamara Stefanovich | Killmayer: | Lieder and ballads based on poems by Eduard Morike Roland Pontinen | Medtner: | Allegretto tranquillo from Sonata reminiscenza in A minor, Op. 38 No. 1 Olga Scheps | Müller-Wieland: | White detaches itself from black - 6 versions for piano Tamara Stefanovich | Rihm: | Goethe Songs : No. 1 An Zelter Christoph Pregardien & Siegfried Mauser Goethe Songs : No. 2 Gingo Biloba Christoph Pregardien & Siegfried Mauser Goethe Songs : No. 3 Hochste Gunst Christoph Pregardien & Siegfried Mauser Goethe Songs : No. 10 Heut und Ewig Christoph Pregardien & Siegfried Mauser | Saariaho: | Prélude Roland Pontinen Ballade Roland Pontinen | Schumann: | Fantasiestücke, Op. 111 Ben J Kim |
13 pianists from around the world are presented on this 3 CD set, recorded live at the Ruhr Piano Festival in 2007. The first CD presents music by Beethoven including the Sonata No.4 in E flat minor and the Sonata No.10 in G major. The second CD is entitled ‘Haydn to Medtner’ and features music by Haydn, Schumann, Chopin and Medtner. And finally, CD No. 3 presents a collection of contemporary piano pieces by Chen Yi, Jan Muller-Wieland and Wolfgang Rihm. As always with this series there are some delightful surprises. A very enjoyable series. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Bach, J S: | English Suite No. 3 in G minor, BWV808 Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV1052 Large Symphony Orchestra of the Soviet Union Radio, Kurt Sanderling Concerto for Two Keyboards in C major, BMV1061 Anatole Vedernikov (piano) Chamber Orchestra of Moscow, Rudolf Barchai | Bartók: | Hungarian Peasant Songs for piano (15), BB 79, Sz. 71 | Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique' Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata' Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 80 Large Symphony Orchestra of the Soviet Union Radio, Russian State Academic Choir, Kurt Sanderling Bagatelle in F, Op. 33 No. 3 Bagatelle in C Major, Op. 33, No. 5 Bagatelles (11), Op. 119: No. 2 in C major Bagatelles (11), Op. 119: No. 7 in C major Bagatelles (11), Op. 119: No. 9 in A minor Bagatelles (6), Op. 126: No. 1 Bagatelles (6), Op. 126: No. 4 Bagatelles (6), Op. 126: No. 6 in E flat major | Chopin: | Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' Étude Op. 25 No. 5 in E minor Polonaise No. 1 in C sharp minor, Op. 26 No. 1 Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 Academic State Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov | Franck, C: | Prélude, Choral et Fugue, M21 Les Djinns, Op. 45 Youth Orchestra of Moscow, Kyrill Kondrashin | Saint-Saëns: | Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op. 103 'Egyptian' Youth Orchestra of Moscow, Kyrill Kondrashin | Schubert: | Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 1 in C Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 3 in F minor Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 6 in A flat Impromptu in A flat major, D935 No. 2 | Schumann: | Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 Humoreske, Op. 20 Novelette, Op. 21 No. 1 in F major Novelette, Op. 21 No. 2 in D major Novelette, Op. 21 No. 8 in F sharp minor |
Melodiya offers its listeners a set of recordings by the great pianist of the 20th century Sviatoslav Richter, which reflects his diverse performing style. A 5 CD set, this will be a must for all fans of Richter. | 
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