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Tchaikovsky: | Valse-scherzo in A major for piano, Op. 7 Morceaux (2), Op. 10 Capriccioso (No. 5 from Morceaux (6), Op. 19) Chanson triste, Op. 40 No. 2 Waltz in A flat, Op. 40 No. 8 Romance in F minor, Op. 5 Romance in F minor, Op. 51 No. 5 Un poco di Chopin, Op. 72, No. 15 L'espiegle, Op. 72, No. 12 Rêverie du soir (No. 1 from Morceaux (6), Op. 19) Menuetto-scherzando, Op. 51 No. 3 Valse de salon in A flat major, Op. 51 No. 1 Méditation Op. 72 No. 5 The Seasons, Op. 37b: May ('Starlit Nights') The Seasons, Op. 37b: June (Barcarolle) The Seasons, Op. 37b: November (Troika) The Seasons, Op. 37b: January ('By the Hearth') |
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| |  | Sviatoslav Richter
“Uniquely treasurable and inspiring performances in ideal remastered sound." Gramophone “Recorded live at Richter's beloved Aldeburgh in 1966, this issue shows an incomparable pianist at the height of his powers. Indeed, it would be difficult to imagine a more authentic yet personal voice in Prokofiev's Fourth and Scriabin's Ninth Sonatas. Richter carved out a special niche in Prokofiev's Fourth Sonata, the most cryptic and ambiguous of the series written in a language that can seem oddly exclusive and inaccessible to those born outside Russia. No other pianist has approached Richter in this work, in his capacity to clarify so much awkward writing while at the same time (in the central Andante assai) acknowledging a wholly individual utterance full of dark confidences and, in the finale, a forced gaiety alive with stiff virtuoso challenges resolved in a mock-triumphant coda.
Few performances of the Scriabin have been more stealthily mobile or breathed a more satanic menace. For once, directions such as avecune douceur de plus en plus caressante et empoisonnée are made meaningful rather than merely idiosyncratic or eccentric. Yet, in more amiable territory Richter is enviably poised, less remote or enigmatic in Mozart's G major Sonata, K283, than one might have expected. His opening Allegro is gently flowing and is memorably contrasted with his brilliantly vivacious finale.
The recordings have come up excellently, allowing us to appreciate Richter's range, unique empathy in Russian music and endlessly thoughtprovoking musicianship in all their glory.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 | |
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| |  | Richter plays Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov
Rachmaninov: | Étude-Tableau, Op. 33 No. 4 in A minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 33 No. 5 in D minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 33 No. 9 in C sharp minor (published as No. 6) Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 1 in C minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 4 in B minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 9 in D major Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 2 in A minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 3 in F sharp minor | Tchaikovsky: | The Seasons, Op. 37b: May ('Starlit Nights') Valse-scherzo in A major for piano, Op. 7 Morceaux (2), Op. 10 Capriccioso (No. 5 from Morceaux (6), Op. 19) The Seasons, Op. 37b: June (Barcarolle) The Seasons, Op. 37b: November (Troika) The Seasons, Op. 37b: January ('By the Hearth') |
Svyatoslav Richter (piano) This CD includes Rachmaninov’s Études-Tableaux Op.33 and Op.39, as well as many of Tchaikovsky’s piano works; Four Pieces from the cycle “The Seasons” Op.37, Nocturne in F major Op.10, Valse- Scherzo in A major Op.40, Humoresque Op.10, Capriccio Op.19 etc. The performances were recorded at the grand opening of the Rachmaninov Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, June 1983. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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"Eschenbach's touch is magical, with rippling passagework that tickles the ear…" Gramophone | | | (also available to download from $10.75) | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. (Available now to download.) |
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| |  | Tchaikovsky Recital
Tchaikovsky: | Nocturne Op. 10 No. 1 Valse-scherzo in A major for piano, Op. 7 Humoresque, Op. 10 No. 2 Capriccioso (No. 5 from Morceaux (6), Op. 19) Chanson triste, Op. 40 No. 2 Waltz in A flat, Op. 40 No. 8 Romance in F minor, Op. 5 Romance in F minor, Op. 51 No. 5 Un poco di Chopin, Op. 72, No. 15 Rêverie du soir (No. 1 from Morceaux (6), Op. 19) Menuetto-scherzando, Op. 51 No. 3 Valse de salon in A flat major, Op. 51 No. 1 Souvenir d'un lieu cher, Op. 42: Méditation in D minor The Seasons, Op. 37b: May ('Starlit Nights') The Seasons, Op. 37b: June (Barcarolle) The Seasons, Op. 37b: November (Troika) The Seasons, Op. 37b: January ('By the Hearth') |
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| |  | Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1and excerpts from The Seasons
Tchaikovsky: | Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, James Judd The Seasons, Op. 37b: January ('By the Hearth') The Seasons, Op. 37b: February ('Carnival') The Seasons, Op. 37b: April ('The Snowdrop') The Seasons, Op. 37b: May ('Starlit Nights') The Seasons, Op. 37b: November (Troika) The Seasons, Op. 37b: December (Christmas) The Seasons, Op. 37b: October ('Autumn Song') The Seasons, Op. 37b: August ('Harvest') |
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| |  | Ruhr Piano Festival Edition Vol. 28: Portraits VI
Bach, J S: | Cantata BWV147 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben': Jesu, bleibet meine Freude arr. Busoni Benjamin Moser (piano) Prelude & Fugue Book 2 No. 24, BWV893 Denis Kozhukhin (piano) Chorale Prelude BWV639 'Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ' Denis Kozhukhin (piano) Prelude & Fugue Book 2 No. 7, BWV876 Sophie-Mayuko Vetter (piano) Prelude & Fugue Book 1 No. 13 in F sharp major, BWV858 Sophie-Mayuko Vetter (piano) | Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 'Tempest' Benjamin Moser (piano) Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111 Benjamin Moser (piano) Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 'Waldstein' Boris Giltburg (piano) | Brahms: | Intermezzo in A major, Op. 118 No. 2 Benjamin Moser (piano) Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1 Denis Kozhukhin (piano) | Busoni: | Transcription of Bach's Partita BWV 1004: Chaconne Boris Giltburg (piano) Transcription of Bach's Partita BWV 1004: Chaconne Sophie-Mayuko Vetter (piano) | Chopin: | Mazurka No. 34 in C major, Op. 56 No. 2 Alexander Mogilevsky (piano) Mazurka No. 45 in A minor, Op. 67 No. 4 Alexander Mogilevsky (piano) Mazurka No. 3 in E major, Op. 6 No. 3 Alexander Mogilevsky (piano) Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 Alexander Mogilevsky (piano) Prelude Op. 28 No. 1 in C major Alexander Mogilevsky (piano) Prelude Op. 28 No. 4 in E minor Alexander Mogilevsky (piano) Prelude Op. 28 No. 9 in E major Alexander Mogilevsky (piano) Prelude Op. 28 No. 22 in G minor Alexander Mogilevsky (piano) Prelude Op. 28 No. 23 in F major Alexander Mogilevsky (piano) Prelude Op. 28 No. 24 in D minor Alexander Mogilevsky (piano) Prelude Op. 28 No. 18 in F minor Sophie-Mayuko Vetter (piano) Prelude Op. 28 No. 19 in E flat major Sophie-Mayuko Vetter (piano) Prelude Op. 28 No. 13 in F sharp major Sophie-Mayuko Vetter (piano) Prelude Op. 28 No. 22 in G minor Sophie-Mayuko Vetter (piano) Prelude Op. 28 No. 23 in F major Sophie-Mayuko Vetter (piano) Prelude Op. 28 No. 24 in D minor Sophie-Mayuko Vetter (piano) | Handel: | Keyboard Suite, HWV 428 in D minor Sophie-Mayuko Vetter (piano) | Haydn: | Piano Sonata No. 59 in E flat major, Hob.XVI:49 Denis Kozhukhin (piano) Music for a Musical Clock, Hob. XIX/1-24 Sophie-Mayuko Vetter (piano) | Ligeti: | Étude No. 13 'L'escalier du diable' Denis Kozhukhin (piano) | Liszt: | Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 4 in E flat major Alexander Mogilevsky (piano) Réminiscences de "Don Juan" (after Mozart), S. 418 Alexander Mogilevsky (piano) Ouvertüre zu R Wagners Tannhäuser S442 Denis Kozhukhin (piano) | Prokofiev: | Piano Sonata No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 83 Alexander Mogilevsky (piano) Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major, Op. 84 Boris Giltburg (piano) | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor Benjamin Moser (piano) Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 5 in E flat minor Benjamin Moser (piano) Prelude Op. 23 No. 10 in G flat major Benjamin Moser (piano) Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor Alexander Mogilevsky (piano) | Ruzicka: | Fünf Szenen world premiere Sophie-Mayuko Vetter (piano) | Schumann: | Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Traümerei Alexander Mogilevsky (piano) | Tchaikovsky: | The Seasons, Op. 37b: May ('Starlit Nights') Boris Giltburg (piano) The Seasons, Op. 37b: August ('Harvest') Boris Giltburg (piano) |
These are live recordings from 2010/2011. All of these artists are on the verge of a major international career. Their recitals cover a wide range of range of repertoire, from Bach to Ligeti. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Richter in Hungary (1945-1993)
Bach, J S: | French Suite No. 2 in C minor, BWV813 The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 2 (extracts) The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (extracts) | Beethoven: | Piano Sonata No. 11 in B flat major, Op. 22 Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101 Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1 Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3 Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1 Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major, Op. 26 'March Funebre' | Brahms: | Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 118 No. 1 Intermezzo in E flat minor, Op. 118 No. 6 | Chopin: | Scherzi Nos. 1-4 Rondo a la Mazurka, Op. 5 Nocturne No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1 Waltz No. 4 in F major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 3 Waltz No. 11 in G flat major, Op. 70 No. 1 Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 Mazurka No. 44 in C major, Op. 67 No. 3 Mazurka No. 48 in F major, Op. 68 No. 3 Mazurka in A minor, Op..posth. | Debussy: | Green (No. 5 from Ariettes Oubliées) C'est l'extase langoureuse (No. 1 from Ariettes Oubliées) Préludes - Book 2 (12, complete) Images pour piano - Book 1 Hommage à Haydn Préludes - Book 1 (selection) | Franck, C: | Prélude, Choral et Fugue, M21 | Grieg: | Lyric Pieces (selection) | Handel: | Keyboard Suite, HWV 430 in E major 'The Harmonious Blacksmith' | Haydn: | Piano Sonata No. 48 in C major, Hob.XVI:35 | Liszt: | Gnomenreigen, S145 No. 2 Liebestraum, S541 No. 2 (Nocturne in E flat major) Valse oubliée No. 1, S.215/1 Sonetto 123 del Petrarca (Années de pèlerinage II, S. 161 No. 6) Harmonies poétiques et réligieuses, S. 154 (No. 9) Liebestraum, S541 No. 3 (Nocturne in A flat major) Valse oubliée No. 2, S.215/2 Valse oubliée No. 3, S.215/3 | Mendelssohn: | Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 1 in E major 'Sweet Remembrance' Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 2 in A minor Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 3 in A major 'Hunting Song' Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 5 in F sharp minor Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 6 in A minor 'Venetianisches Gondellied' | Mozart: | Piano Sonata No. 2 in F, K280 | Prokofiev: | Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major, Op. 84 Visions fugitives, Op. 22 (extracts) War and Peace, Op. 91: Waltz | Rachmaninov: | Prelude Op. 23 No. 1 in F sharp minor Prelude Op. 32 No. 9 in A major Prelude Op. 32 No. 10 in B minor Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor Prelude Op. 23 No. 8 in A flat minor Prelude Op. 32 No. 3 in E major Prelude Op. 32 No. 2 in B flat minor Prelude Op. 32 No. 6 in F minor Prelude Op. 32 No. 7 in F major Prelude Op. 23 No. 2 in B flat major Prelude Op. 23 No. 4 in D major Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 33 No. 9 in C sharp minor (published as No. 6) Étude-Tableau, Op. 33 No. 5 in D minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 33 No. 6 in E flat minor (published as No. 3) Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 1 in C minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 2 in A minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 3 in F sharp minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 4 in B minor Étude-Tableau, Op. 39 No. 9 in D major | Ravel: | Pavane pour une infante défunte Gaspard de la nuit: Le Gibet Valses nobles et sentimentales Jeux d'eau Alborada del gracioso (Miroirs No. 4) | Schubert: | Piano Sonata No. 19 in C minor, D958 Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 1 in C Klavierstücke (3), D946 Fantasie in C major, D760 'Wanderer' 13 Variations on a theme by Anselm Hüttenbrenner in A minor, D576 Piano Sonata No. 13 in A major, D664 | Schumann: | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 Hungarian State Philharmonic Orchestra, János Ferencsik Toccata in C major, Op. 7 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 (selection) Novelette, Op. 21 No. 1 in F major Novelette, Op. 21 No. 2 in D major | Shostakovich: | Prelude & Fugue for piano, Op. 87 No. 4 in E minor Prelude & Fugue for piano, Op. 87 No. 12 in G sharp minor Prelude & Fugue for piano, Op. 87 No. 23 in F major Prelude & Fugue for piano, Op. 87 No. 14 in E flat minor Prelude & Fugue for piano, Op. 87 No. 17 in A flat major Prelude & Fugue for piano, Op. 87 No. 15 in D flat major | Szymanowski: | Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 1 Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 17 Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 18 Mazurka, Op. 50 No. 3 | Tchaikovsky: | The Seasons, Op. 37b: May ('Starlit Nights') The Seasons, Op. 37b: June (Barcarolle) The Seasons, Op. 37b: November (Troika) The Seasons, Op. 37b: January ('By the Hearth') Nocturne Op. 10 No. 1 Valse-scherzo in A major for piano, Op. 7 Humoresque, Op. 10 No. 2 Capriccioso (No. 5 from Morceaux (6), Op. 19) Waltz in A flat, Op. 40 No. 8 Romance in F minor, Op. 5 |
This is a brand new and exclusive set of 14 CDs which covers the work of Sviatoslav Richter from 1954 until 1993. “I don’t know if it is possible to explain to anybody the extraordinary phenomenon his personality and playing created. We can only hope that this can also be sensed through the recordings, for Richter is one of the few performers whose individuality is clearly manifest on a recording, regardless of its quality, and at each subsequent listening his playing gives a greater, more staggering experience than we are able to remember” (Dezsó Ránki, CD booklet). | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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