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Sviatoslav Richter in the 1950s Vol.1 | Parnassus PACD960012

Sviatoslav Richter in the 1950s Vol.1

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Label: Parnassus

Cat No: PACD960012

Barcode: 0606345001223

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Genre: Instrumental

Contents

Works

Chopin, Frederic

Etudes (12), op.10
» no.1 in C major
» no.3 in E major 'Tristesse'

Debussy, Claude

Images pour piano, Book 2
» I Cloches a travers les feuilles

Liszt, Franz

Valses oubliees (4), S215
» no.1 in F sharp major

Prokofiev, Sergei

Cinderella: Pieces for Piano (3), op.95
» no.2 Gavotte
Cinderella: Pieces for Piano (6), op.102
» no.1 Waltz (Cinderella and the Prince)
» no.3 The Quarrel
Cinderella: Pieces for Piano (10), op.97
» no.3 Autumn Fairy
» no.6 Orientalia
Piano Sonata no.7 in B flat major, op.83
Visions fugitives, op.22
» no.3 Allegretto
» no.4 Animato
» no.5 Molto giocosa
» no.6 Con eleganza
» no.8 Commodo
» no.9 Allegro tranquillo
» no.11 Con vivacita
» no.14 Feroce
» no.15 Inquieto
» no.18 Con una dolce lentezza

Rachmaninov, Sergei

Preludes (10), op.23
» no.1 in F sharp minor
» no.2 in B flat major
» no.4 in D major
» no.5 in G minor
» no.7 in C minor
» no.8 in A flat major
Preludes (13), op.32
» no.1 in C major
» no.2 in B flat minor
» no.7 in F major
» no.9 in A major
» no.10 in B minor
» no.12 in G sharp minor

Schumann, Robert

Toccata in C major, op.7

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Grand Sonata for piano in G major, op.37

Artists

Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

Works

Chopin, Frederic

Etudes (12), op.10
» no.1 in C major
» no.3 in E major 'Tristesse'

Debussy, Claude

Images pour piano, Book 2
» I Cloches a travers les feuilles

Liszt, Franz

Valses oubliees (4), S215
» no.1 in F sharp major

Prokofiev, Sergei

Cinderella: Pieces for Piano (3), op.95
» no.2 Gavotte
Cinderella: Pieces for Piano (6), op.102
» no.1 Waltz (Cinderella and the Prince)
» no.3 The Quarrel
Cinderella: Pieces for Piano (10), op.97
» no.3 Autumn Fairy
» no.6 Orientalia
Piano Sonata no.7 in B flat major, op.83
Visions fugitives, op.22
» no.3 Allegretto
» no.4 Animato
» no.5 Molto giocosa
» no.6 Con eleganza
» no.8 Commodo
» no.9 Allegro tranquillo
» no.11 Con vivacita
» no.14 Feroce
» no.15 Inquieto
» no.18 Con una dolce lentezza

Rachmaninov, Sergei

Preludes (10), op.23
» no.1 in F sharp minor
» no.2 in B flat major
» no.4 in D major
» no.5 in G minor
» no.7 in C minor
» no.8 in A flat major
Preludes (13), op.32
» no.1 in C major
» no.2 in B flat minor
» no.7 in F major
» no.9 in A major
» no.10 in B minor
» no.12 in G sharp minor

Schumann, Robert

Toccata in C major, op.7

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Grand Sonata for piano in G major, op.37

Artists

Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

About

After Stalin's death in 1953, the Soviet Union lifted a bit of the Iron Curtain to allow some major midcareer Russian artists to make debuts in America. Among them were the violinist David Oistrakh and the pianist Emil Gilels, both in 1955. Notably missing was the towering pianist Sviatoslav Richter, an artist of, in the best sense, demonic powers, whose performances combined stunning technique, myriad colorings and fierce integrity. Every time Gilels was lavished with praise by musicians in America, he would offer thanks, then add, ‘Wait until you hear Richter!’

Sviatoslav Richter Live in the 1950s Volume 1, recorded in 1954 and 1958, includes the only live concert performances published of Richter playing two major works: Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata no.7, which was written for him, and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Sonata in G major, op.37.

Recorded in Moscow, December 1954 (CD 2) and April 1958 (CD 1)

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