Sviatoslav Richter - In Memoriam (1998)

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Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
Title: In Memoriam
Year Of Release: 1998
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 02:26:40
Total Size: 688 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

CD 1
Prelude and Fugue in C (WTK, Book I, No.1), BWV 846 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
1. J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C (WTK, Book I, No.1), BWV 846 04:41
Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor (WTK, Book I, No.4), BWV 849 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
2. J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor (WTK, Book I, No.4), BWV 849 08:52
Prelude and Fugue in D (WTK, Book I, No.5), BWV 850 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
3. Praeludium 5 - Fuga 5 a 4 02:50
Prelude and Fugue in D minor (WTK, Book I, No.6), BWV 851 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
4. Praeludium 6 - Fuga 6 a 3 03:39
Prelude and Fugue in E flat minor / D sharp minor (WTK, Book I, No. 8), BWV 853 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
5. Praeludium 8 - Fuga 8 a 3 10:30
Piano Sonata in G minor, H.XVI No.44 (Joseph Haydn)
6. 1. Moderato 09:58
7. 2. Allegretto 03:53
Ballade No.3 in A flat, Op.47 (Frédéric Chopin)
8. Chopin: Ballade No.3 In A Flat, Op.47 07:17
Ballade No.4 in F minor, Op.52 (Frédéric Chopin)
9. Chopin: Ballade No.4 in F minor, Op.52 11:15
Polonaise No.7 in A flat, Op.61 Polonaise-Fantaisie (Frédéric Chopin)
10. Polonaise No.7 in A flat, Op.61 Polonaise-Fantaisie 12:15

CD 2
12 Etudes, Op.10 (Frédéric Chopin)
1. No. 1 In C 02:04
2. No. 12 In C Minor "Revolutionary" 02:30
Allegretto in C minor, D. 915 (Franz Schubert)
3. Schubert: Allegretto In C Minor, D.915 06:09
17 Landler, D.366 (Franz Schubert)
4. Ländler In A Major 05:27
Abegg Variations, Op.1 (Robert Schumann)
5. Schumann: Abegg Variations, Op.1 (Live) 07:58
Estampes, L. 100 (Claude Debussy)
6. 1. Pagodes 06:09
7. 2. Soirée dans Grenade 05:26
8. 3. Jardins sous la pluie 03:20
Préludes / Book 1, L.117 (Claude Debussy)
9. 2. Voiles 03:51
10. 3. Le vent dans la plaine 02:02
11. 5. Les collines d'Anacapri 03:09
10. Preludes, Op.23 (Serge Rachmaninoff)
12. No.2 Maestoso In B Flat Major 03:19
13. No. 4 Andante cantabile In D Major 04:27
14. No.5 Alla marcia In G Minor 03:45
15. No.7 Allegro In C Minor 02:25
13. Préludes, Op.32 (Serge Rachmaninoff)
16. No.1 Allegro vivace In C Major 01:16
17. No.2 Allegretto In B Flat Major 03:11
Prélude in G sharp minor, Op.32, No.12 (Serge Rachmaninoff)
18. Rachmaninov: Prélude In G Sharp Minor, Op.32, No.12 02:16
Visions fugitives, Op.22 (Serge Prokofiev)
19. 3. Allegretto 01:15
20. 6. Con eleganza 00:26
21. 9. Allegretto tranquillo 01:05

Performers:
Sviatoslav Richter, piano

This Deutsche Grammophon compilation is an excellent celebration of the talents of the great pianist Sviatoslav Richter. In keeping with his own approach, the choice of music demonstrates that there is much more to piano virtuosity than the ability to play fast and loud. He could do this, of course, but here we also experience his phenomenal control over the `colour' of each note (the Bach D minor prelude) his poise (the Debussy Estampes) and his intellectual grasp of structure (the Chopin F minor Ballade which also superbly demonstrates his ability to make the piano roar, whisper or sing).
The discs are compiled from various recording sessions 1959 to 1965, so there are some variations in the recorded sound but this is mostly a pleasant, moderately liquid hall acoustic, a bit drier in the Bach. Some of the recordings are of `live' performances so there is some audience noise; but as live concerts were this pianist's preferred medium, it is in keeping with the spirit of the discs to accept it.
After a generous helping of Rachmaninoff's Preludes, the collection ends with a brief journey into Prokofiev's Visions Fugitives; my only real grouse with this release is that there is not more of the Prokofiev.

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