Sviatoslav Richter: In Memoriam
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Composer: Johann Sebastian BachComposer: Frederic Chopin
Composer: Claude Debussy
Composer: Franz Joseph Haydn
Composer: Sergey Prokofiev
Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
Composer: Franz Schubert
Composer: Robert Schumann
Performer: Sviatoslav Richter
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1998-03-17
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- The Well-tempered Clavier: Prelude & Fugue In C Major BWV 846
- 1. Moderato
- 2. Allegretto
- 1, 3, 4, 5
- 1. Pagodes: Modérément animé
- 2. La Soirée dans Grenade: Mouvement de Habanera
- 3. Jardins sous la pluie: Net et vif
- Voiles: Modéré
- Le vent dans la plaine
- Les collines d'Anacapri
- No. 3: Allegretto
- No. 6: Con eleganza
- No. 9: Allegretto tranquillo
Music reviews of Sviatoslav Richter: In Memoriam
Music Review: My favorite mixed recital album! Fantastico!
Rating: 5 Stars
Of all the mixed recital piano cds that I have this is by far the best. Everything is first rate. Yes, as with my other reviews I have a crazy reviewing system based on a scale of from 1-11 for both sound and performance. Remember that for me Sound consists of three factors: what most people usually thing of when mentioning sound: purity of tone, richness or is it slightly hazy, etc.; soundstage: Can you picture the recording environment in both width and depth and exactly how wide is the soundstage; and finally, imaging: how precisely can you picture where the instrumentalists or vocalists are in relation to each other. Can you sort of reach out and touch someone? I know this is an analog program and that many of the works come from live performances. I know that minor coughing and sniffling during the performances may bother some people, but for me that just adds to the excitement of a live. It's a sort of, "you are there" type of thing. In a few spots you might be able to here a bit of analog tape hiss, but to be honest you have to strain to hear it. So I give sound, overall, an "11" or a "5" on Amazon's 1-5 scale.
Now to performances: Believe me, you've never heard Bach performed the way Richter does the preludes and fugues. They certainly don't sound baroque at all. In fact they sound downright dreamy. The Haydn is a pure delight, as is the Chopin. In fact, there is a certain "rightness" to everything about this double cd set. The Debussy is ethereal, the Rachmaninov exudes Russian ethos. So, once again I'm giving an "11" for performance correlating to a "5" for performance. So, a perfect "5" for this set. And, at a price of $17.98 for playing such as this you're getting a real bargain, especially when you consider that you're getting 2 cds perfectly filled with glorious music.
Don't think I'm the fool. Just because I love this album doesn't mean I love everything of Richter's. Example: I hate "The Sofia Recital". And, I see nothing special in his "Pictures at an Exhibition". In fact, "Pictures" sound too rushed for my taste. I have 3 other recordings of the Mussorgsky and far prefer Ogawa's casual stroll through the art exhibit to Richter's rushing forward towards the end. Of course, the sound that Bis gives Ogawa is superior plus it's an all Mussorgsky disc of pieces that will sound familiar, but which are rarely heard in their original piano versions. Unfortunately, the Ogawa cd is nla and by the end of May will be replaces with a new version by Freddy Kempf which I look forward to. (Just a note: Bis' sound, in general, is superior in almost all of their recordings).
So, if you want a great piano recital album then get this set. It's fantastic!!!
Happy listening,
Mark Zimmerman, Bipolar Bear
General CDs
- Styles > Classical
- Ballets & Dances > Polonaises
- Featured Composers, A-Z > ( B ) > Bach, Johann Sebastian
- ( D ) > Debussy, Claude
- ( H ) > Haydn, Franz Joseph
- ( P ) > Prokofiev, Sergei
- ( R ) > Rachmaninov, Sergei > All Works by Rachmaninov
- ( S ) > Schubert, Franz
- Schumann, Robert
- Featured Performers, A-Z > ( R ) > Richter, Sviatoslav
- Forms & Genres > Ballads
- Etudes
- Fugues
- Preludes
- Short Forms > Character Pieces
- Sonatas > Sonatinas
- General
- Historical Periods > Baroque (c.1600-1750) > General
- Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > General Modern
- Instruments > Keyboard > General
- Bach, Johann Sebastian - Works by J.S. Bach
- Debussy, Claude - Works by Debussy
- Haydn, Franz Joseph - Works by Franz Joseph Haydn
- Prokofiev, Sergei - Works by Prokofiev
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