Richter the Master, Vol. 4: Beethoven
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Performer: Valentin BerlinskyComposer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Quintette Moragues
Performer: Sviatoslav Richter
Performer: Mikhail Kopelman
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-08-14
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- 1. Allegro
- 2. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace
- 3. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso
- 4. Presto con fuoco
- No. 1 in C major
- No. 2 in G major
- 1. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto ma non troppo con intimissimo sentime
- 2. Lebhaft, marschm??ig. Vivace alla marcia
- 3. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto
- Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro
- 1. Allegro moderato
- 2. Scherzo. Allegro
- 3. Andante cantabile, ma per? con moto - Poco pi? adagio
- 4. Allegro moderato
- 1. Grave - Allegro ma non troppo
- 2. Andante cantabile
- 3. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
Music reviews of Richter the Master, Vol. 4: Beethoven
Music Review: A response and a review
Rating: 5 Stars
First, the response to the reviewer below: this new series is missing about one CD's worth of Schumann recordings (when compared to the 1994 "Authorised Recordings" collection). The *two* new discs, then, comprise Vol. 11 ("20th Century Music").
And second... the review. My goodness, where to begin? This set is chock-full of magnificent Beethoven performances. Of the two all-Beethoven releases in this new "Richter - The Master" series, this is the one to own. The first was full of performances that were trumped by other Richter recordings that are readily available from other souces; that is certainly not the case with this 2-CD set.
The performance of the Sonata No. 18 is absolutely spectacular. For those who have Richter's recording from Prague (the earliest recorded Richter performance of this sonata), you'll notice the same rock-solid structure in the broad elements of his interpretation when compared to the present recording (the last of the live Richter recordings). Somehow, though, this later one conveys even more beauty and musical coherence, if not the same greased-lightning speed in the second and fourth movements; it's as though the intervening 27 years only improved his already-spectacular vision of this powerful, lovely, and clever sonata.
In Richter's hands, works usually taken for granted - such as the two Rondos - come off as fresh, fascinating pieces that are packed with music that is worthy of our attention [in listening to this new series, I am constantly reminded of the fact that Richter had an uncanny knack for taking pieces perceived as "lesser works" and turning them into polished gems]. The chamber music performances are likewise excellent, and Richter's contribution in each is as good as it gets. As an ensemble performance, the Perlman-Harrell-Ashkenazy recording of the "Archduke" might still be in a league of its own, but if you love this trio, you owe it to yourself to hear Richter's shot at the attention-grabbing piano part.
Finally, a suggestion to all lovers of great music: take the time to turn off the lights, sit in a comfortable chair, and listen to the present recording of the A major sonata. All of the qualities that make Richter, when he's on form, the best Beethoven pianist of the last half-century are on display here: the flawless structure, the lovely and imaginative phrasing, the limitless strength (used when appropriate, held in reserve when not; the dynamic range here is exactly what Beethoven called for, and Richter's tone in his later years was never "clangy," even in fortissimo passages). It all adds up to a quintessentially *musical* performance that belongs right up there among the performers' pantheon of Schnabel, Solomon, Kempff, and Goode.
20-25 bucks for performances of this quality? Worth every penny.
General CDs
- Styles > Classical
- Chamber Music > General
- Trios
- Featured Composers, A-Z > ( B ) > Beethoven, Ludwig van
- Forms & Genres > Rondos
- Sonatas > Sonatinas
- Historical Periods > Classical (c.1770-1830) > Forms & Genres > Chamber Music
- General
- Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > General Modern
- Romantic (c.1820-1910) > Forms & Genres > Chamber Music
- Instruments > Reeds & Winds
- Beethoven, Ludwig van - Works by Beethoven
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