Sviatoslav Richter - The Complete Album Collection (2015)

Sony Classical celebrates the art of Sviatoslav Richter, one of the 20th century s greatest pianists, with the first-ever release of his complete Columbia Masterworks and RCA Victor live and studio recordings, Sviatoslav Richter The Complete Album Collection, an 18-CD original jacket box set. Richter was already a legend in his native Soviet Union when he came to the West for the first time in 1960. His American tour that year not only consolidated the pianist s international reputation, but also resulted in the memorable recordings in this collection, including his legendary five October 1960 Carnegie Hall recitals. These concerts yielded nine LPs, including two that were released only in Japan. Long-treasured as rare collectors items, they appear here for the first time on CD, mastered from the original analogue tapes. The Complete Album Collection also features Richter s legendary Newark Mosque Theater recital and his acclaimed RCA studio solo and concerto sessions that include Brahms Second Concerto, Beethoven s First Concerto and three Beethoven Sonatas.

Tracklisting:

CD 1 :

Johannes Brahms (1822-1897)
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat, Op. 83

CD 2 :

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3
Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major, Op. 26, "Funeral March"

CD 3 :

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata"

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Impromptu in A-flat, Op. 90, No. 4

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Fantasiestucke, Opus 12, No. 2: Aufschwung

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Etude in C Major, Op. 10, No. 1
Etude, Op. 10, No. 12

CD 4 :

Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Three Pieces: Sonatine Pastorale in C Major, Op. 59, No. 3
Three Pieces: Paysage, Op. 59, No. 2
Pensees: Andante Op. 62, No. 3
Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82

CD 5 :

Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major, Op. 84
Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major, Op. 84 - Vivace

CD 6 :

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Piano Sonata No. 60 in C Major, Hob.XVI, No. 50

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Three Novellettes, Op. 21/1/2/8

CD 7 :

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Suite bergamasque
Images, Book I
L'Isle joyeuse
Images, Book II, No. 1: Cloches a travers les feuilles
Preludes Book I, No. 3: Le vent dans la plaine: Anime
Preludes Book I, No. 5: Les collines d'Anacapri: Tres modere

CD 8 :

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10, No. 3

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Three Novellettes, Op. 21/1/2/8

CD 9 :

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Preludes, Op. 23/1
Preludes, Op. 32/9/10/12
Preludes, Op. 23/8
Preludes, Op. 32/1/2/6/7
Preludes, Op. 23/2
Preludes, Op. 23/4/5/6

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Etude in E Major, Op. 10, No. 3
Mazurka in C Major, Op. 24, No. 2

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Images, Book II, No. 1: Cloches a travers les feuilles

Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Cinderella Op. 95: Three Pieces - Gavotte

CD 10 :

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Fantasia in C major, Op. 17

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Scherzo No. 4, Op. 54 in E Major

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Pavane pour une infante defunte
Jeux d'eau
Miroirs No. 2: Oiseaux Tristes

Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
Sonata No, 5 in F-sharp Major, Op. 53

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Prelude in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12

CD 11 :

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15 in C
Piano Sonata No. 22, Op. 54 in F

CD 12 :

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata No. 23, Op. 57 in F Minor "Appassionata"
Piano Sonata in A-Flat, Op. 26 "Funeral March"

CD 13 :

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Sonata No. 60 in C, H.XVI/50

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Scherzo No. 4 in E, Op. 54
Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat, Op. 47

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Prelude in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23 No. 1
Prelude in A, Op. 32 No. 9
Prelude in B Minor, Op. 32 No. 10
Prelude in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 32 No. 12

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Jeux d'eau
La Vallee des cloches

CD 14 :

Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Sonata No. 6 in A, Op. 82
Visions fugitives, Op. 22 - Selections

CD 15 :

Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Piano Sonata No. 60 in C, Hob.XVI/50

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Scherzo No. 4 in E, Op. 54
Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat, Op. 47

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
Prelude in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23 No. 1
Prelude in A, Op. 32 No. 9
Prelude in B Minor, Op. 32 No. 10
Prelude in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 32 No. 12

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Jeux d'eau
La Vallee des cloches

CD 16 :

Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Sonata No. 6 in A, Op. 82
Cinderella Suite Op. 95, No. 2: Gavotte
Visions fugitives, Op. 22 - No. 4: Animato

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Preludes, Book I, No. 5: Les collines d'Anacapri

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Etude Op. 10 No. 10 in A-Flat
Etude Op. 10 No. 12 in C Minor, "Revolutionary"
Mazurka Op. 24 No. 2 in C

CD 17 :

Johannes Brahms (1822-1897)
Piano Sonata No. 1 Op. 1 in C

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 17
Scherzo & March R 20/G 177
Etudes d'execution - Harmonies du Soir

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Scherzo No. 2 in D-flat, D. 593
Andante in A, D. 604
Four Landler, D. 366

CD 18 :

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
Etude No. 1 in C major, Op. 10/1
Etude No. 2 in A minor, Op. 10/2
Etude No. 3 in E major, Op. 10/3, "Tristesse"
Etude No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 10/4
Etude No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 10/6
Etude No. 11 in E flat major, Op. 10/11
Etude No. 12 in C minor, Op. 10/12, "Revolutionary"

Sviatoslav Richter - piano
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Eric Leinsdorf (CD 1)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch (CD 11)
Orchestra of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Christoph Eschenbach (CD 18)