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Sviatoslav Richter - Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2, Piano Sonata No.1 (2004)

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Sviatoslav Richter - Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2, Piano Sonata No.1 (2004)

Sviatoslav Richter - Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2, Piano Sonata No.1 (2004)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 358 MB | 01:18:40
Genre: Classical | Label: RCA Red Seal

Back in the '50s and '60s when RCA was one of the two dominant American classical record companies, the big debate was over which of their two recordings of Brahms Piano Concerto in B flat major was better: the Emil Gilels with Fritz Reiner from 1958 or the Sviatoslav Richter with Leinsdorf from 1960. Both are with the Chicago Symphony at the peak of its strength and sensitivity.

Sviatoslav Richter - Schumann: The Piano Works by Sviatoslav Richter (2024 Remastered) (2024)

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Sviatoslav Richter - Schumann: The Piano Works by Sviatoslav Richter (2024 Remastered) (2024)

Sviatoslav Richter - Schumann: The Piano Works by Sviatoslav Richter (2024 Remastered) (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 2:31:08 | 634 / 346 Mb
Genre: Classical

Sviatoslav Richter Having learned the fundamentals of music from his father, Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter taught himself the piano and had already given public concerts before entering the Moscow Conservatory in 1937. While still a student, Richter won first prize at the All-Union Contest of Performers of 1945. His playing earned him considerable renown, and by the time of his graduation in 1947 he had devoted fans. In 1949 he garnered the coveted Stalin Prize. Richter gave the 1942 premiere of Sergey Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 6 – the composer's first work in that form for years, and the first one he did not premiere himself.

Sviatoslav Richter in Concert: Beethoven, Schubert, Liszt (2004) 5CD Box Set [Historic Russian Archives]

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Sviatoslav Richter in Concert: Beethoven, Schubert, Liszt (2004) 5CD Box Set [Historic Russian Archives]

Sviatoslav Richter in Concert: Beethoven, Schubert, Liszt (2004) 5CD Box Set
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 1.24 Gb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 837 Mb | Scans ~ 31 mb
Genre: Classical | Label: Brilliant Classics | # 92229 | Time: 06:05:12

For fans of Sviatoslav Richter, it does not much matter if the sound is not all that great and it does not much matter if the repertoire is the same repertoire as always. It does not even matter much if the performances are not the greatest Richter ever recorded. For fans of Sviatoslav Richter, the only thing that matters is that there are new Richter recordings because that all by itself means that they will be some of the greatest performances of the greatest repertoire ever recorded. And this five-disc set of Sonatas by Beethoven, Schubert, and Liszt does not disappoint. With recordings dates from 1961 through 1975 and recording venues all in the USSR and its empire, the sound is hard and harsh. But with repertoire ranging from the last three Beethoven Sonatas through Schubert's last Sonata to Liszt's only Sonata, the music has the supreme masterpieces of the Romantic repertoire. And while there are Richter performances here and there that may arguably exceed these, Richter's performances here are as virtuosic, as expressive, as profound, and as transcendent as any he ever recorded. Which makes them some of the greatest performances of the greatest repertoire ever recorded.

Sviatoslav Richter & VA - Music Festival 'December Nights', Moscow 1985: Schumann, Schubert, Chopin (2014) 2CDs

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Sviatoslav Richter & VA - Music Festival 'December Nights', Moscow 1985: Schumann, Schubert, Chopin (2014) 2CDs

Music Festival 'December Nights', Moscow 1985: Schumann, Schubert, Chopin (2014) 2 CDs
Sviatoslav Richter, piano; Anatoly Kamyshev, clarinet; Oleg Kagan, violin;
Natalia Gutman, cello; Yuri Bashmet, viola

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 610 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 341 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Melodiya | # MEL CD 10 02204 | Time: 02:29:03

Firma Melodiya continues the series of compact discs dedicated to December Evenings Festival that takes place at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. This album, like the previous one, is dedicated to the 1985 festival World of Romanticism and includes recordings featuring Sviatoslav Richter. The atmosphere of December Evenings, an event initiated by the great pianist, differed from usual philharmonic concerts. The spirit of music as an inseparable part of "fusion of arts" the romanticists dreamt of was invisibly felt in each number; a sensitive listener can catch it in these, perhaps technically imperfect, concert recordings from thirty years ago. The works by Schubert, Schumann and Chopin were performed by Sviatoslav Richter in ensemble with his outstanding contemporaries, violinist and David Oistrakh's student Oleg Kogan who passed away prematurely, violist Yuri Bashmet, cellist Natalia Gutman and clarinettist Anatoly Kamyshov.

Sviatoslav Richter, Borodin Quartet - Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintets in A, Op.5 & Op.81 (1985)

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Sviatoslav Richter, Borodin Quartet - Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintets in A, Op.5 & Op.81 (1985)

Sviatoslav Richter, Borodin Quartet - Antonín Dvořák: Piano Quintets in A, Op.5 & Op.81 (1985)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 257 Mb | Total time: 68:40 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Philips | # 412 429-2 | Recorded: 1982

Dvorák's early Quintet is here taken a little too seriously at times, but Richter and the Borodins revel in the riches of its glorious successor. Recorded live in clear but thin digital sound.

Sviatoslav Richter - Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (2011) 2CDs

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Sviatoslav Richter - Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (2011) 2CDs

Sviatoslav Richter - Johann Sebastian Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1 (2011)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 502 Mb | Scans included | Time: 02:01:44
Genre: Classical | Label: Melodiya | # MEL CD 10 01848

This cycle of preludes and fugues composed by Johann Sebastian Bach ranks tremendously high in the world of music. It is not just one of the immortal masterpieces of the world music literature; it is an encyclopedia of polyphonic art, a handbook for life, and an inexhaustible source of delight. Sviatoslav Richter said, Whenever I set to the Well-Tempered Clavier, I always get consumed with a desire not to exclude any of the sides for the sake of one narrow and dogmatic position. I am confident that Bach can be played in different ways, with different articulation and different dynamics, as long as the whole is preserved and the performance is convincing.

Sviatoslav Richter, Witold Rowicki & Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra - Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 5 (Remastered) (1959/2023)

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Sviatoslav Richter, Witold Rowicki & Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra - Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 5 (Remastered) (1959/2023)

Sviatoslav Richter, Witold Rowicki & Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra - Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 5 (Remastered) (1959/2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 102 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 53 Mb | 00:22:58
Classical | Label: Alexandre Bak - Classical Music Reference Recording

Sergei Prokofiev wrote his Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100, in Soviet Russia in one month in the summer of 1944. Fourteen years had passed since Prokofiev wrote the first version of his Symphony No. 4 in C major. World War II was still raging during the symphony's gestation, and Prokofiev composed it in the Soviet Union. He gave out in a statement at the time that he intended it as "a hymn to free and happy Man, to his mighty powers, his pure and noble spirit." He added "I cannot say that I deliberately chose this theme. It was born in me and clamoured for expression. The music matured within me. It filled my soul.

Sergey Rachmaninov - The Complete Piano Concertos and Paganini Rhapsody (2007) [The Russian Piano Tradition Series]

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Sergey Rachmaninov - The Complete Piano Concertos and Paganini Rhapsody (2007) [The Russian Piano Tradition Series]

Sergey Rachmaninov - The Complete Piano Concertos and Paganini Rhapsody (2007) 2CDs
The First Soviet Recordings. The Russian Piano Tradition Series.
Sviatoslav Richter, Yakov Zak, Lev Oborin (pianos)

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 405 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 331 Mb | Scans ~ 30 Mb
Classical | Label: Appian Publications & Recordings | # APR 6005 | Time: 02:24:36

It's a wonderful treat to find an album whose interest rests equally on its musical as well as historical merits. As such, the present two-disc sets of the complete Rachmaninoff concertos and Paganini Rhapsody cannot be beat. The three pianists heard here – Richter, Zak, and Oborin – represent the pinnacle of postwar Russian pianists. Richter is most likely the one still known to the majority of American listeners. But Zak (who was immensely influential not only as a performer but as a pedagogue) and Oborin (who was the first winner of the Chopin Competition) were recognized equally during their lifetimes. All three had a profound and obvious command of Rachmaninoff, and the performances heard here clearly demonstrate this fact.

Sviatoslav Richter - Sviatoslav Richter Plays Beethoven (2023)

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Sviatoslav Richter - Sviatoslav Richter Plays Beethoven (2023)

Sviatoslav Richter - Sviatoslav Richter Plays Beethoven (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 588 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 365 Mb | 02:38:26
Classical | Label: Warner Classics

The name of Sviatoslav Richter (1915-1997) appears at the head of virtually everyone’s shortlist of the world’s great pianists. In the West, the legend began, then gathered force, during the 1950s, when it was rumoured that there was a pianist in Russia who caused even such formidable colleagues as Emil Gilels to exclaim in awe and amazement. Expectations were raised still higher when Julius Katchen and later Lazar Berman claimed that Richter was, quite simply, a nonpareil, a pianist whose titanic powers forbade even whispered comparisons.

Sviatoslav Richter, Riccadro Muti - Mozart: Piano Concertos K.491 & K.595 (2018)

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Sviatoslav Richter, Riccadro Muti - Mozart: Piano Concertos K.491 & K.595 (2018)

Sviatoslav Richter, Riccadro Muti - Mozart: Piano Concertos K.491 & K.595 (2018)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:14:32 | 406 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino | Catalog: 022

The perfect inner assonance emerged between Muti and Richter many years ago was even more touchingly confirmed during these concerts: the great Russian pianist imprinted on the pages of Mozart’s masterpiece all their sorrowful candor, all the gleam of a lyricism of unrivaled fantastic richness.

S. Richter, M. Rostropovich, D. Oistrakh - Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Op. 56; Brahms: Double Concerto, Op. 102 (2012)

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S. Richter, M. Rostropovich, D. Oistrakh - Beethoven: Triple Concerto, Op. 56; Brahms: Double Concerto, Op. 102 (2012)

Beethoven - Triple Concerto, Op. 56; Brahms - Double Concerto, Op. 102 (2012)
Sviatoslav Richter, piano; Mstislav Rostropovich, cello; David Oistrakh, violin
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan; Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 350 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 181 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: EMI | # 50999 6 78705 2 3 | Time: 01:10:09

The air on Mt. Olympus must have been something like that in Berlin’s Jesus-Christus-Kirche when, in September 1969, the threesome of Richter, Oistrakh and Rostropovich joined Herbert von Karajan for this majestic recording of Beethoven’s underrated Triple Concerto. That there could have been such a meeting of the minds in this gathering of greats is difficult to believe, until one remembers that the three soloists were frequent collaborators who all spoke the same musical language, and after years in the trenches knew each other and their conductor very well. As one would expect, the solo work of the three Russians is brilliant and deeply musical. But just as delightful is the way they adjust from solo to ensemble roles and play together, with perfect unanimity, in the duet and trio passages. Karajan and the Berliners provide a monumental accompaniment, weighty, powerful, and rich in tone. The recording, one of the best from EMI in this venue, has been remastered in exemplary fashion and is impressively detailed and vivid.

Sviatoslav Richter - Sergey Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Preludes (2012)

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Sviatoslav Richter - Sergey Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Preludes (2012)

Sviatoslav Richter (piano) - Sergey Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2, Preludes (2012)
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, USSR Radio-TV State Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Kurt Sanderling

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 368 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 201 Mb | Scans included
Classical | Label: Praga Digitals | # PRD/DSD 350 056 | Time: 01:15:39

In celebration of their twentieth anniversary, this essential release from Praga focuses on the artistry of the great Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter. In an all-Rachmaninov program, Richter is heard in the first two Piano Concertos accompanied by the great conductor Kurt Sanderling in live performances recorded in the 50s - well before he began touring internationally. Praga's hybrid SACD pairs remastered monophonic recordings of the concertos with four of Richter's favorite Preludes recorded in stereo during his first tour of North America in 1960. Praga has employed the best of today's cutting-edge restoration techniques to present these important historical recordings in all their original glory.

Sviatoslav Richter - J.S. Bach: English Suite No. 3; Piano Concerto BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Pianos BWV 1061 (2003)

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Sviatoslav Richter - J.S. Bach: English Suite No. 3; Piano Concerto BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Pianos BWV 1061 (2003)

J.S. Bach: English Suite No. 3; Piano Concerto BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Pianos BWV 1061 (2003)
Sviatoslav Richter, piano; Anatoly Vedernikov, piano (BWV 1061)
USSR State Symphony Orchestra, conductor Kurt Sanderling
Moscow Chamber Orchestra, conductor Rudolf Barshai

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 249 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 149 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Melodiya | # MEL CD 10 00731 | Time: 01:01:33

From the irresitably forceful opening bars of the English Suite's prelude to the throbbing repeated octaves of the D minor concerto, Richter shows why many of Bach's works are ideally suited to the piano. The Bach concerto is often regarded as a student piece, or relegated to refined performances on the harpsichord. Not here – the bookend movements are as maniacal, pulsing and driving as the best of John Coltrane or Prokofiev. The CD is worth it just for those movements, but Richter's treatment of the English Suite is equally enlightening, especially the Prelude and Gavotte.

Sviatoslav Richter - Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 8 & 23; 8 Bagatelles; Choral Fantasy, Op.80 (2003)

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Sviatoslav Richter - Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 8 & 23; 8 Bagatelles; Choral Fantasy, Op.80 (2003)

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 8 & 23; 8 Bagatelles; Choral Fantasy, Op.80 (2003)
Sviatoslav Richter, piano; All-Union Radio Large Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kurt Sanderling
USSR State Russian Chorus, Artistic Director Alexander Sveshnikov

EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 304 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Melodiya | # MEL CD 10 00732 | Time: 01:19:37

This live Appassionata, from a Moscow recital of 1959, is one of the most thrilling piano performances ever recorded. Sviatoslav Richter fills every moment of the first movement with intense drama, creates the illusion of total repose in the central variations, and then takes off in the finale with an exhibition of musical virtuosity and ever-increasing tension that becomes almost unbearably intense (and unbelievably fast and accurate). The studio Pathétique is quite fine, and the Fantasy (sung in Russian!) well performed by all but still rather quaint in its effect. But don't miss that Appassionata!

Sviatoslav Richter, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra - Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 5 (1985)

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Sviatoslav Richter, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra - Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 5 (1985)

Sviatoslav Richter, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra - Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2; Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 5 (1985)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log ~ 235 Mb | Total time: 57:40 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # 415 119-2 | Recorded: 1958, 1959

[These recordings, dating from 1959 and 1960, have been staple entries in the classical catalogues since they were first issued. This is despite well chronicled unusual tempi in the Rachmaninov and distinctly wiry string tome especially in the Prokofiev. This latter partly to do with age but more to do with the players pushed to their technical limits.[/quote]