CD1
Johannes Brahms (1822-1897)
Piano Concerto n° 2 in B-Flat, Op. 83
1 I. Allegro non troppo 16:45
2 II. Allegro appassionato 8:37
3 III. Andante — Più adagio 12:41
4 IV. Allegretto grazioso — Un poco più presto 8:46
Sviatoslav Richter - p
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Robert LaMarchina - cel
Eric Leinsdorf - dir
Recorded at Orchestra Hall, Chicago ; October 17, 1960
CD2 & CD3
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata n° 3 in C major, Op. 2 n° 3
1 I. Allegro con brio 9:49
2 II. Adagio 7:27
3 III. Scherzo. Allegro — Trio 3:14
4 IV. Allegro assai 4:38
Piano Sonata n° 9 in E major, Op. 14 n° 1
5 I. Allegro 6:21
6 II. Allegretto 6:16
7 III. Rondo. Allegro comodo 3:06
Piano Sonata n° 12 in A-Flat major, Op. 26
"Funeral March"
8 I. Andante con Variazioni 6:36
9 II. Scherzo. Allegro molto — Trio 2:45
10 III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe. Maestoso andante 5:42
11 IV. Allegro 2:48
Piano Sonata n° 22 in F major, Op. 54
1 I. In tempo d'un Menuetto 5:47
2 II. Allegretto — Più allegro 5:14
Piano Sonata n° 23 in F minor, Op. 57
"Appassionata"
3 I. Allegro assai — Più allegro 9:52
4 II. Andante con moto — attaca 5:54
5 III. Allegro, ma non troppo presto 7:34
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
6 Impromptu in A-Flat major D 899 7:35
Allegretto
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
7 "Aufschwung", Op. 12 n° 2 3:03
(from Fantasiestücke)
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
8 Etude in C major, Op. 10 n° 1 2:16
9 Etude in C minor, Op. 10 n° 12 "Revolutionary" 2:49
Sviatoslav Richter - p
Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York ; October 19, 1960
CD4 & CD5
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Three Pieces for Piano, Op. 59
1 N° 3 Sonatine Pastorale in C Major. Moderato 5:09
2 N° 2 Paysage, Op. 59. Allegretto — Moderato — Allegretto 3:11
3 Pensées, Op. 62 n° 3 6:33
Piano Sonata n° 6 in A major, Op. 82
4 I. Allegro moderato 8:31
5 II. Alegretto 3:56
6 III. Tempo di valzer lentissimo 6:50
7 IV. Vivace 6:40
Piano Sonata n° 8 in B-Flat major, Op. 84
1 I. Andante dolce — Allegro moderato — 16:16
Andante — Andante dolce, come prima — Allegro
2 II. Andante sognando 3:50
3 III. Vivace — Allegro ben marcato — Andantino — 9:38
Vivace, come prima
Encore
4 III. Vivace — Allegro ben marcato — Andantino — 10:01
Vivace, come prima
Sviatoslav Richter - p
Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York; October 23, 1960
CD6 & CD7
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Piano Sonata in C major Hob. XVI:50
1 I. Allegro 9:30
2 II. Adagio 6:20
3 III. Allegro molto 2:53
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Noveletten Op. 21
4 N° 1 in F major. Markiert und kräftig 5:27
5 N° 2 in D major. Äusserst rasch und mit Bravour 5:40
6 N° 8 in F-Sharp minor. Sehr lebhaft 11:16
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Suite bergamasque
1 I. Prélude. Moderato (tempo rubato) 5:07
2 II. Menuet. Andantino 3:40
3 III. Clair de lune. Andante très expressif 5:39
4 IV. Passepied. Allegretto ma non troppo 3:39
Images, Book I
5 I. Reflets dans l'eau. Andantino molto 5:06
6 II. Hommage à Rameau. Lent et grave 7:25
7 III. Mouvement. Animé 3:16
8 L'Isle joyeuse. Modéré et très souple 5:58
Encores
Images, Book II
9 I. Cloches à travers les feuilles. Lent 5:23
Préludes, Book I
10 III. Le Vent dans la plaine. Animé 2:12
11 V. Les Collines d'Anacapri. Très modéré 3:16
Sviatoslav Richter - p
Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York; October 25, 1960
CD8 & CD9
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata n° 7 in D major, Op. 10 n° 3
1 I. Presto 6:44
2 II. Largo e mesto 8:49
3 III. Menuetto. Allegro 2:54
4 IV. Rondo. Allegro 4:08
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Novelletten Op. 21
4 N° 1 in F major. Markiert und kräftig 5:12
5 N° 2 in D major. Äusserst rasch unf mit Bravour 5:34
6 N° 8 in F-Sharp minor. Sehr lebhaft 10:48
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
1 Prélude in F-Sharp minor, Op. 23 n° 1. Largo 4:05
2 Prélude in A major, Op. 32 n° 9. Allegro moderato 2:23
3 Prélude in B minor, Op. 32 n° 10. Lento 5:19
4 Prélude in G-Sharp minor, Op. 32 n° 12. Allegro 2:12
5 Prélude in A-Flat major, Op. 23 n° 8. Allegro vivace 2:53
6 Prélude in C major, Op. 32 n° 1. Allegro vivace 1:06
7 Prélude in B-Flat minor, Op. 32 n° 2. Allegretto — Allegro — Allegretto moderato 2:50
8 Prélude in F minor, Op. 32 n° 6. Allegro appassionato 1:16
9 Prélude in F major, Op. 32 n° 7. Moderato 1:59
10 Prélude in B-Flat major, Op. 23 n° 2. Maestoso 3:27
Encores
11 Prélude in D major, Op. 23 n° 4. Andante cantabile 4:22
12 Prélude in G minor, Op. 23 n° 5. Alla marcia 4:02
13 Prélude in C minor, Op. 23 n° 7 2:39
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
14 Etude in E major, Op. 10 n° 3. Lento ma non troppo 4:28
15 Mazurka in C major, Op. 24 n° 2. Allegro non troppo 2:46
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
16 Cloches à travers les feuilles (from Images, Book II n° 1) 5:05
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1853)
17 Gavotte, Op. 95 n° 2. Allegretto 2:43
(Three Pieces from Cinderella)
Sviatoslav Richter - p
Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York; October 28, 1960
CD10
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Fantasia in C major, Op. 17
1 Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen 13:54
Im Legenden-Ton — Tempo primo
2 Mässig. Durchaus energisch — Etwas langsamer — 6:35
Viel bewegter
3 Langsam getragen 11:12
Durchweg leise zu halten — Etwas bewegter
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
4 Scherzo n° 4 in E major, Op. 54. Presto 11:41
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
5 Pavane pour une infante défunte 7:38
Assez doux, mais d'une sonorité large
6 Jeux d'eau. Très doux 4:52
7 Oiseaux tristes (Miroirs n° 2). Très lent 3:54
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915)
8 Sonata n° 5 in F-Sharp major, Op. 53 10:20
Encore
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
9 Prélude in G-Sharp minor, Op. 32 n° 12. Allegro 2:53
Sviatoslav Richter - p
Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York; October 30, 1960
CD11
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra n° 1 in C major, Op. 15
1 I. Allegro con brio 16:29
2 II. Largo 11:48
3 III. Rondo. Allegro scherzando 8:43
Piano Sonata n° 22 in F major, Op. 54
4 I. In tempo d'un Menuetto 5:56
5 II. Allegretto — Più allegretto 4:58
Sviatoslav Richter - p
Boston Symphony Orchestra [# 1-3]
Charles Munch - dir [# 1-3]
Recorded at Symphony Hall, Boston ; November 2 & 3 [# 1-3] ; November 29 & 30 [# 4-5], 1960
CD12
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Piano Sonata n° 23 in F minor, Op. 57
1 I. Allegro assai — Più allegro 10:42
2 II. Andante con motto — attacca 5:57
3 III. Allegro, ma non troppo — Presto 7:03
Piano Sonata n° 12 in A-Flat major, Op. 26
"Funeral March"
4 I Andante con Variazioni 1:24
5 Variation 1 1:04
6 Variation 2 0:48
7 Variation 3 1:11
8 Variation 4 0:52
9 Variation 5 1:47
10 II. Scherzo. Allegro molto — Trio 2:53
11 III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe. Maestoso Andante 6:11
12 IV. Allegro 2:15
Sviatoslav Richter - p
Recorded at Webster Hall, New York City ; November 29 & 30,
CD13 & CD14
1 Applause 0:17
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Piano Sonata in C major Hob. XVI:50
2 I. Allegro 9:04
3 II. Adagio 6:03
4 III. Allegro molto 2:29
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
5 Scherzo n° 4 in E major, Op. 54. Presto 10:56
6 Ballade n° 3 in A-Flat major, Op. 47. Allegretto 7:09
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
7 Prélude in F-Sharp minor, Op. 23 n° 1. Largo 3:53
8 Prélude in A major, Op. 32 n° 9. Allegro moderato 2:25
9 Prélude in B minor, Op. 32 n° 10. Lento 5:28
10 Prélude in G-Sharp minor, Op. 32 n° 12. Allegro 2:09
Maurice Ravel(1875-1937)
11 Jeux d'eau. Très doux 4:11
12 La Vallée des cloches (Miroirs n° 5). Très lent 6:11
1 Applause 0:17
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1853)
Piano Sonata n° 6 in A major, Op. 82
2 I. Allegro moderato 8:34
3 II. Alegretto 3:47
4 III. Tempo di valer lentissimo 6:58
5 IV. Vivace 6:14
Visions fugitives, Op. 22
6 N° 3. Allegretto 1:15
7 N° 4. Animato 0:51
8 N° 5. Molto giocoso 0:17
9 N° 6. Con eleganza 0:23
10 N° 8. Comodo 1:31
11 N° 9. Allegretto tranquillo 0:52
12 N° 11. Con vivacità 0:54
13 N° 14. Feroce 0:53
14 N° 15. Inquieto 0:34
15 N° 18. Con una dolce lentezza 2:01
Sviatoslav Richter - p
Recorded at Carnegie Hall, New York; December 26, 1960
CD15 & CD16
1 Applause 0:21
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Piano Sonata in C major Hob. XVI:50
2 I. Allegro 9:08
3 II. Adagio 6:08
4 III. Allegro molto 2:48
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
5 Scherzo n° 4 in E major, Op. 54. Presto 11:23
6 Ballade n° 3 in A-Flat major, Op. 47. Allegretto 7:39
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943)
7 1 Prélude in F-Sharp minor, Op. 23 n° 1. Largo 4:02
8 Prélude in A major, Op. 32 n° 9. Allegro moderato 2:23
9 Prélude in B minor, Op. 32 n° 10. Lento 5:22
10 Prélude in G-Sharp minor, Op. 32 n° 12. Allegro 2:38
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
11 Jeux d'eau. Très doux 4:40
12 La Vallée des cloches (Miroirs n° 5). Très lent 7:11
1 Applause 0:13
Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1853)
Piano Sonata n° 6 in A major, Op. 82
2 I. Allegro moderato 8:45
3 II. Allegretto 3:46
4 III. Tempo di valzer lentissimo 6:47
5 IV. Vivace 6:35
6 Applause 0:12
7 Gavotte, Op. 95 n° 2. Allegretto 2:37
(Three Pieces from Cinderella)
8 Vision fugitive Op. 22 n° 4. Animato 1:21
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
9 Les Collines d'Anacapri (Préludes I n° 5). Très modéré 3:06
Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
10 Etude in A-Flat major, Op. 10 n° 10. Vivace assai 2:12
11 Etude in C minor, Op. 10 n° 12. Allegro con fuoco 2:53
'Revolutionary'
12 Mazurka in C major Op. 24 n° 2. Allegro non troppo 3:01
Sviatoslav Richter - p
Recorded at Mosque Theatre, Newark, New Jersey ; December 26, 1960
CD17
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Piano Sonata n° 1 in C major, Op. 1
1 I. Allegro 8:03
2 II. 2. Andante 5:41
3 III. Scherzo (Allegro molto e con fuoco) 5:19
4 IV. Finale (Allegro con fuoco) 6:09
Franz Liszt(1811-1886)
5 Consolation n° 6 in E major S 172 n° 6 2:47
Allegretto sempre cantabile
6 Hungarian Rhapsody n° 17 in D minor S 244 n° 17
Scherzo and March S 177
7 Scherzo 3:58
8 March 7:05
9 Harmonie du soir in D-Flat major S 139 n° 11 10:03
(Etudes d'exécution transcentante)
Franz Schubert(1797-1828)
10 Scherzo in D-Flat major D 539 n° 2. Allegro moderato 6:17
11 Piano Piece in A major D 604 5:24
12 Four Ländler D 366 n° 1, 3 4 & 5 5:56
Sviatoslav Richter - p
Recorded at Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Lübeck, ; July 10, 1988 [# 1-4] ; Stadthalle
; July 4, 1988 [# 5-9] ; & Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Aldeburgh, September 27/October 2, 1977 [# 10-12]
CD18
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra n° 1 in C major, Op. 15
1 I. Allegro con brio 18:37
2 II. Largo 11:23
3 III. Rondo. Allegro scherzando 9:11
Frédéric Chopin(1810-1849)
Etudes Op. 10
4 N° 1 in C major. Allegro 2:12
5 N° 2 in A minor. Allegro 1:29
6 N° 3 in E major "Tristesse". Lento ma non troppo. 4:03
7 N° 4 in C-Sharp minor. Presto 1:59
8 N° 6 in E-Flat minor. Andante 3:24
9 N° 11 in E-Flat major. Allegretto 1:49
10 N° 12 in C minor "Revolutionary". Allegro con fuoco 2:35
Sviatoslav Richter - p
Orchestra of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival [# 1-3]
Christoph Eschenbach - dir. [# 1-3]
Recorded at Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, Flensburg ; June 7, 1988 [# 1-3] ; Hasselburg ; June 10, 1988 [# 4-10]
Sony Classcial celebrates the art of Sviatoslav Richter (1995-1997) – 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 in an 18 CD original jacket edition,
underneath Richter’s legendary five October 1960 Carnegie Hall recitals.
Richter was already a legend in his native Soviet Union when he concertized in the West for the first time in 1960. Richter’s American tour that year not only consolidated the pianist’s international reputation, but also resulted the memorable recordings gathered together in this collection.
Richter’s five October 1960 Carnegie Hall recitals showcased the breadth of his repertoire from Haydn and Beethoven to Debussy and Rachmaninoff, with one program completely devoted to Prokofiev, a composer with whom Richter worked closely. Indeed, Richter’s success inspired Arthur Rubinstein’s ten-concert Carnegie Hall marathon the following season. The series yielded nine LPs, including two that only were released in Japan. Long treasured as rare collectors’ items, they appear here for the first time on CD mastered from the original analogue tapes.
Along with the December 26th Carnegie Hall recital brought out by RCA in 2001 as Richter reDiscovered, Richter’s December 28th Newark Mosque Theater recital receives its first integral release. The pianist’s 1960 RCA studio solo and concerto sessions, too, are justly acclaimed, and feature highly distinctive accounts of Brahms’s Second Concerto, Beethoven’s First Concerto, and three Beethoven sonatas.
Two RCA discs from 1988 concerts return to the catalog, revealing the veteran pianist’s undiminished power and concentration in Brahms’ early C major Piano Sonata, selections by Liszt, Etudes from Chopin’s Op. 10, plus a new recording of the Beethoven First Concerto. As a bonus, three Schubert works released in a 1977 Aldeburgh Festival anthology make their CD debut.
