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About the artist Sviatoslav Richter

Ukrainian pianist Sviatoslav Richter was born in 1915 near Kiev. As a boy, he had only sporadic piano lessons, yet a natural, insatiable curiosity about everything to do with music helped him on his way until he began as a repetiteur at the Odessa Opera when he was eighteen. At twenty-two he entered the Moscow Conservatory, as a pupil of Heinrich Neuhaus, and under the latter's intelligent direction he matured into a professional, without losing his originality. His phenomenal sight-reading, which, like his remarkable memory and fascinating musical instinct, marked out this ‘born’ pianist. Though really too old to start a concert career, Richter - first in Eastern Europe, then from 1960 in the West and Japan - was a global sensation. Audience and press were constantly enthralled anew by Richter's playing, offered ‘in affectionate service to the composer as a first and last aim’, as a reviewer once wrote, and as late as 1989 the London press said of the seventy-four-year-old that he had the most perfect technique ever applied to the key-board. Though Richter said he hated making recordings many of them are milestones of pianistic history.

CDs and DVDs featuring the artist Sviatoslav Richter

CATALOGUE NR: 3073518  (barcode: 0880242735188)
RECORD LABEL: Ideale Audience
FORMAT: DVD Video  DURATION: 154 minutes
PRICE: including VAT £ 23.50
RELEASE DATE: 30-Jul-2012

TITLE: Richter - The Enigma
ARTISTS: Sviatoslav Richter      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 4:3 / Sound Format: PCM Stereo / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 154 minutes / Recorded: A film by Bruno Monsaingeon / Booklet notes: English German French Japanese

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CATALOGUE NR: PACD96025  (barcode: 0606345004132)
RECORD LABEL: Parnassus
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.99
RELEASE DATE: 10-May-2010

COMPOSER: Alexander Borodin  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Sviatoslav Richter in the 1950s volume 6
TRACKS: Spoken Introduction. Petite Suite : Au couvent / Mazurka in C Major / Serenade (Borodin). Etude and Canzonetta Opus 48 (Liadov). Nocturne in D Flat Major Opus 37 (Glauzunov). Etude-tableau in C Sharp Minor Opus 33 Number 9 (Rachmaninov). Rondo Opus 52 Number 2 (Prokofiev). Visions fugitives Opus 22 : Number 3 / Number 4 / Number 5 / Number 6 / Number 8 / Number 9 / Number 11 / Number 14 / Number 15 / Number 18 (Prokofiev). Five Pieces from Cinderella : Gavotte Opus 95 Number 2 / Autumn Fairy Opus 97 Number 3 / Orientalia Opus 97 Number 6 / Great Waltz Opus 102 Number 1 / The Quarrel Opus 102 Number 3 (Prokofiev). Musical Snuff Box Opus 32 (Liadov). Mazurka in E Minor Opus 25 Number 3 (Scriabin). Etude in C Sharp Minor Opus 42 Number 5 (Scriabin). Prelude in G Sharp Minor Opus 32 Number 12 (Rachmaninov). Erlkonig (Schubert / Liszt). Prelude in C Sharp Minor Opus 45 (Chopin).
ARTISTS: Sviatoslav Richter      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: taken from Russian Radio tapes

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CATALOGUE NR: RM11910
RECORD LABEL: Urania
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.95
RELEASE DATE: 03-Nov-2003

COMPOSER: Alexander Scriabin  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Russian Piano Music
TRACKS: 12 Etudes from Opus 2 (Scriabin). Piano Sonata Number 3 in C minor Opus 19 (Miaskovsky). Les Djinns (Franck). Piano Concerto Number 1 in D flat Opus 10 (Prokofiev).
ORCHESTRA: Moscow Youth Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Kyrill Kondrashin
ARTISTS: Sviatoslav Richter      

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CATALOGUE NR: MELCD1001993  (barcode: 4600317019939)
RECORD LABEL: Melodiya
FORMAT: 4 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 25.99
RELEASE DATE: 14-Sep-2012

COMPOSER: Alexander Scriabin
TITLE: Symphonic Works
TRACKS: CD1: Symphony Number 1 opus 26 in E major. CD2: Symphony Number 2 opus 29 in C minor. CD3: Symphony Number 3 opus 43 in C minor. CD4: The Poem of Ecstasy opus 54. Prometheus - The Poem of Fire for piano choir and orchestra opus 60. Dream opus 24 in E minor.
ORCHESTRA: USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Evgeny Svetlanov
ARTISTS: Sviatoslav Richter      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1968-1977

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CATALOGUE NR: PACD96053  (barcode: 0606345004217)
RECORD LABEL: Parnassus
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.99
RELEASE DATE: 24-Sep-2012

COMPOSER: Alexander Scriabin
TITLE: Sviatoslav Richter in Warsaw
TRACKS: 12 Preludes Opus 11. 2 Preludes Opus 13. 4 Preludes Opus 37. 2 Preludes Opus 39. Prelude Opus 59/2. 3 Preludes Opus 74. Sonata for Piano Number 2 Opus 19. 6 Etudes Opus 42. Sonata Number 5 Opus 53. Sonata Number 9 Opus 68. Poeme Opus 52/1.
ARTISTS: Sviatoslav Richter      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: mono recorded 1972

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CATALOGUE NR: MELCD1000190  (barcode: 4600317001903)
RECORD LABEL: Melodiya
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.49
RELEASE DATE: 17-Sep-2007

COMPOSER: Alexander Scriabin
TRACKS: Symphony No.3 in C minor op.42 'Divine Poem'. Prometheus 'Le poeme du feu' op.60.
ORCHESTRA: USSR Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Evgeny Svetlanov
ARTISTS: Sviatoslav Richter   Liudmila Yermakova    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1968 and 1988

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CATALOGUE NR: 5668952  (barcode: 0724356689527)
RECORD LABEL: EMI Great Recordings
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 6.65
RELEASE DATE: 05-Oct-1998

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Piano Concerto (Dvorak). Wanderer Fantasie (Schubert).
ORCHESTRA: Bayern Radio Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Carlos Kleiber
ARTISTS: Sviatoslav Richter      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 'the Schubert is something very special.. ..the athletic playing, overpowering in effect.' Gramophone - Penguin Guide 4 star 'Richter's 1963 performance is masterly in every way.'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4757560  (barcode: 0028947575603)
RECORD LABEL: Decca The Originals
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.50
RELEASE DATE: 15-May-2006

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak
TRACKS: Piano Quintet in A major B28 Opus 5. Piano Quintet in A major B155 Opus 81
ARTISTS: Sviatoslav Richter   Borodin Quartet    

- Penguin Guide 2 star

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CATALOGUE NR: MELCD1000218  (barcode: 4600317002184)
RECORD LABEL: Melodiya
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.49
RELEASE DATE: 03-Oct-2005

COMPOSER: Antonin Dvorak
TRACKS: Quintet for Piano 2 Violins Viola and Cello in A major op.81 B155. Terzet for 2 Violins and Viola in C major op.74 B148.
ARTISTS: Borodin Quartet   Sviatoslav Richter    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 25-Apr-1983 Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire

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CATALOGUE NR: MELCD1000744  (barcode: 4600317007448)
RECORD LABEL: Melodiya
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.49
RELEASE DATE: 03-Oct-2005

COMPOSER: Bela Bartok  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Sonata for Violin and Piano Number 1 Sz75 (Bartok). Sonata for Violin and Piano opus 134 (Shostakovich).
ARTISTS: David Oistrakh   Sviatoslav Richter    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 19-Mar-1973 & 03-May-1969

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CATALOGUE NR: 4737152  (barcode: 0028947371526)
RECORD LABEL: Decca British Music
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.45
RELEASE DATE: 17-Mar-2003

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and orchestra Opus 13. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra Opus 15.
ORCHESTRA: English Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Benjamin Britten
ARTISTS: Sviatoslav Richter   Mark Lubotsky    

- Penguin Guide 3 star 'the playing of the ECO under the composer's direction matches the inspiration of the soloists'

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CATALOGUE NR: 4756051  (barcode: 0028947560517)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: 7 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 36.79
RELEASE DATE: 13-Nov-2006

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TITLE: Britten conducts Britten
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D opus 13. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor opus 15. Symphony for Cello and Orchestra opus 68. Sinfonia da Requiem opus 20. Cantata misericordium opus 69. Prelude and Fugue for Strings opus 29. Simple Symphony opus 4. Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge opus 10. The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra opus 34. The Prince of the Pagodas opus 57. Diversions for Piano left hand and Orchestra opus 21. 7 Sonnets of Michelangelo opus 22. The Holy Sonnets of John Donne opus 35. Songs and Proverbs of William Blake opus 74. Winter Words opus 52. Tit for Tat. Serenade for Tenor Horn and Strings opus 31. Les Illuminations opus 18. Nocturne opus 60.
ORCHESTRA: English Chamber Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Benjamin Britten
ARTISTS: Sviatoslav Richter   Mark Lubotsky   Mstislav Rostropovich   Benjamin Britten

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CATALOGUE NR: 4173082  (barcode: 0028941730824)
RECORD LABEL: Decca
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 8.50

COMPOSER: Benjamin Britten
TITLE: Orchestral Works
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D opus 13. Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor opus 15.
ORCHESTRA: English Chamber Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Benjamin Britten
ARTISTS: Sviatoslav Richter   Mark Lubotsky    

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CATALOGUE NR: HAEN93707  (barcode: 4010276023142)
RECORD LABEL: Hanssler
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 12.85
RELEASE DATE: 14-May-2010

COMPOSER: Camille Saint-Saens  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Concert 1993
TRACKS: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Number 5 in F major opus 103 (Saint-Saens). Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra (Gershwin).
ORCHESTRA: Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Christoph Eschenbach
ARTISTS: Sviatoslav Richter      

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CATALOGUE NR: ANDRCD5056  (barcode: 3830257450566)
RECORD LABEL: Andromeda
FORMAT: 2 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.85
RELEASE DATE: 17-Jul-2006

COMPOSER: Carl Maria von Weber  (other composers in brackets after works)
TRACKS: Piano Sonata Number 3 opus 49 (von Weber). Humoreske opus 20. Variations on A-B-E-GG opus 1 (Schumann). Ballade Number 2 in F opus 38. Ballade Number 3 in A opus 47. Scherzo Number 1 in B minor opus 20. Nocturnes opus 15. Nocturnes opus 37. 12 Preludes from opus 28 (Chopin).
ARTISTS: Sviatoslav Richter      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded in Moscow 1950-1955

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CATALOGUE NR: MELCD1001622  (barcode: 4600317116225)
RECORD LABEL: Melodiya
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.49
RELEASE DATE: 04-Dec-2009

COMPOSER: Claude Debussy
TITLE: Richter plays Debussy
TRACKS: works include Suite Bergamasque / Preludes Book II.
ARTISTS: Sviatoslav Richter      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded live Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory 1961-1979

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CATALOGUE NR: RRC1128  (barcode: 5055031311286)
RECORD LABEL: Regis
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 5.15

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich
TRACKS: Sonata for Violin & Piano opus 134. Sonata for Viola & Piano opus 147.
ARTISTS: Oleg Kagan   Yuri Bashmet   Sviatoslav Richter  

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CATALOGUE NR: SU37962  (barcode: 0099925379629)
RECORD LABEL: Supraphon
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 9.79
RELEASE DATE: 17-Mar-2008

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Piano Works
TRACKS: 24 Preludes & Fugues : selection (Shostakovich). Etudes opus 10 & opus 25 (Chopin).
ARTISTS: Sviatoslav Richter      

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CATALOGUE NR: MELCD1001077  (barcode: 4600317010776)
RECORD LABEL: Melodiya
FORMAT: 6 CD Set
PRICE: including VAT £ 26.59
RELEASE DATE: 15-Dec-2012

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich
TITLE: Complete String Quartets
TRACKS: String Quartet Number 1 in C opus 49. String Quartet Number 2 in A opus 68. String Quartet Number 3 in F opus 73. String Quartet Number 4 in D opus 83. String Quartet Number 5 in B flat opus 92. String Quartet Number 6 in G opus 101. String Quartet Number 7 in F sharp minor opus 108. String Quartet Number 8 in C minor opus 110. String Quartet Number 9 in E flat opus 117. String Quartet Number 10 in A flat opus 118. String Quartet Number 11 in F minor opus 122. String Quartet Number 12 in D flat opus 133. String Quartet Number 13 in B flat minor opus 138. String Quartet Number 14 in F sharp opus 142. String Quartet Number 15 in E flat minor opus 144. Quintet for Piano and Strings in G minor opus 57. 2 pieces for String Octet opus 11.
ARTISTS: Borodin Quartet   Sviatoslav Richter    

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded 1978-1983 - Dec-2006 5 star BBC Music Mag. - Penguin Guide 3 star 'the Borodins possess enormous refinement, an altogether sumptuous tone and a perfection of technical address that is almost in a class of its own - and what wonderful intonation'

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CATALOGUE NR: MELCD1002020  (barcode: 4600317120208)
RECORD LABEL: Melodiya
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: including VAT £ 10.49
RELEASE DATE: 09-Nov-2012

COMPOSER: Dmitri Shostakovich
TITLE: Sonatas
TRACKS: Sonata for Violin and Piano opus 134. Sonata for Viola and Piano opus 147.
ARTISTS: Oleg Kagan   Yuri Bashmet   Sviatoslav Richter  

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