Sviatoslav Richter – The Complete Album Collection. Live and Studio Recordings for RCA and Columbia (FLAC)

Performer: Sviatoslav Richter
Number of Discs: 18
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Sony
Catalogue: 88843014702
Release: 2015
Size: 3.29 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes

CD 01
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
01. I. Allegro non troppo
02. II. Allegro appassionato
03. III. Andante
04. IV. Allegretto grazioso

CD 02
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3
01. I. Allegro con brio
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Scherzo – Allegro
04. IV. Allegro assai

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14 No. 1
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Allegretto
07. III. Rondo – Allegro comodo

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major, Op. 26 ‘March Funebre’
08. I. Andante con variazoni
09. II. Scherzo – Allegro molto
10. III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un eroe
11. IV. Allegro

CD 03
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54
01. I. In tempo d’un menuetto
02. II. Allegretto – Più allegro

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’
03. I. Allegro assai
04. II. Andante con moto (attaca)
05. III. Allegro ma non troppo

06. Schubert: Impromptu in A flat major, D899 No. 4
07. Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 No. 2 ‘Aufschwung’
08. Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 1 in C major
09. Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary’

CD 04
Prokofiev: 3 Pieces, Op. 59
01. No. 3, Pastoral Sonatina
02. No. 2, Landscape

03. Prokofiev: Pensées Op. 62, No. 3

Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82
04. I. Allegro moderato
05. II. Allegretto
06. III. Tempo di valzer lentissimo
07. IV. Vivace

CD 05
Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major, Op. 84
01. I. Andante dolce
02. II. Andante sognando
03. III. Vivace
04. III. Vivace (Encore)

CD 06
Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 60 in C major, Hob.XVI:50
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Allegro molto

Schumann: Novelletten, Op. 21
04. No. 1, Markiert und kräftig
05. No. 2, Äußerst rasch und mit Bravour
06. No. 8, Sehr lebhaft

CD 07
Debussy: Suite Bergamasque
01. I. Prélude
02. II. Menuet
03. III. Clair de lune
04. IV. Passepied

Debussy: Images pour piano – Book 1
05. No. 1, Reflets dans l’eau
06. No. 2, Hommage à Rameau
07. No. 3, Mouvement

08. Debussy: L’isle joyeuse

Debussy: Images, Book 2, L. 111
09. No. 1, Cloches à travers le feuilles

Debussy: Préludes, Book 1, L. 117
10. No. 3, Le vent dans la plaine
11. No. 5, Les collines d’Anacapri

CD 08
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3
01. I. Presto
02. II. Largo e mesto
03. III. Menuetto – Trio – Menuetto. Allegro
04. IV. Rondo. Allegro

Schumann: Novelletten, Op. 21
05. No. 1, Markiert und kräftig
06. No. 2, Äußerst rasch und mit Bravour
07. No. 8, Sehr lebhaft

CD 09
Rachmaninov: Prelude Op. 23
01. No. 1 in F sharp minor

Rachmaninov: Preludes Op. 32 Nos. 1-13
02. No. 9 in A Major
03. No. 10 in B Minor
04. No. 12 in G-Sharp Minor

Rachmaninov: Prelude Op. 23
05. No. 8 in A flat minor

Rachmaninov: Preludes Op. 32 Nos. 1-13
06. No. 1 in C Major
07. No. 2 in B-Flat Minor
08. No. 6 in F Minor
09. No. 7 in F Major

Rachmaninov: Preludes Op. 23 Nos. 1-10
10. No. 2 in B-Flat Major
11. No. 4 in D Major
12. No. 5 in G Minor
13. No. 7 in C Minor

14. Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major ‘Tristesse’
15. Chopin: Mazurka No. 15 in C major, Op. 24 No. 2
16. Debussy: Cloches à travers les feuilles (No. 1 from Images pour piano – Book 2)
17. Prokofiev: Gavotta, Op. 95 No. 2

CD 10
Schumann: Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
01. I. Durchaus fantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen
02. II. Mäßig
03. III. Langsam getragen

04. Chopin: Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54
05. Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
06. Ravel: Jeux d’eau

Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43
07. No. 2, Oiseaux tristes

08. Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 53
09. Rachmaninov: Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor

CD 11
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
01. I. Allegro con brio
02. II. Largo
03. III. Rondo

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54
04. I. In tempo d’un menuetto
05. II. Allegretto

CD 12
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’
01. I. Allegro assai
02. II. Andante con moto
03. III. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major, Op. 26 ‘March Funebre’
04. Ia. Andante con variazioni, Theme
05. Ib. Andante con variazioni, Var. 1
06. Ic. Andante con variazioni, Var. 2
07. Id. Andante con variazioni, Var. 3
08. Ie. Andante con variazioni, Var. 4
09. If. Andante con variazioni, Var. 5
10. II. Scherzo. Molto allegro
11. III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un eroe
12. IV. Allegro

CD 13
01. Applause Part I for Sviatoslav Richter

Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 60 in C major, Hob.XVI:50
02. I. Allegro
03. II. Adagio
04. III. Allegro molto

05. Chopin: Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54
06. Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47
07. Rachmaninov: Prelude Op. 23 No. 1 in F sharp minor
08. Rachmaninov: Prelude Op. 32 No. 9 in A major
09. Rachmaninov: Prelude Op. 32 No. 10 in B minor
10. Rachmaninov: Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor
11. Ravel: Jeux d’eau
12. Ravel: La Vallee des Cloches (Miroirs No. 5)

CD 14
01. Applause Part II for Sviatoslav Richter

Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82
02. I. Allegro moderato
03. II. Allegretto
04. III. Tempo di valzer lentissimo
05. IV. Vivace

Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22
06. No. 3 – Allegretto
07. No. 4 – Animato
08. No. 5 – Molto giocoso
09. No. 6 – Con eleganza
10. No. 8 – Commodo
11. No. 9 – Allegretto tranquillo
12. No. 11 – Con vivicità
13. No. 14 – Feroce
14. No. 15 – Inquieto
15. No. 18 – Con una dolce lentezza

CD 15
01. Applause for Sviatoslav Richter

Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 60 in C major, Hob.XVI:50
02. I. Allegro
03. II. Adagio
04. III. Allegro molto

05. Chopin: Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54
06. Chopin: Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47

Rachmaninov: Prelude Op. 23
07. No. 1 in F sharp minor

Rachmaninov: Prelude Op. 32
08. No. 9 in A major
09. No. 10 in B minor
10. No. 12 in G sharp minor

11. Ravel: Jeux d’eau

Ravel: 5 pieces, M. 43
12. No. 5, La Vallée des cloches

CD 16
01. Applause for Sviatoslav Richter

Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82
02. I. Allegro moderato
03. II. Allegretto
04. III. Tempo di valzer – lentissimo
05. IV. Vivace

06. Applause for Sviatoslav Richter

07. Prokofiev: Gavotta, Op. 95 No. 2

Prokofiev: Visions fugitives, Op. 22, No. 4
08. Animato

Debussy: Préludes (Book 1) L. 117, No. 5
09. Les collines d’Anacapri

Chopin: Étude Op. 10
10. No. 10 in A flat major
11. No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary’

12. Chopin: Mazurka No. 15 in C major, Op. 24 No. 2

CD 17
Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 1
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Andante
03. III. Scherzo – Allegro molto e con fuoco
04. IV. Finale – Allegro con fuoco

Liszt: Six Pensées poétiques, S. 172
05. Consolation No. 6

06. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No.17 in D Minor, S. 244 / 17

Liszt: Scherzo and March, S. 177
07. I. Scherzo
08. II. March

Liszt: Études d’exécution transcendante, S. 139
09. 11. Harmonies du Soir in D-Flat Major

10. Schubert: Scherzo in D flat major, D593 No. 2
11. Schubert: Andante in A major, D604
12. Schubert: 17 Ländler, D. 366 – Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5

CD 18
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
01. I. Allegro con brio
02. II. Largo
03. III. Rondo. Allegro

04. Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 1 in C major
05. Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 2 in A minor ‘chromatique’
06. Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major ‘Tristesse’
07. Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor
08. Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 6 in E flat minor ‘Lacrimosa’
09. Chopin: Etude Op. 10 No. 11 in E flat major
10. Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 12 in C minor ‘Revolutionary’

Sony Classical celebrates the art of Sviatoslav Richter and his 100th anniversary on 20th March 2015 with the first-ever release of his complete Columbia Masterworks and RCA Victor Richter was already a legend in his native Soviet Union when he performed 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 in memorable Richter’s legendary five October 1960 Carnegie Hall recitals showcased the breadth of his repertoire from Haydn and Beethoven to Debussy and Rachmaninoff, with one programme devoted to Prokofiev, with whom Richter worked closely.

Two RCA discs from 1988 concerts return to the catalogue, 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. Three Schubert works from a 1977 Aldeburgh Festival anthology make their CD debut.