Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms
Performer: Sviatoslav Richter
Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Charles Munch
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: West Hill Radio Archive
Catalogue: WHRA6035
Release: 2011
Size: 302 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
01. Opening announcement
Beethoven: Die Geschopfe des Prometheus (The Creatures of Prometheus), Op. 43
02. Overture
03. Announcement
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
04. I. Allegro con brio
05. II. Largo
06. III. Rondo: Allegro scherzando
07. Applause and announcement
CD 02
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
05. Applause and Announcement
Munch met and heard Richter in 1958 when the Boston Symphony Orchestra toured Russia. He was so impressed that he invited him to appear with the BSO. Richter’s Boston debut two years later, is presented here from the original stereo tapes for the first time. “The result took your breath away” Boston Globe