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Sviatoslav Richter - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 Opus 13 ''Pathétique''; No. 23 Opus 57 ''Appassionata''; 8 Bagatelles From Opus 33, 119 & 126; Choral Fantasy Opus 80 / Edition Sviatoslav Richter – Volume 2 / Мелодия Audio CD 1995 / 74321 29462 2
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Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter (March 20 [O.S. March 7] 1915 – August 1, 1997) was a Soviet and Russian classical pianist. He is frequently regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time, and has been praised for the "depth of his interpretations, his virtuoso technique, and his vast repertoire".
This live Appassionata, from a Moscow recital of 1960, 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! --Leslie Gerber
| Label: | Мелодия – 74321 29462 2 |
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| Series: | Edition Sviatoslav Richter – Volume 2 |
| Format: |
CD, Compilation
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
1995 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Classical |
Tracklist:
| Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor, Op.13 "Pathétique" | |||
| 1 | 1. Grave — Allegro di Molto E Con Brio | 7:36 | |
| 2 | 2. Adagio Cantabile | 5:28 | |
| 3 | 3. Rondo. Allegro | 4:26 | |
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8 Bagatelles |
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| 4 | F Major, Op. 33 No.3 (Allegretto) | 2:03 | |
| 5 | C Major, Op. 33 No. 5 (Allegro Ma Non Troppo) | 2:42 | |
| 6 | C Major, Op. 119 No. 2 (Andande Con Moto) | 0:57 | |
| 7 | C Major, Op. 119 No. 7 (Allegro Ma Non Troppo) | 1:07 | |
| 8 | A Minor, Op. 119 No. 9 (Vivace Moderato) | 0:44 | |
| 9 | G Major, Op. 126 No. 1 (Andande Con Molto Cantablie E Compiacevole) | 3:35 | |
| 10 | B Minor, Op. 126, No. 4 (Presto) | 3:43 | |
| 11 | E-flat Major, Op.126 No. 6 (Presto — Andante Amabile E Con Moto) | 4:00 | |
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Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor, Op. 57 "Apassionata" |
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| 12 | 1. Allegro Assai | 10:17 | |
| 13 | 2. Andante Con Moto | 6:06 | |
| 14 | 3. Allegro Ma Non Troppo — Presto | 7:11 | |
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Fantasy For Piano, Chorus And Orchestra In C Minor, Op. 80 |
| 15 | 1. Adagio | 3:31 | |
| 16 | 2. Finale. Allegro | 11:39 | |
| 17 | 3. Allegretto Ma Non Troppo, Quasi Andante Con Moto | 4:07 |
- Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
- Engineer [Restoration] – Eberhard Richter
- Liner Notes – Prof. C. Rueger
- Painting – K. Magalashvili
- Piano – Sviatoslav Richter
- Producer [Series] – Niels Høirup
- Remastered By – Michael Glaser
