RICHTER SVIATOSLAV – BEETHOVEN SONATAS NOS. 18,27,28 & 31 CD

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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major, Op. 31 No. 3 ‘The Hunt’

Work length21:54
  • Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
  • Recorded: 1965-09-02
  • Recording Venue: Kunsthaus, Lucerne

I. Allegro

Track length8:59

II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace

Track length4:33

III. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso

Track length4:23

IV. Presto con fuoco

Track length3:59

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90

Work length12:01
  • Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
  • Recorded: 1965-09-02
  • Recording Venue: Kunsthaus, Lucerne

I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck

Track length5:27

II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen

Track length6:34

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101

Work length18:33
  • Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
  • Recorded: 1965-09-02
  • Recording Venue: Kunsthaus, Lucerne

I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto ma non troppo

Track length4:11

II. Lebhaft, marschmäßig. Vivace alla marcia

Track length5:20

III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto

Track length2:41

IV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro

Track length6:21

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110

Work length19:52
  • Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
  • Recorded: 1965-06-29
  • Recording Venue: Tours

I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo

Track length6:15

II. Allegro molto

Track length2:33

IIIa. Adagio ma non troppo

Track length3:45

IIIb. Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo

Track length7:19

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Description

For 60 years, Sviatoslav Richter’s discography, which were made by Deutsche Grammophon at the Tours and Lucerne Festivals in 1965, have slumbered in the Yellow Label’s archives. Carefully restored by Emil Berliner Studios, they are now being released for the first time. These tremendous recordings reveal the pianist at the pinnacle of his powers as a pianist. Indeed, they evoke Van Cliburn’s comment, “That is the most powerful piano playing I have ever heard.” The performances of the Sonatas Nos. 18, 27, 28 & 31 show a strikingly modern approach that never shies away from taking risks to express the music in its furthest extreme. This CD includes a recent interview with Elisabeth Leonskaja, an essay by Jed Distler and editorial notes by Markus Kettner. Numerous photographs, some previously unpublished, complete the edition.