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Sviatoslav Richter - Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazunov, Prokofiev: Piano Concertos (Sviatoslav Richter Melodiya Edition, Vol. 8) (1995)

Sviatoslav Richter - Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazunov, Prokofiev: Piano Concertos (Sviatoslav Richter Melodiya Edition, Vol. 8) (1995)

BAND/ARTIST: Sviatoslav Richter

  • Title: Rimsky-Korsakov, Glazunov, Prokofiev: Piano Concertos (Sviatoslav Richter Melodiya Edition, Vol. 8)
  • Year Of Release: 1995
  • Label: Melodiya
  • Genre: Classical
  • Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
  • Total Time: 57:01
  • Total Size: 334 Mb
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Tracklist:

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908):
01. Concerto, for piano & orchestra in C sharp minor, Op. 30: Moderato [0:03:36.52]
02. Concerto, for piano & orchestra in C sharp minor, Op. 30: Allegretto quasi polacca [0:06:55.48]
03. Concerto, for piano & orchestra in C sharp minor, Op. 30: Allegro [0:04:00.45]
Alexander Glazunov (1865-1936):
04. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 92: 1. Allegro moderato [0:12:06.42]
05. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 92: 2. Thema con variazioni. Andantino tranquillo [0:01:27.18]
06. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 92: Variation 1 [0:01:24.52]
07. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 92: Variation 2. Chromatica. Andantino [0:00:53.40]
08. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 92: Variation 3. Eroica. Allegro moderato [0:01:03.43]
09. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 92: Variation 4. Lyrica. Adagio [0:02:27.07]
10. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 92: Variation 5. Intermezzo. Allegro [0:00:45.63]
11. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 92: Variation 6. Quasi una fantasia. Lento [0:02:01.47]
12. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 92: Variation 7. Mazurka. Allegretto ma non troppo [0:01:16.05]
13. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 92: Variation 8. Scherzo. Allegro ma non troppo [0:01:27.45]
14. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 92: Variation 9. Finale. Allegro moderato [0:03:28.18]
Serguei Prokofiev (1891-1953):
15. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10: Allegro brioso [0:06:31.50]
16. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10: Andante assai [0:03:26.22]
17. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10: Allegro scherzando [0:04:05.70]

Performers:
Sviatoslav Richter - piano
Moscow Youth Orchestra
Kirill Kondrashin – conductor

These early recordings (1950-52) were made while Sviatoslav Richter was still playing this kind of virtuoso Russian music, an area he largely abandoned later in his life. If you enjoy the trivial Rimsky and Glazunov concertos, you'll get a real kick out of the colorful virtuosity of these performances, pretty well conveyed by the recordings although they don't really do justice to Richter's tone. But Richter did make another recording of the Prokofiev, with Karel Ancerl, which is currently available on Supraphon and has a much better orchestra. In either case, the pianist gives this insouciant music all the juice it needs. -- Leslie Gerber





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