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 UPC 743212946222 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 Series: Edition Sviatoslav Richter – Volume 2 Format: CD Compilation 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 8 Bagatelles 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 Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor Op. 57 Apassionata 12 1. Allegro Assai 10:17 13 2. Andante Con Moto 6:06 14 3. Allegro Ma Non Troppo — Presto 7:11 Fantasy For Piano Chorus And Orchestra In C Minor Op. 80 Chorus – State Academy Russian Chorus* Chorus Master – Alexander Sveshnikov* Conductor – Kurt Sanderling Orchestra – USSR RTV Large Symphony Orchestra Words By – Christoph Kuffner Words By [Russian Version] – Alexander Mashistov 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