Sviatoslav Richter - Rachmaninov: Etudes-Tableaux, Preludes (1995)

Posted By: tirexiss

Date: Jan. 29, 2020

This disc has two strikes against it. It's a reissue and it's a mash-up of excerpts from various collections of short pieces, which means that the composer's original intentions are violated. But those two strikes hardly matter when the performer hits a home run with every piece. Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter, through the sheer strength of his virtuosity, sensitivity, intensity, and poetry transforms this disparate collection of Rachmaninov's Études-tableaux, Opp. 33 and 39, and his Preludes, Opp. 23 and 32, into a cogent and compelling artistic statement. Though the works are out of order – the opening three Études-tableaux from Op. 33, for example, are performed first (No. 9, No. 5, and then No. 6) – Richter lets each one shine individually, and joins them together to make a whole greater than the sum of the parts. The same could be said for all the performances here; both separately and collectively, they are worlds ahead of those by virtually any other pianist who has ever taken on these tremendously difficult and extravagantly expressive pieces. Recorded in vivid digital sound (the Études-tableaux in 1984) and warm stereo sound (the Preludes in 1971), these incandescent performances should be heard by anyone interested in Rachmaninov or great piano playing, unless they can't stand excerpts.

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Track List:

01. Études-Tableaux for piano. From Op33. No9 in C sharp minor. Grave [0:02:44.02]
02. No5 in D minor. Moderato [0:02:57.70]
03. No6 in E flat minor. Non allegro [0:01:45.65]
04. From Op39. No1 in C minor. Allegro agitato [0:03:00.00]
05. No2 in A minor. Lento assai [0:07:05.08]
06. No3 in F sharp minor. Allegro molto [0:02:52.02]
07. No4 in B minor. Allegro assai [0:03:40.60]
08. No9 in D major. Allegro moderato. Tempo di marcia [0:03:47.10]
09. No7 in C minor. Lento [0:07:04.43]
10. Six Preludes from Op23. No10 in F sharp minor. Largo [0:04:02.00]
11. No2 in B flat major. Maestoso [0:03:27.60]
12. No4 in D major. Andante cantabile [0:04:15.00]
13. No5 in G minor. Alla marcia [0:03:48.05]
14. No7 in C minor. Allegro [0:02:27.25]
15. No8 in A flat major. Allegro vivace [0:03:12.32]
16. Seven Preludes from Op32. No1 in C major. Allegro vivace [0:01:16.03]
17. No2 in B flat minor. Allegretto [0:03:06.55]
18. No6 in F minor. Allegro appasionatto [0:01:22.72]
19. No7 in F major. Moderato [0:02:13.35]
20. No9 in A major. Allegro moderato [0:02:37.30]
21. No10 in B minor. Lento [0:05:24.68]
22. No12 in G sharp minor. Allegro [0:02:18.52]

Performers:
Sviatoslav Richter - piano

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