Sviatoslav Richter: Doremi Archives vol.13 (Schumann)

Here is the 13th part of the DOREMI' ongoing series of Sviatoslav Richter's recitals. This disc set contains performances of Schumann works that haven't been published before (at least I couldn't find any trace of them, though checked several Richter discographies on the internet).

This all-Schumann disc is for Richter specialists only – those who already have his other recordings of the Piano Concerto (1954, 1958, and 1974) and who can't wait to hear this version from April 17, 1958, with George Georgescu and the USSR State Orchestra, and those who have Richter's 1986 recording of the fourth, fifth, and sixth Etudes on Caprices by Paganini and who want to compare it to this October 19, 1986, recording of the same works made in Takasaki, Japan. But most of all, it's for the cognoscenti who have never heard Richter's previously unreleased recordings of the Märchenbilder for viola and piano with violist Yuri Bashmet made in Moscow on December 13, 1985, and of the Fantasiestücke for cello and piano with cellist Pierre Fournier made in Tours on July 3, 1969.

The target audience will likely swoon upon hearing Richter's demonic and poetic cadenza in the Concerto's opening Allegro affettuoso, his virtuosic and soulful opening Maestoso from the Paganini Caprices, and his sweetly gentle accompaniment in the Märchenbilder's closing Langsam. But they will also likely be disappointed by Georgescu's ham-fisted cues and heavy-handed balances, find the Copenhagen Paganini no more satisfying than the Takasaki recording, and concede that, as poor as the sound quality of many of his finest recordings is, the quality of these issues is in fact much worse. ~ James Leonard, All Music Guide

Sviatoslav Richter Archives, Vol.13
DOREMI (DHR-7892) 2007

Robert Schumann

Piano Concerto In A Minor, Op.54
01. I. Allegro Affetuoso [0:14:22.19]
02. II. Intermezo [0:05:08.21]
03. III. Allegro Vivace [0:10:13.60]
The USSR State Orchestra
George Georgescu conduct

Etudes On Caprices By Paganini, Op.10
04. IV. Maestoso [0:08:53.56]
05. V. Allegro Ma Non Troppo [0:02:20.41]
06. VI. Sostenuto - Allegro [0:05:01.34]

Marchenbilder, Op.113 For Viola And Piano
07. I. Nicht Schnell [0:03:19.29]
08. II. Lebhaft [0:03:50.43]
09. III. Rasch [0:02:39.10]
10. III. Langsam, Mit Melancholischem Ausdruck [0:05:53.39]
Yuri Bashmey - viola

Fantasiestucke For Cello And Piano, Op.73
11. I. Zart Und Mit Ausdruck [0:03:05.66]
12. II. Lebhaft, Leicht [0:03:34.12]
13. III. Rasch Und Mit Feuer [0:04:11.09]
Rierre Fournier - cello

[1-3] Live, Moscow, April 17, 1958
[4-6] Live, Takasaki, October 16, 1986
[7-10] Live, Moscow, December 13, 1985
[11-13] Live, Tours, July 3, 1969
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Series director, research and notes: Ates Tanin
Remastering and restoration: Jacob Harnoy

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CD:
http://rapidshare.com/files/346180248/vol13.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/346180249/vol13.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/346005163/vol13.part3.rar
Scans:
http://rapidshare.com/files/346005160/vol13scans.rar

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