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Sviatoslav Richter - The Sofia Recital 1958

Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

Sviatoslav Richter - The Sofia Recital 1958

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The uncanny, shimmering half-lights of "Catacombs", the bustle of the "Market Place at Limoges" and the majestic expanse of "The Great Gate of Kiev" show the dynamic range and perception of...

The Telegraph, 12th April 2008

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Sviatoslav Richter - The Sofia Recital 1958

Sviatoslav Richter (piano)

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The uncanny, shimmering half-lights of "Catacombs", the bustle of the "Market Place at Limoges" and the majestic expanse of "The Great Gate of Kiev" show the dynamic range and perception of...

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Contents and tracklist

Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Work length30:17
Promenade. Allegro giusto, nel modo rustico, senza allegrezza, ma poco sostenuto - attacca
Track length1:37
Gnomus.Sempre vivo
Track length2:28
Promenade.Moderato commodo assai e con delicatezza - attacca
Track length0:44
The Old Castle - Promenade
Track length4:53
The Tuileries Gardens.Allegretto non troppo troppo,capriccioso
Track length0:57
Bydlo.Sempre moderato,pesante
Track length2:16
Promenade.Tranquillo - attacca
Track length0:33
Ballet of the Chickens in Their Shells
Track length1:09
Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle.Andante.Grave-energico - Andantino
Track length1:45
Promenade.Allegro giusto,nel modo russico, poco sostenuto - attacca
Track length1:06
The Market-place at Limoges.Allegretto vivo,sempre scherzando - attacca
Track length1:17
The Catacombs (Sepulchrum romanum) - Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
Track length3:53
The Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba-Yaga).Allegro con brio,feroce - Andante mosso - Allegro molto - attacca
Track length2:51
The Great Gate of Kiev.Allegro alla breve.Maestoso.Con grandezza
Track length4:48
Excerpt,Schubert: Moments Musicaux (6), D780, Op. 94
Work length5:50
No.1 in C (Moderato)
Track length5:50
Schubert: Impromptu in E flat major, D899 No. 2
Work length4:37
Schubert: Impromptu in A flat major, D899 No. 4
Work length7:17
Excerpt,Chopin: Études (12), Op. 10
Work length4:20
No. 3. in E "Tristesse"
Track length4:20
Liszt: Valse oubliée No. 1, S.215 / 1
Work length2:53
Liszt: Valse oubliée No. 2, S.215 / 2
Work length5:54
Excerpt,Liszt: Transcendental Studies, S139 Nos. 1-12
Work length12:50
No.5 Feux follets (Allegretto)
Track length3:37
No.11 Harmonies du soir (Andantino)
Track length9:13
Rachmaninoff: Prelude Op. 32 No. 12 in G sharp minor
Work length2:19

Awards and reviews

12th April 2008

The uncanny, shimmering half-lights of "Catacombs", the bustle of the "Market Place at Limoges" and the majestic expanse of "The Great Gate of Kiev" show the dynamic range and perception of atmosphere that Richter brought to a work he rated the most profound in Russian piano literature.
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