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- From: casseres@apple.com (David Casseres)
- Newsgroups: rec.music.classical
- Subject: Re: Sviatoslav Richter
- Message-ID: <casseres-181292141530@missmolly.apple.com>
- Date: 18 Dec 92 22:17:50 GMT
- References: <1992Dec11.161136.24309@visual.com>
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- In article <1992Dec11.161136.24309@visual.com>, rwh@visual.com (Rob Holzel)
- wrote:
- >
- >
- > My own favorite Richter recordings. These are all in good-to-
- > excellent sound:
- >
- > Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto #2 (DG)
- > Dvorak Piano Concerto/Schubert "Wanderer" Fantasy (EMI)
- > Schubert "Winterreise" (with Peter Schreirer[sp?]) (Philips)
- > Bach Well-Tempered Clavier (already mentioned)
- > Brahms Concerto #2/Beethoven "Appassionata" Sonata (RCA)
- >
- >
- > And the one recital that would place him at the top of the list,
- > even if no other proof was available:
- >
- > Chopin Scherzos (Eurodisc/Melodyia) (Unfortunately not available
- > in the States, but I managed to tape a copy)
- >
- > He does the Rachmaninoff Preludes like no one else, also.
-
- Another gem is the Beethoven Triple Concerto, with Rostropovich and
- Oistrakh, and von Karajan conducting the Berlin Philharmonic. I've never
- heard another recording of this that achieves the magic balance among the
- piano, cello, violin, and orchestra.
-
- --
-
- David Casseres
- Exclaimer: Wow!
-