Sviatoslav Richter – Beethoven: Sonatas Nos. 18, 27, 28 & 31 (The Lost Tapes / Live) (2025) [FLAC 24bit/192kHz]

Sviatoslav Richter – Beethoven: Sonatas Nos. 18, 27, 28 & 31 (The Lost Tapes / Live) (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:12:25 minutes | 2,72 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Digital Booklet, Front Cover | © Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

For 60 years, Sviatoslav Richter’s discography, which were made by Deutsche Grammophon at the Tours and Lucerne Festivals in 1965, have slumbered in the Yellow Label’s archives. Carefully restored by Emil Berliner Studios, they are now being released for the first time. These tremendous recordings reveal the pianist at the pinnacle of his powers as a pianist. Indeed, they evoke Van Cliburn’s comment, “That is the most powerful piano playing I have ever heard.” The performances of the Sonatas Nos. 18, 27, 28 & 31 show a strikingly modern approach that never shies away from taking risks to express the music in its furthest extreme. This CD includes a recent interview with Elisabeth Leonskaja, an essay by Jed Distler and editorial notes by Markus Kettner. Numerous photographs, some previously unpublished, complete the edition.

Tracklist:

1-1. Sviatoslav Richter – I. Allegro (Live at Kunsthaus, Lucerne, 1965) (08:59)
1-2. Sviatoslav Richter – II. Scherzo. Allegretto vivace (Live at Kunsthaus, Lucerne, 1965) (04:33)
1-3. Sviatoslav Richter – III. Menuetto. Moderato e grazioso (Live at Kunsthaus, Lucerne, 1965) (04:23)
1-4. Sviatoslav Richter – IV. Presto con fuoco (Live at Kunsthaus, Lucerne, 1965) (03:59)
1-5. Sviatoslav Richter – I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck (Live at Kunsthaus, Lucerne, 1965) (05:27)
1-6. Sviatoslav Richter – II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen (Live at Kunsthaus, Lucerne, 1965) (06:34)
1-7. Sviatoslav Richter – I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto ma non troppo (Live at Kunsthaus, Lucerne, 1965) (04:11)
1-8. Sviatoslav Richter – II. Lebhaft, marschmäßig. Vivace alla marcia (Live at Kunsthaus, Lucerne, 1965) (05:20)
1-9. Sviatoslav Richter – III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto (Live at Kunsthaus, Lucerne, 1965) (02:41)
1-10. Sviatoslav Richter – IV. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro (Live at Kunsthaus, Lucerne, 1965) (06:21)
1-11. Sviatoslav Richter – I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo (Live at La Grange de Meslay, Tours, 1965) (06:15)
1-12. Sviatoslav Richter – II. Allegro molto (Live at La Grange de Meslay, Tours, 1965) (02:33)
1-13. Sviatoslav Richter – IIIa. Adagio ma non troppo (Live at La Grange de Meslay, Tours, 1965) (03:45)
1-14. Sviatoslav Richter – IIIb. Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo (Live at La Grange de Meslay, Tours, 1965) (07:19)

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