Sviatoslav Richter: Richter Supreme: Richter at His Greatest - COMPACT DISCS

Sviatoslav Richter: Richter Supreme: Richter at His Greatest - COMPACT DISCS

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Title:

Richter Supreme: Richter at His Greatest

Artist:

Sviatoslav Richter

Label:

Parnassus

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

5027822430339

Genre:

Classical Vocal Crossover

Release Date:

2026-05-08

Number of Discs:

2

Parnassus is proud to present a new collection of first commercial releases of spectacular live performances from pianist Sviatoslav Richter. Taken from recordings made by audience members and live broadcast sources, and now remastered and restored by Gene Gaudette of Urlicht Audiovisual, Richter Supreme is a must-have collection for Richter fans.Devotees of Richter know that even he had those supreme moments in which he exceeded his extremely high standards. When producer Leslie Gerber listened to the centerpiece of this recording, a recital at Hunter College, New York in 1965, he was convinced that this performance qualified as "Richter Supreme". Throughout the performance of works by Schubert, Brahms, Debussy, Ravel, Prokofieff, and Rachmaninoff, the listener experiences Richter at the very height of his powers, technical prowess allied to the most penetrating musical interpretation. This concert may not introduce any new Richter repertoire, but gives us the opportunity to listen in on a master musician at the height of his powers.Completing the set are two further rarities: a 1988 Tokyo performance of Hindemith's ferocious Suite '1922', which shows Richter bringing out all the music's challenging qualities, and building the finale to an apocalyptic frenzy unlike his earlier studio recordings, and an early 1958 Budapest broadcast of the Bartók Second Piano Concerto with the Hungarian State Orchestra under János Ferencsik.A treasurable document of greatness.

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