Sviatoslav Richter
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Biography
[Edit]Having learned the fundamentals of music from his father, Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter taught himself the piano and had already given public concerts before entering the Moscow Conservatory in 1937. While still a student, Richter won first prize at the All-Union Contest of Performers of 1945. His playing earned him considerable renown, and by the time of his graduation in 1947 he had devoted fans. In 1949 he garnered the coveted Stalin Prize.
Richter gave the 1942 premiere of Sergey Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 6 — the composer's first work in that form for years, and the first one he did not premiere himself. This resulted in wild acclaim for both performer and composer. Thereafter, Richter was a great proponent of Prokofiev's music, premiering also the Seventh and the Ninth Sonatas, the latter of which is dedicated to him.
Though word of Richter's excellence (and occasional poor-quality recordings) had spread outside of Russia, his foreign engagements were limited to Eastern Bloc countries (and, in one case, China) where Soviet officials felt there was reduced risk of defection. However, his 1958 performance of Prokofiev's Fifth Piano Concerto with the Philadelphia Orchestra (on tour in Leningrad) generated such excitement that he was finally permitted to tour the United States, further bolstering his reputation as a virtuoso. Engagements in all of world's musical centers followed. Richter was known as a pianist of transcendent abilities, particularly adept at highlighting the nuances of different styles. Though his interests focused primarily on music of Beethoven, and Prokofiev, he was also highly regarded for his Schubert, Schumann, Bach, Debussy, and Ravel; and in the early 1960s he made a memorable recording of Benjamin Britten's Piano Concerto with the composer conducting.
Richter did not favor studio recordings; therefore, most of his recordings are from live performances. Many of them, particularly those from Soviet concerts, suffer from indifferent sound quality and excessive audience noise, but his playing had an electric quality that transcended these handicaps.
The pianist earned a reputation for being difficult and aloof. He was notoriously apt to cancel performances on whims, or arrive late without explanation or apology. However, those who heard him were rarely disappointed. He preferred intimate concert settings over big auditoriums, and thus returned many times to the Aldeburgh and Spoleto Festivals. He was the centerpiece of the Fêtes Musicales, held annually beginning in 1964 at Grange de Meslay, near Tours.
Among his greatest recordings are his Schubert sonatas, Rachmaninov and Prokofiev concertos, Liszt concertos (these have the benefits of first-rate sound), and his Schumann. He has also served as a chamber musician and accompanist, playing piano duets with Britten, and accompanying Elisabeth Schwarzkopf and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, among others.
Title: Sviatoslav Richter: Complete Decca, Philips & DG Recordings (CD8)
Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
Genre: Instrumental, Classical
Title: Sviatoslav Richter: Live in Sofia
Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
Genre: Instrumental, Classical, Instrumental
Title: Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, BWV 846-893 (Books I & II, Complete)
Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
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Title: Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 'Tempest' - Schumann: Fantasy
Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
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Title: Beethoven: Sonata for Piano No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3 (Remastered)
Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
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Title: Schumann: Six Impromptus For Piano 4 Hands, Piano Quintet
Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
Genre: Classical
Title: Sviatoslav Richter: Complete Decca, Philips & DG Recordings (CD5)
Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
Genre: Instrumental, Classical
Title: Sviatoslav Richter: Complete Decca, Philips & DG Recordings (CD6)
Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
Genre: Instrumental, Classical
Title: The Art Of Sviatoslav Richter. Volume I (CD1 - Beethoven, Chopin)
Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
Genre: Classical
Title: The Art Of Sviatoslav Richter. Volume I (CD2 - Chopin, Schubert)
Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
Genre: Classical
Title: The Authorised Recordings, Vol. 1: Beethoven (CD2)
Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
Genre: Classical
Title: Sviatoslav Richter Plays Alexander Scriabin (CD02)
Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
Genre: Classical
Title: Sviatoslav Richter Plays Alexander Scriabin (CD01)
Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
Genre: Classical
Title: J. S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books 1 & 2, BWV 846-893 (CD1)
Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
Genre: Classical
Title: J. S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Books 1 & 2, BWV 846-893 (CD2)
Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
Genre: Classical
Title: Richter Archives, Vol. 18: 1958 Budapest Recital (Live)
Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
Genre: Classical
Title: Bach: Well Tempered Clavier (Books I & II, Complete)
Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
Genre: Classical
Title: Sviatoslav Richter Plays Piano Masterpieces (CD2)
Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
Genre: Classical
Title: Schumann: Fantasie, Faschingsschwank aus Wien etc.
Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
Genre: Classical
Title: Richter Archives, Vol. 9: Moscow 1974 Recital (Live)
Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
Genre: Classical
Title: Sviatoslav Richter Plays Piano Masterpieces (CD1)
Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
Genre: Classical
Title: Schumann: Piano Concerto, Introduction And Allegro, Piano Works
Artist: Sviatoslav Richter
Genre: Classical
Collections
Title: Classical Birth - Classical Masterpieces
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Title: Who is Beethoven?
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Title: Amazing Piano Concertos, Vol. 8
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Title: Essential Beethoven
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Title: Great Classical Music, Vol. 9
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Title: Classical Music for Your Life, Vol. 23
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Title: 12 Masters of Classical Music, Vol. 1
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Title: Classical Fire - Classical Masterpieces
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Title: Classical Beauty - Classical Masterpieces
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Title: 50 Piano Classics
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Title: 50 Best Piano Classical Music Pieces
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Title: Classical Music for Meditation Zen Vol.1
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Title: Classical Music Favorites, Vol. 23
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Title: Classical Music Favorites, Vol. 39
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Title: Classical Compilations Volume VII
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Title: Highest Point - Classical Masterpieces
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Title: Classical Music Favorites, Vol. 9
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Title: Amazing Piano Sonatas, Vol. 7
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Title: Classical Gems - Classical Extraordinary Works, Vol. 8
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Title: Amazing Piano Concertos, Vol. 9
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Title: Classical Gems - Classical Extraordinary Works, Vol. 7
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Title: Classical Gems - Classical Extraordinary Works, Vol. 9
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Title: Classical Music Favorites, Vol. 45
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Title: Classical Music for Your Life, Vol. 28
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Title: Classical Music Favorites, Vol. 1
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Title: Amazing Piano Sonatas, Vol. 6
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Title: Great Classical Music, Vol. 7
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Title: Amazing Piano Sonatas, Vol. 4
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Title: Outstanding Classical Music, Vol. 18
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Title: Amazing Classical Music, Vol. 14
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Title: Amazing Classical Music, Vol. 10
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Title: Amazing Cello Sonatas, Vol. 4
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Title: Outstanding Classical Music, Vol. 34
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Title: Classical Gems - Classical Extraordinary Works, Vol. 16
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Title: Classical Gems - Classical Extraordinary Works, Vol. 2
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Title: Classical Music for Your Little Genius
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Title: Classical Gems - Classical Extraordinary Works, Vol. 1
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Title: Classical Music for Your Life, Vol. 4
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Title: Classical Music Favorites, Vol. 28
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Title: Amazing Classical Music, Vol. 50
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Title: Classical Music Favorites, Vol. 38
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Title: Classical Music Favorites, Vol. 35
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Title: Amazing Classical Music, Vol. 15
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Title: Classical Music Greats, Vol. 7
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Title: Classical Winter - Classical Masterpieces
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Title: Classical Music for Your Life, Vol. 37
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Title: Outstanding Classical Music, Vol. 31
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Title: Classical Gems - Classical Masterpieces, Vol. 18
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Title: Amazing Classical Music, Vol. 27
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Title: 12 Masters of Classical Music, Vol. 8
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Title: Classical Baloon - Classical Masterpieces
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Title: Classical Music to Help You Fall Asleep
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Title: Classical Gems - Classical Works of Art, Vol. 9
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Title: Outstanding Classical Suites, Vol. 5
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Title: Classical Gems - Classical Masterpieces, Vol. 14
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Title: Amazing Piano Concertos, Vol. 3
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Title: Classical Music Favorites, Vol. 18
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Title: Classical Music Favorites, Vol. 8
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Title: Outstanding Classical Music, Vol. 50
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Title: Amazing Classical Music, Vol. 2
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Title: Classical Music for Your Life, Vol. 24
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Title: Amazing Classical Music, Vol. 5
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Featuring albums
Title: Lost Love - Classical Masterpieces
Artist: USSR State Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra
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Title: Beethoven: Complete Concertos
Artist: Maurizio Pollini, Gidon Kremer, Daniel Barenboim
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Title: Tchaikovsky: The Masterworks
Artist: Herbert Von Karajan, Wiener Symphoniker, Philharmonia Orchestra
Genre: Orchestral, Orchestral
Title: Classical Treasures Composer Series: Igor Stravinsky, Vol. 2
Artist: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
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Title: Classical Treasures: Platinum Edition, Vol. 16 (Remastered)
Artist: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
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Title: Classical Treasures: Platinum Edition, Vol. 10 (Remastered)
Artist: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
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Title: Classical Treasures Composer Series: Franz Schubert Edition, Vol. 3
Artist: Vladimir Sofronitsky
Genre:
Title: Classical Treasures: Platinum Edition, Vol. 8 (Remastered)
Artist: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
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Title: Classical Treasures: Platinum Edition, Vol. 22 (Remastered)
Artist: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
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Title: Classical Treasures Composer Series: Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Vol. 8
Artist: Evgeni Mravinsky
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Title: Classical Treasures Composer Series: Sergei Prokofiev, Vol. 6
Artist: USSR State Symphony Orchestra
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Title: Schumann: Piano Concerto
Artist: National Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, The, Stanislaw Wislocki
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Title: Classical Treasures: Platinum Edition, Vol. 9 (Remastered)
Artist: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
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Title: Classical Treasures Composer Series: Richard Strauss, Vol. 1
Artist: Mstislav Rostropovich
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Title: Classical Treasures Composer Series: Paul Hindemith, Vol. 1
Artist: Gennady Rozhdestvensky
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Title: Prokofiev: Ormandy In Russia Vol. 3
Artist: Eugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, The
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Title: Rachmaninoff: Works for Piano and Orchestra
Artist: USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Kurt Sanderling, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, USSR Ministry Of Culture Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Dmitriev, Academic Symphony Orchestra Of Leningrad State Philharmonic Society, Gennady Provatorov
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Title: Beethoven: Symphonies & Violin Concerto
Artist: Herbert Von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker
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Title: Schumann Essentials
Artist: Maria-Joao Pires, Martha Argerich, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, The Chamber Orchestra Of Europe
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Title: Classical Masterpieces, Vol. 4
Artist: Herbert Von Karajan, James Levine, Eugen Jochum, Karl Böhm / Karl Bohm
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Title: Classical Treasures Composer Series: Sergei Prokofiev, Vol. 8
Artist: Kiril Kondrashin
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Title: Prokofiev: Chamber Works (Vol. 9)
Artist: David Oistrakh, Jascha Heifetz, Milstein Nathan, Daniel Shafran, Mtislav Rostropovitch
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Title: The Classical Guide to Schumann
Artist: Maria-Joao Pires, Martha Argerich, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, The Chamber Orchestra Of Europe
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Title: Britten Conducts Britten, Vol. 4
Artist: Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra, Peter Pears
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