Person · Male
Святослав Рихтер
pianist
- From
- Zhytomyr, Russia
- Active
- 1915–1997
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 402
- classical
About
Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter (20 March [O.S. 7 March] 1915 – August 1, 1997) was a Soviet and Russian classical pianist. Widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, he has been praised for the "depth of his interpretations, his virtuoso technique, and his vast repertoire".
Discography
Albums
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Marsch nr.2 G‐moll / Waldszenen / Sechs Stücke aus Fantasiestücke, op. 12
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Tchaikovsky: Sonata in G major / Schumann: Humoreske
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Piano Concerto no. 2 / 6 Préludes
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Konzert für Klavier und Orchester a-moll Op.54 • Introduction und Allegro Appassionato Op.92 • Novelette F-dur Op.21 Nr. 1 • Toccata C-dur Op.7
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Piano Concerto no. 2
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Играет Святослав Рихтер
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Piano Sonata No. 23 "Appassionata" / Piano Sonata No. 12 "Funeral March"
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Piano Concerto no. 1 in B‐flat minor
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Concerto N° 1 pour piano et orchestre
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Piano Sonatas No. 9 in E major, op. 14 no. 1 - no. 10 in G major op. 14 no. 2
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Concerto N°1 pour Piano et Orchestre en Ré Mineur / Concerto N° 2 pour Deux Pianos et Orchestre en Ut Majeur
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Tripelkonzert C-dur op.56
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Klavierkonzert In D-moll KV 466 = Piano Concerto In D Minor K. 466 / Klavierkonzert G-dur Op. 55 = Piano Concerto In G Major, Op. 55
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The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II
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13 Préludes op. 23 et 32
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Piano Concertos
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Piano Concerto No. 3 / Rondo For Piano And Orchestra
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The Four Scherzi
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Piano Concerto
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The Piano Concertos
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Das Wohltemperierte Klavier (1 & 2 Teil BWV 846-893)
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Sonata in C, D. 840
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 5
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Winterreise
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Works for 2 Pianos
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Beethoven: Sonate Für Klavier / Schumann: Symphonische Etüden
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Winterreise / Sonata In C, D.840
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Tchaikoski: Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 / Rachmaninov: 5 Préludes
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Piano Quintet in G Minor / String Quartets nos. 7 & 8
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Klavierstücke
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Triplo Concerto per violino, violoncello, pianoforte e orchestra in Do maggiore Op. 56 / Sonata per pianoforte No. 17 in Re minore Op. 31 No. 2 "La tempesta"
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Tschaikowsky: Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 / Rachmaninov: 5 Préludes
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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Beethoven: Sonata No. 23
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Dvořák: Piano Concerto / Schubert: “Wanderer” Fantasy
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Piano Quartet no. 2 in A major
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Diabelli-Variationen
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Shostakovich: Sonata for Violin and Piano, op. 134 / Franck: Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major
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Картинки с выставки
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Peter Tschaikowsky
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The legend of Sviatoslav Richter, Vol. 1: Piano Concertos
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Sonata no. 2 / Ludus tonalis
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FRANCK: Piano Quintet / LISZT: Pensées des morts · Andante lagrimoso · Ave Maria
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Sonata for Violin, op. 134 / Sonata for Viola, op. 147
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Un homme de concert, Volume 3: Tre Sonate / Concerto Italiano / Quattro Duetti / Capriccio
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Sviatoslav Richter Plays Prokofiev: Live in Japan Vol. 2
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Mussorgskij: Bilder einer Ausstellung / Schumann: Bunte Blätter, op. 99
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Квинтет, соч. 84 / Терцет, соч. 74
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Piano Sonatas Nos. 2, 6 & 9
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Haydn: Piano Sonata no. 39 / Brahms: Violin Sonata no. 1 / Shostakovich: Violin Sonata, op. 134
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Waldszenen, 6 Fantasiestücke Op. 12, Abegg-Variationen, Toccata, Novellette Op. 21/1, Marsch Op. 76/2
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Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 1 / Liszt: Consolations
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Schwetzinger Festspiele 1993 Konzertabend
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Svjatoslav Richter in Prague: Piano Sonatas Nos. 27, 28, 29
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Piano Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2
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Piano Sonatas Nos. 40, 41, 44, 48, 52
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Chopin: Scherzi nos. 1, 2, 3 & 4 / Schumann: Bunte Blätter, op. 99
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Haydn / Beethoven / Chopin / Scriabin / Debussy
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Schumann: Fantasy in C Major, Carnaval / Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
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Toccata / Nachtstücke / Blumenstück / 4 Fugues
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Piano Concerto 1 / Piano Concerto 2
Live
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Sonatas nos. 18, 27, 28 & 31
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Live Recordings: Concertos
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The Moscow Conservatory – Tribute to Rachmaninov. Archive Recordings
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Chamber Concerto for Piano, Violin and 13 Wind Instruments
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Concerto in do minore K. 419 / Concerto in si bemolle maggiore K. 595
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Grieg / Franck / Ravel
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Richter Plays Schubert (Live in Moscow)
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Piano Concerto no. 2 / Symphony no. 3
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Sviatoslav Richter at Carnegie Hall: All Beethoven program recorded in actual performance October 19, 1960
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Sviatoslav Richter at Carnegie Hall: fourth concert in the historic series recorded October 30, 1960 in actual performance
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BBC Music, Volume 23, Number 6: Sviatoslav Richter live in concert
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December Nights
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Richter plays Schubert
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Rossini: Semiramide-Ouvertüre / Schumann: Klavierkonzert a-Moll / Mozart: Sinfonia concertante KV 364
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Richter Plays Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II
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Piano Recital 1994
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Historical Russian Archives: Concerto Edition
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Concert 1993
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December Nights
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Piano Sonata, D. 958 / 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz 71 / Two Pieces from "Masques" / Piano Sonata no. 7 op. 83
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Piano Concerto no. 22 / Piano Concerto no. 27 / Adagio & Fugue for String Orchestra, K. 546
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Piano Sonatas Nos. 2, 24, 32 & 46
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Haydn: Piano Sonata no. 37 / Chopin: Nocturne op. 72 no. 1 / Nocturne op. 15 no. 1 / Beethoven: Piano Sonata no. 11 / Eroica Variations / Schumann: Études symphoniques / Rachmaninov: 12 Preludes
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French Ouverture, BWV 831 / Toccata, BWV 912 & Sonata, BWV 966 / Italian Concerto, BWV 971
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Richter Rediscovered: Carnegie Hall Recital
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Mozart: Piano Sonata, K. 283 / Rachmaninov: Études-tableaux / Scriabin: Piano Sonata no. 9 / Prokofiev: Piano Sonata no. 4
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Liszt: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Piano Concerto no. 2 / Hungarian Fantasia / Chopin: Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise
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Sonata no. 29 "Hammerklavier" / Sonata no. 3 / Bagatelles, op. 126
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Piano Duets
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Schubert Piano Sonatas
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Out of Later Years, Volume IV
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Piano Concerto no. 27 / Exsultate, jubilate / Piano Quartet in G minor
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5 Cello and Piano Sonatas
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Piano Trio, op. 50
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Piano Sonatas D 575, D 625, D 664 / Moment Musical, D 780 no.1
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Richter Plays Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
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Out of Later Years, Volume III
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Violin Sonatas [Salzburg Festival 1972]
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Piano Trios
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Piano Quintet in A, op. 5 / Piano Quintet in A, op. 81
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Out Of Later Years Volume II
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Out Of Later Years Volume 1
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Schumann: Concerto per pianoforte, op. 54 / Mozart: Sinfonia concertante, K. 364
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Richter In Warsaw: The Scriabin Recital
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Piano Sonatas No. 21 D 960 & No. 9 D 575
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Svjatoslav Richter In Prague: Franz Schubert
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Lyriske Stykker / Six Préludes
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Lieder
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Piano Sonatas and Variations: Live at Carnegie Hall
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Hindemith: Viola Sonata in F major, op. 11 no. 4 / Britten: Lachrymae / Shostakovich: Viola Sonata, op. 147
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Richter Live in London
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Richter at Pleyel
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Sviatoslav Richter Plays Prokofiev: Live In Japan Vol. 1
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Moussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition / Schubert, Chopin, Liszt
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Sonatas nos. 13 & 14
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Piano Quintets in A major, op. 5 & op. 81
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Piano
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New Haven, Woolsey Hall, 20 janvier 1970
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Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition / Glazunov: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Scriabin: Piano Sonata no. 6
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Un homme de concert, volume 6
Compilations
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Last Recordings
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Live Recordings
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Antar / Concerto pour piano / La Grande Pâque russe / La Nuit de mai / Le Vol du bourdon
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150th Anniversary: Piano Works
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BBC Legends Volume 3
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Live In Paris 1961, 1977 & 1980
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Les Sonates pour piano : La Discothèque idéale de Diapason, vol. 21
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The Art Of Sviatoslav Richter Volume 1
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Piano Concertos
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Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 Es-Dur / Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 A-Dur
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Tchaikovsky: Concerto no. 1 / Rachmaninoff: Concerto no. 2
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6 Sonates pour clavier
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Sviatoslav Richter plays Schubert
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Sviatoslav Richter in the 1940s
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BBC Music, Volume 26, Number 1: Rachmaninov: Preludes / Prokofiev: Sonata no. 4 / Scriabin: Sonata no. 9
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Sviatoslav Richter plays Beethoven
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Eurodisc Recordings
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Svjatoslav Richter Plays 'Russian' Music
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The Complete Warner Recordings
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The Complete Works
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The 100th Anniversary Edition
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Schubert, Schumann, Brahms
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Richter Rarities With Orchestra
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Scherzo and March / Méphisto-Waltz no.1 / Harmonies poétiques et religieuses
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Complete Decca, Philips & DG Recordings
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Piano Sonata in B minor / 8 Études d’exécution transcendante / Aux cyprès de la villa d’Este / Threnody I / Hungarian Rhapsody no. 17 / Valse oubliée no. 3
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Piano Sonatas, opp. 1, 2 / Variations on a Hungarian Song, op. 21/2 / Klavierstücke, op. 118 nos. 3, 6 & op. 119 no.3
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Piano Concerto no.1 / Symphony no. 6 "Pathétique"
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Symphonies « Le Printemps » et « Rhénane » / Œuvres pour piano
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Tableaux d'une exposition, Enfantine, Nuit sur le mont chauve, Danses de la mort
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Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2 / Preludes (4)
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Piano Concertos
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The Teldec Recordings
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Triple Concerto / Double Concerto / Violin Concerto
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Piano Music (Including From ‘The Seasons’)
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Variations Opp. 34, 76, 35 "Eroica" / 3 Noveletten
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Pianist of the Century
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Brahms: Die schöne Magelone / Schubert: Lieder
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The Russian Piano Tradition: The Neuhaus School: Sviatoslav Richter
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Haydn, Prokofiev
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Sviatoslav Richter plays Liszt, Chopin, Brahms
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The Master Pianist: The Complete EMI Recordings
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The Master: Volume 7
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Richter: Portrait of a Legend
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Schubert, Schumann, Debussy
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Preludes / Etudes-tableaux
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Concierto para piano / Concierto para violín / Sinfonía n.º 5 / Obertura “1812”
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Schumann: Papillons / Introduction & Allegro appassionato / Schubert: Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D. 960
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The Beginning of the Legend
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Sviatoslav Richter plays Bach, Scriabin & Mussorgsky
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Four Scherzi / Preludes from op. 28
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Schubert: 'Wanderer' Fantasy / Schumann: Fantasy / Papillons
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Historic Russian Archives: Sviatoslav Richter in Concert
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Schubert, Chopin, Liszt
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Collection Box
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Grieg: Piano Concerto / Schumann: Piano Concerto / Papillons
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Symphony no. 1 “Classical” / Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2
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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas no. 9 & 10 / Schubert: "Wanderer" Fantasy / Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien / "Abegg" Variations
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Liszt: The Piano Concertos / Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos.10,19, & 20
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Sviatoslav Richter à Prague
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Also known as
Richter · Richter, Sviatoslav · S. Richter · Sviatoslav Richter · Sviatoslav Rihter · Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter · Sviatoslov Richter · Sviatsolan Richter · Svjatoslav Richter · Swatjoslaw Richter · Swjatoslaw Richter · Swjatoslaw Teofilowitsch Richter · Святослав Теофилович Рихтер · スヴャトスラフ・リヒテル
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- pianist
- russian pianist
- piano
- russian piano school vol. 6
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 2014bfbb-c65d-45dc-9973-35bead3833fa
- ISNI
- 0000000114800293
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