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Solo Recordings [Box set]

Richter S (Artist) | Format: Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (14 Jan 2013)
  • Number of Discs: 33
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Imports
  • ASIN: B00GYHSYW4
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 3,634 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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DEC 4808745; DECCA - Inghilterra; Classica da camera

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52 of 54 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Richter's Universal Recordings 19 Feb 2014
By R. Yeatman
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This is a collection of Richter's solo recordings for Philips, DG and Decca, ranging chronologically from 1956 to 1992. At its core are the, mostly live, performances released by Philips as 'The Authorised Recordings' in the 1990's. These begin with some sublime Bach, recorded in Germany towards the end of his career and cover many of the great touchstones of his repertoire. Of course, these 33 discs only scratch the surface of Richter discography, but they make for a fine starting point.

For my part, I don't know of any other artist who is able to move, thrill and inspire awe so consistently. Richter's art is totally at the service of the composer, and he inhabits the world of each piece completely. My particular favourite recordings of his, from his Italian tour of 1962, are here. Also, the legendary Sofia Recital from 1958. I'm no audiophile, but everything seems to be in at least acceptable sound.

This is a very bare bones release, with each disc with an identical sleeve picture (the one on the box) and just a track list on the back. The booklet offers an enthusiastic and engaging essay by Piero Rattalino, which encourages listening to the set in chronological order. Unfortunately, the discographical information supplied is inconsistent, missing in some cases and sometimes just wrong. I've donned my anorak and put together some basic information here, using the information in the trouvar.com Richter pages. Any mistakes are my own!

CD 1
Bach
English Suites No. 3,4,6
Rolandseck, Bonn, 1991

CD 2
Bach
French Suites No. Read more ›
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5 of 12 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good. 4 Mar 2014
By Allen Walzem
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This actually contains a big chunk of the DG pianist of the century box (all the solo stuff) so its pretty well rounded--mostly stuff from late in his career, but with a good dose of early stuff mixed in.
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2.0 out of 5 stars A pedestrian collection 31 Mar 2014
By Spacebo
Not a word against Richter, he's absolutely marvellous and worth not just every penny of the price but probably ten times more. But: as an unsystematic fledgling collector of his work I discovered I already had a good third of the recordings already, and sadly quite abit of the rest is not my cup of tea. On taking a closer look, my impression is that the whole compilation has largely been thrown together from Deutsche Gramphone recordings and the Phillips set that was re-released on the Master series, and that little attempt has been made to give a well-rounded impression of Richter's loves and strengths. Eight CDs of Bach (fiar enough, he played a lot of Bach) and Beethoven and not one whole CD of Rachmaninow, nearly three of Haydn against almost no Scriabin... Two CDs dedicated to the two identical Brahms sonatas when another Prokofiev or Schubert or two would have been perhaps more welcome!!I I will not pretend I am not biased, obviously everyone has their favourites, but that is not the issue. This collection has simply been put tiogether without any research or effort. A little more effort searching for recordings outside of the well-trodden path, a few rarities and less normally availble works might have tempted me to buy. As it is I shall continue buying the odd Russian recording and more of the BBC series, which generally capture Richter at his very best, and enjoy the "hunt".
P.s. this review is based on the track information given by Mr Yeatman, to whom I a most grateful.
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