Richter Plays Bach & Schumann Piano Concertos [Import]

Richter Plays Bach & Schumann Piano Concertos [Import]

On this CD:

1. Harpsichord Concerto No. 1 in D minor (or for 2 oboes & organ or for violin) BWV 1052
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by State Symphony Orchestra of Russia with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter
Conducted by Kurt Sanderling

2. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by State Radio Orchestra with Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter
Conducted by A. Gauk

Editorial Reviews
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These aren't Sviatoslav Richter's best recordings of either work, but the performances are still marvelous. The chiseled clarity of the Bach, and its freedom from sentimentality and mannerisms, makes it hold up extremely well, even if a currently unavailable version with Václav Talich and the Czech Philharmonic is even livelier. The Schumann is handicapped by antiquated sound and the mediocre orchestra; both elements are improved in Richter's Warsaw stereo version (currently on Deutsche Grammophon). To complicate matters further, this same recording of the Bach sounds better in the BMG/Melodiya Richter Edition (29461, or in set 29460), but the Schumann recording isn't otherwise available at all. --Leslie Gerber

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Richter Plays Bach & Schumann Piano Concertos [Import]

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