• Sviatoslav Richter
  • Sviatoslav Richter
  • Sviatoslav Richter
  • Sviatoslav Richter

Sviatoslav Richter/Sergei Rachmaninov - Works

Sviatoslav Richter

336 media for this composer
95 labels for this composers
42 works for this composer
82 recordings for this composer

Sviatoslav Richter ( 1915 - 1997 ) was born in Odessa, Russia. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory under Heinrich Neuhaus. His prolific career included recordings under EMI, DG, Melodiya and Philips. He had an extremely vast repertoire and played composers from Bach to Szymanowski. Richter only played works that he enjoyed which included obscure ones such as Janacek's Concertino and Franck's Les Djinns. As a chamber musician Richter performed works with Kagan, Rostropovich and Fischer-Dieskau. He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century.



Sviatoslav Richter - Sergei Rachmaninov Discography

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Preludes

Prelude in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 23, No. 1
Prelude in B-Flat Major, Op. 23, No. 2
Prelude in D Major, Op. 23, No. 4
Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23, No. 5
Prelude in C Minor, Op. 23, No. 7
Prelude in A-Flat Major, Op. 23, No. 8

Prelude in C Major, Op. 32, No. 1
Prelude in B-Flat Minor, Op. 32, No. 2
Prelude in F Minor, Op. 32, No. 6
Prelude in F Major, Op. 32, No. 7
Prelude in A Major, Op. 32, No. 9
Prelude in B Minor, Op. 32, No. 10
Prelude in G-Sharp Minor, Op. 32, No. 12



Piano and Orchestra

Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1
- Kurt Sanderling conducting USSR RTV Symphony Orchestra

- Oleg Agarkov conducting USSR Symphony


Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
- Stanislaw Wislocki conducting Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra

- Nikolai Anosov conducting USSR State Orchestra

- Kurt Sanderling conducting USSR State Symphony Orchestra

- Kyrill Kondrashin conducting Moscow Youth Orchestra

- Kurt Sanderling conducting Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra




Pieces/Klavierstucke/Morceaux

Morceaux de fantasie No. 3 - Melodie in E Major, Op. 3
Morceaux de fantasie No. 4 - Polinchinelle in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 3

Morceaux de salon No. 3 - Barcarolle in G Minor, Op. 10
Morceaux de salon No. 6 - Romance in F Minor, Op. 10



Musical Moments

Moment Musicaux No. 6 in C Major, Op. 16



Etude-Tableaux

Etude-Tableaux No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 33
Etude-Tableaux No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 33
Etude-Tableaux No. 6 in E-Flat Minor, Op. 33
Etude-Tableaux No. 9 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 33

Etude-Tableaux No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 39
Etude-Tableaux No. 2 in A Minor, Op. 39
Etude-Tableaux No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 39
Etude-Tableaux No. 4 in B Minor, Op. 39
Etude-Tableaux No. 7 in C Minor, Op. 39
Etude-Tableaux No. 9 in D Major, Op. 39



Songs

(6) Choruses, Op. 15
- Klavdiy Ptitsa conducting Moscow Radio Academy Large Chorus

Chorus No. 1, Op. 15 'Be Praised'
- Klavdiy Ptitsa conducting Moscow Radio Academy Large Chorus

Chorus No. 2, Op. 15 'Night'
- Klavdiy Ptitsa conducting Moscow Radio Academy Large Chorus

Chorus No. 3, Op. 15 'The Pine Tree'
- Klavdiy Ptitsa conducting Moscow Radio Academy Large Chorus

Chorus No. 4, Op. 15 'The Waves Slumbered'
- Klavdiy Ptitsa conducting Moscow Radio Academy Large Chorus

Chorus No. 5, Op. 15 'Slavery'
- Klavdiy Ptitsa conducting Moscow Radio Academy Large Chorus

Chorus No. 6, Op. 15 'Angel'
- Klavdiy Ptitsa conducting Moscow Radio Academy Large Chorus


Romance No. 6 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 21 'Fragment from Musset'
- performed with Nina Dorliac
Romance No. 7 in A Major, Op. 21 'How Fair this Spot'
- performed with Nina Dorliac



Transcriptions/Arrangements

Transcription on Kriesler's Liebesfreud, TN iii/5



Miscellaneous

Polka W. R. in A Flat, ii/TN 18



Excerpts

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 (excerpt)
- Witold Rowicki conducting Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra