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Rachmaninoff, Richter, Sanderling
Piano Concerto 1 & 2 / Four Etudes Tableaux
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1: No. 1, Vivace - Moderato
2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1: No. 2, Andante
3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1: No. 3, Allegro vivace
4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: No. 1, Moderato
5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: No. 2, Adagio sostenuto
6. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18: No. 3, Allegro scherzando
7. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 33
8. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 39: Etude-tableau in F-sharp minor, Allegro molto, Op.39/3
9. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 39: Etude-tableau in B minor, Allegro assai, Op.39/4
10. Etudes-Tableaux, for piano, Op. 39: Etude-tableau in D major, Allegro moderato, Tempo di Marcia, Op.39/9

CD Details

All Artists: Rachmaninoff, Richter, Sanderling
Title: Piano Concerto 1 & 2 / Four Etudes Tableaux
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Russian Revelation
Release Date: 4/21/1998
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Instruments, Keyboard
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 5032636100644, 503263610064

CD Reviews

Virile romanticism!

Hiram Gomez Pardo | Valencia, Venezuela | 09/19/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"There is a mistaken conception around the full significance of the romanticism. Many people consider it simply as sickly anima state. That is not true at all. The romanticism goes far beyond.

In the particular case of Rachmaninov many performers with previous prejudices tend to play him with an excessive doses of self indulgence. To play him with fruition demands to understand totally the profile and very special character of the Russian people. The religious aspect, the incommensurable landscapes, the perpetual clouds, the water in its three states are a constant in the soul of this nation. A major approach can be done reading Gogol and Dostoievsky, reviewing the history we will get some clues that indicates with major clarity a lot of accepted issues for us that not necessarily mean the same in his lexicon.

Sviatoslav Richter knew extract the artistic vein of both concerts, remarking the nostalgia, the nuance and Russian character with absolute domain of the musical form. The fevered phrasing harmonizes with an exultant playing where passion and a special humor coexist without losing character and temperament.

This is an amazing CD that brings us a portrait of Richter in his early forties (1955 and 1959) respectively. The profound admiration and transcendence aroused by Richter join to the craft of the distinguished conductor. Kurt Sanderling (who recorded, by the way, a magnificent version of Rachmaninov ' s Second Symphony.)

To my mind this version of the Second Concerto remains to date the best achievement made in any age about it. William Kapell in his two commercial recordings is very close in spirit, nerve, intensity and passion but Richter was enraptured this night of February 18 1959.

The First Concert is above the average but there are better options. Thanks to the infinite kindness of friend of mine, could obtain a non commercial register of Kapell under the conduction of Thomas Schippers and New York Philharmonic that I value it as a real musical treasure.

The Four Etudes tableaux are fabulous with special emphasis in the three last ones from the Op. 39, No. 3, 4 and 9, recorded 3 March 1966.

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