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Melodiya<br />
Sviatoslav Richter<br />
richter plays Tchaikovsky & rachmaninov<br />
Cat # MYD 1002017<br />
Price Code: R (SRP $17.99)<br />
Number of Discs: 1<br />
Digipak, Box Lot 35<br />
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Ludwig van BEETHOVEN & Jan SIBELIUS<br />
violin Concertos<br />
Cat # MYD 1002022<br />
Price Code: R (SRP $17.99)<br />
Number of Discs: 1<br />
Digipak, Box Lot 35<br />
8% RESTOCK DISCOUNT<br />
D U.S. ORDERS ONLY<br />
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release date: november 13, 2012<br />
Sviatoslav Richter: piano<br />
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra<br />
Evgeny Mravinsky, Kurt Sanderling: conductors<br />
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 •<br />
RACHMANINOV: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18<br />
This disc features some of <strong>the</strong> brightest moments of Sviatoslav Richter’s<br />
performances on numerous studio and live recordings. Among a great<br />
number of outstanding and talented interpretations of <strong>the</strong>se works,<br />
Richter’s style is unmistakable for its embossed, sculptural modeling<br />
of musical images. He showcases a multitude of subtle shades of piano<br />
sound, from powerful symphonicity to a most delicate pianissimo.<br />
These recordings of Tchaikovsky’s piano concertos were made in<br />
1959, when <strong>the</strong> artist achieved genuine artistic maturity and <strong>the</strong> Soviet<br />
performing arts saw a new heyday.<br />
Gidon Kremer: violin<br />
Academic Symphony Orchestra of <strong>the</strong> Moscow State Philharmonic Society<br />
Woldemar Nelson: conductor<br />
USSR State Symphony Orchestra<br />
Yuri Temirkanov: conductor<br />
BEETHOVEN: Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61 • SIBELIUS: Violin Concerto<br />
in D minor, Op. 47<br />
Gidon Kremer is a violinist without whom <strong>the</strong> history of music in <strong>the</strong><br />
20 th century would be unimaginable. This album presents a little-known<br />
early period of Kremer’s performing career, recorded in <strong>the</strong> first half of<br />
<strong>the</strong> 1970s. Romantic virtuosity prevails in his interpretation, accompanied<br />
by conductor Woldemar Nelson and outstanding St. Petersburg maestro<br />
Yuri Temirkanov.