Ludwig van Beethoven

Sviatoslav Richter Vol 1

Side A

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 (“Pathétique”)

1.I. Grave –Allegro di molto e con brio – 7.31
2. II. Adagio cantabile – 5.25
3. III. Rondo. Allegro – 4.28
Side B

Eight Bagatelles

1.F major, Op. 33 No. 3(Allegretto) – 2.00
2.C major, Op. 33 No. 5(Allegro ma non troppo) – 2.39
3.C major, Op. 119 No. 2(Andante con moto) – 0.56
4.C major, Op. 119 No. 7(Allegro ma non troppo) – 1.05
5.A minor, Op. 119 No. 9(Vivace moderato) – 0.41
6.G major, Op. 126 No. 1(Andante con moto, cantabile e compiacevole) – 3.33
7.B major, Op. 126 No. 4(Presto) – 3.41
8.E flat major, Op. 126 No. 6(Presto – Andante amabile e con moto) – 4.01
Sviatoslav Richter, piano

Recorded in 1959.

“A great artist of modern time”, that was how music critics spoke about Sviatoslav Richter’s art even when he lived. A wonderful Musician and Man with the broadest interests, a pianist with a vast repertoire and an enormous palette of emotions and timbres not every orchestra could compete with. “Richter’s art is the one of mighty, gigantic passions”, wrote his contemporary, musicologist Gennady Tsypin.

Firma Melodiya presents a long-playing album with Beethoven’s works recorded by Richter. Sonata Pathétique and eight bagaelles were recorded in 1959