Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2 - Svjatoslav Richter
Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Concert in c minor, No. 2, Op. 18 & Six Preludes
Svjatoslav Richter, piano
Orchestra – Wiener Symphoniker
Conductor – Stanisław Wisłocki
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Deutsche Grammophon
Original label : Deutsche Grammophon
Recorded in Vienna, Musikvereins-Saal on 24th to 26th September 1962
Engineered by Günter Hermanns
Produced by Otto Ernst Wohlert
Executive-Producer – Prof. Elsa Schiller
Photography by Paul Moor
Originally released in 1963
Reissued in December 2023
Tracks :
Side A : Piano Concert in c minor, No. 2, Op. 18
- Moderato
- Adagio sostenuto
Side B:
- Piano Concert in c minor, No. 2, Op. 18 : Allegro scherzando
- Six Preludes - No. 12, C Major, Op. 32, No. 1
- Six Preludes - No. 3, B Major, Op. 23, No. 2
- Six Preludes- No. 6, g minor, Op. 23, No. 5
- Six Preludes- No. 13, b minor, Op. 32, No. 2
- Six Preludes - No. 5 D Major, Op. 23, No. 4
- Six Preludes - No. 8 c minor, Op. 23, No. 7
Review:
“From the insinuating suggestion of tolling bells that opens this popular Concerto, and the long breathed melody that sounds like some ancient chant unspiralling, Sviatoslav Richter is at his most incandescent.
This is music in which the piano reigns supreme, and Richter’s pyrotechnical majesty and bravado is everywhere, often giving way to moments of tenderness that are no less hypnotic.
Richter uncovers a brooding melancholy that imparts a Russian accent to even the most simple of gestures. As the climax to the opening movement’s development section spills over into the recapitulation, Richter thunders out his octaves as though the weight of the world was bearing down.” Classical Music
Ratings:
Discogs : 4.63 / 5