Richter: Tchaikovsky — Piano Concerto No. 1 & Rachmaninov — Piano Concerto No. 2

Richter: Tchaikovsky — Piano Concerto No. 1 & Rachmaninov — Piano Concerto No. 2 (CS188)

Sviatoslav Richter performs Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 with the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Evgeny Mravinsky, and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 with the same orchestra conducted by Kurt Sanderling.

Recordings

Tchaikovsky: Leningrad, 1959 — Sviatoslav Richter, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeny Mravinsky.
Rachmaninov: Leningrad, 18 February 1959 — Sviatoslav Richter, Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling.

Tracklist

Tchaikovsky — Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23
1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso — 20’32
2. Andantino semplice — 06’18
3. Allegro con fuoco — 06’56

Rachmaninov — Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
4. Moderato — 11’18
5. Adagio sostenuto — 11’43
6. Allegro scherzando — 11’37

Credits

Piano: Sviatoslav Richter
Orchestra: Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor (Tchaikovsky): Evgeny Mravinsky
Conductor (Rachmaninov): Kurt Sanderling

Available formats

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File Hi-Res 192kHz • 24bit
File DSD64
File DSD128

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