In Helsinki

Sviatoslav Richter (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 19, 1998)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Music & Arts Program
• ASIN: B0000061G1
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #628,957 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sonata #7, Op. 10 #3 In D Major: I. Presto

2. Sonata #7, Op. 10 #3 In D Major: II. Largo e mesto

3. Sonata #7, Op. 10 #3 In D Major: III. Menuetto-Trio

4. Sonata #7, Op. 10 #3 In D Major: IV. Rondo. Allegro

5. Fashingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: Allegro

6. Fashingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: II. Romanze

7. Fashingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: III. Scherzino

8. Fashingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: IV. Intermezzo

9. Fashingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26: V. Finale

10. Polnaise Fantaisie, Op. 61 In Ab Major: Allegro maestoso

11. Valse Brillante, Op. 34 #3 In F Major: Vivace

12. Valse, Op. 70 #3 In F Major: Moderato

13. Mazurka In A Minor, Op. posth #2

14. Etude: Op. 25 #7 In C# Minor: Lento

15. Scherzo, Op. 54 #4 In E Major: Presto

Customer Reviews

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2.0 out of 5 stars A great recital disqualified by unacceptable sonics, March 8, 2011

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This review is from: In Helsinki (Audio CD)

The absurd price being asked for this CD on the used market will no doubt be enough to put buyers off, but in case the unwary are tempted, I must report that the sound is dismal, Richter's piano being reduced to a thumping, boomy blur that is frankly unlistenable. Too bad, because the recital in Helsinki from August, 1976 includes a potent account of two Richter favorites, Beethoven's Op. 10 no. 3 sonata, in which he found strong shades of the composer's middle period, and Schumann's "other" carnival piece besides Carnaval, Fashingsschwank aus Wien, given a rollicking, high-spirited reading. Luckily, because they are favorites we have rival performances that sound much better.