Lyric Pieces / 6 Preludes From the Second Book

Grieg (Artist), Debussy (Artist), Richter (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 12, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Stradivarius
• ASIN: B000001999
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #762,345 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Applause

2. Lyric Pieces, Op.12 No.1: Arietta

3. Lyric Pieces, Op.12 No.2: Waltz

4. Lyric Pieces, Op.12 No.3: Watchman's Song

5. Lyric Pieces, Op.12 No.4: Fairy Dacne

6. Lyric Pieces, Op.38 No.4: Halling-Norwegian Dance

7. Lyric Pieces, Op.38 No.8: Kanon

8. Lyric Pieces, Op.43 No.1: Butterfly

9. Lyric Pieces, Op.43 No.6: To The Spring

10. Lyric Pieces, Op.47 No.1: Valse-Impromptu

See all 18 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Lyric Pieces, Op.65 No.6: Wedding-Day In Troldhaugen

2. Lyric Pieces, Op.68 No.4: Evening In The Mountains

3. Lyric Pieces, Op.71 No.3: Puck

4. Lyric Pieces, Op.71 No.4: Peace Of The Woods

5. Lyric Pieces, Op.71 No.6: Gone

6. Lyric Pieces, Op.71 No.7: Rememberances

7. Applause

8. Lyric Pieces, Op.71 No.2: Summer Evening

9. Applause

10. Lyric Pieces, Op.54 No.4: Notturno

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Totally refined, amazing mental level, April 13, 1999

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Chi-Shao Lin (Los Angeles, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lyric Pieces / 6 Preludes From the Second Book (Audio CD)

It is really amazing to hear such an refined Debussy. With these pieces still sparkling, they never become too bright as they do in Zimerman's performance. Each note from the performance is a story telling, from a complete person with totally refined soul.

And the Grieg, played with absolute ease and incredible rhythm. The sonority exhibited in the recital will make you standing on your toes. It almost feels like a religion, and one will listen to the bells from the church, in a quite village just after rain.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully sculpted performances, November 24, 2009

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Scriabinmahler (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lyric Pieces / 6 Preludes From the Second Book (Audio CD)

This live performance of Lyric Suites is a typical of late S.Richter - the music is distilled down to its essence and only the music exists like a beautifully sculpted statue or a crystal. It is pointless to talk about the pianism of such hight and depth. Just listen!