Richter Plays Scriabin

Audio CD (August 22, 1995)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Music & Arts Program

Track Listings
1. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 11: No 02 in A
2. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 11: No 03 in G
3. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 11: No 05 in D
4. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 11: No 09 in E
5. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 11: No 10 in C sharp
6. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 11: No 11 in B
7. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 11: No 12 in G sharp
8. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 11: No 15 in D flat
9. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 11: No 16 in B flat
10. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 11: No 17 in A flat
11. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 11: No 18 in F
12. Preludes (24) for piano, Op. 11: No 24 in D
13. Preludes (6) for piano, Op. 13: No 01 in C
14. Preludes (6) for piano, Op. 13: No 04 in E
15. Preludes (4) for piano, Op. 37: No 01 in B flat
16. Preludes (4) for piano, Op. 37: No 02 in F sharp
17. Preludes (4) for piano, Op. 37: No 03 in B
18. Preludes (4) for piano, Op. 37: No 04 in G
19. Preludes (4) for piano, Op. 39: No 03 in G
20. Preludes (4) for piano, Op. 39: No 04 in A flat
21. Prelude for piano, Op. 59/2
22. Preludes (5) for piano, Op. 74: No 01 'Douloureux'
23. Preludes (5) for piano, Op. 74: No 03 "Très lent, contemplatif"
24. Preludes (5) for piano, Op. 74: No 04 "Allegro drammatico"
25. Piano Sonata No. 2 in G sharp minor ('Sonata-Fantasy'), Op. 19: Andante
26. Piano Sonata No. 2 in G sharp minor ('Sonata-Fantasy'), Op. 19: Presto
27. Etudes (8) for piano, Op. 42: No 02 in F sharp
28. Etudes (8) for piano, Op. 42: No 03 in F sharp
29. Etudes (8) for piano, Op. 42: No 04 in F sharp
30. Etudes (8) for piano, Op. 42: No 05 in C sharp
31. Etudes (8) for piano, Op. 42: No 06 in D flat
32. Etudes (8) for piano, Op. 42: No 08 in E flat
33. Piano Sonata No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 53
34. Piano Sonata No. 9 ('Black Mass'), Op. 68
35. Poeme for piano in C major, Op. 52/1

This all-Scriabin recital recorded live in Warsaw in October 1972 captures
Sviatoslav Richter in staggering form. The engineering is not especially
alluring (for incisive sound, go to his 1972 Prague Scriabin 2nd and 5th on
Praga), but Richter's insidious legato and crew-cut rhythm invariably pull you
into both the pianist's and the composer's sound world. A must for Richter and
Scriabin buffs alike. --Jed Distler