Schumann: Phantasie Op. 17, Waldszenen, Phantasiestücke / Richter

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Label
Supraphon
Release Date
January 18, 2008
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      SCHUMANN, ROBERT
    • PERFORMER
      Sviatoslav Richter
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      January 18, 2008
    • UPC
      099925379520
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SU3795-2
    • LABEL
      Supraphon
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Sviatoslav Richter

    2. II. Moderato con energia - Poco meno mosso - Più animato

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Sviatoslav Richter

    3. III. Lento sostenuto - Il tutto piano - Poco più animatto

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Sviatoslav Richter

    4. No. 1. Eintritt (Entering the Forest)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Sviatoslav Richter

    5. No. 2. Jäger auf der Lauer (Hunter on the Look-out)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Sviatoslav Richter

    6. No. 3. Einsame Blumen (Solitary Flowers)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Sviatoslav Richter

    7. No. 4. Verrufene Stelle (Haunted Spot)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Sviatoslav Richter

    8. No. 5. Freundliche Landschaft (Pleasant Scenery)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Sviatoslav Richter

    9. No. 6. Herberge (At the Inn)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Sviatoslav Richter

    10. No. 7. Vogel als Prophet (The Songster-Prophet)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Sviatoslav Richter

    11. No. 8. Jagdlied (Hunting-Song)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Sviatoslav Richter

    12. No. 9. Abschied (Farewell to the Forest)

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Sviatoslav Richter

    13. No. 1. Des Abends

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Sviatoslav Richter

    14. No. 2. Aufschwung

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Sviatoslav Richter

    15. No. 3. Warum?

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Sviatoslav Richter

    16. No. 5. In der Nacht

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Sviatoslav Richter

    17. No. 7. Traumes Wirren

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Sviatoslav Richter

    18. No. 8. Ende vom Lied

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Sviatoslav Richter

    19. 4 Marches, Op. 76: No. 2 in G Minor: Sehr kräftig

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Sviatoslav Richter


Supraphon's properly pitched, 24-bit remasterings of Sviatoslav Richter's 1956 Schumann Fantasiestücke, Waldszenen, and G minor Marsch convey a richness in the bass and boosted midrange presence quite different from the brighter, leaner sonic image characterizing Deutsche Grammophon's Dokumente and Originals series transfers. Richter habitually omitted Grillen and Fabel from Fantasiestücke, yet he played the other six pieces beautifully. The pianist's gorgeous legato touch justifies his unorthodox stretching out of Warum's last section, while his supple and sharply honed fingers make easy work of Aufschwung and Traumes Wirren. Although Richter likened the recording studio to "the torture chamber", he sounds free as a bird throughout his ravishingly tinted, technically dazzling Waldszenen. Lastly, a live November 1959 C major Fantasy stands out for a sense of risk and forward impetus in the first two movements that's largely absent from Richter's 1961 EMI studio effort, despite the cramped sonics. If you've missed these recordings in the past, don't hesitate now.

--Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com