SVIATOSLAV RICHTER

Bach:

English Suites

Nos. 1, 3, 4 & 6

Specially-priced 2-disc set

Delos International is proud to bring THE GREAT HALL SERIES to the worldwide Classical Music audience. This premiere offering highlights the legendary Sviatoslav Richter performing four from Bach English Suites. Listeners to these exclusive performances are the first to experience Richter's incredible piano mastery, in the Great Tchaikovsky Concert Hall of the Moscow Philharmonic. This special performance took place on May 20th, 1991 and reveals for the listening audience the great interpretive insights, exceptional density of sound and creative spirit that set this LIVE performance apart.

The recording includes Suite No. 1 in A Major & Suite No. 3 in G Minor (on disc one), and Suite No. 4 in F Major & Suite No. 6 in D Minor (on disc two).

"Richter is an extraordinary phenomenon. The enormity of his talent staggers and enraptures." - Dmitri Shostakovich

Piano aficionados in the West first became familiar with Richter's artistry through recordings in the 1950s, but it was not until 1960 that the Soviet government permitted him to perform outside the Communist countries of Eastern Europe. With this select release, Delos International returns Richter to the forefront of Classical retail, radio and print. This LIVE performance belongs in every collection.

Total Playing Time: Disc 1 - 50:21, Disc 2 - 46:36