{"product_id":"sviatoslav-richter_sviatoslav-richter-the-complete-album-collection_2015_son","title":"Sviatoslav Richter (The Complete Album Collection)","description":"Sony Classical pays tribute to Sviatoslav Richter (1995.1997) - an immortal legend of the piano in the 20th century - with, for the first time gathered, the complete recordings of his Columbia Masterworks \u0026amp; RCA Victor, live or studio, in a box set of 18 CDs with original cover. Already a living legend in the Soviet Union, he performed for the first time on tour in the West in 1960, in Finland and then in the United States. This tour will remain memorable (although he would no longer enjoy returning to North America) and will be an opportunity to discover the vastness of his repertoire from Haydn \u0026amp; Beethoven to Debussy and Rachmaninoff, with complete programs dedicated to Prokofiev, a composer with whom Richter worked closely. This box set includes several recordings that were previously only available in Japan. Richter maintained a special connection with France, a country he adored, even founding an intimate and almost confidential music festival in the heart of Touraine at the fortified barn of the 13th century, in Meslay in 1964. The whole world would come there, like a pilgrimage, despite the limited number of seats. Richter would keep the composition of his programs almost secret, as he did in most other public appearances, and would flee the spotlight on stage \"indecent voyeurism\" until he played practically in the dark. This, combined with the almost unbearable emotional density of his playing, would give his concerts a unique ceremonial character. He will remain, as we celebrate in March 2015 the 100th anniversary of his birth, the absolute reference of the piano for entire generations of pianists around the world. \"The interpreter is truly a performer, who must reproduce the composer's intentions to the letter, he must not add anything that is not already in the work. If he is talented, he allows us to glimpse the truth of the work which is in itself an element of the genius that reflects in him, he must not dominate the music, but should dissolve into it.\" - S. Richter","brand":"Sviatoslav Richter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57767738868056,"sku":null,"price":23457210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/4943\/0360\/files\/0888430147027.jpg?v=1784708146","url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en-us\/products\/sviatoslav-richter_sviatoslav-richter-the-complete-album-collection_2015_son","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}