Weber - Brahms - Prokofiev

Sviatoslav Richter, piano Carl Maria von Weber Piano Sonata No.3 in D Minor Op. 49 1. Allegro feroce 11:25 2. Andante con moto 7:17 3. Rondo (presto) 5:36 Johannes Brahms 4. Capriccio in C Major Op. 76 No.8 2:47 5. Intermezzo in E Minor Op. 116 No.5 3:32 6. Ballade in G Minor Op. 118 No.3 3:12 7. Rhapsody in E Flat Major Op. 119 No.4 3:40 Sergej Prokofiev Piano Sonata No.6 In A Major Op. 82 8. Allegro moderato 8:55 9. Allegretto 3:50 10. Tempo di valzer lentissimo 6:22 11. Vivace 6:12 Total time: 62:48Richter, when he was 46 years old, played in the United States, where all the great pianists of the day were known. Yet the arrival of Richter left them all astonished. Astonished before a greatness rich in novelty, excess, and defects. Many scholars saw Richter as a crazy genius who couldn't be taken entirely seriously. Many critics and a part of the public had to make the note easy effort of changing their parameters of judgment. Some critics, and the majority of the public were overwhelmed by the effects of that mysterious power we call charisma. And so Richter became Richter. On this release are beautiful masterpieces, the history of pianism at its finest.