Richter Volume 8

Volume 8 in Doremi’s ongoing Sviatoslav Richter series unearths a previously unpublished recital taped on March 18, 1990 in Savona, Italy. Mozart’s B-flat major Sonata

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RUSSIAN PIANO MUSIC

Eugene Mursky makes the opening descent of Rachmaninov’s Sonata No. 2 sound almost like the physical gesture of throwing down the gauntlet. Though his bass

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Richter Rediscovered

Here’s a major coup for Sviatoslav Richter fans. The great pianist’s 1960 American debut tour included a triumphant series of five Carnegie Hall recitals. Such

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Prokofiev ballets

Fashioned from Prokofiev’s own three suites from his magnificent Cinderella ballet, conductor James DePreist’s compilation more or less follows the story’s dramatic narrative. It’s a

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