English Suite, for keyboard No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 (BC L15): 1. Prélude
English Suite, for keyboard No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 (BC L15): 2. Allemande
English Suite, for keyboard No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 (BC L15): 3. Courante
English Suite, for keyboard No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 (BC L15): 4. Sarabande
English Suite, for keyboard No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 (BC L15): 5. Gavotte 1 - Gavotte 2 ou La Musette
English Suite, for keyboard No. 3 in G minor, BWV 808 (BC L15): 6. Gigue
English Suite, for keyboard No. 4 in F major, BWV 809 (BC L16): 1. Prélude
English Suite, for keyboard No. 4 in F major, BWV 809 (BC L16): 2. Allemande
English Suite, for keyboard No. 4 in F major, BWV 809 (BC L16): 3. Courante
English Suite, for keyboard No. 4 in F major, BWV 809 (BC L16): 4. Sarabande
English Suite, for keyboard No. 4 in F major, BWV 809 (BC L16): 5. Menuet 1 - Menuet 2
English Suite, for keyboard No. 4 in F major, BWV 809 (BC L16): 6. Gigue
English Suite, for keyboard No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 (BC L18): 1. Prélude
English Suite, for keyboard No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 (BC L18): 2. Allemande
English Suite, for keyboard No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 (BC L18): 3. Courante
English Suite, for keyboard No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 (BC L18): 4. Sarabande
English Suite, for keyboard No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 (BC L18): 5. Double
English Suite, for keyboard No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 (BC L18): 6. Gavotte 1 - Gavotte 2
English Suite, for keyboard No. 6 in D minor, BWV 811 (BC L18): 7. Gigue
Track Listings (25) - Disc #2
French Suite, for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813 (BC L20): 1. Allemande
French Suite, for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813 (BC L20): 2. Courante
French Suite, for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813 (BC L20): 3. Sarabande
French Suite, for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813 (BC L20): 4. Air
French Suite, for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813 (BC L20): 5. Menuet 1 - Menuet 2
French Suite, for keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 813 (BC L20): 6. Gigue
French Suite, for keyboard No. 4 in E flat major (variant), BWV 815a: 1. Praeludium
French Suite, for keyboard No. 4 in E flat major (variant), BWV 815a: 2. Allemande
French Suite, for keyboard No. 4 in E flat major (variant), BWV 815a: 3. Courante
French Suite, for keyboard No. 4 in E flat major (variant), BWV 815a: 4. Sarabande
French Suite, for keyboard No. 4 in E flat major (variant), BWV 815a: 5. Gavotte 1 - Gavotte 2
French Suite, for keyboard No. 4 in E flat major (variant), BWV 815a: 6. Menuet (BWV 815)
French Suite, for keyboard No. 4 in E flat major (variant), BWV 815a: 7. Air
French Suite, for keyboard No. 4 in E flat major (variant), BWV 815a: 8. Gigue (BWV 815)
French Suite, for keyboard No. 6 in E major, BWV 817 (BC L24): 1. Allemande
French Suite, for keyboard No. 6 in E major, BWV 817 (BC L24): 2. Courante
French Suite, for keyboard No. 6 in E major, BWV 817 (BC L24): 3. Sarabande
French Suite, for keyboard No. 6 in E major, BWV 817 (BC L24): 4. Gavotte
French Suite, for keyboard No. 6 in E major, BWV 817 (BC L24): 5. Polonaise
French Suite, for keyboard No. 6 in E major, BWV 817 (BC L24): 6. Bourrée
French Suite, for keyboard No. 6 in E major, BWV 817 (BC L24): 7. Menuet
French Suite, for keyboard No. 6 in E major, BWV 817 (BC L24): 8. Gigue
Toccata for keyboard in D minor, BWV 913 (BC L144)
Toccata for keyboard in G major, BWV 916 (BC L147)
Fantasia and Fugue, for keyboard in C minor (fugue incomplete), BWV 906 (BC L133, 138)
Sviatoslav Richter is widely regarded as one of the finest pianists of the twentieth century. With a career that began in Soviet Russia in the 1930s, listeners in the West had their first opportunity to hear him through re... more »cordings made in the 1950s, and his reputation among classical fans grew quickly. Richter's approach to music is best illustrated by the enormous range of his repertoire. In recital and on recordings he played everything from Bach to Stravinsky to George Gershwin as well as championing unknown or unpopular works he thought deserved the public's attention. For the first time Philips and Decca recordings are brought together for a new definitive mid-price Richter series. Sviatoslav Richter died in 1997 - the year 2007 marks the 10th anniversary of his death.« less
Sviatoslav Richter is widely regarded as one of the finest pianists of the twentieth century. With a career that began in Soviet Russia in the 1930s, listeners in the West had their first opportunity to hear him through recordings made in the 1950s, and his reputation among classical fans grew quickly. Richter's approach to music is best illustrated by the enormous range of his repertoire. In recital and on recordings he played everything from Bach to Stravinsky to George Gershwin as well as championing unknown or unpopular works he thought deserved the public's attention. For the first time Philips and Decca recordings are brought together for a new definitive mid-price Richter series. Sviatoslav Richter died in 1997 - the year 2007 marks the 10th anniversary of his death.
CD Reviews
Refined
David Saemann | 07/18/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"These performances were recorded live in 1991, late in Richter's career. My first exposure to Richter's Bach was the first keyboard concerto on a monaural Italian LP, with Kurt Sanderling. That was a reading of steely brilliance. The playing on the current CDs is more relaxed, even gentle. Richter's tone is confiding and intimate, even as he surmounts the technical hurdles of the English Suites. I think the best performances on the set are of the fourth and sixth French Suites and the popular Fantasia. The readings of these works combine intimacy and virtuosity in a wholly satisfying way. I am not sure that I prefer these performances to Glenn Gould's, although the Tocattas are better than Angela Hewitt's. Still, this is eminently listenable Bach, and welcome for its insight into an interpretive world of Richter's that is quite different from his approach to the Romantic repetoire."
Full of imagination Bach
HSIEH CHENG CHUNG | Taipei, Taiwan | 04/13/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)
"If you want to recomand the Bach expert, most of all will recommand Clenn Gould, and including me, it's so pupular to own Gould music as our collection. Althought Richter was a one of the great pianists in last century, but seldome put him in Bach expert list. I must say that I had changed my views since listenning this disc. Whatever English or French suits, even the short piece Fantasia, we could find Richter dominate Bach music easily, and deliver deep and artistic conception to listenners.
From this disc, I strongly recommand to all reviewers, even you are Richter lover or Bach lover, you should get it to touch."
Track Listings (19) - Disc #1