Richter, opposed to the post-war fashion for playing the 'complete' this or that, played about twelve of the Preludes, the others being in his Carnegie Hall recitals reissued recently by SonyClassical. Peter Katin's fine set on Unicorn Lps, has also been reissued.
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I have Steven Osborne but I would like a couple more sets, I think.Don’t cry for me
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Sorry for the late reply, but I just logged onto the site for the first time in ages. The six Preludes came with Richter's classic Rachmaninov 2 with Wislocki on DGG SLPM 138 076 and as you say they are as good as Rachmaninov playing gets. Unfortunately the hopelessly compressed CD remasterings that have appeared are pretty dire and alas when DG did move to a 24/96 download of the Concerto they disappeared and were replaced with the awful Tchaikovsky 1st with Karajan. However you can pick up first label LPs for less than a CD, or failing that go to the DG 180gm LP.Originally posted by silvestrione View PostComment
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His recording shot to the top of my list when it was released in 2019, gripping on every level. Glad to hear Lucy P concurOriginally posted by Alison View Post
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Richer appears to have played 12 from the Op 23 and Op 32 sets - I have those on a BBC MM CD recorded apparently in the Free Trade Hall in 1969.Originally posted by RobP View PostComment
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I have a Regis CD (RRC 1022) which contains 13 Preludes and 9 Etudes-tableaux said to be licensed from Olympia, the Preludes from 1971 and the E-Ts DDD from 1988. I had the BBC MM but do not appear to have kept it as it seemed to duplicate this Regis CD, possibly a mistake on my pert.Originally posted by Barbirollians View Post
The 13 Preludes are listed as Op23 No's 1, 2, 4. 5. 7 & 8 and Op 32 No's 1, 2. 6, 7, 9, 10 & 12.
Dunno if this helps or makes confusion worse confounded!I keep hitting the Escape key, but I'm still here!Comment
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Which Richter issue(s) were the RR people working from?
Just comparing the BBCL 1969 FTH selection to the Regis 1971(?) (also issued on Alto, Praga DSD and originally Olympia) the earlier set has a more soft-focus atmospheric and poetic sound and the readings are a little swifter, more delicate and lyrical; the 1971(?) set more forthright, immediate and dramatic. Both great performances of broadly similar interpretations, though certainly sounding very different.Last edited by jayne lee wilson; 06-01-23, 15:25.Comment
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Slight aside but my favourite prelude recording is Horowitz's 1931 version of the G minor, it's amazing.Comment
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Yes, that is amazing! A bit wild, very exciting in the outer sections. Very poetic with singing tone in the treble, in the middle section.Originally posted by mikealdren View Post
(I still prefer Richter!)Comment
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The BAL played the Olympia versions. The live recording from Manchester is treasurable, was on BBC Legends...The DG recordings have that kind of studio perfection which perhaps only Lipatti can match (not in Rachmaninov of course).Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View PostComment
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Thanks....Originally posted by silvestrione View Post
And Sorry Silv....my BBC release is of course the BBC Legends one (not MM
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The Regis is certainly better sounding than the Olympia, I'd be wary of Alto as some reviewers have noted a more processed sound (less hiss etc.) on various other releases, despite their being sister labels.
Praga SACD has the whole of that recital, and may just be the best sound of all. Still available too.Comment
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The BBCMM appears to be of the same performances in 1969 at the FTH.Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View PostThanks....
And Sorry Silv....my BBC release is of course the BBC Legends one (not MM ), of the FTH selection. BBCL 4090-2. With RFH selections of Chopin, Beethoven, Schumann (terrific OP.13) etc.
The Regis is certainly better sounding than the Olympia, I'd be wary of Alto as some reviewers have noted a more processed sound (less hiss etc.) on various other releases, despite their being sister labels.
Praga SACD has the whole of that recital, and may just be the best sound of all. Still available too.Comment
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So there really was an MM issue too? Goodness. Richter reissues, well...Originally posted by Barbirollians View Post
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See #37, now corrected to BBCL....!
The Praga series is quite extensive now, so if you want the physical albums...
Everyone wants a slice.... a bask in the radiance....Comment
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I've got a little confused...what's on Praga? The original Olympia recordings, presumably, not the BBC versions? Or a Prague recital of the same pieces...Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View PostSo there really was an MM issue too? Goodness. Richter reissues, well....
See #37, now corrected to BBCL....!
The Praga series is quite extensive now, so if you want the physical albums...
Everyone wants a slice.... a bask in the radiance....Comment
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