Prokofiev Legende Op 12 No 6, Visions Fugitives Op 22, Four Pieces Op 32, Pieces From Cinderella / Shostakovich 24 Preludes And Fugues Op 87 Excerpts (UHQCD)
Sviatoslav Richter, renowned as the greatest pianist of the 20th century, was particularly skilled in performing modern Russian pieces.
Recorded: November 1979 in Salzburg, June and July 1963 in Paris
Prokofiev's work unfolds modern sensibility and lyricism on a grand scale, while Shostakovich's work hides a complex array of emotions within a classical appearance; both work present an incomparable musical world that only the master Richter could achieve.
