Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
ICA Classics ICAC5084
A complete recital from a master at the very height of his powers, recorded in the Royal Festival Hall in 1975. Richter toured this programme a great deal, and several broadcasts have found their way to disc; indeed BBC Legends released the Aldeburgh Festival version recorded (in significantly better sound) a few days earlier. That version is now deleted, and in any case the London 'Hammerklavier' has a frisson that makes for riveting listening. Furthermore, Paul Baily has done wonders with unpromising source material, and this disc deserves to be heard by anyone interested in great Beethoven playing.
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