Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
Sonate n° 44 en sol majeur

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonate n° 23 en fa mineur, op. 57 "Appassionata"

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Ballade n° 3 en la bémol majeur, op. 47

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Préludes du livre I

Serge Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Sonate pour piano n° 8 en si bémol majeur, op. 84

Sviatoslav Richter, piano

Richter’s genius was identifiable over a wide variety of styles and this Regis disc attempts to convey his artistic diversity. The programme features Haydn, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy and Prokofiev taken form a series of recitals in Carnegie Hall and Wembley Town Hall in the early 1960s.