COMPOSERS: Schubert
LABELS: EMI
WORKS: Trout Quintet; Wanderer Fantasy
PERFORMER: Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Georg Hörtnagel (bass); Borodin Quartet
CATALOGUE NO: EMI 631 8102
A legendary virtuoso, Richter was also a master chamber musician. Here we find him near his peak. Occasionally a little quirky and frequently stunning (especially in the Wanderer), this is sovereign musicianship throughout. Jeremy Siepmann