Chopin: Scherzo No. 1; Scherzo No. 2; Scherzo No. 3; Scherzo No. 4; Preludes (excerpts)

COMPOSERS: Chopin
LABELS: Regis
ALBUM TITLE: Chopin
WORKS: Scherzo No. 1; Scherzo No. 2; Scherzo No. 3; Scherzo No. 4; Preludes (excerpts)
PERFORMER: Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
CATALOGUE NO: RRC 1199

Few today come even close to rivalling Richter’s frankly jaw-dropping pianism here. The Preludes may not be complete or even played in the correct order, but what we have (recorded ‘live’) is priceless. Julian Haylock