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Sviatoslav Richter Chronology - 1940 to 1949
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- October 14. Moscow.
- Prokofiev: Rondo from The Prodigal Son; Sonatine pastorale in C, opus 59 no. 3;
Paysage, opus 59 no. 2; Piano Sonata no. 6
Op 82
- November 26. Moscow. Small Hall of the Conservatory.
- Prokofiev: Sonatine pastorale in C, opus 59 no. 3; Paysage, opus 59 no. 2;
Rondo in b minor, opus 52 no. 2; Sonata no. 6 in A major.
- December 30. Moscow. Great Hall of the Conservatory.
- Tchaikovsky: Concerto no. 1, with Konstantin Ivanov, conductor.
- first performances of Scriabin: Preludes, opus 11, Nos. 2, 3, 9, 10, 17, and 18
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- January. Moscow. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall.
- Tchaikovsky: Concerto no. 1, with Melik-Paschajev, conductor.
- March 5. Moscow. Tchaikovsky Concert Hall.
- Prokofiev: Concerto No. 5 in G, opus 55, with Prokofiev, conductor.
- March. Moscow. Small Hall of the Conservatory.
- Brahms: Quintet in f minor, opus 34, with Komitas Quartet.
- April. Moscow. Great Hall of the Conservatory.
- J. S. Bach: Concerto in d minor, BWV 1052, with Grigorij Stoljarov, conductor.
- May. Moscow. Great Hall of the Conservatory.
- J. S. Bach: Concerto for two pianos in C major, BWV 1061, with Anatolii Vedernikov, piano.
- Schumann: Concerto in a minor. Both with Nicolai Anossov, conductor.
- November 7. Moscow.
- Chopin: Waltzes.
- Liszt: Sonata; Tarantelle from Venezia e Napoli.
- Moscow. with Vedernikov.
- Chopin: Rondo;
- Liszt: Concerto Pathétique;
- Debussy: En blanc et noir;
- Rachmaninoff: Suite no. 2
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- February 15. Moscow. Column Hall of the House of Unions.
- Tchaikovsky: Concerto no. 1, with Konstantin Ivanov, conductor.
- July 5. Moscow. Small Hall of the Conservatory.
- Beethoven: Sonata No. 8 in c minor, opus 18.
- Schubert: Wanderer Fantasy.
- Prokofiev: Sonata No. 2 in d minor, opus 14.
- Rachmaninoff: Five Preludes from opus 23 and 32.
- December 26. Moscow. Great Hall of the Conservatory.
- Tchaikovsky: Grand Sonata in G major, opus 37
- Rachmaninoff: Five Preludes from opus 23 and 32.
- Glazunov: Suite, opus 2.
- Scriabin: Fantaisie in b minor, opus 28.
- performed Saint-Saëns: Variations with Gilels
- Richter's first performance of Rachmaninoff: Suite No. 2 for 2 pianos
- Richter's first performances of Scriabin: Preludes, opus 11, Nos. 11, 15, and 16
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- January 16 or 18. Moscow. October Hall of the House of Unions.
- Prokofiev: Sonata No. 7 in B flat minor, opus 83. First performance.
- February. Moscow.
- Prokofiev: Sonata No. 7 in B flat minor, opus 83.
- August 3. to October 28. Tour through Caucasus: Tblisi, Baku, Erevan, Grosny, Suchumi.
- December 7.. Moscow.
- Prokofiev: Sonata no. 2 for Flute, opus 94a. With Nikolai Charkovsky. First Performance.
- Tour through Vologda, Arkhangelsk, Molotovsk, and Murmansk.
- Richter's first performance of Prokofiev: Concerto No. 1, opus 10
- Richter's first performance of Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2
- Richter's first performance of Scriabin: Sonata No. 9, opus 68
- Prokofiev: Sonata No. 4
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- January 31. Moscow.
broadcast of Liszt: Four Transcendental Etudes.
- May 18. Erevan.
broadcast of works by Chopin and Liszt.
- October 15 and 29, November 8, December 5 and 8. Moscow.
broadcasts of works by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Liszt, and Schumann.
- first performance of Beethoven: Sonatas opus 10, No. 2; opus 14, No. 1
- first performance of Ravel: Pavane, Jeux d'eau
- first performance of Scriabin: Sonata No. 6, opus 62
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- May 9. Moscow.
Prokofiev: Sonatas 6, 7, and 8.
- March, July, October.
broadcasts of music by Beethoven, Schubert, Rachmaninoff, and Chopin.
- December. Moscow.
Prokofiev: Sonata No. 8, Opus 84
Liszt: Transcendental Etude No. 8
- Leningrad. with Dorliak.
- Moscow. with Charkovsky.
Prokofiev: Flute Sonata, Opus 94
- Moscow. with Dorliak.
Prokofiev: Akhmatova Song Cycle
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- January 21. Moscow.
broadcast of Franck: Quintet
- March 9. [ ? ]
Prokofiev: Sonatas 6, 7, and 8.
- April 23. Moscow.
Prokofiev: Sonatas 6, 7, and 8.
- May 9. Moscow.
Prokofiev: Sonatas 6, 7, and 8.
- October 9. Leningrad. Broadcast of music by Chopin.
- October 26. Moscow. Broadcast of music by Schubert. with Dorliak.
- Baku.
Szymanowsky: 6 Chants de Muezzin Passionné, Opus 42. with Dorliak.
- Moscow.
Bach: Well-Tempered Clavier, complete.
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- January 23. Moscow. with Dorliak.
broadcast of music by Wolf and Schumann.
- first performance of Beethoven: Sonatas opus 2, No. 3; opus 14, No. 2
- first performances of Scriabin: Sonata No. 5, Etudes
- first performance of Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 1, opus 1
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- January 28. Moscow. with Dorliak.
Prokofiev: Songs
Rimsky-Korsakov: Songs
- February 10. Moscow.
Schumann: Concerto, opus 54.
- February 27. Moscow.
Bach: Capriccio in E, BWV 993; Sonata No. 4, BWV 963; English Suite No. 3, BWV 808
Beethoven: Sonata, opus 54;
Schumann: Fantasie in C, opus 17.
- February 28. Moscow.
Weber: Sonata No. 3 in d;
Liszt: Valses oubliées; Funérailles.
- March 26. Moscow.
Weber: Sonata No. 3 in d;
Liszt: Funérailles.
- June 14. Tallinn.
Schubert: Sonata in G, opus 78
Schumann: Papillons
Liszt: Sonata
(encore) Liszt: Valse oubliée No. 1
(encore) Rachmaninoff: Prelude, opus 32, no. 12
(encore) Debussy: Cloches a travers les feuilles
(encore) Chopin: Mazurka; Etude, opus 10, no. 3
- June 15. Tallinn. with Dorliak.
broadcast of music by Glinka, Tchaikovsky, and Rachmaninoff.
- June 23. Vilnius.
broadcast of music by Mozart and Schubert.
- September 25. Moscow. with Dorliak.
Dmitri Shostakovich: Jewish Folk Songs
- October 4. Moscow. Conservatory. With Nina Dorliak.
Bach: Capriccio in E, BWV 993; Sonata No. 4, BWV 963; English Suite No. 3, BWV 808
Bach: Songs.
- October 14. Moscow. With Nina Dorliak.
Bach: Arias and Songs, BWV 488, 512, 478, 459, 479, and 588.
Bach: Italian Concerto.
Glinka: Adèle
Mozart: Das Veilchen, K 476; Die Alte, K 517;
Schumann: Mit Myrten und Rosen, Opus 24, No. 9;
Songs by Debussy, Liszt, and Weckerlin.
- December 18. Moscow.
Dmitri Shostakovich: From Jewish Folk Poetry. [ rehearsal ]
- December 19. Moscow.
Bach: English Suite No. 3, BWV 808.
- first performance of Beethoven: Bagatelles
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- March 9. Moscow. Conservatory. Great Hall. With Oleg Agarkov, Soviet State Orchestra.
Glazunov: Concerto No. 1 in f minor, opus 92;
Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 1 in f sharp minor, opus 1
- March 29. Moscow. Conservatory. Great Hall.
Tchaikovsky: Sonata in G, opus 37
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
- June 2. Tallinn.
Mozart: Sonata No. 8 in a minor, K 310
Haydn: Sonata No. 52 in E flat
Chopin: Scherzo No. 4; Waltz, opus 70 no. 3;
2 Mazurkas; Nocturne; Etudes, opus 10, no. 12 and opus 25 no. 7;
Ballade No. 4 in f minor, opus 52.
- June 18. Tallinn. With Nina Dorliak.
Schumann: Sehnsucht, 2 Spanish Songs, Mondnacht, Er ist gekommen;
Liszt: Vergiftet;
Glinka: Sag mir warum, I remember the wonderful moment;
Tchaikovsky: Reconciliation, I do not please you;
Dargomizhsky: Vertograd;
Mussorgsky: The Garden by the Don, Lullaby-Song, Dances of Death;
Rachmaninoff: Songs
- June 19. Tallinn. With Leonid Viger, Estonian Symphony.
Beethoven: Concerto No. 3 in c minor
- September 27. Moscow. Union Of Composers, with Rostropovich.
Prokofiev: Cello Sonata, Opus 119
- December 6. Moscow. with Rostropovich.
Prokofiev: Cello Sonata, Opus 119
- December 8. Moscow.
Schubert: Sonata no. 16, D 845.
Schubert-Liszt: Erlkönig
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
- December 29. Moscow. Kremlin, Salle St. George, Concert for 70th birthday of Stalin.
Rachmaninoff: 2 Preludes
- first performance of Beethoven: Sonata no. 7, opus 10, No. 3
- first performance of Beethoven: Variations, opus 35
- first performances of Scriabin: Preludes, opus 37
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