In the last few years I have purchased a number of box sets of recordings made by virtuoso pianist, Sviatoslav Richter, considered by many to be the greatest pianist of time so far.  I’ve recently catalogued these sets and performed an analysis to see how much duplication exists across these sets. The good news is that there are three box sets which provide a significant portion of Richter’s recorded output with no performances duplicated.  Here’s a picture of the three sets: The three sets are as follows: Decca 478-6778, 51 CDs with Richter’s complete Decca, Philips and DG output. Sony 88430-14702, 18 CDs with his complete RCA and Columbia output. EMI 2-17411-2, 14 CDs with his complete EMI output. A complete catalog of the…