I heard Richter once and will never forget it. He was everything his recordings had led you to expect and more. The miracle was how he was completely self-effacing and yet you knew were in the presence of a miracle. Musicianship, musical intelligence, technical problems completely surmounted. As close to perfection as one can expect in this life. Listen to his playing during Op. 26, it's like a great musician is in charge of each individual voice, treble and bass, and the balance between legato and staccato is just miraculous. Wit, playfulness and mischief that never descends into caricature. The word genius is overused, but, if any pianist was or will ever be worthy of the epithet, it was and is Sviatoslav Richter.
Richter's interpretation of Beethoven feels relaxed, clear, articulate and leaves enough breath for us to enjoy. The phrases he expresses are enough to enjoy any time of the day or night. Very nonchalantly is his style and always fantastic to listen to. It's as if he plays not just for show but for the love of the composer himself. What gems.
Слушаю и опять возвращаюсь слушать гениев !!! Они потрясают своими талантами !!! Душа оживает и ты в плену прекрасного , проживаешь мгновения , которые остаются на годы !
Бетховена в исполнении Святослава РИХТЕРА можно только слушать... и слушать...и слушать...и слушать...и слушать...и слушать… и слушать… ....нет предела....бесконечность..... НАСЛАЖДЕНИЯ
Мне повезло а жизни. Я слышала игру Рихтера из зала. Это не забываемо. Свет был выключен и освещены только его руки. Тишина была в зале. Это потрясающе!!!
Sviatoslav Richter was the epitome of what classical pianist is. Years of studying and the being consumed by the artistry of magnificent layers of colors that only come within those of genius. Elements of touches of the soul within that flow threw the energy each touch of finger tips of the gods and beyond. ❤ Bravo 👏
Своим уникальным исполнением Бетховена Рихтер создает необычайную гармонию, музыка живет в его исполнении. Музыка становиться проникновенной и зажигательной. Для меня это образцовое исполнение Бетховена. Спасибо
I don't understand playing unless you know a piece by heart. I say that after I was caught without my music at a recital and dropped out. Now I memorize as I learn.
@@ultravenia Even the greatest have lapses of memory on occasion, there is no shame in playing from the score as would Beethoven have done in his time. It would never detract from a great performer but would from a lesser one.
@@georgeewart52 I don't think it was Richter's point. I think he wanted to emphasize the importance to respect the score, but I doubt he really needed it! It was more an attitude toward the music.
This phenomenal artist passed away precisely 20 years ago. His great art continues to live. Unfortunately, so few people are capable of appreciating it.
Agreed. I didn't like the pounding sound of the piano so I chose to play the violin. Over the years I became familiar with the piano. But only through UA-cam did I finally appreciate pianists and determined lately that Richter is the best.
an amazing nearly "stomping" futuristic jazz aspect of Beethoven's piano creativity which Richter extracts in some of the fastest moments, marvelous pianist
There are those pianists which you just wish you had managed to hear live at some point. Richter is one of those for me, came here from that incredible Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no 1 with von Karajan and the Vienna Symphony from 1962. I would also love to have heard Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli live too. As a young child I did hear Artur Rubinstein, it was a long time ago but I know he played some Chopin ! Thanks for posting this outstanding Beethoven recital by Richter.
I saw all 3. Rubinstein was too old at 88 and it was not that memorable. Richter I saw twice when he was in his early to mid 70's here in London and one concert was extraordinary, the famous Barbican recital which I think was 1988 and the 2nd was outstanding but lacked something as it does not linger in my memory. Michelangeli I saw 4 times in London and it was electric each time. every pianist within 500 miles with a night off there to watch and listen. Such an aura and charisma of the like we will never see again, of that I am sure.
THE TITAN OF THE PIANO THE GIANT OF THE PIANO Grigory Sokolov! Grigory Sokolov his Chopin piano concerto no 2! Brahms piano concerto no 2! Mozart Piano concerto no 24! Saint-Saens piano concerto no 2! After Grigory Sokolov played These concertos then All The pianists Are really only The DUST ZEROS!
I have one thing to say to you; Thank you ever so much for uploading such a treasure! It lifted my soul in this uncertain time in our life. I absolutely LOVED every bit of it. I heard the composer not the interpreter. THANK YOU!
I am always astonished by Richter's performance! I love his rough touch combined with a very delicate touch ! Я всегда удивлен выступлением Рихтера! Мне нравится его грубое прикосновение в сочетании с очень тонким прикосновением !
Beethoven and S. Richter in this recital compass an ineffable feeling of spiritual elevation.The expression is achieved touch by touch, like a painter and is directed by phrasing the many laws of imagination and its many measures.Thank you for posting this wonderful document
Have you heard the recordings by Walter Geiseking - in places he runs ribbons over his rivals like Backhaus, "textbook" Brendel, "wayward" Kempff and even the great Richter...
What an extraordinary and powerful architectural sense. And for each sonata unpredictable decisions that give to the interpretation its depth. Power and depth, that was Richter.
Richter I love you amongst many others too. Thank you for having taken the time to realise this music in your way and with such purity of purpose and strength of heart. Also your Debussy is one of my favourite interpretations.
R I C H T E R, der vielseitigste Pianist. Er bezwang jedes Stück eines Komponisten in seine Gewalt, sowohl geistig als auch körperlich (technisch) und ging dabei bis an die Grenzen. Er formt die Stücke zu einer Plastik, wie Michelangelo seine Skulptur. Das Ganze erhält dadurch ein so logisches Verständnis, dass die Kompositionen einem so klar erscheinen. Das nennt man eine Performance par excellence.
A gentle giant sitting above and close to the piano with a beautifully controlled touch, a wonderfully controlled phraseology, a perfect sense of tempo, a lack of unwanted ego, artist and instrument in the disciplined service of the composer. Somebody placed him second to Horowitz, but Horowitz did not have the discipline that Richter has. Horowtiz was great, Richter was a genius. The great Gilels lived in Richter's shadow. Richter was a relative latecomer to the piano but was a solid music director and conductor at a very early age. He came to the piano with great understanding of music and its composers. By the way, his Hammerklavier is without compare. His Schumann Waldzenen and Fantasie is incredible, his Schubert Sonatas are fabulous, his Rachmaninov is so powerful etc. etc. Oh, and his playing of the piano with Rostropovich doing the Beethoven cello sonatas at the Edinburgh Festival in 1964 is, I think the greatest demonstration of ensemble piano playing ever given! And that's all I have to say about that.
Beethoven: displaying every emotion, every joy and hardship we face while toying with our ears that only he knew to do. Next to Mozart, he stood alone in grasping every experience of life and translating them into melodic harmony that caresses the soul.
Именно в этом - главное отличие Рихтера от почти всех прочих интерпретаторов Бетховена. В 32-й сонате (её здесь нет) это проявилось уже совершенно с какой-то немыслимой силой и очевидностью.
I always had the impression that he rehearsed until he had the piece down, 80% . And for better, more spontaneous results he winged it for the remaining 20% . He must have been the only one in the whole world who could pull that off , thanks to his superb technique. What else? Oh yeh, all the notes are played crisply. Even in presto and ffff parts. Lat but not least, from my twenties until my fifties I had a 33rpm DGG LP with Prokoviev 's sonata no 8. I was very careful with it , and listened to it, mostly when I was sad and a bit depressed. I can honestly say that this LP has consistly uplifted my spirits. And I never knew who was performing , I barely knew who Prokoviev was and who Richter. It didn't matter.
@@SofronichristThe artists you name, and, of course Mr Richter, brought something distinctive to their playing that set each apart from all the others. And, IMO, each has touched us a special way that no other did. I refuse to single out one as the 'greatest' but will acknowledge that a few touch me in certain works as no other can in the same works. I prefer to give thanks that these superb artists have left recordings that can transport me from the mundane to the ethereal.
I struggle to find the word/words to express his musicianship. His command of the instrument is such that he seems to be free to concentrate on the composition, expression and music making. !!!
this recital is in fact very eclectic, even if the only composer is Beethoven, since these sontas are so different from each other !!!!! I think that the genius of Riche can best understod when listening at the last sonata, which is in itself very eclectic. It is wonderful how Richter succeeds in buikding a coherent world with that sonata !!!!!
Gérard Begni very interesting observation. Ending the program on no 12 really does exhibit the eclectic aspect of this performance. Related to this is Beethoven’s genius of transcending the purely classical understanding of the sonata form. If you play Beethoven’s piano sonatas from 1 to 32, it’s truly amazing how he retains the core of thematic development in the sonata form while at the same time transcending the form.
Saw Richter at a recital in Harrogate in 1993. That was extra special like his Beethoven. A superb performance putting all others in the shade. Best pianist of the twentieth century.
Until 1960 all pianists sounded good to me until I discovered Richter. Then in the 70's I couldn't tolerate most pianists. This happens to you once start listening to Richter. Today I can listen to Yuja Wang as long as I can get back to Richter.
You said it-this is how I feel about R too.Some works I never lsitened to until I heard R.If I listen to few other pianists...I always come back to R....
I have fallen in love with Richter, particularly with his solo performances. Everything I hear is so beautiful, flowing, logical for want of a better word compared to a lot of other pianists. I hear phrases whereas a lot oither interpretations confuse me. I think I understand now what was meant that he was precise in playing in order to be a true conduit for the composer. Someone in one of the other video comments said that when they hear Richter they cannot imagine the music being played any differently. I agree, he is so convincing!
THE TITAN OF THE PIANO THE GIANT OF THE PIANO Grigory Sokolov his Chopin piano concerto no 2! Brahms piano concerto no 2! Mozart piano concerto no 24! Saint-Saens piano concerto no 2! After Grigory Sokolov played These concertos then All The others pianists Are really only The DUST ZEROS!!
Quite the masterpieces played in superb and articulate form. It's hard to play Beethoven with a bit of different style and approach on every sonata whether earlier or later. Also, his recording of the F Minor Brahms Piano Quintet with the Rati Ensemble is one of a kind. He also does the Brahms Paganini variations both a and b. Equally sublime.
Удивительная магия Рихтера накладывается на гениальные произведения и получается что-то фантастическое. Интересно, получится когда-нибудь у кого-то описать словами манеру исполнения Рихтера?...
@@Josh442 Reminds me the old joke how this guy stood in long line for many hours to see Mona Lisa and then complained that she was nothing special!! Or that she "misfired" using your "terminology"
@@MishaShvartsman The good lord created two kinds of people: those with ears, and those who make bad analogies. ua-cam.com/video/qBKjmZ0Q_J4/v-deo.html If you think that is good Mozart, I understand that there's a good ear sale going on -- you may want to pick up a better pair.
@@Josh442 You almost got it, yes, those with ears who understand music, and those with ears, who don't. And those who talk to lord, regardless of whether their medications are prescribed or over the counter
An utter tragedy that we should have the irreverent intrusion of adverts in the middle of movements - or at all! We have the re-creation of some of humanity's greatest works if art by a supreme artist, being spat on!
Замираешь с комком в горле,слушая Святослава
Теофиловича Рихтера.
Да святится имя его!
Благодарю Вас!
30.03.2023.
I heard Richter once and will never forget it. He was everything his recordings had led you to expect and more. The miracle was how he was completely self-effacing and yet you knew were in the presence of a miracle. Musicianship, musical intelligence, technical problems completely surmounted. As close to perfection as one can expect in this life. Listen to his playing during Op. 26, it's like a great musician is in charge of each individual voice, treble and bass, and the balance between legato and staccato is just miraculous. Wit, playfulness and mischief that never descends into caricature. The word genius is overused, but, if any pianist was or will ever be worthy of the epithet, it was and is Sviatoslav Richter.
beautifully expressed
Please start a music appreciation channel your reviews are so good as if written by an AI itself ❤😌✨
IL PIU' GRANDE PIANISTA DI TUTTI I TEMPI PER SEMPRE... GRAZIE MAESTRO RICHTER.
ceramente
Слава Богу,что были такие композиторы и такие музыканты
Uncanny ability to make the tones fit so evenly and smoothly.
Какое счастье, что мы можем это видеть и слышать!
Richter's interpretation of Beethoven feels relaxed, clear, articulate and leaves enough breath for us to enjoy. The phrases he expresses are enough to enjoy any time of the day or night. Very nonchalantly is his style and always fantastic to listen to. It's as if he plays not just for show but for the love of the composer himself. What gems.
Слушаю и опять возвращаюсь слушать гениев !!! Они потрясают своими талантами !!! Душа оживает и ты в плену прекрасного , проживаешь мгновения , которые остаются на годы !
Бетховена в исполнении Святослава РИХТЕРА можно только слушать... и слушать...и слушать...и слушать...и слушать...и слушать… и слушать…
....нет предела....бесконечность.....
НАСЛАЖДЕНИЯ
Immense sensibilité, immense intelligence, facilités hors du commun... pianiste vraiment hors normes!
🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Sviatoslav Richter et Beethoven sont plus vivants que jamais !
Слушая такую музыку в таком исполнении находишь ответы на очень важные вопросы Браво!!!
Мне повезло а жизни. Я слышала игру Рихтера из зала. Это не забываемо. Свет был выключен и освещены только его руки. Тишина была в зале. Это потрясающе!!!
Когда слушаю его концерты по телевизору, жду, когда сыграет что нибудь Шопена. Даже когда он исполняет Бетховена.
Sviatoslav Richter was the epitome of what classical pianist is. Years of studying and the being consumed by the artistry of magnificent layers of colors that only come within those of genius. Elements of touches of the soul within that flow threw the energy each touch of finger tips of the gods and beyond. ❤ Bravo 👏
...спасибо...я была еще маленькой девочкой и по радио слушала такую музыку...благодарю всех...💖💖💖💖💞💞💞💞💞
Своим уникальным исполнением Бетховена Рихтер создает необычайную гармонию, музыка живет в его исполнении. Музыка становиться проникновенной и зажигательной. Для меня это образцовое исполнение Бетховена. Спасибо
From the day when he still played under normal lighting and without the music in front of him! What a giant among pianists.
I don't understand playing unless you know a piece by heart. I say that after I was caught without my music at a recital and dropped out. Now I memorize as I learn.
@@ultravenia Even the greatest have lapses of memory on occasion, there is no shame in playing from the score as would Beethoven have done in his time. It would never detract from a great performer but would from a lesser one.
@@georgeewart52 I don't think it was Richter's point. I think he wanted to emphasize the importance to respect the score, but I doubt he really needed it! It was more an attitude toward the music.
This phenomenal artist passed away precisely 20 years ago. His great art continues to live. Unfortunately, so few people are capable of appreciating it.
Agreed. I didn't like the pounding sound of the piano so I chose to play the violin. Over the years I became familiar with the piano. But only through UA-cam did I finally appreciate pianists and determined lately that Richter is the best.
I remember precisely where I was when I heard on the radio that he had passed away.
He will never be forgotten as long as there's still music.
And who destroyed it? She did by putting mor e importance on her stuff and people and denying me space to live...
Frederic Moresmau ???????
Волшебная музыка!Великий музыкант!Талант!Слушать его исполнение-одно удовольствие!Благодарю!
A truly great artist- a genuis in fact - at the hight of his powers.
Гений!!! Не возможно оторваться!!! Небесное исполнение!!!
He was so special....what a talent !!
Richter was really exceptional. Ap pleasure to listen to a great artist.😊
I saw him in Pasadena in 1965--among other things he played Liszt's Sonata in B Minor-- I will never forget that evening
an amazing nearly "stomping" futuristic jazz aspect of Beethoven's piano creativity which Richter extracts in some of the fastest moments, marvelous pianist
There are those pianists which you just wish you had managed to hear live at some point. Richter is one of those for me, came here from that incredible Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto no 1 with von Karajan and the Vienna Symphony from 1962. I would also love to have heard Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli live too. As a young child I did hear Artur Rubinstein, it was a long time ago but I know he played some Chopin ! Thanks for posting this outstanding Beethoven recital by Richter.
I saw all 3. Rubinstein was too old at 88 and it was not that memorable. Richter I saw twice when he was in his early to mid 70's here in London and one concert was extraordinary, the famous Barbican recital which I think was 1988 and the 2nd was outstanding but lacked something as it does not linger in my memory. Michelangeli I saw 4 times in London and it was electric each time. every pianist within 500 miles with a night off there to watch and listen. Such an aura and charisma of the like we will never see again, of that I am sure.
Рихтер - пианист от Бога
Прекрасная гениальная музыка в прекрасном гениальном исполнении.
Но она так терзает мою душу.🎹😪
Sviatoslav Richter the best pianist ...forever.
Or until a better one comes along.
THE TITAN OF THE PIANO THE GIANT OF THE PIANO Grigory Sokolov! Grigory Sokolov his Chopin piano concerto no 2! Brahms piano concerto no 2! Mozart Piano concerto no 24! Saint-Saens piano concerto no 2! After Grigory Sokolov played These concertos then All The pianists Are really only The DUST ZEROS!
You forget Horowitz
Now Arcadi Volodos and,before,Radu Lupu
Can we all just agree that Franz Liszt was and will be the best ever?
I have one thing to say to you; Thank you ever so much for uploading such a treasure! It lifted my soul in this uncertain time in our life. I absolutely LOVED every bit of it. I heard the composer not the interpreter. THANK YOU!
I am always astonished by Richter's performance! I love his rough touch combined with a very delicate touch ! Я всегда удивлен выступлением Рихтера! Мне нравится его грубое прикосновение в сочетании с очень тонким прикосновением !
Огромное спасибо Вашему каналу за возможность слышать и видеть гения !
Какое наслаждение слушать такую музыку! Гении оба - Рихтер и Бетховен!
I confess I haven't often listened to Beethoven's first piano sonata. But after hearing this, Beethoven rings out loud and clear.
Beethoven has served the transition from a classical to a classical-romantic music-style
I hear Mozart in this sonata. As Beethoven continues his revolution, the music gradually fades to his genius, revealing otherworldly pleasures
Beethoven and S. Richter in this recital compass an ineffable feeling of spiritual elevation.The expression is achieved touch by touch, like a painter and is directed by phrasing the many laws of imagination and its many measures.Thank you for posting this wonderful document
Every pianist has his/her own style but Siatoslav i think was inimitable!Especially at Beethoven!
And Schubert
"their" is gender-neutral
Deeply moved by Richter's greatest performance..no words any more!!
Absolutely superb !! truly transcendental recital at his peak :-)
I am at age 84, and I still appreciate Sviatoslav Richter!
Are you sure about that
Have you heard the recordings by Walter Geiseking - in places he runs ribbons over his rivals like Backhaus, "textbook" Brendel, "wayward" Kempff and even the great Richter...
87 now if you are still around.
What an extraordinary and powerful architectural sense. And for each sonata unpredictable decisions that give to the interpretation its depth. Power and depth, that was Richter.
I am simply lost for words ! Vladivostok, thank you so much for sharing this gigant with us.
Волны апплодисментов вызывают волну мурашек от макушки головы к восторгу от услышанного звучания 🎉❤
Richter I love you amongst many others too. Thank you for having taken the time to realise this music in your way and with such purity of purpose and strength of heart. Also your Debussy is one of my favourite interpretations.
Гениально , Маэстро👏👏👏
Наслаждение...
Великолепный Святослав Рихтер ❤и Белза сказал ,что музыкантов готовят по шкале Рихтера, он будет жить Века ,Браво ❤❤ ❤.
Magnificent performance, greetings from İstanbul.
할아버지, 멋진 연주 감사합니다.
하늘에서도 즐겁게 연주하시길...
Extraordinaire. Quel mystérieux "largo e meto" de la sonate n¨7 ! Richter , l'incomparable Richter...
R I C H T E R, der vielseitigste Pianist. Er bezwang jedes Stück eines Komponisten in seine Gewalt, sowohl geistig als auch körperlich (technisch) und ging dabei bis an die Grenzen. Er formt die Stücke zu einer Plastik, wie Michelangelo seine Skulptur. Das Ganze erhält dadurch ein so logisches Verständnis, dass die Kompositionen einem so klar erscheinen. Das nennt man eine Performance par excellence.
A gentle giant sitting above and close to the piano with a beautifully controlled touch, a wonderfully controlled phraseology, a perfect sense of tempo, a lack of unwanted ego, artist and instrument in the disciplined service of the composer.
Somebody placed him second to Horowitz, but Horowitz did not have the discipline that Richter has. Horowtiz was great, Richter was a genius. The great Gilels lived in Richter's shadow. Richter was a relative latecomer to the piano but was a solid music director and conductor at a very early age. He came to the piano with great understanding of music and its composers.
By the way, his Hammerklavier is without compare. His Schumann Waldzenen and Fantasie is incredible, his Schubert Sonatas are fabulous, his Rachmaninov is so powerful etc. etc.
Oh, and his playing of the piano with Rostropovich doing the Beethoven cello sonatas at the Edinburgh Festival in 1964 is, I think the greatest demonstration of ensemble piano playing ever given!
And that's all I have to say about that.
David Footerman
Well said indeed.
In the 20th century, you should not forget Emil Gilels and Arthur Rubinstein
David Footerman I don’t think Gilels lived in Richter’s shadow, Gilels had a powerful sound on its own, both were great artists.
Well, maybe the human race is worth saving after all. Maybe.
Bravo!!!!!!🇲🇽 Mexico. ❣️
Amazing fingers!!!Amazing Richter!!!Brawoooo!!!
Magician from music, with love from New Jersey, USA
Genial Richter! Que interpretação maravilhosa!
He plays with such ease. Merci, Maestro.
un grandissimo artista !
Merci! Merci! Merci! Magnifique!
This man is so awesome
*Wonderful, incredible. Thanks for uploading.*
Un prodige tout simplement...
Beethoven: displaying every emotion, every joy and hardship we face while toying with our ears that only he knew to do. Next to Mozart, he stood alone in grasping every experience of life and translating them into melodic harmony that caresses the soul.
Всё тайное ,заложенное композитором, открывается Рихтером.
Именно в этом - главное отличие Рихтера от почти всех прочих интерпретаторов Бетховена. В 32-й сонате (её здесь нет) это проявилось уже совершенно с какой-то немыслимой силой и очевидностью.
I always had the impression that he rehearsed until he had the piece down, 80% . And for better, more spontaneous results he winged it for the remaining 20% . He must have been the only one in the whole world who could pull that off , thanks to his superb technique. What else?
Oh yeh, all the notes are played crisply. Even in presto and ffff parts. Lat but not least,
from my twenties until my fifties I had a 33rpm DGG LP with Prokoviev 's sonata no 8.
I was very careful with it , and listened to it, mostly when I was sad and a bit depressed. I can honestly say that this LP has consistly uplifted my spirits. And I never knew who was performing , I barely knew who Prokoviev was and who Richter. It didn't matter.
Oh yeh.
The stuff dreams are made of. Beyond delighted to find this upload.
Пахарь,уважение и вечная память
Richter es uno de los mas grandes pianistas del siglo XX. Igualado por unos pocos, pero absolutamente insuperable.
Wonderful post. Thank you.
Glenn Gould said he had been almost hypnotized by Richter's performance at the Moscow Conservatory in 1957.
One of the greatest pianists of all time. Gould met him in Russia and loved his playing.
Not one of the greatest, but GREATEST PIANIST of all time!
od3 With Sofronitsky, Yudina, Cortot, Schnabel, Haskil, Serkin, Arrau, Edwin Fischer, Horowitz, Pogorelich, Backhaus, Michelangeli...
Jian Cai For me a lounge musician, who didn't understand the music, but who was technically successful in the mazurkas...after that's just my opinion.
@@SofronichristThe artists you name, and, of course Mr Richter, brought something distinctive to their playing that set each apart from all the others. And, IMO, each has touched us a special way that no other did. I refuse to single out one as the 'greatest' but will acknowledge that a few touch me in certain works as no other can in the same works. I prefer to give thanks that these superb artists have left recordings that can transport me from the mundane to the ethereal.
@@tserkoslavjanskij I had replied to a user who has since deleted his comment, I was not talking about Richter or Gould of course :))
I struggle to find the word/words to express his musicianship. His command of the instrument is such that he seems to be free to concentrate on the composition, expression and music making. !!!
Великий музыкант, что можно сказать? Слушать можно его бесконечно и учиться, учиться и учиться...
I'm so thankful this is archived on youtube.
this recital is in fact very eclectic, even if the only composer is Beethoven, since these sontas are so different from each other !!!!! I think that the genius of Riche can best understod when listening at the last sonata, which is in itself very eclectic. It is wonderful how Richter succeeds in buikding a coherent world with that sonata !!!!!
I agree. Actually the Andante con variazioni is the best and the most dramatic I can remember.
Gérard Begni very interesting observation. Ending the program on no 12 really does exhibit the eclectic aspect of this performance. Related to this is Beethoven’s genius of transcending the purely classical understanding of the sonata form. If you play Beethoven’s piano sonatas from 1 to 32, it’s truly amazing how he retains the core of thematic development in the sonata form while at the same time transcending the form.
Saw Richter at a recital in Harrogate in 1993. That was extra special like his Beethoven. A superb performance putting all others in the shade. Best pianist of the twentieth century.
I'm not a fan of cults, in general. But there are exceptions. If there's a Richter cult, I happily declare my membership.
Until 1960 all pianists sounded good to me until I discovered Richter. Then in the 70's I couldn't tolerate most pianists. This happens to you once start listening to Richter. Today I can listen to Yuja Wang as long as I can get back to Richter.
You said it-this is how I feel about R too.Some works I never lsitened to until I heard R.If I listen to few other pianists...I always come back to R....
Yes, but you must admit that Yuja Wang is a lot easier to look at!
@@syourke3 Especially after her funny concert with 2 guys a few days ago in NYC :)
What about Glenn Gould?
@@lea.5858 Talking about Gould, Richter said every 500 years someone like him comes along. Gould is very special.
Браво Маэстро!!!!!!!!!!!
I have fallen in love with Richter, particularly with his solo performances. Everything I hear is so beautiful, flowing, logical for want of a better word compared to a lot of other pianists. I hear phrases whereas a lot oither interpretations confuse me. I think I understand now what was meant that he was precise in playing in order to be a true conduit for the composer. Someone in one of the other video comments said that when they hear Richter they cannot imagine the music being played any differently. I agree, he is so convincing!
The greatest ever
Самый великий исполнитель 20 века.
Один из величайших исполнителей современности.
Ольга Абросимова нипонил, какая ещё современность
THE TITAN OF THE PIANO THE GIANT OF THE PIANO Grigory Sokolov his Chopin piano concerto no 2! Brahms piano concerto no 2! Mozart piano concerto no 24! Saint-Saens piano concerto no 2! After Grigory Sokolov played These concertos then All The others pianists Are really only The DUST ZEROS!!
Se puede aprender muchísimo simplemente al ver este video que al pasar horas con un maestro. Gracias Slava!!
Depende de quién es tu maestro...
The great Richter !!
Berman's definitely up there-waaaaay up there....
@@spectryl6681 Lazar Berman...
Well said! The GREAT Richter.
The Genius Richter !
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no more no less,. and yet so free. Pure genious
Just listening to the sound without the images - very thrilling and something so alive about the playing.
Yes you're perfectly right. Whith him the music is alive ! Everything is clear, logical.
@@Marco1281 la mia anima si allarga e il mio cuore batte più forte.
Quite the masterpieces played in superb and articulate form. It's hard to play Beethoven with a bit of different style and approach on every sonata whether earlier or later.
Also, his recording of the F Minor Brahms Piano Quintet with the Rati Ensemble is one of a kind. He also does the Brahms Paganini variations both a and b. Equally sublime.
As I watch this historical figure play, I wonder what it would have been like had we had video capability during Bach's lifetime.
This is so close to the composer, and its a gem, thx david for your uploads.
E stato uno dei più grandi pianisti del secolo.
wonderful
MARAVILLOSO!!!!!!
Удивительная магия Рихтера накладывается на гениальные произведения и получается что-то фантастическое. Интересно, получится когда-нибудь у кого-то описать словами манеру исполнения Рихтера?...
Stupendous! How 'convivial' and uplifting Beethoven's early work is! And how masterful Richter is (at least 90 percent of the time)!
90% of the time????? Genius is not counted in percentage points, you confuse it with the interest you collect in your bank from your customers
@@MishaShvartsman I've heard some Richter performances that misfired.
@@Josh442 Reminds me the old joke how this guy stood in long line for many hours to see Mona Lisa and then complained that she was nothing special!! Or that she "misfired" using your "terminology"
@@MishaShvartsman The good lord created two kinds of people: those with ears, and those who make bad analogies.
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If you think that is good Mozart, I understand that there's a good ear sale going on -- you may want to pick up a better pair.
@@Josh442 You almost got it, yes, those with ears who understand music, and those with ears, who don't. And those who talk to lord, regardless of whether their medications are prescribed or over the counter
It's a great!
The theme at 14:28! Some how comes off so perfect! Without unnecessary affect.
Absolutely love this section and Richter makes it so special!
Ah, Dieu que c'est beau !
Non conoscevo Richter. Ho molto apprezzato la sua interpretazione di Beethoven. Molto bravo
devine wholeness and silence...this is richter,this,is the vasic of music 13:51 ....music itself
An utter tragedy that we should have the irreverent intrusion of adverts in the middle of movements - or at all! We have the re-creation of some of humanity's greatest works if art by a supreme artist, being spat on!
Beautiful! Thank you so much :)
Excelente del siglo 19. Desde niña se de este gran pianista.
il Beethoven assertivo dinamico propositivo che amiamo come un fratello.