Sviatoslav Richter can play (very fast)!
3 Apr 2006
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4 comments:
Before he starts playing ... you can hear the Russian words "the 4th Etude...". I was thinking ... Richter was probably one of the most known Russian pianists of "old generation" (after Horowitz).
What with Gilels, Rostropovich, and Oistrakh as well as Richter Russia/Ukraine/The Soviet Union certainly nurtured some he finest classical artists of the 20 Century! Horowitz, the master... that brings me to my next youtube discovery. :)
Don't let me start on Horowitz... :) He is my God (since I play piano). I think I need to write about him... I really have so much to say. He is one and only... Did you listen to his Kreisleriana? And Scarlatti sonatas? And his crazy way of playing Rachmaninov and Scraibin ... I just love it! There is a very interesting book on him by David Dubal called "Evenings with Horowitz". Great book! I have his DVD "Horowitz in Moscow" -- he was 82 years old, and returned to Russia after 60-year of absence. When he played Schumann... men in the audience cried (women cried during the entire performance) :). Well, it's a Russian thing...
I have a whole shelf's worth of his recordings including many of those you mention above. :) I've read the 'Evenings' book as well. I find it interesting that he was generally dismissive or non-plussed by most of the pianists that followed in his wake with the notable exceptions of Richter and Michelangeli.
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