Sviatoslav Richter plays Saint-Saëns Concerto No. 5 (1/4)

[gkollias14]

This would have been an amazing concert to witness, Richte with the moscow Youth orchestra under the Kondrashin.

[nevskixx]

This is such a winning performance. Utterly charming.

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

meraviglia!

[christophleipzig]

I love this concert so much.

Thanks for posting.

[Calcetines85]

A mi lo que mas me mola es apartir del minuto 2:40 es un subidon .

[fjaoaoaoao]

i love this song :3 :3 :3 :3 its very tender and exotic. maybe im biased though because i have affinity for egypt.

[kempff95]

i prefer rachmaninoff version.

[NathanaelSaintCyr]

Saint-Saens' sense of tonality was just incredible. Does anyone hear a bit of Smsn et Dlla in this?

[firestartertwistedfi]

By the way I presume that's Saint-Saens and not Richter?

[RainyTaro]

This is one of my best 10 favorite piano concertos. I love this exotic atmosphre.

[pianoplejer]

What is Your number one?:)

[RainyTaro]

Thanks you to comment on my writing, pianoplejer.

My most favorite Piano Concerto is Rachmaninoff's Concerto No. 2.

It always reminds me of the dream of my youth and gives me energy to live an optimistic life.

I love Chopin's piano pieces and concertos, too.

[Sinfoniette]

This piece is very exotic. I read somewhere that Saint-Saens composed this at Luxor, but I am not sure about that. But still, the Andante movement is very exotic compared to other pieces. Interesting...

[pjioayncoe]

Thank you Truecrypt for sharing this beautiful music...now I have to do more research on Saint-Saëns.

[snaaptaker]

I love this concerto. This was the first recording of it I ever heard, more than 40 years ago, and it's been my favorite ever since.

Thanks, Truecrypt.

[johnbaptistlulu]

155 views??? only a hundred and fifty five people have heard this? what a pity! it is a beautiful interpretation, and none should have to miss the bliss of hearing it.

[weikko79]

Well, it's only been on YouTube for two days. Patience!

[firestartertwistedfi]

lol

[mecagoenlapichorra]

Dear Truecrypt, thank you so much for posting this magnificent interpretation. I want to ask you something: you said that this interpretation is from beginning of the 50's or so. But frankly I thought that Richter only recorded this piece at the very end of his career. I mean the 5th concerto, not the second, which he actually did. Am I right or wrong? Thank you

[truecrypt]

There are recording of Saint-Saëns 2nd and 5th made in 1993 with Latvian orchestra. They also exist on VHS but I don't have them

The one I posted is from 50s.

So, you are correct - later recording does exist!

[sergiolcb]

Yes, the last mouvement is the last estude named toccata from the op. 111. Saint-saens liked so much this part that he transformed it into a very difficulty stude.

[chad410]

its a great etude too

[sagalat]

The composer was a huge genius-savant in different fields. It was Berlioz or someone who said, "Saint- Saens? The only thing he lacks is inexperience."

[truecrypt]

I'm glad you liked it!

Tchaikovsky concerto is here - go to Playlists, choose Sviatoslav Richter... or simply search YT for "richter tchaikovsky concerto"

You're going to have a great time! ;)

[chad410]

this is beautiful. isn t one of the studies from this concerto? great

[weikko79]

Yes, Saint-Saëns used the finale as one of his etudes as well (or the other way round).

[weikko79]

Whoops, looks like someone already answered your question. Oh well, it deosn't hurt to have two answers...