Sviatoslav Richter in Leipzig - Beethoven op 111 live 1963

[vinny777667]

At 2:56 you can hear in the background really soft the phrase that is coming at 3:00.

[kamin02]

The whole recital is here: watch?v=Z9WJFWrMvzQ

[jatterhaut]

This is great !! I really love his interpretation.

[iltenentecolombo]

Ecce homo

[superstition2]

"To these previously known solid contributions may now be added the knowledge that his achievement came in the face of severe homophobia in Soviet Russia. Some of the great recordings made by one of the century's mightiest musicians could not help but reflect that experience." -- Salon

[vivascargill1]

@superstition2 nonsense!! comrade richter received the order of Lenin and Stalin I know you don't care --hey salon he also thought the USA (that means you!) stunk and after 1970 refused to play in this cesspool country

[bboymango]

holy crap those bass notes are massive!

[WatchBlueSkies]

great. thank you.

[fatmantheking]

The incredible pianissimo at 0:41 WOW!

[gorgalsi]

I don't like Richter's interpretation of that sublime work at all ! How can anyone say, he plays it better than Barenboim ? I am deeply shocked, how some people know so little of Beethoven!! Listen to BARENBOIM's interpretation and THINK before giving me 100 minuses- THINK !

[stefthe80]

something called taste never occured to you? its not an objective subject to argue about, its completely subjective, especially in cases of such great pianists like richter and barenboim that know what are they doing and understand music in its depth

[gouloum2222]

@gorgalsi blablabla, "better better better" butter. i am tired of people on youtube who keep comparing masters like that. richter's not better than barenboim, barenboim's not better than richter. ridiculous

[paganviodio]

@gouloum2222 you know if you say it this way...i gotta tell ya that richter was better than barenboim.....you know even barenboim would accept that...first of all...this is a concert, no fucking body can play such pieces in concert with this angagement, this here ist not a christmas song you know,...it is the last sonata of beethoven...this makes some diffirents of performing arts..for this performance you gotta simply have the "right" life story, and the "right" fate...

[gouloum2222]

@paganviodio ok.

[gorgalsi]

@gouloum2222 : I was only talking about the performance of THIS work (opus 111), of course Richter is a great pianist !

[mohaa279]

beethoven... wielder of Worlds !

[mohaa279]

I'm always concerned that Beethoven would not be able to impress me no longer with his music cuz I've listened so much of him over and over again.. But then find something like this... and find myself proven wrong for the billionth time

[alexjrmarino]

Well Michelangeli LIVE is crazy too .. absolutely machines LOVE YOU !

[sll10]

This is one of the greatest performances of this work I've ever heard! Bravo for posting this! How about the other movement of this and the other 2 sonatas from the concert?

[iguarni]

I agree!!! Richter is a genius!!!!!!!!! I'd like to hear the second moviment which is one of the most famous piece in piano's history.

[paulostroff99]

Stunning playing! Bravo! TY.

[pablolinyang871]

grandeur is not part of music....it is something that grows from society.

this performance is great because it conveys the quintessential feelings

[Theonedue]

How come around 2:56-2:57 you can hear the piano play before you hear the "real" piano play? Even if its a recording error, it is a bit odd.

[michaeltheace]

It happens in a lot of recordings, the first time I saw that I though it was a fake video but it happens usually in these fast-playing videos. Forgive me for my English, because l'm Spanish. Thank you all for your undesrstanding.

[Theonedue]

Ok.

[sll10]

It is because it was originally recorded on tape and that is tape bleed-through; a common occurrence in the days of analog recording to tape.

[mikezzzaaa3]

You are all wrong. This is too fast, has no grandeur and sounds rushed. Barenboim (drama) and Lill (grandeur) are much closer to what I would look for.

[Theonedue]

Ummmm......interpretation.....­ummm....yea. Your comment is truely subjective.

[Theonedue]

This guy plays it just like the sheet music entails.

[sl28ave]

Thanks for posting this... If you post the second movement, I'll love you forever.

[jososic]

YES PLEASE! Where can we find this recording?

[portoxali]

I've recently purchased this recodring of Parnasus records from amazon. I strongly recommend you to obtain this one, as Richter;s interpretation of Bethoven's late sonatas is really remarkable here. In addition threre are couple of encores of Brahms and Chopin pieces, also played masterfully.

[darrel89nick]

beautiful performance !

[thegoddescomposer]

amazing sound of the piano

[Neishapour]

This is the best performance of this music I have ever heard and believe me that I have heard them all. Whoever able to interpret this music this well had reached the point of perfection. He is standing on the tallest mountain seeing God and all of God's creation and he gives thanks for the chance of experiencing true ecstasy. I give thanks to God and to Beethoven and to Richter for the opportunity to feel true beauty that could never be put into words; not even by the greatest of the poets.

[efitzge76]

Pure power and energy.

As though Beethoven whispered to Richter 'break a string'...

[chad410]

you have superb collection:))

[helian7]

Seconded!