Sviatoslav Richter plays Beethoven Sonata Op. 110 (2/3)

[BachScholar]

Very beautiful Arioso, one of the best I've heard. I don't think it's too slow at all as many think.

[ealing40]

@hopeforthesilentplanet (:

[SCordeliaB]

why is my auto play not working

[funper]

he makes a mistake at 3:18

[majark4]

@funper of course, but, is that important?

[funper]

@majark4 it happens to the best of pianists, that's what i want to say

[majark4]

@funper it didn't happen to Michelangeli, but it doesn't mean he is better because of this.

[hellomate639]

Richter plays every romantic piece slowly.

I'm not against this: I believe that tempo varies to what you might be used to and that enjoying a certain piece involves getting in tune with the tempo it's being played at. Obviously there are limits on that.

Personally, I'd prefer this one to go a bit faster.

[SCordeliaB]

@hellomate639 romantic?

[tdavidia]

Absolutely stunning. Probably the slowest I've ever heard it, even slower than in his recital for Dietrich, but he makes it work somehow.

[PopMakarije]

OMG!!!

Richter is playing as genius!

[boxplayer1973]

Quite slow - loses momentum really.

[ealing40]

Rather the modern world is too fast.

[hope4thesilentplanet]

@ealing40 in more ways than one, too.

[nevskixx]

Interesting tempo.

[SCordeliaB]

@nevskixx

i was thinking that too