Sviatoslav Richter plays Chopin Etudes

[137uc14]

This piece is extremelly dificult...double scales are horrible to play...but he achieves to get music and beauty...No doubt he was one of the greatest pianist ever!

[skimask777]

He aure did a wonderful job with no.7 especially from the climax to the end.

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

op.25 no.7 is by far my favorite

a lot of beauty inside it

[lehrent]

@newFranzFerencLiszt There is a lot of beauty outside of it too :-) Otherwise, agreed.

[PoseydonsBrother]

В до диез-минорном этюде каждый голос звучит независимо, своим оригинальным тембром, как ансамбль певцов. Похоже лучше рихтера это никто не сыграл. ``Торг здесь неуместен``(ц)

Жалко, что Соломон Катнер не играл этот этюд, он тоже был интеллигентнейшим пианистом.

[albertacristie99]

Why so fastt !! Take you time Richter!

[vonMohl]

There is more to draw from this piece.

[atherleyboy]

Simply stunning Op 25 no 7! One of Chopins most beautiful and enigmatic melodies, perfectly suited to the extraordinary poetic gifts of this wonderful artist. My eyes fill with tears every time I hear him play it.

[analka1]

Insane.....just insane, and I mean that in the best possible way, maybe I can play thirds like this in another 10 lifetimes, maybe.

[Barbapippo]

@analka1 Pollini's rendition is even more insane...

[anonymousQ45]

thats really fast his 4 and 5 fingers are incredible

[darko03]

il miglior pianista che il secolo scorso poteva donarci. Un fenomeno di bravura, tecnica e interpretazione. Il sogno di molti pianisti.

[iguarni]

Sì se non il migliore fra i primi tre o quattro. E' immenso!

[koliatima]

Grande technique et il sait toucher mon coeur,j'adore ce grand pianiste!

[fandik353]

Perfect, fantastic, calm and energic in one time.. It is not possible to say anything about it.. just listen ...

[WayneYLeigh]

One of the best Op25no7 I've heard.

[morvensky]

nice thirds

[Philologus503]

If there is such a thing as 'perfection' - here it is. BRAVO MAESTRO !

[aryanpianist]

This is a good Technic for piano , Lang Lang must listen. Very good , I love him . That's all

[BlazeKenny]

@aryanpianist I think doesnt need to improve technique, its already at asian level. He just lacks talent for a nice sound and is a clown

[ostrun]

fantastic!

[levante83]

Thats great, but does anybody know Elisso Virsaladze, Richter loved her und she adored Richter....

I Think, that the "terz-etüde" Elisso plays in a more amazing way, than Richter does!

[mltube]

Your "son of a goat" remark, billiguns, sounds completely insincere, when uttered in conjunction with the Chopin's ghost reference. :-) 25.6 is a trifle, which Richter plays probably better, with greater fluidity than anybody else, and his rendition of the 25.7 is beyond comparison in its subtlety, eloquence, and depth. How anybody could not like it?! :-)

[billyguns2]

"Chacun a son gout" is French for "Each to his own taste." I have no idea what you're talking about. Nobody admires the great Richter more than I do.

[billyguns2]

Incidentally, "son of a goat" in French is "Fils d'un bouc," NOT "chacun a son gout." Richter is one of the four or five greatest pianists I have ever heard.

[billyguns2]

I adore Richter, but I do not care for this performance; I think it lacks the spirit of Chopin. Listen to Josef Lhevinne and Wilhelm Backhaus to see what I mean. Chacun a son gout!

[slothvader]

agree, this sounds like a throw-off.

[Kelimu]

Absolutely

Frieman rules

[truecrypt]

"Absolutely" what?

... and who is "Frieman"?

[Kelimu]

Ignaz Friedman

[truecrypt]

Oh... I see - Friedman...

But what's about "Absolutely"?

Did you hear Friedman playing Op. 25?

[Kelimu]

I mean I absolutely agree with the statement of billyguns 2above

There is a recording of this etude by Friedman, it is ingenious.

[truecrypt]

Вообще-то раньше в России молодых музыкантов учили уважать великих пианистов, а не просто поддакивать не очень умным комментариям...

[Kelimu]

Во-первых, я не музыкант. Во-вторых, вообще-то и Вам лучше не умничать там, где умничать не стоит. Если не видите разницу между Фридманом и Рихтером и не понимаете сути поста, с которым я согласился, это Ваши личные проблемы.

[truecrypt]

Ну, если Вы не музыкант, то действительно "умничать" не стоит. У меня нет проблем ни с Фридманом, ни с Рихтером...

[chad410]

Backhaus and a young Megumi Fugita many years ago in a recital had the best thirds for me and of course Pletnevs legiondary recording. Megumi was the the favourite and long standing pupil of Irina zaritskya.

[seahyimin]

how did he play no 6 so fast 0.o

[nbharakey]

I agree.

[mltube]

Well, it would be preposterous to criticize someone for dying early, unless it is your slave. :-) And I love Kapell's playing - the playing of a mensch.

[helian7]

I consider Lipatti's playing that of a "mensch", too...even more so than Kapell's.

Lipatti's Chopin is detached from the instrument, but never from music

[paulostroff99]

Beautifully played,but don't criticize great artists like Lipatti and Kapell for dying early,as the would rather not have. They were both great,and would have been up there with the greatest ever-had they lived a little longer.Legendary is not bad though.

[francorussie]

Рихтеру - Царствие Небесное.

[helian7]

The clarity, lightness of touch and speed in Richter's g#-Minor Etude are dazzling; but the c#-Minor Etude is a true musical treasure, up to par with Lipatti's legendary Chopin recordings.

[mltube]

If they were nearly as good, helian, as this miraculous performance, you wouldn't have to call them "legendary". :-)

[GiovanniEMB]

said "up to par with Lipatti" is the heights award, near to said: Good is playing now. Not to believe this is like blasphemy. Listen to Lipatti on youtube, please, and keep quite.

[GiovanniEMB]

the best "tierces" etude is of Michail Voskresenky (Moscow). Not to believe!!!!

[mltube]

I do not need YT to listen to Lipatti. And no amount of marketing hype, built on the man's early demise, will force me to admire his detached, icy Chopin. Enjoy it, if you like, and thank the creator for having such a poor language-translating tool, which makes my going into the greater detail useless. YOU keep quite! :-)

[helian7]

Detached? Icy? I respect your opinion, but the emotional quality of Lipatti's Chopin shouldn't even be subject to debate; very few have ever achieved such a purity of expression

[mltube]

The only emotion I care about, helian, is of finding a $100 bill. This is what Chopin's music is about, which Lipatti walks through with his gaze fixed in the sky, missing the treasures under his feet. -:) If that is not detached, then perhaps "dull" would be more appropriate term. Unfortunately, I respect opinions that I agree with, but do understand where you are coming from, having been there myself. :-) Give DL's Chopin another try in a couple of years, and we shall discuss it again :-).