Schumann Concerto A Minor 1st Mov Pt 1 Richter-Haaser

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2) At Town Hall, among other pieces, which I can't remember, he played Petrouchka and (IIRC) the Appassionata. At Carnegie Hall, he played the Brahms Bb Concerto, and his LP of that is still one of my favorites, 50+ years later.

I can't believe it's taken me two years to stumble upon this posting of the Schumann.

Thanks, much--it's lovely.

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1) Good heavens--Richter-Haaser!! I'd almost forgotten about him. I was present at his U.S. debuts, first at Town Hall and then, shortly thereafter, at Carnegie Hall. And, BTW, that NY critic was correct. R-H was wonderful. I remember saying at the time that he was sorta like Rubinstein, but with more schmaltz. That may have been a bit over-the-top, but 20-year-olds think they know everything. (cont.)