Sviatoslav Richter plays Bach Italian Concerto BWV 971 (1/2)

Part I
I. Allegro
Recorded in 1948

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• sviatoslav
• richter
• bach
• capriccio
• classical

[Terrdemarzielle]

I think it really boils down to the fact that Richter didn't care for Bach to the extent that Gould did. I also feel Gould spent more time associating with the baroque mindset, despite the fact that, out of choice, he ignores many (not all) of the principles that go along with that mindset for the sake of his highly valued individualistic interpretation.

[truecrypt]

No, it doesn't boil down to "who cared more for Bach". The point is that both approaches are valid and unique. One can prefer Gould, Richter, Landowska, Yudina or Feinberg... The question is "what (or whom) do you like more" and not "who plays better". At this level the question of "playing better" doesn't exist.

[yenrabaraho]

@Terrdemarzielle

Richter indeed cared for Bach, this is a beautiful performance, as is Gould's. My favourite is Karl Richter on a cembalo. This recording is superb though. I'ld like to add that Ricther's b minor prelude and fugue from bk1 of the WTC will address your concern as to whether he "cared" for Bach or not.

[LvJie1998]

I LOVE RICHTER.

[Upl0Admax]

@truecrypt very well stated

[paganviodio]

well...this surely not true tosay that richter didnt care of Bach. Richter studied in Moscow, and in Moscow if you don´t play good Bach...you´re somenthing like...Nothing... you play good Bach, and then you play the other... Because in Bach is the Polyphony, which is to hear at best by piano. a Moscowian pianist without caring, playing Bach good, is a kind of illusion. this was a studied man of this legendary Moscow Tschaikovsky Cons... I mean come on...

[cuallito]

I know! I'll write a concerto for each of the major countries in Europe!

Because I'm Bach, and I'm CRAZY!!!!

[yglofmi]

@truecrypt concordo, a interpretação de Richter é muito boa, o problema é que do ponto de vista estilístico está muito longe de Bach, o que não quer dizer que eu prefira Gould, que eu acho que também não é perfeito em termos de estilo. Salve.

[yenrabaraho]

@Terrdemarzielle

Richter indeed cared for Bach, this is a beautiful performance, as is Gould's. My favourite is Karl Richter on a cembalo. This recording is superb though.

[nikkitytom]

With all due respect, I don't like this interpretation. I get the feeling of being rushed inexorably forward. No sense of a "breath" between sections. This is a wonderful piece of music ... and in transferring it to piano, I feel we keep it alive by utilizing some of the assets of the piano over the clavichord or harpsichord. I don't get the feeling that Mr. Richter is enjoying the act of playing it. "Work without regard for the fruit of your labors" ( The Bhagavad Gita). For sheer joy.

[truecrypt]

@dolofonos

How convenient is to twist someone's words in sake of who knows what?

I don't compare "equal" but talk about UNIQUE values. We can try to compare, analyse, criticize, argue... but the truth is that all those great musicians are unique. And yes, I prefer polite discussion to rude and often uneducated guesses and personal insults.

[dolofonos]

@truecrypt How convenient and safe is the answer which assumes two things to be compared are of equal value. Is this a discussion of truth or of whose opinion is most polite?