Sviatoslav Richter plays Mozart Sonata in B flat major (1/3)

Part 1
Mozart: Sonata in B flat major, K333
1. Allegro

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• richter
• mozart
• sonata
• piano
• K333
• classical

[americanprincess94]

This recording is nice but rather emotion-less. It lacks feeling and charecter.

[truecrypt]

Dear mericanprincess94,

Though you are currently studying for your grade 10 piano exam, you understand very little in piano performance yet. Let's wait another 10-15 years. May be then you'll know better... Meanwhile continue practicing and try to be more critical toward yourself. Good luck with exam...

[americanprincess94]

@truecrypt I'm not sayimg it's a bad performance. What I'm saying is that it could be better if there were more feeling. And I have heard a fair amount of piano performance. But it also seems it might have something to do with the recording.

[truecrypt]

@americanprincess94

It also might have something to do with your somewhat limited listening experience or over-reliance on other YTers' comments. Be careful criticizing great musicians.

When 10th grader reproach Richter for "lack of feeling and character" something is wrong with this 10th grader and not Richter.

You have a pretty voice though. Just practice well and don't rush to judge...

[pianofolle]

really enjoyable. my favourite over gould's and maybe also horowitz' version.

[sukkot54]

@americanprincess94 dude, if this had any more feeling and character it would jump out and bite you. no one plays with more feeling than SR. maybe by feeling you mean chicken fat? (schmaltz) the kind of cheap sentiment bad pianists squeeze out of mozart by playing him like he is writing lullabys? listen to the second movement.

[BassicStorm]

@truecrypt :D

[truecrypt]

@ronbobathon

No, I didn't assume that AmPrincess was a troll! My only point was that though 10th-grader can have an opinion, criticizing great masters takes more than just throwing around words like "emotionless" or "lack of feeling and character".

As for twigglesjworth - he IS a troll.

Re "good discussion" - I'm always for it - as long as minimum respect and knowledge are present.

[ronbobathon]

@twigglesjworth LOL, I know what you mean, all this internet hostility, can't we have a good discussion for once? In all fairness, I have seen a lot of Richter bashing, and the general sentiment is lack of emotion. Truecrypt assumed AmPrincess was a troll, and reacted to that. She responded to show she is trying to objectively criticize, but too late. Personally, I think this has too much emotion. This mvmt is always over-done. I play this whole sonata, and performers alway add/chg mark/dyns

[twigglesjworth]

@truecrypt wow. People like you are what's wrong with the art music scene. People try and engage, and pathetic snobs turn their noses up. I honestly have no words to describe how irritable you make me feel...

[Zwrqhmusic88]

Richter is the best!!! I wish I could here him live.

[JohnnySigzRude]

The best interpretation i'v heard of this sonata.

[JohnnySigzRude]

Oh my god! Is it possible to play this good?!?! Noone close to this interpretation..

[lu1think]

Richter's playing is thoughtful, lucid, and free of exaggeration. This is particularly difficult to do in a livee recording where people want to show off how good of a pianist one can be rather than how good a piece of composition is.

It takes a truly humble pianist to pay true hommage to a truly great composer like Mozart.

[lu1think]

Richter's playing is thoughtful, lucid, and free of exaggeration. This is particularly difficult to do in a life recording where people want to show off how good of a pianist one can be rather than how good a piece of composition is.

It takes a truly humble pianist to pay true hommage to a truly great composer like Mozart.