George Gershwin, concerto in F, Sviatoslav Richter 1993-1/5

Sviatoslav Richter play Gershwin's concerto in F live with Christoph Escenbach and the Radio-Sinfonicorchester Stuttgart. 30 05 1993. Schwetzinger Festspiele 1993.
Allegro (1/2).

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• classical
• sviatoslav
• richter
• christoph
• eschenbach
• george
• gershwinn
• concerto
• piano

[papaia5487]

ringrazio per la spiegazione. In quegli anni anche io inseguivo Richter dovunque era possibile. L'hoconosciuto personalemnte e non credevo avesse affrontato anche Gershwin. Sa anche dove lo ha suonato?

[GiovanniEMB]

Nel castello di Schwetzingen, a nord-ovest della regione del Baden-Würtenberg.

[papaia5487]

per me non è richter.

[GiovanniEMB]

è un disco senza diffusione commerciale che i fortunati uditori si sono presi come ricordo. L'ho ricevuto da cari amici e non c'è dubbio che sia Richter. A dire il vero lo si riconosce dalla sonirità, inoltre soltanto lui poteva permettersi di fare letture così "rilassate" e proporre in una sola sera due concerti per pianoforte e orchestra leggendo dallo spartito!

[JohnsonPollock]

A grim-mouthed Soviet Russian strolls the streets of Manhattan. A wonderful, unique interpretation. Different but interesting and fun to listen to.

[Deepwatermusic]

1 person doesn't like this??? Is this person deaf???

[artsondra]

I have seen documentation that Rachmaninoff was indeed in the audience at the world premier of the Rhapsody in Blue but I have never read anything about Rachmaninoff attending any other Gershwin premier. Was your statement in error or can you share your source of information? I have wondered if they ever met or had any direct interaction with each other.

[artsondra]

I found the performance interesting except that the video clip ended well before the movement did. Richter played with a clarity that showed me things I've never heard before in a piece I thought I knew pretty well. That same clarity is also what makes the performance sound not as "American" to me as some. I love clarity in Bach and Mozart but not so much in Debussy or Gershwin.

[stibgo]

More than any other piece of music, there is a duality to this concerto. It is both a product of the jazz age and a classical piano concerto. Parts or this remind the listener of Rachmaninoff and he was, in fact, in the audience at the premier.

[TheTucsonJeff]

Naw, this just doesn't do it for me. Much too stiff - doesn't have an "American feel". Oscar Levant still owns this.

[harpiyon]

@gatomjp damn, you´re right. i grew up with another recording, that was groovy & exciting, unfortunately i don´t have the record any more & don´t know which orchestra played it, damn. it was surely an American orchestra, they "got it" very well.

nothing against Richter & Eschenbach though, they´re great musicians, but i think they´re doing better at European classic music.

[gatomjp]

This music is based on the Charleston rhythm, a wild popular dance of the time. As much as I love Richter only a German could take the swing out of it. Richter and Eschenbach don't "get" this music. They are playing it like it's Grieg.

[xultradragonslayerx]

@stackedaktor I can only imagine how hard Richter worked to perfect this piece. To call this an epic fail is really mean.

[shabanasks]

i heard Tzimon Barto and the Nat. Phil conducted by Eschenbach play it live at the Kennedy center last month ...AMAZING!