Sviatoslav Richter plays Beethoven Sonata No. 1 in F minor, op. 2, no. 1 (2/3)
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@mal8739 Thanks for bringing my attention to the balance.
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I love S. Richter.
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sorry to inject politics-- I saw him play 2 times he was not lie other soviet artists who fled to "freedom" (ie money)--he would play in the smallest towns and villages in the USSR not jus Moscow or Leningrad so ordinary people could hear his great art--no matter what your politics THAT is a noble thing to do!
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...if you listen any prokofiev sonata by richter, then you know what i mean...here he apperas to me, to hold himself back from being to direct....whoch is very good for a second movement of this sonata.
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this is that´s why better than gould, because richter understands the beethovenian poesie better, and the lines are better thought, and performed than the gould version. technically it is also comparable. richter has a diffirent touch on piano as gould. he actuall has more direct hit on the piano key than here, then he tries to draw the musical atmosphere romantically.
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These pieces are especially hard for immature people to play, since it requires a lot of focus and self-control, and it's long!!!!!!!
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I like Gould
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Richter conveys the classical poise of this mvt perfecfly.
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Just brilliant!
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I prefer Richter to Gould
Why don't we take a poll. I'll bet Richter wins and you can bet on Gould.
gerryrains 2 years ago 9
The thing I love most about his playing - and I have said this before - is his balance. The balance between right and left hands. The only one remotely close to him is Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. I can identify his playing from a thousand others. I have tried for seventy years and cannot come within ten million light years of him.
mal8739 2 years ago 4