@morinoroba So true. Probably the best interpreter I've ever heard; his repertoire was incredibly vast, yet he sounded at home with all composers, and I consider so many of his recordings as definitive.
I don't mind the dropped notes in the build up and climax. My favourite part of this piece has always been the 'amoroso' section and it's absolutely breathtaking here.
He misses quite a few notes at that murderous stretch starting around 8:28, but his tempo there is insane! This is the part where you put your life on the line. The only person we heard who plays it as fast is Kissin, and I think the CD version we have is edited, not live. Horowitz takes that stretch slower in his live performance.
What a large scale pianist he was...My father always says that "his playing has unbelievably large scale and it sounds very natural as a result, therefore sometimes one doesn't realize how it is large". Thank you.
quite nice in A flat!!
marcohorowitz8 3 weeks ago
@morinoroba So true. Probably the best interpreter I've ever heard; his repertoire was incredibly vast, yet he sounded at home with all composers, and I consider so many of his recordings as definitive.
I don't mind the dropped notes in the build up and climax. My favourite part of this piece has always been the 'amoroso' section and it's absolutely breathtaking here.
KeithWhalen11 1 month ago
when the errors become enjoyable!
Thanks truecrypt, thanks Richter, with Liszt.
gisuona 1 month ago
He misses quite a few notes at that murderous stretch starting around 8:28, but his tempo there is insane! This is the part where you put your life on the line. The only person we heard who plays it as fast is Kissin, and I think the CD version we have is edited, not live. Horowitz takes that stretch slower in his live performance.
LarsenPiano 2 months ago
Cool - didn't know about this recording! Thanks for posting and sharing it!
LarsenPiano 2 months ago
What a large scale pianist he was...My father always says that "his playing has unbelievably large scale and it sounds very natural as a result, therefore sometimes one doesn't realize how it is large". Thank you.
morinoroba 3 months ago
This is the most dyonisiac of all interpretations.
dialecticon 3 months ago
Mephisto and Richter seem to go very well together :)
uknico 3 months ago 2
Awesome !!!!!
luciayangne 3 months ago
According to the British pianist Denis Matthews, "the element of risk is an essential feature of artistic endeavour."
In terms of tempi, Richter is taking all the risks here... and the result is, despite some wrong notes, electrifying.
Nice pictures of Budapest too! ;-)
pianopera 3 months ago