Sviatoslav Richter plays Schubert-Liszt "Erlkönig"

Schubert-Liszt "Erlkönig"
Live recording, 1949, Moscow

Category:

Music

Tags:

• sviatoslav
• richter
• schubert
• liszt
• Erlkönig
• piano
• classical

[wehwalte]

dear truecrypt, can you tell me what was the year of this recording...i have a doubt...

[truecrypt]

December 8, 1949 in Moscow. Live recording.

[McTomson]

is this the man with three hands?

[uhartchristian]

its a piece lots of pianists don t play as too difficult.

This interpretation is really astonishing. Richter goes to the last possibilities of big sound without breaking his muscles.

He would not have been able to ply this when older as his technique possibilites regressed. The last recordings show a richter with quite some problems.... (Horowitz too... only Martha Argerich continues to play as if she would still be very young....)

[EC1M]

@jefftam1234 - Martha cancelled her latest Tokyo appearances... I had tickets.

[jefftam1234]

@resonantdave uhartchristian was talking out of his ass.

[jefftam1234]

@uhartchristian That not true AT ALL! She by and large retired from solo recital because she didn't feel comfortable playing at the level she was at before, also she went through huge surgery after the breast cancer battle she had. You can watch the interview about her (it's right after the part where she played the jazz assemble).

She is still a great musician, and is playing along with Kissin for 2 piano concert later this month in Tokyo. But please, check your facts before make any claim.

[resonantdave]

@uhartchristian Eh, Martha is slowing down. :/

[mycatsapunk]

Try Hofmann's recording (1913?), it's diabolical! I very much like Richter's playing as well. In fact, I think it's my favorite by Richter.

[uhartchristian]

@jul54jazz don t know if Martha argerich did play the Erlkoenig but there is a recording with Sofronitzky. Very interesting recording. I can recommend everybody to listen to Sofronitzky and Maria Yudina. Both were exceptional musicians with astonishing technical capacities. I have in my playlists all I could find from them.

[jul54jazz]

@uhartchristian afaik martha never played this piece ?!

[EugenArbrakh]

Richter is wonderful... but I personally prefer the original tenor version!

[MySolmyr]

If I knew how to play the piano, I would find my self a new hobby. It may not be wise to compare but this is by far my favorite interpretation. Freakishly beautiful. Schubert's death was probably the most untimely death. Each "Lied" he composed is a true work of art. Those poets are the luckiest poets on my account. And Liszt is the perfect middle-man. Very briefly, THANK YOU for posting.

Thank you for posting.

[chizchizchiz]

the first few seconds actually sound like something by a rock band.