Sviatoslav Richter - Grieg piano concerto, 3rd movement

Sviatoslav Richter with Bergen Philharmonic and David Oistrakh conducting in the closing concert at Bergen music festival 1968. Grieg piano concerto in a-minor, fragment.

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Music

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• classical
• richter
• oistrakh
• grieg
• piano
• concerto
• minor

[ReturnOfTheStienway]

where does this come from? did somebody record over it or something?

[samsonno]

don´t know, it must be a clip from the Norwegian Broadcasting. I know they have the whole concerto in sound, but if more than this is filmed I don´t know.

[pianoenthusiast11]

in response to mursum, i am not sure that anyone could really claim this was 'great' music, could they?

[samsonno]

I think Richter once said he liked Grieg for his "freshness". The "greatness" of Grieg´s music can certainly be discussed.

[pianoenthusiast11]

wonderful richter as always - but why does a great pianist play the grieg concerto?!!

[samsonno]

Interesting question! I get the impression that you don´t like it then? Why?

[sam0xin]

MASTER of Piano forte !

[Timmytimtimtm]

now this is some perfomance.

[TJFNYC212]

what language is the commentator speaking?



[minasgekos]

he was a machine (in a good sense)

[smellmysmegma]

@pianoenthusiast11 Because he can

[paulprocopolis]

Absolutely fascinating - what a find!

[berlinzerberus]

1:50 - 2:20 unbelievable!!!

[sam0xin]

Is there any other recordings of Oistrakh as a conductor....???

[44032]

@pianoenthusiast11 It sounds real good, which is an important quality in music. :)

I wish we had a better recording of this.

[assindiastignani]

@pianoenthusiast11 I'm just spit-balling here, but my guess would be he plays it because it's a great masterpiece of the piano repertory, it's fun to play and the audiences love it. But I understand what you're saying; like the Mendelssohn piano concertos, the Grieg seems always to be classified (unconsciously if not consciously) as a piece you play when you're a very young student, but give up the minute you can play Rachmaninoff. A pity, because it's all wonderful music.

[godelike]

@pianoenthusiast11 before being so judgemental, you should probably remember that Rachmaninoff considered this concerto as being the best ever written...

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

I'm trying to enter my text there but I can't! :((((