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Classical Net Review - The Sviatoslav Richter Edition Saëns, Schubert, Schumann. sviatoslav richter, pianist arious Orchestrasand conductors Recorded 19481972 BMG/Melodiya 29460-2. http://www.classical.net/music/recs/reviews/b/bmg29460a.html
Extractions: BMG/Melodiya 29460-2 th , Glazunov, and Rimsky-Korsakoff concertos, as well as Franck's curious potboiler Les Dijins and Beethoven Choral Fantasy sung in Russian. BMG has remastered these and other early Richter recordingssome which have been out of circulation for yearsfor ten disc anthology. Some familiar favorites are here: the translucent Schumann Humoresque and Franck Prelude, Chorale and Fugue , a high-voltage Rachmaninoff 1 st Concerto, two headstrong and archetonic Schubert sonata performances (D Major, Op. 53 and A Minor, Op. 42), and a searching, large-scaled Beethoven Pathetique , Long time Richterians will rejoice in a miraculous 1952 live Scriabin recital, featuring a molten, over the top 6 th Pictures at an Exhibition , lacks the animal magnetism of Richter's better known Sofia concert version from 1958. Issued for the first time, I believe, are the passionately played Miaskovsky Third Sonata (no date specified) and three Schumann Novelettes from 1960 (#1, 2 and 8)more flexible and sonically superior to the briefly available Carnegie Hall versions recorded the following month. Conversely, Richter's 1954 Prague recordings of the Bach D Minor and Prokofieff 1
Extractions: or Conductor: Sviatoslav Richter Instrumentation: Piano Individual Works: 24 Preludes and Fugues, BWV 846-869 Format: Compact Disc Record Label: Le Chante Du Monde Catalog Number: LDC 278516/26 Year Released/Recorded: Comments: John Schwartz said: Without peer. John L. Grant said: This recording changed my conception of what is possible on the piano with Bach, and changed my view of Bach. Although the recording is not well engineered, the playing is breathtaking, astonishing, incomparable. Richter's interpretation of the Well-Tempered is equalled, here and there in small degrees by other pianists, but as a whole, no other recorded interepretation comes even close to Richter's mastery of the instrument and the music. Bertram Cruikshank said: The echoing sound of this recording is further exacerbated by the fact that it was not well-engineered and it was most likely recorded in a room with poor acoustics. Also, the piano which he plays has an irritating "twanging" sound to it. Victor Gane said: The work itself conbined with the interpretation makes it to be among my Bach's favorites. It is definitively a very intimate music that requires consentration and analysis. Unfortunatelly the quality of the recording is not the best, fact that can really obset any lover of Richter's playing (i.e. you can barely hear the basses). This is a must buy for anybody who appreciates both Bach and Richter.
Trovar.com - Sviatoslav Richter Pages - Heinrich Neuhaus to understand that was Haydn, and this was Schumann, and richter had succeeded artof piano playing) and which, I think, is the pianist's highest achievement. http://www.trovar.com/str/neuhaus.html
Extractions: trovar.com Heinrich Neuhaus on Richter Our country is rich in excellent pianists: Vladimir Sofronitsky, Emil Gilels, Lev Oborin, Yakov Zak, Maria Grinberg, Maria Yudina, and in the younger generation: Dmitri Bashkirov, Yevgeny Malinin and others. There are too many to name and all of them are different. To me the question: "Who's best?" which usually intrigues the general public and is precisely why people throng to all kinds of competitions, seems an idle one. Who's "best" - Bach, Mozart, Beethoven or Brahms? Pushkin, Dante, Goethe or Shakespeare? Raphael, Velazquez, El Greco or Titian? Frankly, I don't know. In the world of physical reality we can positively state that Elbrus is the highest peak in the Caucasus and Mont Blanc the highest in the Alps. These things can be measured. Take the races: horse No. 1 beats horse No. 2 by a quarter of a head. This is an actual happening and can be measured (although I could never understand why this "quarter of a head" should rouse the spectators to such a pitch of excitement). But how can we measure accurately the qualitative differences of phenomena in the spiritual world, how can we determine their "height" as we determine the height of Elbrus or Gauri Sankar? For art is perceived not only intellectually ("measurably") but also emotionally, or in other words "non-rationally". The emotional approach to art is not a debatable subject because of the famous maxim that "tastes differ". (Personally, I think it's most debatable since tastes can be good or bad.)
Sviatoslav Richter sviatoslav richter (18991970) was a pianist in the Great Tradition, yetthere was nothing traditional about this collosus of the keyboard. http://www.vaimusic.com/VIDEO/69416_richter.shtml
Two Titans Of The Keyboard - Richter & Michelangeli On DVD 2, No. 3. sviatoslav richter (19151997) was a pianist in the Great Tradition,yet there was nothing traditional about this collosus of the keyboard. http://www.vaimusic.com/VIDEO/DVD_4213_RicMic.shtml
Extractions: Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920-1995) was, paradoxically, one of the most celebrated and one of the most reclusive pianists of his time. His fabled technique and peerless musicianship earned him attention early on as the undisputed winner of the 1939 Geneva International Music Competition. One of the jury members was Alfred Cortot, who announced "A new Liszt is born!". To the frustration of his public, Michelangeli’s studio recordings were few and his concert appearances sporadic: his brief recital for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (taped in the Toronto studios, 1970) was appropriately titled "A Most Rare Event". It features a sterling performance of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 2, No. 3.
Salon Entertainment | From Russia, With (forbidden) Love Several new collections celebrate the contributions of the lateRussian pianist sviatoslav richter. By Benjamin Ivry. http://www.salon.com/ent/music/feature/1999/01/05feature.html
Mayer's Market Larger Picture For SVIATOSLAV RICHTER, LISZT View more images. Price $ 6.50. sviatoslav richter is pianist on this albumof Liszt Concerto No. 1 in E Flat Major and Concerto No. 2 in A Major. http://pages.tias.com/6859/PictPage/1921076992.html
Extractions: 3399 - SVIATOSLAV RICHTER, LISZT View more images Price: $ 6.50 SVIATOSLAV RICHTER is pianist on this album of Liszt Concerto No. 1 in E Flat Major and Concerto No. 2 in A Major. He is joined by the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kyril Kondrashin. Philips #PHS900-000. 35mm Magnetic Film Recording. Format is 33 1/3 rpm, 12-inch LP. The album cover shows minor scuffs and some edge/corner wear. The record looks Excellent, with no apparent defects. Weve mentioned any defects we see, yet were listing this record as is simply because we arent able to test it. (3399) Item Number:
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The Great Prokofievans: Pianists He was a formidable pianist in his own right, premiering most of his of great interpretersof Prokofiev's piano works Emil Gilels and sviatoslav richter. http://www.prokofiev.org/prokofievans/pianists.html
Extractions: he piano was by far Prokofiev's favorite instrument. He was a formidable pianist in his own right, premiering most of his works in concert halls around the world. Fortunately, many of the greatest pianists of the 20th century were drawn to Prokofiev's compositions as well. Two Russian pianists who knew Prokofiev and premiered his later piano sonatas stand tallest in the pantheon of great interpreters of Prokofiev's piano works Emil Gilels and Sviatoslav Richter. As with the great conductors of today who specialize in Prokofiev's works, there are a number of young pianists who rival the greats of yesterday. Several pianists have recently completed recording the entire Prokofiev piano cycle including Boris Berman (on Chandos), Frederic Chiu (on Harmonia Mundi), and Oleg Marshev (on Danacord). Also not to be missed is Barbara Nissman , who was the first to record the complete piano sonatas to commemorate Prokoifev's 100th birthday in 1991 her sonata cycle remains one of the towering achievements of the last twenty years for Prokofiev lovers. [Click on a name to see the artist's recordings in our database.]
NVC Arts: Featured Videos: Richter: Biography sviatoslav richter was born in Zhitomir in the Ukraine on 20 March, 1915. Hisfather was of German origin, and was a respected pianist and piano teacher. http://www.warnerclassics.com/nvcarts/bestsellers/gtartists/richter2.htm
Extractions: Biography Sviatoslav Richter was born in Zhitomir in the Ukraine on 20 March, 1915. His father was of German origin, and was a respected pianist and piano teacher. His Russian mother was an amateur musician who was one of the early admirers of Debussy and Scriabin. He had his first music lessons with his father, becoming a master of the keyboard at the age of 8. The family later moved to Odessa where the young Sviatoslav enrolled at the Odessa Conservatory. As a teenager, he was attracted to a career in conducting. At 15 he became a repetiteur for the Odessa Opera and the Ballet Theater, and at 18, chief assistant conductor. He gave his first piano recital at the age of 19, also in Odessa. At the age of 22 he went to study in Moscow with one of Russia's most foremost piano teachers, Heinrich Neuhaus. He was Neuhaus' star student, who later wrote of him: "I must say in all honesty that there was nothing more I could teach Richter" . Despite that he was expelled three times from the conservatory for refusing to study all the compulsory subjects including "political education". However, each time he was reinstated.
Sviatoslav Richter - A Musical Legend On Classica The pianist sviatoslav richter is the first artist in a series of broadcasts entitled Musical Legends , in which Classica commemorates the great personalities http://www.unitel.de/classica/110899.htm
Extractions: Sviatoslav Richter at the piano Airing on Classica (Germany) on November 26, 1999 The pianist Sviatoslav Richter is the first artist in a series of broadcasts entitled "Musical Legends", in which Classica commemorates the great personalities of the musical world. The series will continue into the year 2000. The Ukrainian pianist Sviatoslav Richter (1915 - 1997) was an extremely camera-shy artist. Only a few films document his enormous talent and the fascination of his piano playing. His wife, however, was conscious of the importance of concert recordings for posterity and had the Schubert recital in Aldeburgh recorded with hidden cameras. Later, in the train, as the Richters had already left England, she confessed everything to her husband. Richter accepted her decision and admitted that he had not even noticed the cameras. - Arthur Intelmann for Classica
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Extractions: about submit item become an editor feedback ... Richter, Sviatoslav : Links A Tribute to Sviatoslav Richter - Biography, Discography, Chronology, and essays about the great Russian pianist. Richter - Searchable concert lists for Sviatoslav Richter and others. Richter, Sviatoslav 1915-1997. - Recorded Richter from DOREMI: Legendary Treasures pages, is a "list of recorded recitals and concerts" prepared by Ates Tanin. Richter, Sviatoslav 1915-1997. - "Meeting Maestro Sviatoslav Richter in Italy" an article by Valerij Voskobojnikov. All the Web AltaVista Google HotBot ... Yahoo This category needs an editor Help build the largest human-edited directory of the Web Submit a Site Open Directory Project Become an Editor Last update: 4:35 GMT, Monday, December 7, 2002- edit
Decca Music Group - Sviatoslav Richter Ukrainian pianist sviatoslav richter was soon dubbed notoriously unreliable cancellingconcerts almost every year (often at he last moment) or changing his http://www.deccaclassics.com/artists/richter/biog.html
Extractions: Died: 1 August 1997, Moscow Ukrainian pianist Sviatoslav Richter was soon dubbed "notoriously unreliable" - cancelling concerts almost every year (often at he last moment) or changing his whole programme. But there were always inner constraints or health reasons, and ultimately it has not harmed his reputation as one of the world's finest pianists. As a boy, Richter had only sporadic piano lessons, yet a natural, insatiable curiosity about everything to do with music helped him on his way until he began as a repetiteur at the Odessa Opera when he was eighteen. This period endowed him with a knowledge of opera unusual in a pianist and taught him how to make the piano "sing". The same year he began rehearsing the piano literature in earnest, gibing his first public recital - still self-taught - the following year. At twenty-two he entered the Moscow Conservatory, as a pupil of Heinrich Neuhaus, and under the latter's intelligent direction he matured into a professional, without losing his originality.
The NDSU Libraries: Germans From Russia Obituaries sviatoslav richter; Leading Russian pianist Updated Los AngelesTimes, Saturday, April 2, 1997. German MOSCOW sviatoslav http://www.lib.ndsu.nodak.edu/grhc/outreach/friends/richter2.html
Extractions: Updated: German MOSCOW Sviatoslav Richter, who rose to fame in the Soviet Union in the 1940s to become one of the 20th century's leading pianists, died of a heart attack Friday in a Moscow hospital, the Russian Culture Ministry said. He was 82. Renowned for improvisatory genius, Richter could sell out any concert hall in the world, even at age 80. Although the music world had many pianists who were technically brilliant, Richter was one of the few who excelled both technically and artistically. His was a wide repertoire that included practically all styles, from Bach to Debussy, Prokofiev and Shostakovich. When Richter played a series of concerts at the Los Angeles County Music Center and the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in 1965, Times music editor Albert Goldberg said audiences were treated to "true Richter magic." "Pianistically the quality was unvarying," the critic wrote. "He is one of the masters of the instrument."
Sviatoslav Richter - Wikipedia sviatoslav Teofilovich richter (March 20, 1915 August 1, 1997) was a pianist ofRussian origin. He is numbered among the finest pianists of the 20th century. http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sviatoslav_Richter
Extractions: Main Page Recent changes Edit this page Older versions Special pages Set my user preferences My watchlist Recently updated pages Upload image files Image list Registered users Site statistics Random article Orphaned articles Orphaned images Popular articles Most wanted articles Short articles Long articles Newly created articles Interlanguage links All pages by title Blocked IP addresses Maintenance page External book sources Printable version Talk Log in Help From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter March 20 August 1 ) was a pianist of Russian origin. He is numbered among the finest pianists of the 20th century. He exhibited all the best traits of the Russian school of playing: dynamism, lyrical expressiveness, and a wide range of tonal color. Combined with his typical thoughtfulness, subtlety, and attention to style, these qualities assured Richter of a distinguished international career. For many listeners, indeed, he was the paragon of balance among virtuosos, the pianist who exhibited the greatest equality among the elements across his musical palette. Although born in Zhitomir in Ukraine , he grew up in Odessa . Unusually, Richter was largely self-taught. Although his
Pianist - Wikipedia A performing classical pianist usually starts playing piano at a very del Pueyo; LiviaRev; Karl richter; Hans richterHaaser; sviatoslav richter; Arthur Rubinstein; http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianist
Extractions: Main Page Recent changes Edit this page Older versions Special pages Set my user preferences My watchlist Recently updated pages Upload image files Image list Registered users Site statistics Random article Orphaned articles Orphaned images Popular articles Most wanted articles Short articles Long articles Newly created articles Interlanguage links All pages by title Blocked IP addresses Maintenance page External book sources Printable version Talk Log in Help From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A pianist is a person who plays the piano A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an orchestra or smaller ensemble , or accompany one or more singers or solo instrumentalists A performing classical pianist usually starts playing piano at a very young age, some as early as three years old. Many well-known classical composers were able pianists themselves; for example, Sergei Rachmaninov Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Franz Liszt Frederic Chopin , and Robert Schumann were all virtuoso pianists. Some pianists have special preferences as to which composer's music they play. Most western forms of music can make use of the piano. Consequently, pianists have a wide variety of forms and styles to choose from, including
Extractions: Links: Schleiermacher, Steffen - News, biography, discography, repertoire and concerts listing of the German avant-garde pianist and composer. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It , Report bad link! Serkin, Peter (b.1947) - Biography by Kirshbaum Demler and Associates, Inc. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It , Report bad link! Serkin, Rudolf (1903-1991) - Kennedy Center tribute page. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It , Report bad link! Sherman, Russell - Mr. Sherman studied with Eduard Steuermann, a pupil and friend of Ferruccio Busoni and Arnold Schoenberg. Currently Distinguished Artist-in-Residence at the New England Conservatory in Boston. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It , Report bad link! Smidak, Miron (b.1980) - Brief information on the young Czech pianist. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It , Report bad link! Sokolov, Grigory (b. 1950) - Site dedicated to the russian pianist; includes a short biography, several reviews, and audio files. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
Extractions: Links: Ledyaykin, Mikhail - Website offers recordings in RealAudio format, repertoire, biography, photographs and recent engagements. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It , Report bad link! Leeb, Christina (b.1976) - Young austrian pianist; her repertoire also includes chamber music and vocal/instrumental accompaniments. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It , Report bad link! Leonhardt, Trudelies - Fortepianist. Biography, discography, sound clips. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It , Report bad link! Li, Yundi - Chinese pianist; site includes biographical notes, audio and video clips, articles, recitals, upcoming concerts. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It , Report bad link! Lin, Jenny - Young American pianist - Includes biography, gallery, recordings, videos, links and free pdf downloads of sheet music by the American composer Frederic Rzewski. In English and Chinese. (Hits: Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0)
Richter, Sviatoslav richter, sviatoslav 1915, Russian pianist. He studied at the Moscow Conservatoryunder Heinrich Neuhaus. richter, sviatoslav. 1915-, Russian pianist. http://www.slider.com/enc/45000/Richter_Sviatoslav.htm
Extractions: Richter, Sviatoslav 1915-, Russian pianist. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory under Heinrich Neuhaus. After earning an impressive critical reputation, he was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1945. In 1960 he made the first of many international concert tours. Richter is known as a perfectionist who plays in a warm, romantic style. His repertoire is extensive, including works by Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Debussy, Mozart, and Schumann.
