Schubert’s Piano Sonata in A-Major
The Sonta in A-major by Schubert was written in 1819. This work, with but three concise movements, is the most direct and economical of the Schubert sonatas; it surely is one of the most endearing. …
Sviatoslav Richter Archive
Sviatoslav Richter Plays Preludes by Claude Debussy
Following the model of Bach and his 24 Preludes and Fugues from 1722, Debussy also wrote his own set of Préludes for the piano. Debussy began Book 1 in December 1909, finishing it 2 months …
David Oistrakh and Sviatoslav Richter Perform Cesar Franck
David Oistrakh, the great Russian violinist, outstanding pedagogue, and esteemed conductor was born in the city of Odessa in the Russian Empire (now Ukraine). His father was David Kolker and his mother was Isabella Beyle …
Piano Pieces (Klavierstuecke) Opus 119 by Brahms
The four Klavierstücke, Op. 119 – composed at the Austrian spa town of Bad Ischl, Brahms’ summer home-away-from-home, in 1893 – are melancholic in the main, but shot through with warm light and they rise …
Sviatoslav Richter Performs the Prelude & Fugue #13 by Bach
Pianist Sviatoslav Richter possessed a technique that conquered almost every obstacle, a sound that commanded the colors of the rainbow and an intellect and imagination that permitted an authoritative grasp of possibly the largest repertory …