Sviatoslav Richter Archive

The Piano Sonata #13 by Schubert is the shortest among Schubert’s complete sonatas. The manuscript, completed in July 1819, was dedicated to an Austrian woman whom he considered to be “very pretty” and “a good pianist.” …

This is one of Beethoven’s wonderful masterpieces. The composer gave the third movement the title “Gesangvoll”, which roughly translates into “In a singing style”. Like many of his works, the Beethoven 109 is truly an …

Schubert completed his Piano Sonata in A-Major in July 1819, and it was dedicated to Josephine von Koller of Steyr in Upper Austria, whom he considered to be “very pretty” and “a good pianist”. The …

Schubert composed his great Piano Sonata in A major just a few months before his untimely death in 1828. The balance this work strikes between lyrical melody, emotional intimacy and pianistic brilliance makes it a …

During 2020, many musicians will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birth of Beethoven. He was born in 1770, and many of us listen in wonderment to the music created by this man so …