Sviatoslav Richter Archive

Great Piano Performance

I listened to a radio program this morning, just as the Rachmaninov Piano Concerto number 2 was beginning. I was immediately impressed… I noticed the build up of tension, the adherence to the composer’s dynamics, …
Chopin By Four Pianists.

Chopin By Four Pianists.

  Four Ballades: As played by four pianists. Originally, A ballad was a type of verse, often a narrative set to music. Over the past hundreds of years many Ballads were written, and many were …