Richter Plays Shostakovich
In my view, Sviatoslav Richter was one of the three or four greatest pianists of the 20th century, along with Artur Rubinstein and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. On this CD we get to hear Mr. Richter …
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, …
Amazing Richter.
Sviatoslav Richter plays Chopin. After a pause of a few months, I listened again today to the amazing pianist, Sviatoslav Richter. I was stunned! I heard him play some Chopin Etudes the way …
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 …
Schubert Sonatas.
Garrick Ohlsson: In this recording,Mr. Ohlsson plays several of the great piano works by Franz Schubert: Franz Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 13 in A Major, Op. 120, D. 664. I. Allegro moderato II. Andante …