Dear Morton, the first issue has the following contents: DG 474 983-2 LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Symphonie No. 2* Klavierkonzert Piano Concerto No. 3 Sviatoslav...
Hello Everybody, I always suspected that young pianists these days are out of touch with the performers in their field, so I put my theory to test with a...
Zsolt: Your survey has confirmed some of my fears. Primarily, that the random people interviewed on the streets of Los Angeles by Jay Leno for his television ...
Hello everyone, Maybe it's a silly question, but is there a Richter performance of the Schumann Carnaval opus 9? I have downloaded some parts from it, and it...
... Actually this is not a silly question at all, but one that deserves evaluation. All repertoire/recording lists of Richter exclude Carnaval, but a very...
No he did not play it. In fact, he states in his diaries that he'd jokingly suggested to Gavrilov that he should include it in his repertoire and to his...
Hello, Most probably this confusion stems from the dual Richter/Michelangeli release from the Prague Fest. where Michelangeli plays portions of the Schumann...
Dear Friends, I got the new CD from ANKH (Volume 3). I've listened for the first time to the "6 Variations on an Original Theme", Op. 34 and Variations on the...
Dear friends, In my humble opinion, three questions must be asked regarding this matter. -Did Richter ever record op.9 ? -Did Richter ever perform op. 9 in...
The first INternational Piano Competition entitled to Sviatoslav Richter will take place in Moscow, june 12-26, 2005. The Honorary Board include Virsaladze,...
To all of you, just a short message to let you know that I decided to sell all my Richter cds on ebay (over 450 cds). My family growing (my fouth child will...
Dear Giorgio, Thank you for your sober reading of this enigma. Neither Jacques Leiser, Richter's agent can recall any performance or only just plauing of...
Antti Sairanen
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Oct 12, 2004 1:18 am
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Maybe the rumours about Richter's 'Carnaval' come from the mistranslation of Schumann's 'Faschingsschwank aus Wien' op. 26 which Richter performed and recorded...
I'm sure Mrs Zander is being perfectly sincere. But I am still profoundly sceptical. Interestingly, when I was researching my own radio tribute to Richter (six...
d. 13/10/04 14:58 skrev holger.groschopp@... på ... The question is most probably about a rumour or a silly confusion with titles, in case Mrs. Zender...
Antti Sairanen
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Oct 14, 2004 11:12 am
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... According to the description given, it cannot be a confusion of titles since Zander described the approach taken for the Sphinxes movement, which could...
I think, that Nick has hit something. Richter did not play Scherzo and March here in Budapest, but he did play at least twice in Moscow (May, 1957) before his...
What is tantalizing is the Davidsbundertanze that Richter had programmed for a Paris recital in the spring of 1986. I remember seeing the piece listed on an...
... programmed ... Dear Group, I also had a ticket for this concert, and I violently agree with Peter Greenleaf (whom I met in Tours, I think - unless my...
... Dear all, I'd be most interested to learn more about Richter's trip, concert tour, to China. Where, organized by whom, which results, reception, etc.? If...
Antti Sairanen
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... But it can well be taken place in private. Can't soon recal the cases when "some" pianist has been playing in private for her/his or others enjoyment ...
Antti Sairanen
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Tonight I listened to Maestro Richter's Schumann Tocatta. What a tantalizing performance. The opening theme is so triumphantly phrased. It is so...
What I thought I was writing was that Richter and Davidsbundlertanze was a match made in heaven....how could it be otherwise? I did have the pleasure meeting...
I apologize for an extra message, but upon careful re-reading I see that Peter Taylor agreed with me. I (mis)read too quickly. I have gotten too used to...
I'm not sure whether this toppic was not mentioned here before, but what part did play S.Richter on recording of Mozart's Sonata C major, KV.521 with...
Can anyone provide any information on what caused Mr. Richter to play from the score? Did he have an on-stage incident that caused him to lose confidencd in...