... Just one little correction: Actually there is a very small village named Polling in Austria ("A-4951 Polling im Innkreis"), but I guess that Richter played...
I have noticed 5 volumes from the above series in a local store and wanted to inquire about the sound and also how the performances compare to other recordings...
good sound. great playing.... of course this is early 50s.... but I always liked 50s sound..... if you only know his recordings of the 1960s of these pieces...
Thanks, Dmitri. I have read some good reports elsewhwere and plan to get some of these volumes tomorrow as a birthday present for myself. I haven't got the "In...
Hello, For Richter fans who are in the area of Montreux, Switzerland, there is a photographic exhibit "Portraits and Legends", which includes some rare and...
Dear George, Be sure first to get the volumes containing Schumann (Humoreske+ACE-) and Liszt items. They're indispensable. And the DGG set you mentioned is...
Hi there, just ordered the 1970-studio-recording of the well-tempered-clavier by Richter - what am I to expect in respect to his own criticism of this ...
I have a good story that a former colleague of mine relayed to me years back.....it goes as such: Richter was a juror for a particular competition. His...
From www.culturecatch.com At the first (1958) International Tchaikovsky Piano competition, where Richter was a judge (and Soviet artists were expected to...
Yes, I heard that it was at the Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958, and that he gave Cliburn a 100 and everyone else a zero. From what I gathered, Richter hated...
Hi, Richter gave Van Cliburn a 100, and all the other 1958 contestants a zero. Gilels spoke with Kruschev to complain about Richter. Kruschev asked Gilels if...
Ola, The photos are by Mr. Jacques Leiser, from his archives: If you search in net his name one can easily find the link to his archives, but if the photos...
Thanks for your message. That's a posssibility which I would be happy to consider. It would be best if we could be in communication about this after Sept. 16...
... Hello Group I haven't made a post in some time. However, with regard to the often discussed account of Richter's one and only participation as a juror of ...
So it's possible this story has started to lead it's own life....knowing Richter though, the giving everyone a "40" out of protest seems likely if not true. ...
I heard once that Cliburn received the top award that year, but that award was the silver, second-place prize, not the gold first-place prize. The gold was...
I haven't followed ALL these postings, but I've followed anough of them to marvel at the various deviations on the true facts of the story - usually without...
Dear list members, First of all I apologize for using the discussion list to do a kind of advertisement, but I think the matter is relevant to many list ...
Dear Group, BBC Legends is issuing another CD with live Richter recordings in October. The latest CD (BBCL42222) contains the following works: - Schubert:...
I would like to begin a discussion about our favorite recordings of Schubert sonatas by Richter. I understand that he recorded the following sonatas: D 566 D...
Dear George I have no hesitation in response to your interesting topic. I would have to nominate Richter's performances of the Sonata in G Major D.894 which I...
Peter Lyon
petermlyon@...
Sep 16, 2007 11:38 am
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Dear George, Peter and others, Richter also played D 459 (Sonata 3 in E, or: 5 Klavierstuecke) at least twice. According to Ates Tanin at least one of these...
Thanks for your reply, Peter. I agree that he was picky about what he played, I guess that I would still love to have heard him play this work, that's all. He...
... I wonder when this one will surface. ... To me, it's as if time stands still. I listened to it the other day and was once again touched like no other work...
In sviatoslavrichter@yahoogroups.com, Lou de Boer <Lou.deboer@...> ... I wonder when this one will surface. ... Bill comments: The Friends released a CD of...
Hello, With reference to your previous inquiry, could you let me know what the posters would be used for and what quantity you have in mind? I am pleased to...
In 1962, with his permission, I published this entire story (in which I'd had a hand myself). I've just made it available again, to anyone clicking on ...
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