Sviatoslav Richter plays Beethoven Piano Sonata no. 31 op. 110 - video 1991

[@neversayneveragain3748]

The one and only... Richter ...

[@ВладимирСеверин-ф7э]

Гений на все века-РИХТЕР!!!

[@kirstikouvo2139]

Erinomainen kokonaisuus.

[@orvillewrightjr9330]

Even in his later years, Richter could play with such grace and utter feeling, eliciting untold sonorities from the piano, such as here with such fidelity to the score and precise technique, yet interpretive genius; heis just astounding! RIP Sviatoslav Richter.

[@class87srule]

When someone was praising Gilels after one of his concerts he's reputed to have said "You think I'm good, you should hear Richter!" A marvellour compliment from one virtuoso to another.

[@hansdekorver7365]

@@class87srule But not always.

[@vt2637]

Unbelievable. I have no words. A 76 year old playing as such... the great Richter.

[@shanedm3396]

And most of us give up, aka “retire,” at 65, while Sviatoslav presses forward no matter his age.

[@donaldaxel]

His trills are so strong and beautiful. You can sometimes wish that other pianists would practice even trills in the left hand more. Here - they speak volumes of drama.

[@加賀谷智-z4i]

史上最高のピアニストリヒテルが1番好きです。

[@나옹-f9g]

Me too

[@TheTahoe1982]

Favorite composer and favorite pianist. Brilliant performance.

[@c.g.marseille4510]

ich bin Sviatoslav Richter noch jeden Tag endlos, endlos dankbar......

[@_PROCLUS]

I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo 0:00 II. Allegro molto 6:24 III. Adagio, ma non troppo - 9:15 Fuga. Allegro, ma non troppo 13:36

[@TonusFabri2024]

Beethoven shines through "so hold und schön und rein". I might have said the 1st movt is too fast, but Richter makes it utterly convincing: the arpeggios flow like water. There is something especially pure about this recording that I don't hear in others. But it is not cold or mechanical; I was in tears by the end. I think Beethoven would approve-if he could hear it!

[@jennyjang5894]

Absolutely superb performance!

[@mehmetiksel257]

Monumental by the standards of any period since this piece was composed. He rarely misses in any Beethoven sonata and often surpasses the reference recordings. As he does here.

[@TheSteveBerlin]

This video/performance is an exquisite work of art in itself. Thank you for sharing it. Richter was a genius. As, of course, was Ludwig van Beethoven. A transcdendent performance of a transcendent masterwork.

[@wyk777]

oh........... how lonely lovely lonely.... but very clean pure!! devotion!!! i can feel old beethoven's lonely and sorrow solitude also can feel beethoven's more clear mind! start is star fall in the lonely night!! finish is delight of overcome!! richter show beethoven's victory for the good!! this is overcome the wall!!

[@ruthchipperfield3061]

This one satisfies me. I fell in love with Beethoven 70-plus years ago. His anger and sweetness, the roughness and melting tenderness.

[@Marco1281]

I completely agree with this way of summing up the whole story.

[@gerlindeczech8524]

Wie gut ausgedrückt diese Reminiszenz ...

[@TheSteveBerlin]

Thank you for posting this astounding performance. Bravo: Richer. Bravo Beethoven. Bravo Homo sapiens sapiens.

[@funklover24]

A true master. I was lucky to hear Tichter live with this sonata - memorable.

[@funklover24]

+funklover24 Sorry, Richter. ;)

[@johnevans3115]

+funklover24 Who's Tichter? Some new guy on the block/

[@funklover24]

+john evans Sorry I had the wrong fingering. :D

[@yusufu9]

Sensational performance by Richter of the great opus 110 (as usual!), but it's the video quality that is truly astonishing. Captivating from beginning to end! Thanks so much for sharing this audio-visual marvel.

[@hansmeyer2272]

+yusufu9 It´s not really an audio marvel, because if you listen carefoully, you would realise that the volume is always the same. Because some stupid television people wanted no disturbing for the viewers, so they set an electrical or electronical stupid adjustment to keep always the volume in the same level. Once you've noticed it, you want to puke on them

[@ADGO]

+Hans Meyer haha puke away :) It's all true what you wrote. I just had this same frustration while editing the audio on the video of Pletnev's Chopin Preludes. It's moronic, and to do it to these great musicians for the sake of viewers who don't even give a toss is just pathetic.

[@yusufu9]

+Hans Meyer Your ears are probably much younger than mine -- it still sounds marvelous to me, especially with regards to clarity -- not always with case with many of the poor quality recordings that fill the Richter discography.

[@yusufu9]

Thanks!

[@rpkrauss1]

Just Brilliant as usual...!!

[@classicalmusicamateur271]

Absolutely phantastic in any respect! Thanks for uploading!

[@RichardASalisbury1]

I like the unusually slow tempo with which he opens mvt. 2.

[@veloavtor8853]

Великий Рихтер !!!

[@hcab8118]

Only someone like Richter can play 110. Not a sonata for students but for consummate musicians

[@havefuninside]

Richter's the only pianists who makes sense. The others are a piece of shit. They don't work.

[@МихаилЭман-в8е]

Это был концерт памяти Дмитрия Журавлёва 3 декабря 1991 года.

[@TariqElKadiri]

Thank you for this video, really a privilege to listen to this one.

[@_PROCLUS]

TY ADGO very much for the wonderful upload

[@아다지오네트]

귀한 영상이네요. 노년의 리히터도 신기하지만 리티테르의 연주 모습을 가까이 보는 것도 영광입니다

[@timotot123]

completely unique and organic in its origin

[@michaeltsung9741]

absolute excellence

[@Stevarino1020]

Richter's dynamic range was unrivaled and he had an extremely large repertoire. I am not fond of some of his slower tempi in late beethoven but he was a bright light -one of the brightest of the 20th century.

[@ele923]

Он Гений навсегда !!!

[@andrearodigari4840]

A god playing a real prince of music.

[@Yuriy1969ful]

Amazing performance, transcendent! I have 35 recordings of this sonata performed by him but, perhaps, this is the most beloved.

[@giovannigodio504]

What a great video, I've never seen it before on KZbin. The interpretation is very deep. Richter is impressive, because he plays Beethoven with an incredible balance of sound and control, nevertheless he never seems to me cold and detached.

[@carlosbashuertas]

What a jewel, thanks!

[@schumannop44]

legend

[@GlenAlbert]

Thanks for uploading this! :))

[@ГерманУстинов-ч8х]

маэстро!!!!!

[@dankapia]

II Mov 6:24 III Mov 9:17 Fuga 13:37

[@kisukkim6353]

Thanks a lot !!!

[@kirstikouvo2139]

IMPRESSIVE

[@MatiShemoeloff]

touching. beutiful. thank u

[@herrwarum5969]

wow, enlightning

[@Veiosaci]

Simplesmente maravilhoso.

[@나옹-f9g]

할말을 잃게 만든 연주

[@honeyinglune8957]

18:19 makes me think of wittgenstein: "where u cant speak, you must remain silent"

[@MrKlemps]

SR would have been the perfect partner for old-age Klemperer in the Beethoven Piano Concertos.

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

Yes !!!! Wonderful idea ! We shall listen to that in the other world, my friend ...

[@samueldesouzacosta8152]

Maravilhoso!

[@honeyinglune8957]

Richter looks majestic from 20:41

[@olegsazhnev681]

Переживает мелодию как жизнь.

[@bzeliotis]

An electrifying performance.

[@opticalmixing23]

Do you prefer the arts or sports? In-depth conversations or small talk? What gives you the most anxiety: living in a universe of consumption or music?

[@ezzovonachalm9815]

A écouter à genoux !

[@GUSTAVOMARZANO]

Mil gracias !!! Maravilloso

[@atlanticblue1877]

당신이 돌아가시기 직전에 예술의 전당에서 만나뵌걸 평생 추억으로 간직하겠습니다.

[@Michael-ke9nt]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@douglasdickerson5184]

💙💙💙

[@НадеждаБогданова-р7э]

Всех слушателей поздравляю с днём РОЖДЕНИЯ Святослава Теофиловича РИХТЕРА! Он родился в г.Житомире 20.03.2024. СЧАСТЬЕ,что Он с нами! Поклон ему от меня… 20.03.2024.

[@АндрейНиколаев-ъ3к]

Он родился в 1915 году

[@НадеждаБогданова-р7э]

@@АндрейНиколаев-ъ3к Спасибо! Я знаю это.

[@НадеждаБогданова-р7э]

Поплакать мне что ли? -от жалости и от любви… Спасибо… 8.04.2024.

[@naddolki]

화질 정말 좋다

[@레인보우브릿지23]

내 인생 최고의 연주자. 리히터

[@jnsurg947]

quinto34 tonight,I send you 2 Richter video. I think you love them.

[@quinto34]

MGH cnsGABA enjoyed it a lot, thanks!

[@itchy2345]

It's utterly moving! Shame with the audio adjustment and sync...can't you re-edit the edited version? If you did, I'll give you Martha Argerich's chopsticks. :>

[@ADGO]

Are you saying I have a chance at going to dinner with Martha Argerich??? :) Yeah the video's a pity, I thought I had straightened it out before uploading it but obviously not. I could send you a corrected copy if you want. I'm not going to upload a new one.

[@_PROCLUS]

10:57 ... 16:17

[@dwacheopus]

Is this the best unterpretation of this sonata?

[@michelclavecin]

Bien trop lent le deuxieme mouvement, lui qui a la technique pour faire ce qu'il veut, curieux qu'il ait choisi de tempo.

[@nihilistlemon1995]

Wow, I didn't expect a flawless performance out of this video and at Richter's old age. mainly because I have a horrible recording of his at Decca lable on the Beethoven's Sonatas. Trust me don't buy that. lol

[@MaximilianMKGill]

17:01

[@나옹-f9g]

19:12. 20:26. 20:57. 20:59. 3:12. 3:26

[@MaximilianMKGill]

13:37.

[@marksmale827]

I will never know why Sviatoslav chose to play Yamaha over Steinway or equivalent. (This was before the much better S series or the CFX.)

[@stefanufer608]

No little lamp this time?!

[@stefanufer608]

Can anyone give me a reason why ?

[@MaximilianMKGill]

16:21.

[@yl4521]

2:12

[@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji]

13:38

[@gerlindeczech8524]

Bei Sviatoslav Richter kann man stets den unweigerlichen Eindruck gewinnen, als ob Beethoven oder Bach sich genähert haben und im Raum mit anwesend sind.. So ist mein untrügliches Empfinden...

[@a124947]

Sure this isn't from 1891 and not 1991? The attire of the page turner seems a bit out of date.

[@SL-lk9bw]

Excellent play by John Malkovich.

[@7olyama7]

Только кажется, это 1992г.

[@ADGO]

7olyama7 nyet, znayu eto 1991g

[@jiyujizai]

🌱🥀😀

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

5:26 immer noch kein "pp" , only this damned mezzopiano .... das steht doch fest in der Partitur, verdammt noch'mal !!!

[@Piflaser]

He decided against mannerism.

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

@@Piflaser MANNERISM ??????? But, for God's sake, HE is here the "mannerist" completely unable to have the courage to play the real pp Beethoven wanted !

[@Piflaser]

@@Fritz_Maisenbacher No he is not only responding to the score but also to the hall, the audience, the background sounds, the resonance etc. He had to take a decision and he did. Your comment is a little bit narrow-minded.

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

@@Piflaser OK, your explanation is plausible. Particularly considering the fantastic pianist he was. And he was able to play some magnificent pp or even ppp (in his Schubert's recordings). Also in his concerts (I had the chance to see him twice).

[@serbanpopescu1032]

I love Richter's playing, but the second movement is painfully slow (and the third is too). Ich bin lüderlich becomes Ich bin schläfrig...

[@tarikeld11]

Unsre Schneck' hat Schneckerln g'habt

[@加賀谷智-z4i]

僕はリヒテルのバッハの平均律を手本に練習しています。ピアノは ヤマハです。

[@TheMightyFork_]

Those high notes in the first movement should've been octaves.. Maybe , if Beethoven could hear , he would write octaves.. The performance is very mature, and well refrained, but for me , gilels makes it more intimate and personal . Gilels sound more suitable for Beethoven, in my taste. Rip gilels+richter.

[@cookiefresh]

Есть всего 22 человека которые сыграют лучше.. Как меня бесят люди которые ставят дизы таким метрам..

[@marinavishnevsky1018]

Я вообще не думаю,что в музыке есть "лучше".Это ведь не спорт...

[@cookiefresh]

@@marinavishnevsky1018 лучше есть везде, даже в музыке.. Но суть комментария не в этом, суть в том - что завистники ставят дизы.

[@marinavishnevsky1018]

@@cookiefresh я смотрю на это по другому:не завистники,а те ,кому нравится больше другое исполнение. Не обязательно оно "лучше",оно другое.

[@СтаниславВолк-ж2х]

Огласите пжлста весь список этих 22, кто лучше Рихтера 🤔

[@mishal8019]

There's no one can come close to that level of art. Period. Если вам кажется что кто-то может лучше, прошу прощения но вам ещё предстоит долгий процесс роста.

[@eelevinas]

Malgré le fait que l'on sent que vous ne possédez pas l'oeuvre parfaitement entre les mains (vous la possedez bien quand même !), votre interprétation n'est pas trop mauvaise en ce sens où vous respectez bien l'esprit beethovenien de la sonate. Quelques erreurs sont regrettables. La première, où vous finissez par vous reprendre (2'15") est plutôt d'un attendrissant gauchisme. La deuxième passe quasiment inaperçue dans la rapidité du tempo final (20'40"). D'une manière générale, c'est un jeu inutilement très dur que vous adoptez pour cette sonate ; vous réduisez la musicalité à son degré zéro. Le deuxième mouvement est très lent mais la manière dont vous l'amenez, notamment avec l'enchaînement du troisième mouvement, permet à votre interprétation d'être admissible. Un contresens est cependant à déplorer (19'10") : vous ne faites quasiment pas entendre le crescendo de la note répétée. Cela s'ensuit d'un autre contresens logique, lors de la fin du dernier mouvement : vous ne semblez pas comprendre la superposition des quartes menée par Beethoven : marche descendante ("re, la / do, sol / si fa# / sol, la, si"), vous ne mettez pas en valeur le passage de la marche descendante à la marche montante par le demi ton inversé (main droite : do si ; main gauche : fa# sol), et la fin manque grandement de dynamisme. 11/20

[@ir18k]

+eelevinas Is this detailed critique addressed to S.Richter?

[@eelevinas]

+ir18k Yes indeed !

[@GiovanniEMB]

+eelevinas J'en suis à la minute 2. Si je vous comprends bien il me faut aller aux toilettes et joindre le piano de ma chambre pour lire moi-même mon Beethoven.

[@sylvaincombier880]

Qu'est-ce qu'on doit se marrer chez vous !

[@davidyoung7261]

Je crois n'avoir jamais rien lu d'aussi con sur KZbin. Bravo ! Vous remportez la palme, 20 sur 20 ! Et vérifiez donc le sens du mot « gauchisme », vous n'êtes probablement pas aussi malin que vous le croyez.

[@melisanda7]

Sorry but as a Chopin lover I find this B. sonata boring....feel free to disagree. I'm not talking about the performer...

[@ADGO]

+melisanda7 Chopin's the greatest, but this sonata is amazing as well. Give it some time / try another performance of it

[@ADGO]

I've reported it and it's been removed.

[@melisanda7]

+ADGO :)))) you re amazing -

[@melisanda7]

+ADGO I was just answering you cause I liked your comment very much and boom I saw your comment from 25 sec before...:) thank you . and you're right-I heard it played by somebody else live. loved it ;)

[@stuartholder2098]

Thank you Echoherb for a very level-headed and sensible reply. When I was much younger, my father used to try to have me take more interest in the late Beethoven, even though they were beyond me technically (and still are) I have come to love them and have greater understanding of the man himself and what he was trying to say. Looking back, the Schubert sonatas were critisised for being too long and in some instances, boring. However, as tastes change and more knowledge gleaned, and a familiarity with these works is established, the more popular they become. I am glad that I see that you obviously respect each other's opinion. Finally, I absolutely love Chopin and spend a great many hours listening to his works, and have travelled to Nohant in France and spent a day visiting the Maison de George Sand because of my love for this man's music. Thank you both.

[@johnevans3115]

Richter always played from the music after a memory lapse in the middle of playing a Liszt piece. Richter looking glum as usual; reduces the enjoyment of the music when you have to look at a morbid face.

[@ADGO]

+john evans What do you want him to do, smile through op. 110? It's music. Why not close your eyes if you're so easily affected?

[@johnsmith-mo1yc]

That is his natural expression! There is a recording of him in rehearsal and that "glum" expression can be replaced in an instant by a sunny smile! Total dedication to the music and fellow players

[@hhoward14]

To people of that generation, appearing "serious" was felt to be respectful and focused. To appear jolly and smiling, would have been thought to "trivialize" events. We used to be "caned" for smiling in class, if the teacher wanted to make a point. It was never called smiling though, It was condemned as "Grinning". Sviatoslav's expression Shows respect for: the music, the venue, and the audience that honours him with their presence, and their applause.

[@c.g.marseille4510]

+ john evans ARE YOU A CHILD ? ? ! no, you are an OEN !

[@juanmaschoclan]

Its very sad that such ignorants can access to this videos and just say whatever their narrow mind is "thinking"

[@Johannes_Brahms65]

This is quite a bad performance! However let's consider that Richter had a different approach to canceling recitals than most top-performers.

[@Piflaser]

This is a wonderful performance.

[@josephhapp9]

Who are you.

[@orvillewrightjr9330]

I really have to question your sense of aesthetics here. I thought this was a spectacular performance; I liked every bit of it, personally. Besides, what amean thing to say!

[@Fritz_Maisenbacher]

This is beautiful music of course. But, at least, this is only a melancholic and pathologic song of two (supposed) depressive and old bodies, Beethoven and Richter, complaining about their lumbagos, rheumatisms, and all possible parralel diseases. This is NOT of any interest. I do not think that Ludwig van wanted to expose his complete medical problems. The 110 is about other matters. Inner anguish, revelations, visions, hallucinations, metaphysic, faith and death. This is what I am waiting for. And here it is not. Artur Schnabel knew everything about it, and also the young beautiful extatic Kate Liu.