Liszt - Piano sonata - Richter Moscow 1965

Franz Liszt
Piano sonata in b minor
Sviatoslav Richter
Live recording, Moscow, 12.X.1965

[@richterscores4188]

Performances such as these bring to mind Neuhaus' description of Richter as "an eagle who from his great height can see as far as the horizon and yet single out the tiniest detail of the landscape." Insurmountable!

[@joelkatz8729]

An entire human lifetime in 29 minutes. Speechless.

[@user-bj1pv5tk2r]

This is one of great achievement of Richter's art of piano performance.

[@aknightofcamelot]

Richter and Liszt. Two immortals, in my mind. I am grateful

[@Davidfooterman]

Richter’s left hand is so strong; not the poor relative that it is with many; Liszt would have loved that!

[@Davidfooterman]

And the rest? Fantastic; right up there with Cziffra!

[@mariobarbov9605]

Vous avez tous la critique facile et l'art difficile C'est un génie absolu Toute critique injustifiée est un compliment indirect Merci pour lui

[@catherinejones9396]

Richter at his very best, Wonderful.

[@mstein8434]

Pur empfundene Musik, die man in dieser Aufnahme körperlich spüren kann! Ich hatte das Glück, S. Richter in der Zeit zwischen 1972 und 1985 mehrmals live in Deutschland zu hören.

[@Cayres18]

Und wie war es?

[@berlinzerberus]

Unsurpassed! Thanks Alexandre!

[@voraciousreader3341]

Yeah, unsurpassed coughing and sniffing.

[@tomamanojlovic6630]

The finest reading I have ever heard!

[@user-yw5en8hp6w]

Thank you so much! A royal gift! I ha’ve been waiting for this List ‘s sonata for a long time! Amazing! Brilliant!

[@user-yw5en8hp6w]

I am happy that I am not alone!

[@CraigFarangBa]

Breathtaking

[@leomiller2291]

The Liszt sonata and the Beethoven Hammerklavier are perfect vehicles for Richter’s kaleidoscopic breadth.

[@michelangelomarchetti9119]

Let's not compare this absolute masterwork to Beethoven's sloppy puppet show, please

[@marksmith3947]

​@@michelangelomarchetti9119 I didn't realize there were people with some education about music yet were utterly without taste

[@michelangelomarchetti9119]

@@marksmith3947 I know, but unfortunately the plague of tasteless individuals in the classical music world who listen to and deify Beethoven as if he were a great composer is truly boundless Of course I am joking, but still I do not understand how you can tolerate such disorganic abominations without the slightest sense of structure and operatic integration which are beyond essential in music. In my mind it should be quite trivial to listen to a Mozart piece, just to name one, and then not even have the strength left to move on to something written by Beethoven without getting pissed off realizing all that is missing from the proper construction of a great composition. There are some great flashes of intuition here and there, but ultimately a complete lack of vision and unification; and that is not music, because it is not com-position

[@RichardWagner-hi4zn]

@@michelangelomarchetti9119 Amazing rant. Do you have a similar rant about Petrarca vs Dante? And do you care about Liszt's opinion about Beethoven?

[@Davidfooterman]

Yes indeed!

[@Saltan1908]

quelle merveille!

[@davidrehak3539]

Liszt Ferenc:h-moll Szonáta 1.Lento assai - Allegro energico 00:00 2.Grandioso - Recitativo 03:24 3.Andante sostenuto 10:59 4.Allegro energico - Andante sostenuto - Lento assai 19:43 Szvjatoszlav Richter-zongora

[@davidrehak3539]

Köszönöm az értékelést

[@davidrehak3539]

Köszönöm az értékelést

[@미켈란젤리]

many mistakes but still, divine performance

[@cloudyminor1842]

24:30

[@joelkatz8729]

Erstaunlich! Careening between the celestial and the demonic.... and what angels.... and what demons! Like falling into the pit of Hell itself.

[@cloudyminor1842]

-5:15

[@Davidfooterman]

The opening G’s are too long and too calm. Surprising from Richter

[@Davidfooterman]

The gentle chromatic join before the concluding subject is so beautifully. That upper B key is tuned flat: it’s very easy to do that and have it exposed in the Liszt B minor; you would

[@user-om7pl2qm1i]

Чсчссссссссссччччччччсс

[@user-xc6vs6gi6w]

мертвое исполнение. Это было второе исполнение этой сонаты которую я услышал Первое было в исполнении Софроницкого. Эта соната в исполнении Софроницкого была одной и моих самых любимых пластинок. Услышав Рихтера я даже не понял что он вообще играет. Бессмысленный набор звуков Потом услышал эту сонату в исполнении Гилельса. пожалуй исполнение Гилельса стало моим любимым

[@thomastsang2507]

Not the best of Richter is capable of

[@voraciousreader3341]

Richter has two speeds.....slow/soft....fast/hammer pounding.

[@meredith218461]

You are being disrespectful to the memory of one of the very greatest pianists the world has ever known.

[@Yhiith]

lol

[@falamimire]

That is what makes him great is not?

[@marksmith3947]

I don't agree with you but I grant that this performance is fully of ugly pounding. Cziffra played it much better, as did the young Horowitz - - of course

[@joeltheivalnec3671]

Richter a beau envoyer tous les gaz dont il est capable, multiplier les contrastes, appuyer sur tous les boutons en vain, cela lui échappe, comme tous les autres. Il joue comme eux, pas mieux et utilise les mêmes trucs pour tenter de décoller sans y arriver. Tout Richter qu’il est, cette sonate monstrueuse le relègue dans l’anonymat. Il est écrit que personne n’arrivera jamais à la jouer. Maria Grinberg peut-être.

[@bernardghibaudo1068]

Rude jugement...

[@pR-ms4cr]

Cziffra