Liszt - Pensée des morts - Richter Moscow 1957

Franz Liszt
Harmonies poétiques et religieuses - Pensée des morts
Sviatoslav Richter
Live recording 1957

[@gerardbegni2806]

Sviatoslav Richter is perfectly in line with these mysterious "thoughts of the dead", which insipe to Liszt one of his strangest pieces.

[@nanai16951]

Maestro adorato.Pianista insuperato,stai sempre nel mio cuore.Ascoltarti e' sempre una emozione grande

[@jennyjang5894]

So magnificent! I love Richter and his soul..

[@europe3108]

Great performance ---- a true master.

[@pedroa.cantero9449]

“Pensée des morts” fue iniciada en Bretaña, probablemente en casa de Lamennais durante el año 1833-1834 y concluida en 1850, a modo de una evocación de quienes nos precedieron en luchas, afectos o errancias. Esta pieza, parte de las Harmonies poétiques et religieuses del mismo Liszt, se quiere una evocación expresiva sobre el tema de la muerte, tema al que el compositor dedicó varias de sus obras más sentidas. Pues, pese a las invectivas de críticos y allegados, jamás abandonaría esa vena lúgubre: “continuaré escribiendo según me sea infligido sentir” anotaría al final de sus días. Harmonies se tramó durante casi veinte años a partir de 1833 hasta su publicación a mediado de 1853. “Pensées des morts” es una pieza de sombrío colorido e invocaciones de carácter salmódico y escansiones obsesivas que le otorgan un efecto de drama litúrgico escalofriante. Si la inspiración religiosa del compositor fue abundante, sería bajo la forma desnuda y patética que cobraría toda su resonancia. Temas luctuosos por lo general, como los que forman esta serie y las tres odas fúnebres (Trauer Ode) -la primera en memoria de su hijo Daniel- la “Danza Macabra” (Totentanz) o la “Lóbrega Góndola”, compuesta tras la muerte de Wagner. Verdaderos “gritos del alma”, como él los llamaría. «La música que va hasta perder su propia tonalidad o fundirse en su propio ritmo para expresar el vacío, el tiempo varado, la desmesura del Infierno o incluso el éxtasis en el encuentro sublime con el Creador, nos hace descubrir, una vez más, hasta qué punto Liszt fue un visionario fuera de lo común que ocupa un lugar único en la historia. Pero, sobre todo, ella nos permite percibir el cuestionamiento de un hombre solo y proclive a la duda cuya autenticidad nos atañe y nos identifica más que nunca con nuestra propia condición» (Pascal Amoyel, Liszt, “De Profundis” ).

[@celestinoferrari4543]

Lys de profundis Pascal a moglie Ah mo

[@matiasbais1183]

Gracias por compartir!

[@PeterFritzWalter]

The subject of death is a good one. Richter was quite obsessed with it, and that is one of the reasons he was so strongly alive! He has played for the funerals of all the major German and Russian authorities at his time, from Hindenburg to Stalin, and artists from Yudina to his beloved teacher, Neuhaus. Also please consider listening to Funérailles by Franz Liszt that he played splendidly. In fact, this shows that Richter was a really spiritual person while being an atheist-yes, this is possible! A Soviet pianist with a lot of spirituality? Yes, that was Richter. On the outside level he was compliant to the regime, but inside he was a believing Christian, and his motivation to play Bach in his thirties (while most Russians did not like that) was fueled by this intrinsic Christian conviction of his own (which went totally contrary to his Soviet education, as Andrei Gavrilov told me in private correspondence). And judge for yourself, please. As for me, Richter's Bach is magnificent, an opinion my friend Andrei Gavrilov did not share at all. Never mind, we are free to have our opinions. Richter's Bach for me is coming right from his soul, and so does his Liszt, and his Schubert.

[@punkpoetry]

Why sir, the manner in which you marry embarrassing truisms to extreme self-importance and throw in a sprinkle of name dropping for good measure makes me want to find out more about your writing. Where can one find the fountain of your wisdom to drink from?

[@spartan10010]

rude ass

[@One-cz4ki]

Peter Fritz Walter Whence do you immediately equate "Sovietry" with atheism?

[@albertomartin4812]

Of course one can be atheist and spiritual, it's the right of every rational being. A religion is only a specific "guess".

[@MegaPianogenius]

very difficult to define spiritual though and remember lucifer was the most spiritual of all some ppl say to me they go to the woods to talk to god etc why go to church? well why go and have piano lessons to play the piano? very similar thing i think its just an atheists get out clause whilst not wanting to admit he is totally cold ? im an agnostic btw but a strong one in that i believ in a god as much as i believe in a chocolate teapot flying behinds saturn - 99,9999% improbable

[@masterofsynapsis]

I didn’t know this piece but I like it very much. Arcadi Volodos is going to preform this next year (2020) so I’m looking forward to that too. Richter did a great job!

amazing !! deep inspired performance...

[@carmenrubio3786]

🌹💖🌹

[@user-lv3yf6my9x]

Это сильно, очень.

[@user-uv7pe9lt6c]

слова здесь бессильны...🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@francoisnoel8941]

une musique qui parle aux voeufs

[@jonathanveale119]

Heroic coughing here suggests a few in the audience were unlikely to survive the night. But a good send-off!

[@jonathanveale119]

Takes years of inhaling to get the tempo of the coughs just right.

[@blonda.bacoviana]

Yes...it is a bit disturbing to listen to them. I wish there was a Photoshop for audio..

[@dwacheopus]

Listen to richter's pavane. It is disgusting that people let themselves cough that much!!

[@matthewzisi300]

9:04 - starts to be reminiscent of the Moonlight Sonata

[@GrowYourOwnGYO]

sounds more similar to liebestraum melody to me

[@ruramikael]

Yes, triplets and a one-note melody, but this one is in 3/4.

[@user-uv7pe9lt6c]

музыка звезд,космос у Рихтера,остальные просто пианисты...

[@themusicalgerbil192]

Why so few views?!?

[@davidrehak3539]

Liszt Ferenc:Költői és vallásos harmóniák-Emlékezés a holtakra Szvjatoszlav Richter-zongora

[@kreapianist]

Answer to Gerbil Jim. Perhaps it is due to poor knowledge about this part of his repertoire

[@juanmoro9736]

c'est lent au début.. j'ai zappé..

[@gerardbegni2806]

I always found thid piece strange. What are, for an ardent catholic likr Lisztn the "pensée des morts?". Is it simply a metaphor? I never solved that mystery. The piece is awesome from a musical point of view.Most of the pianistic formulas invented by Liszt are here. The virtuosity is rather in the center of the piece.

[@ruramikael]

It is an amalgam of the original "Harmonies"-piece and the piano concerto "De Profundis" (as somebody else also pointed out in Spanish here), both dating from around 1834. Liszt was a catholic but also a freemason, so he wasn't that strict. But his faith prevented him from terminating his life, as he later hinted at.

[@mariaslafleur5368]

Philip Thomson is the best performer of this fantastic creation of Liszt. There is no comparison until Kissin records it and than......., we will see.

[@alexgarcia7570]

El más grande pianista siempre tocaba en hospitales de tuberculosos???

[@juicedelemon]

does he look like Gordon Ramsey?

[@Askeys]

Dislike haha no no is joke