Richter plays Bach (Full Concert)

Sviatoslav Richter (1915-1997) plays Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Recorded on the 28th of March, 1978 at the Moscow Conservatory.
Program:
1. Introduction (00:00 - 06:30)
2. Movement 1 of J. S. Bach's Concerto for Harpsichord and Orchestra BWV 1052 (06:31 - 15:10).
3. Bradenburg Concerto No. 5 BWV 1050 (15:11 - 42:03).
4. Final commentary (42:04 - 43:24).
Courtesy of DreamTime DVD.

[@choheekwon5205]

So lucky to be a human being and listen to Richter playing Bach

[@autumnleaves2766]

Gorgeous ! Great music played by a great Russian pianist. It's impossible not to love Bach's music, and as Beethoven said, from that Bach (which means "stream" in German), a whole ocean of music flowed. If all young people listened to Bach they would calm down I'm sure, this type of thing has even been tried to calm troublesome teenagers. Thanks for posting this concert from 46 years ago in Moscow.

[@marijke0607]

It is like Bach himself is sitting there having fun and so have we!!!!

[@marijke0607]

his hands tell it all

[@vova47]

Thank you so much! Many people don't realise how lucky we are to have YT and people willing to share great gems such as this. Years ago I had to go to Japan to find DVDs with this kind of recordings.

[@c450-v2b]

Richter's playing is as natural as water cascading

[@keithhylton8482]

Can't believe KZbin would drop a commercial in the middle of this video

[@gerlindeczech8524]

Total geschmacklos! Reines Banausentum!

[@neil7137]

Both Richters (Karl and Sviatoslav) are great at Bach in their own way.

[@shjeong615]

Thank you Bach! Thank you Richter! Thank you for uploading :)

[@yardrail3432]

What a beauty!!

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Casas. el Genio por siempre. Mexico

[@barney6888]

Richter's WTB bk1 is truly great. The b- prelude and fugue is divine and brilliantly interpreted. We all know his Rach 2 is the gold standard by which all others are measured.

[@gerlindeczech8524]

Sviatoslav Richter ist ein musikalischer Gigant, ein wahrer Übermensch, einem Engel gleich den es versehentlich auf die Erde verschlagen hat...

[@didatticapianistica]

It is formidable. The Bach-Richter merger is a perfect marriage. Great!!! thanks Stanislav

[@romapupilla3794]

LOL He's not Stan...He's Svyat. Svyatoslav means "Holy Glory"

[@redrakham8060]

Roma Pupilla Oh wow didn’t know that!

[@cordialement4383]

Thanks Stanley 😊

[@paulzeng4142]

I like it, I like it.

[@fayalon7857]

Замечательный концерт ! Всё исполнено с величайшим чувством , энергией , сливается в единое , цельное музыкальное полотно ! Прекраснейшее исполнение , высший класс !!!

[@alexeik4982]

After I played with fire I come down and listen to this music and I feel myself safe and calm. God Bless JSB & S.R.! Amen !

[@lakshmichramtantramasaze231]

he is my favourite interpret of Bach

[@SkyesbuTshadmaAcidkit25]

Brilliant master itself will open our souls for this ethernal music

[@NatalyaAlbertti]

One of my most favourite concerts of great Richter alongside with late Oleg Kagan and Natalia Gutman. What a pleiad!

[@cycloptical26]

Natasha Ditkivska Who are the other four?

[@soratobuakane8691]

cycloptical26

[@nicolascaste7928]

Bach par Richter, juste merveilleux

[@francescaemc2]

grazie

[@georgewu5]

I listened to Richter's recordings of Schumann all night in 1970 before I went to a concert by a pianist who was a student of Clara Schumann, and a classmate of my daughter's piano teacher, playing in Lincoln Center. But I never listened to Richter playing Bach before until tonight. It was absolutely wonderful ! George Wu, A.I.A. 2013-11-5

[@rasitalpatasoy3866]

22:21-25:11 Richter's great solo!

[@bobzhao5287]

What a useless camera man

[@watutman]

It really is great. Only one other person would have been able to do that with equal ease, or greater: Earl Wild.

[@jasonstripinis8834]

Richter is this guitarist's favorite pianist. His BWV 998 has informed my playing of this "lute" piece more than any guitarist's rendering. I later discovered it was written not for lute but for a gut-string keyboard. His easy grace with Bach is the pinnacle of my experience with this composer.

[@sultanvoices]

Seeing incredible material like this so freely and accessibly gives me hope for both the future of music and technology alike. Masterful performances with moments of exquisite otherworldly beauty. Thank you for taking the time to upload this content - an education and a delight.

[@bobmcgahey1280]

saw him play twice NYC and Scotland --just dazzling!

[@-dash]

Bach’s music seems divinely inspired.

[@PooyanDoozandeh]

It is divinely inspired.

[@badmotherfarker123]

All his stuff was written for the glory of God, even his secular works. Dude was a genius imbued with talent from God. I don't know how else a human can write such complicated and beautiful works - this is a composer that set the standard benchmark across a large range of categories - e.g. Concerti grossi (Brandenburg Concerti), solo keyboard works (Well Tempered Klavier Books 1 and 2, English, French, and German Suites), solo violin works (Violin Sonatas and Partitas), solo cello partitas (Cello Partitas), solo lute works (Lute Partitas), religious works - the St. Matthew Passion, the St. John passion, numerous religious Christian cantatas including "Sleepers Awake" (better translation is "Wake up calls the Voice") and Jesu, the Joy of Man's Desiring (better translation "Jesus is my joy").

[@petersh7004]

@@badmotherfarker123 You know, Bach actually studied music practically every day for many many hours from adolescence and onwards. Of course he must have had talent in music, but practice is what made him brilliant. Not "God given talent".

[@nicolascaste7928]

@@badmotherfarker123 there is no German suites to my knowledge

[@codystull6058]

The solo keyboard partitas are sometimes known as the German suites. And many people have spent much of their days studying music. I don’t think anyone’s music has reached higher than Bach’s - which is interpreted brilliantly here

[@justa335]

Sublime.

[@Opusdays]

My favorite Richter ! Thank you Quentin for this sharing with Bach.

[@choffan]

excellent organization of video notes, thanks

[@eliothahn7983]

The quality of every moment, every note, thus every step of one’s life. Great lesson.

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Bravo !!!!❤️.

[@mikkyrou]

Господи, как он играет!

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Desde pequeña lo escucho. Península de Yucatán ❤️ ,México. Exelente orquestá con Richter. 😄.

[@dnsdns9261]

приятно слушать любимую музыку в исполнении великих мастеров

[@danielabosnegeanu1065]

wow...lt is formidable...perfect !!!

[@billhaywood3503]

I saw him play twice

[@jufegom]

Awesome.

[@minggao5002]

One of the greatest pianist .... God stopped making pianist like Richter

[@123must]

Beautiful upload ! A lot of thanks

[@gabrielebecucci1190]

Richter, credo sia il più grande pianista del '900.

[@gerlindeczech8524]

Das ist er ohne Zweifel! Ja, Richter ist der größte Pianist des 20.Jahrhunderts und auch der liebenswerteste!

[@carlobasilico2405]

Richter è un genio... celestiale di esasperante bellezza.

[@Uldor667]

Нет слов! Замечательно!!!!!

[@dr.bimbambula]

Perfect recording excellent performance.

[@bayarbuyan84]

Cool experiment! In the 21st century we have far better understanding of Bach than ever thanks to early tryings like this one.

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

El. violinista. le da más vida al con i El violín. acompaña tan bien gran violín. 👍.

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

No sabía que son tres. 🇲🇽.

[@frankteoh1]

wonderful,more please.

[@michelroussanne906]

Merci !

[@kingsfort1]

Such beautiful transparency in the Brandenburg Concerto only to be spoiled by the flute being consistently sharp throughout.

[@BetoBioPira]

Perfect!

[@חגיאבינערי]

была на этом фантастическом концерте

[@legendaydin8837]

You all prolly dont give a shit but does someone know a method to get back into an instagram account? I was dumb lost my password. I would appreciate any assistance you can offer me.

[@gerlindeczech8524]

Sie Glückspilz! Man kann Ihnen nur gratulieren! Wie beneidenswert!❤

[@johng830]

I absolutely love Bach's music.

[@nicolascaste7928]

Bach's music can relieve much pain. It's an extraordinary gift to mankind.

[@gianfrancomussi6063]

Fa venire i brividi pensare che Oleg Kagan, tra pochi anni verrà a mancare. Una perdita immensa!

[@selverviljevic]

Perfect.

[@BroodjeBrood]

Richter is very unique in his playing, but for some reason in a way not to stop listening. Wonderful pianist.

[@latwigor]

Wow,Grossartig! Wunderbares Stück von Bach, sehr, sehr gut gespielt! Angélique Duvier

[@Jayantan846]

So many played those times are now no more RIP to those great souls 😪😪😪 🪦🪦🪦🪦⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️.

[@georgewu5]

We called Bach," the Father of Music" when I was in China. George Wu, A.I.A. 2013-11-5

[@gmansosa]

El concierto nº5 de Bach es subleme,es gozar con los oidos y el corazon ,son movimientos que hacen bibrar el alma y tu interior se llena de placer.Gracias Dios por esta maravilla.German (Argentina)

[@mipsanK]

hope to find this play as an album!

[@magaloff1]

Amazing!

[@onteigening]

pure gold

[@MartinSmithMFM]

*Sviatoslav Richter plays Bach* Most extraordinary production values, but gripping.

[@MissRayuu]

Amazing pianist!

[@123must]

Beautiful ! Thanks

[@anaplastic]

Richter plays on the piano and not on harpsichord, but he respects and follows the score as much as piano allows. At the same time, he never reduces the piano to some colourless antique instrument, as some modern Historically Informed Performers (HIP) do. So yes, I consider this to be an authentic interpretation, in the spirit of Bach, not literally as some modern talentless HIPsters try to educate us.

[@charlottekoster8338]

eine wunderbare Aufnahme

[@mativit5301]

so many empty words, in the beginning and in the background. When you have Richter, you don't need words.

[@pbazant]

I feel the same way. This is an especially psychedelic interpretation of a sort of psychedelic composition. It feels like some unstoppable surge one is about to dissolve in. BTW my favourite concerto.

[@VaggosWho]

Maybe my favorite pianist of all time!Am I the only one who doesn' t like camera men at such concerts???

[@vinsent95]

Дорогого стоит услышать такое своими ушами!

[@dharal100]

gripping performance ...

[@Mulfola]

Damn purists...this is lovely

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

the correct spelling the best pianists

[@aram01201]

Why does the voice-over say that Richter would play it closely to what Bach had meant, while he is playing on a piano and the violinists around him are playing very romantic?

[@Suav58]

That's a culture thing. I can't believe myself what a shift of culture I am living through. From an attitude of self control, self containment, into a culture of balancing opposing interests without rather than within our selves. Bach's emotions sometimes set his fists into motion too, but, generally, I understand his music like projecting all the dissonances of social life into ones mind and balancing them within.

[@ChrisAshby]

how? can? such beauty

[@Mrababab121212]

I have to admit this strange big harpsichord - FortePiano called - sounds better than my old harpsichord would have. Nice. Surprising. J S Bach vom Graben so ist est.

[@rybkquantik3607]

WOW!

[@ChernetskiyIvan]

magic speech of dictor

[@КаринаМаргунова-п8б]

Спасибо Вам за такой для слушателей подарок🎁

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Dinu Lipatti is the king Chopin 3 piano sonata player.Also the top 4 Grieg concertos players Radu Lupu Dinu Lipatti Rubinstein Emil Gilels

[@geertdehoux]

Lijkt mij een interessante job! Had nog nooit van het bestaan van die job gehoord. Volgens mij zijn er ook vele pianisten door Michelangeli beïnvloed. En nu zijn er Volodos, Lang Lang, Yuja Wang en vele andere fenomenale pianisten... Hoe gaan musici als Schnabel, Fischer, Cortot en andere hun plaats in de nabije toekomst behouden ? Gegroet, Geert Dehoux, pianist.

[@WilliamSlaght]

I love this version, but I can't help myself preferring Gould and Bernstein's version. Especially Ritcher's interpretation of 13:13 compared to Gould's interpretation here as I see it here I prefer Gould.

[@luciocamillo]

Grande !!!

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

More 14.Rosa Tamarkina 15.Pollini 16.Tatjana Nikolaeva 17.Ekaterina Novitskaya 18.V.Ashkenazy 19.Dinu Lipatti 20.Oleg Bocshniakovich 21.Pletnev 22.Felicja Blumenthal 23.Moura Lympany 24.Stanislav Igolinsky 25.Earl Wild 26.Edwin Fischer 27.Julianna Avdeeva 28.Laura Mikkola

[@ХосровМанукян]

Великолепно👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@ЮраМичура]

Классная запись

[@wanneerishetkunst5437]

begrijp me niet verkeerd, ik ben ook deze mening toegedaan, ik vertel enkel wat door jarenlange studie van het verschijnsel "richter" is uit de bus gekomen. Sinds het westen hem heeft leren kennen, is er een hele generatie pianisten en andere muzikanten beinvloed geweest. ik geef "ethiek in de kunst" aan enkele hogescholen, en Richter en zijn collega's (oa ook pollini, ashkenazy) zijn vanaf Richters komst bestudeerd geweest: "wat is hier nu zo speciaals aan".

[@george_basso]

На 13 20 меня на муражки всегда пробирает!

[@NatalyaAlbertti]

И у меня всегда...

[@Harambe2016]

Master, maestro, meester,meister,metre,

[@keplergso8369]

Piano or harpsichord, it does not matter, I find both equal for Bach's music, I cannot solve the problem, if there is a problem. Another little thing is the recording here, not perfect, microphones seem too closed to the instruments,and the piano sounds a bit loud. But anyway the notes of a piano sound louder than a harpsichord, notes are clearer, it can be an advantage at some moments in Bach's Concerti, and sometimes an handicap. For solo pieces, piano is better than the Harspichord for the expression, the feeling. Just a personnal opinion.

[@ВикторияЯрош-ц6х]

+KepleДЛОРРР

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

more 29.Bella Davidovich 30.Irina Zaristskaya 31.Alexei Lubimov 32.Dezo Ranki

[@ivankuligovskii5046]

Sviatoslav Richter and Karl Richter are the greatest performers of Bach!

[@srdjanivanovic293]

Glenn Gould is the best ..

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Piano. 🎹

[@rygin61]

@simcha181818 я согласен с Вами! у них разные стили исполнения, у Рихтера всё же главный репертуар - героический и романтический, Бетховен, в частности, Шуберт. Но энергетика его!! Спасибо за ответ

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

The best pianits my list 1.Rubinstein 2.Grigory Sokolov 3.Richter 4.Lupu 5.Perahia 6 E.Gilels 7.W.Kempff 8.Horowitz 9.Gavrilov 10.Bashkirov 11.Maria Grinberg.12.Anatoly Vedernikov 13.Natalia Trull

[@Askelairlines747]

the harpsichord at 3:00 is in my bedroom, look my channel u'll see it XD!

[@Qee7en]

7:05

[@abnorcscreenname8489]

Exact same thing happened to me. xD KZbin does awesome things to you when you digress.

[@michsmlo]

I did but I found Richter's interpretation far superior. There's no comparison. But of course that's my own opinion.