Sviatoslav Richter - Liszt - Sonata in Si Min.

Paris Church, Aldeburgh Festival, 21 Giugno 1966

[@marmasiotis]

I never cried so much with a musical interpretation from a piece, until now. Franz Liszt and Sviatoslav Richter made it possible, to see beyond the mirror of our ears, to see a fragment of a lost world, that even now can be paced if someone has the courage to let himself fall. Thank you so much for the upload.

[@potroserose8206]

just listen to Emil Gilels recording. It is magnificent. Perfectly formed and coloured - just exquisite. This is rushed and flushed!

[@user-mc1co5hg9n]

To play this live is already a stunt. But once you heard Claudio Arrau, you realise WHO really is from another word.

[@shantihealer]

This is unbelievably brilliant. Such extremes of mounting excitement and titanic power going cheek by jowl with moments of mystical, eerie, softness. The concentration is water-tight. The structural integrity is colossal. The overall effect is to take us into another world beyond what we know, almost beyond music itself!

[@meredith218461]

I could'nt agree more! Richter is certainly on fire metaphorically speaking. Everything is here, awesome power plus moments of spellbinding poetry, not to mention brilliant technical mastery. Yet the most impressive aspect is as you say the ''structural integrity'', so many accounts of this iconic work can be sprawling and disjointed. Richters performance achieves the perfect balance between head and heart.

[@ourson5958]

A master piece for a master pianist..Great performance!

[@gregyoung303]

As with many other composers, I doubt that Liszt could imagine how brilliantly his music could ever be played than the way Richter just played it. Absolute genius he is. I've never heard this played even close to way he plays it on this recording. Wonder what Liszt would think.

[@boonyboony100]

Great question, I'm sure he'd have loved this rendition.

[@meredith218461]

Playing of fire, passion, exquisite delicacy. Also Richter brings splendid unity to the sonatas diverse structure. A landmark performance.

[@Crusader1815]

I memorized this piece many years ago from listening to my Cliburn and Horowitz recordings of it. Just heard Kissin play it practically perfectly. This is better than any of those. Richter snatches notes from the page and infuses them with the soul Liszt must have imagined when he drew there.

[@user-sk4kd7ob2b]

Такое совершенство исполнения-оно вызывает столь много чувств и мыслей и в тоже время оно так красиво. Музыка разговаривает с тобой и ты любуешься ею словно прекрасной скульптурой или монументом.

[@steveegallo3384]

....yes.....YES EXACTLY.....BRAVO from Acapulco!

[@user-sk4kd7ob2b]

@@steveegallo3384 Спасибо,Вам! Привет из Екатеринбурга!

[@steveegallo3384]

@@user-sk4kd7ob2b -- God Bless, my Russian friend! My sainted Father was born in Poltava....We pray for Peace!

[@shambuster6030]

I heard him play this in 1965 in Pasadena and I cried.

[@peterectasy2957]

i am so evious to you. i would cried too -)

[@user-sk4kd7ob2b]

Счастливый!

[@jennyjang5894]

What a Splendid rendition.! Thank you for sharing great music.

[@eytonshalomsandiego]

i have listened twice in two days to Lupu's interpretation of this, which takes my breath away, so i had to hear what Richter might do...I am not at all disappointed to say the least....

[@atherleyboy]

In case a piano music lover has not heard of Sviatoslav Richter (which is rare!), I always suggest listening to this recording which is the best single example I know of his incredible tonal range, stunning keyboard technique, and the exceptional artistic vision in many of his performances.

[@tlahe2]

Richter, Schbert D960, my words cannot describe. I cannot hear enough of his performance.

[@boonyboony100]

I heard lots of mistakes, and honestly the concluding section is just a mess, I don't think he understood the architecture of the piece, at all

[@atherleyboy]

A remarkable recital by a remarkable pianist. Even more remarkable if you were one of the small number priveledged to hear this live in the hall of the Parish Church in village of Aldeburg, Sussex, UK. This performance demonstrates the astonishing range of his interpretive and technical gifts. Liszt, I'm sure, would have wept with joy had he been there.

[@user-sk4kd7ob2b]

Я влюбилась в эту Сонату, когда услышала её в исполнении Татьяны Петровны Николаевой,которую очень люблю. Я услышала её на канале «AdGo”,и она «ударила» в меня самыми первыми произнесёнными словами(звуками) словно МОЛНИЯ,а потом полились звуки потрясшей меня МУЗЫКИ. Сильнейшее впечатление осталось в моей душе и от исполнения Святослава Теофиловича Рихтера. ВЕЧНАЯ память им обоим! Спасибо,Вам! Всего доброго! 19.07.2023.

[@levim.3505]

I would definitely consider this to be among the best ten recordings ever made. Competing for first place with some of Lipatti and ABM. Outright divine. After listening to this it would be unreasonable to deny the existence of God :)

[@jazzlover06]

I have a strong suspicion that the Andante Sostenuto will never be played as perfectly ever again.

[@fflambeauutube]

+jazzlover06 Listen to Brendel's version on Phillips. Even better, in my opinion. He takes the pace a bit more deliberately than Richter but Richter's version is also delightful.

[@meredith218461]

Indeed Richter takes his audience to an indefinable magical place in this particular passage.

[@Alix777.]

@@fflambeauutube Brendel the most overrated pianist ever, a dwarf beside Richter...stop embarassing yourseilf

[@wolverton9]

As a teenager I attended the performance of this at London's Royal Festival Hall a few days earlier (full chronology of Richter's concerts avaiable at www.trovar.com/str/dates/a1966.html). 50 years later I still remember how stunned I was by it. It is so wonderful to be able to listen to this again. Thank you for posting.

[@shjeong615]

Genius! Stunning. Thank you for sharing :)

[@rexy7399]

People always argue about the wrong notes because those are the only thing that they could heard and understood in such astonish recording.

[@drjjpdc]

Which tin eared listeners (13) did not like this glorious recording? Thank you Silesius!

[@anatoliimarshalov1745]

Обычно не принято критиковать такого гения интерпретации, как Рихтер, но именно это исполнение, увы, далеко не безупречно по многим параметрам. Даже как-то удивительно ...

[@АркадийХаритонов-ъ5ц]

я в юности очень часто слушал пластинку с этой сонатой в исполнении Софроницкого. Когда мне дали послушать в исполнении Рихтера я не узнал эту сонату и не узнал в худшем смысле. Со временем моим любимым исполнителем этой сонаты стал Гилельс. Хотя давно не слышал ее в исполнении Софроницкого и уже не знаю как сейчас это исполнение буду воспринимать.

[@АннаГафарова-ь6д]

Мощь, сила и интеллект!

[@atherleyboy]

For a classical music lover who has not heard of Richter (if that is possible) this is the one piece that I would recommend as a introduction to his incredible keyboard technique, poetic vision and interpretive genius. Perhaps then they might try some of his wonderful Schumann or Schubert recordings?

[@GeorgeTengTV]

Genius.

[@lorenzomasucci3807]

Everybody has to remember that without Italy the piano would never had born and the history of music would have been really different! Sorry for my bad English but it was a thing I had to say!! :)

[@tlahe2]

I speak American & sought your bad English & didn't find any..

[@adrianwright8685]

Well it was a good idea of Cristofori but would surely have been thought of by someone else if he hadn't.

[@ValzainLumivix]

Ok

[@gersonsanto8599]

SPEECHLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@rogierdailly6444]

richter rules

[@alimnaku7932]

Impetuosa interpretazione della celebre sonata giovanile di F.Liszt. La potenza muscolare di Richter si percepisce facilmente quando esegue i passaggi di grande bravura.

[@fiokomjutub972]

I think in this case, Richter's performance is still The Standard .

[@TahseenNakavi]

Svjatoslav is on a whirlwind trip in this monstrous sonata of Liszt. B Minor has been ripped to pieces.

[@trblcleft]

What an opening

[@stefanufer608]

For me, this surpasses even Horowitz’s rendition

[@EmptyVee00000]

Not difficult at all to surpass Horowitz.

[@samroth4118]

Superb performance, but my preference goes to Leon Fleischer

[@rhondat7488]

I have heard this being played by other pianists and I have struggled to like it. But this actually sounds really good

[@EmptyVee00000]

Argerich and Kissin.

[@pvonberg]

The Horowitz recording from the thirties is still the greatest.

[@pianista-mediocre]

Argerich>

[@superpianofan6850]

This is played in a " too straight" way... Listen to Cyprien Katsaris:he combines all the qualities of the best versions+this "something mysterious little extra thing" which makes him unique...

[@brozors]

lol

[@drjjpdc]

I must admit that I really think that Khatia Buniatishvili is the current master of the solo piano rep of Liszt. Boy would I love to hear her performing the Transcendental Etudes!

[@boonyboony100]

I don't think she plays this sonata properly.

[@jimvids]

her rendition of Liszt Sonata in B minor is not deep and profound

[@pianista-mediocre]

No. Simply no.

[@ugolinietienne6343]

j'arrête le piano!

[@lorenzomasucci3807]

I can hear a lot of mistakes in this rendition, very strange 🤔

[@raoultak]

And thank God even more music, genius music making.

[@vankasnak1]

Name one pianist who plays without mistakes.

[@ricardonascimento6020]

@@raoultak 👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@ricardonascimento6020]

Como dizia Beethoven não se importe com erros deixe seus dançarem no teclado.

[@drjjpdc]

Music critics should remember Artur Schnabel's famous quote, "The notes I handle no better than many pianists. But the pauses between the notes - ah, that is where the art resides." Plus unless you are another concert pianist, where do you get the cojones to critique Richter about missing notes?

[@pianissimmo]

Young Horowitz and young Katsaris are even more exciting, emotionally involved and original... Listen to this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZixqqeCbJxqhs0

[@annaschumann7151]

I personally think Young Horowitz and young Katsaris are even more exciting, emotionally involved and original

[@ImaginysLight]

Cough Cough Cough shit ~.~

[@annaschumann7151]

Young Horowitz and young Katsaris are even more exciting, emotionally involved and original...

[@brkahn]

Why do you repeat the same thing 3 times, and with two different pseudonyms?

[@danal81]

Modern pianists have raised the bar in that they do not make mistakes while performing.l sorry Richter, in spite of your energy and talent it still sucks that you could not play that without mistakes

[@alinnman]

Music is not show jumping. Just saying. Richter has contributed enormously to music so using the word "sucks" is really peddling or just absolutely ignorant.

[@tlahe2]

There is more to this performance than not making mistakes (I can't hear any). Instead of being critical, listening for mistakes, just LISTEN!

[@vankasnak1]

Which pianist is not making mistakes?

[@danal81]

August Linnman he has but as I said technical Mistakes have pretty much become thing of the past. Richter has been glorified too much and given too much credit in this regard, and there is absolutely nothing “ignorant” in saying that. Ignorant are people who just accept everything served to them as sheeple. He has a strong personality, good for some composers, but his technical mistakes ruin the experience.

[@danal81]

August Linnman also nice straw man argument. Who said anything about music being “show jumping”? It is BOTH character and technic, When one is at the expense of the other one, it becomes a problem. More often technic is good but not originality but in Richter’s case it is the opposite. This performance is NOT GOOD. There are plenty of other, more successful and inspiring performances of this sonata.

[@АннаГафарова-ь6д]

Мощь, сила и интеллект!

[@superpianofan6850]

This is played in a " too straight" way... Listen to Cyprien Katsaris:he combines all the qualities of the best versions+this "something mysterious little extra thing" which makes him unique...

[@brkahn]

Please don't repeat yourself. One time is sufficient.

[@levim.3505]

Who are you to criticize Richter in such a condescending way?

[@EmptyVee00000]

This is played orchestrally, and that means together and in time. It seems only we pianists, not all of us, take such ridiculous liberties with tempo!

[@petrushkapetrushka6019]

Young Horowitz and young Katsaris are even more exciting, emotionally involved and original...

[@inkognito8400]

I disagree