Pianist Sviatoslav Richter was an amazing pianist. He died in 1997. I admired his performances of the Russian masters and also some of the great German music. Occasionally I become annoyed when his tempi are too fast…
On this DVD we get to listen to the following:
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K271 “Jeunehomme”
- French National Radio Orchestra
- Lorin Maazel
- Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
- July 3, 1966, Tours
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F major, K37
- Shinsei Nihon Symphony Orchestra
- Rudolf Barshai
- Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
- March 3, 1994, Tokyo
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 5 in D major, K175
- Shinsei Nihon Symphony Orchestra
- Rudolf Barshai
- Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
- March 3, 1994, Tokyo
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K456
- Shinsei Nihon Symphony Orchestra
- Rudolf Barshai
- Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
- March 3, 1994, Tokyo
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K456
- Moscow State Symphony Orchestra
- Kyril Kondrashin
- Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
- January 9, 1977
Here is Sviatoslav Richter performing the concerto #9 by Mozart:
