Sviatoslav Richter
by Bruno Monsaingeon · first published 1960
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…recommendation for Richter's book, which is a fascinating look into the mind of a pianist who musicians pretty much unanimously consider to be the greatest of the 20th century: https://www.amazon.com/Sviatoslav-Richter-Conversations-Brun... (not an affiliate link) Haydn's output is huge and varied. It can take time to find the right recordings and pieces to convince you, as sometimes interpretations can be a bit pedestrian.…
on “A Friend of Beethoven, Now Rediscovered in His Own Right” ↗…of the artists of that era. The second half of the book consists of a chronological listing of concerts he played in and records he listened to and his evaluations of both. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Sviatoslav-Richter-Conversations-Brun...
on “Sviatoslav Richter: A Pianist Who Made the Earth Move (2015)” ↗> which are all competent, but not especially memorable IMHO. Which is very close to how I feel about Haydn. Interesting, I was just reading Sviatoslav Richter's "notebooks and conversations" in which he says of the classical composers, he liked Haydn the best. As to memorability, clearly the great string quartets are memorable as well as some of the London…
on “A Friend of Beethoven, Now Rediscovered in His Own Right” ↗