We must never forget that Handel was considered “the master of masters”-the greatest composer of all-by a certain fellow, name of Beethoven. And the Handel/Richter partnership is pure magic.
my favorite pianist. sometimes he beats the instrument too hard though, as if hitting the keys with a hammer, when he really gets excited. but apart from that there's just tremendous depth to his playing.
@@punkpoetry Sometimes he does it in Bach too, when the music gets aggressive. He's not flawless, despite being one of the greatest ever. Although part of it is the pianos having a lower threshold back in the days. Horowitz is known for banging as well.
@@s.l5787 I agree completely with the premise that no pianist is flawless and above criticism, however great. Therefore I'm saying the following not to "defend" anyone but to make a general point: in my opinion the view that the piano should never be "hit too hard" reflects a boring, thoroughly bourgeois aesthetic that unfortunately holds sway in classical music these days (and provides more evidence to just how detached from reality and, frankly, dead it is as a musical language). The fact that the likes of Perahia and Zimmerman are held up as the standard to which young pianists should aspire is, to me, pretty sad. There's more to life than this, there's more to music than this. Just one man's opinion.
@@punkpoetry I agree hard articulation has its place but it just depends on which specific parts of the music we are talking about. Richter later in his career was a bit too soft for example in everything he played, he didn't have quite the articulation control as he aged. Argerich to me has the best articulation balance in fluidity and solidity, only problem is I dislike too many of her actual interpretations.
@@s.l5787 I'm not sure what exactly you mean by "hard" vs "soft"... Richter was somewhat uneven in his old age but when he was on form it was as good as anything. His 1989 performance of Hindemith's Suite 1922 - a harsh, jarring work calling for a great deal of percussiveness - will never be equaled. And from the same concert, astonishing, weightless pianissimo in Szymanowsky's Metopes... Argerich is a great pianist, though not sure there's any one pianist I'd single out as having "the best articulation balance," at this level it's rarely a matter of "X is better than Y".
Helemaal mee eens! I don’t speak Dutch but I could recognize “zó diep” (so deep) haha! Yes I completely agree with you. The Handel/Richter partnership is magical.
what a beautiful interpretation. He played phenomenally and refused to rush this beautiful composition. thank you for this.
I'm a Bachian fellow.
But Handel played by Richter is really divine!!!!
This is breathtaking. Love, love music, love Haendel.
We must never forget that Handel was considered “the master of masters”-the greatest composer of all-by a certain fellow, name of Beethoven. And the Handel/Richter partnership is pure magic.
Yes, all the big composer post Händel said they live in the shadow of him.
Amazing musicianship allied to supreme technical control. There was, and only ever will be one Sviatoslav Richter.
Totally agree
Musica estremamente emozionante. Resa magnificamente da Richter.
this is absolute lovely-ness
Святослав Теофилович Рихтер Величайший музыкальный Гений всех времен и народов.
Wonderful music and seemingly little known Handlle which I prefer to much of his larger compositions
miraculous...
En État de grâce
my favorite pianist. sometimes he beats the instrument too hard though, as if hitting the keys with a hammer, when he really gets excited. but apart from that there's just tremendous depth to his playing.
Pertti Heinikko in what repertoire though does he do it though, Prokofiev? There's music that should be played percussively
@@punkpoetry Sometimes he does it in Bach too, when the music gets aggressive. He's not flawless, despite being one of the greatest ever. Although part of it is the pianos having a lower threshold back in the days. Horowitz is known for banging as well.
@@s.l5787 I agree completely with the premise that no pianist is flawless and above criticism, however great. Therefore I'm saying the following not to "defend" anyone but to make a general point: in my opinion the view that the piano should never be "hit too hard" reflects a boring, thoroughly bourgeois aesthetic that unfortunately holds sway in classical music these days (and provides more evidence to just how detached from reality and, frankly, dead it is as a musical language). The fact that the likes of Perahia and Zimmerman are held up as the standard to which young pianists should aspire is, to me, pretty sad. There's more to life than this, there's more to music than this. Just one man's opinion.
@@punkpoetry I agree hard articulation has its place but it just depends on which specific parts of the music we are talking about. Richter later in his career was a bit too soft for example in everything he played, he didn't have quite the articulation control as he aged. Argerich to me has the best articulation balance in fluidity and solidity, only problem is I dislike too many of her actual interpretations.
@@s.l5787 I'm not sure what exactly you mean by "hard" vs "soft"... Richter was somewhat uneven in his old age but when he was on form it was as good as anything. His 1989 performance of Hindemith's Suite 1922 - a harsh, jarring work calling for a great deal of percussiveness - will never be equaled. And from the same concert, astonishing, weightless pianissimo in Szymanowsky's Metopes... Argerich is a great pianist, though not sure there's any one pianist I'd single out as having "the best articulation balance," at this level it's rarely a matter of "X is better than Y".
Dit gaat zó diep dat het soms bijna niet is te verdragen.....
Helemaal mee eens! I don’t speak Dutch but I could recognize “zó diep” (so deep) haha! Yes I completely agree with you. The Handel/Richter partnership is magical.
We must never forget that Handel was considered “the master of masters”-the greatest composer of all-by a fellow name of Beethoven.
Ma qui chi suona? Quando Richter e quando Gavrilov?
Richter hindemith