Sviatoslav Richter in Prague, 1959 - Beethoven Sonata No.12, Op.26

00:00 - Andante con variazioni
06:58 - Scherzo
09:51 - Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un Eroe
12:06 - Allegro
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[@naddolki]

starting time of mov. IV is ...
15:59 - IV. Allegro

[@die_schlechtere_Milch]

This may be my favourite Sonata.

[@erickempff4010]

+Simon Mergner This one and Glenn Goulds are my favorite recordings

[@jennyjang5894]

Extremely fabulous!

[@jamesnickoloff6692]

Lovely way of putting it!

[@margaretmusicgrace]

Richter played 22 Beethoven sonatas. The 10 he didn't play are numbers 2, 5, 13, 14,15, 16, 21, 24, 25, 26.

[@PianotineOfficielARTE]

Un dernier mouvement absolument ahurissant !!

[@vadimvolkov7160]

Oh, Richter!

[@clayclemmer7084]

probably most of them, but the only one i know for sure is the eleventh

[@rafikiisking]

that guy looks smug as fuc

[@dohnjanaher913]

Watch the documentary about his life.
Richter the enigma (its one RUclips in full length)
This man was one of the greats.

[@MartinVanBoven]

Take note of the last thing he says in the documentary. A life in pain, probably contributing to the enormous passion in his playing.