SVIATOSLAV RICHTER - ROBERT SCHUMANN - TOCCATA OPUS 7

Sviatoslav Richter live im Puschkin Museum Moskau -
Die großen technischen und musikalischen
Anforderungen meistert der große russische
Pianist, trotz fortgeschrittenen Alters, noch vorzüglich.
Seine Darstellung der Toccata op.7 von Schumann
gerät so zum musikalischen Ereignis.

[giuseppemariaperego]

"Fantastico!" ❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉 Giuseppe Perego Monza 16.2.1962 Grazie

[francescovalenti]

Disumano, terribile e allo stesso tempo con una continua frenesia ed estasi pura, finendo dolcemente in modo commuovente.Grazie Signor Richter.

[SougataBagchi]

This is purely unbelievable. Left hand never stopped .at all.

[sylviaroyce]

Richter was a famously able sight reader, but here he seems to be playing with no score (maybe because it’s just too fast) and at about 3:30 he signals the page-turner to remove his glasses! These are trivial observations, I know, but all the superlatives about his playing have been written!

[scottweaverphotovideo]

So much fun seeing him perform this. Thank you! Superb. The close is breathtaking.

[philiprostek]

untethered power and endurance - (the crazier side of Schumann gets its due!) great to see - Thank You.

[neuIlaryRheinKlange]

What a great performance, Richter really has an increadible technique, brilliant!

[zinam]

Невероятное воздействие уникальной личности!!! И какой артистизм очков!

[lynnhamilton]

Why does everyone worry about the pianist's expression and posture, editing and shots of face vs. hands? Richter himself preferred to play in the near-dark because he said people should not be distracted by such things. I always close my eyes of have the greatest possible concentration - very rewarding

[charlieinslidell]

The ending of this is breathtaking piece after all the complexity and driving syncopations, ending on a final beautiful exhaling coda.

[isavin]

Richter somehow has a great sense of what the composers wanted to convey. I hardly get that from most other pianists

[JamesVaughan]

Stupendous performance...I have the legendary DG performance on CD. I think Richter's tempo in that one is a bit faster than here, and I like the piano sound a bit more, but both performances are great! Being able to WATCH Richter in his virtuosity here certainly adds much to appreciating his magnificence as a performer! He is one of several great artists I would have given several years off my life to have heard in person!

[anselmox]

A few months before this performance I had first heard Richter play live (Beethoven Rondi op 51, Sonata op 101 and Variations on a theme by Diabelli ). His 1959 recording of Schumann's Toccata has been hardwired into my musical mind for more than 25 years - with my eyes shut, this one is clearly Richter. For one reason or another Richter had a page turner - you can see him in the video, however he does not require any sheet music for this performance of the Toccata

[themusicalgerbil]

I love how halfway through he can just turn away and ask for his glasses to be removed while still playing.

[randomthingch]

I can do that. Hold my beer.




Just Kidding Give me my beer back.

[hannslunninger]

Großartig! Hier verstehe ich die Musik. Leider nicht bei einer anderen youtube-Aufnahme mit Noten, die schneller gespielt wird (wahrscheinlich aber elektroakustisch bearbeitet wurde), zwar perfekt ist, sich mir aber der Sinn der Komposition nicht erschließt.

[mattm]

Does anyone know what year this was filmed? He’s marvelous

[williamdaniel]

The Toccata is so difficult it's rumored that even Clara herself begged off playing it as an encore in her later years of concert tours.

[bella-puje]

Him : Of course I can do it
~Epicly plays~
Me : Uhhh I'll just slowly... back off hehe.
Me : ~RUns like lightning ~

[harunotter]

this is the guy who holds the time record in chopins op.10 no.4