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Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter (March 20 [O.S. March 7] 1915 – August 1, 1997) was a Soviet and Russian classical pianist. He is regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time, and has been praised for the "depth of his interpretations, his virtuoso technique, and his vast repertoire".
Sviatoslav Richter (born March 7 [March 20, New Style], 1915, Zhitomir, Ukraine, Russian Empire [now Zhytomyr, Ukraine]—died Aug. 1, 1997, Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet pianist whose technical virtuosity, combined with subtle introspection, made him one of the preeminent pianists of the 20th century.
Mar 19, 2015 · For the centennial of the great Russian's birth, critic and piano maven Steve Wigler recalls a herculean talent who shook Carnegie Hall to its foundation.
May 19, 2011 · Sviatoslav Richter plays Rachmaninov Concerto No.2, Op.18. Skip the cable setup & start watching YouTube TV today–– for free. Then save $8/month for 4 mos. Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op ...
Aug 2, 1997 · The Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter, one of the most acclaimed keyboard artists of the 20th century, died yesterday in a Moscow hospital. He was 82.
Aug 4, 2015 · Sviatoslav Richter playing Beethoven's Piano Sonata no. 32, op. 111, live in Moscow on 12 January 1975.
Sep 24, 2015 · Notably missing was the towering pianist Sviatoslav Richter, an artist of, in the best sense, demonic powers, whose performances combined stunning technique, myriad colorings and fierce...
Jun 21, 2019 · The pianist is Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter, who died in 1997 but whose legacy of recordings is still unrivaled. He was the opposite of Glenn Gould, who abandoned live concerts at the age of...
Mar 9, 2021 · The headlines of the tributes following Sviatoslav Richter's death in 1997, aged 82, say it all: 'Music's lyric genius'; 'The pianist who made the earth move'; 'The pianist of the century'.
Where did such an extraordinarily vivid and contradictory mix of talents and characteristics come from and how could they have amalgamated to form the personality that was Sviatoslav Richter?
