jim204, Richter lived in the West for over 30 years, he just hated recording process, he was an accomplished theatre man. I was fortunate to be at his recitals a few times and it was out of this world. I keep coming back listening to him and discovering more and more, especially in his late, ’simple’ and ’cold’ performances. His counterpoint playing is like a Gothic cathedral: there are so many storeys and layers hidden underneath his simplicity. He played a piano as if it were an organ - a true klavir player. You can also give Andrey Gavrilov and Ekaterina Derzhavina a listen. Gavrilov was a kid, when Richter proclaimed to be his student, not the other way around. Ms Derzhavina is a true musicians’ musician, a musician from a heavenly ensemble - she is up there with Richter, but went her own way.
Here is Odessa Opera:
https://ariananadia.livejournal.com/835328.html
(you don’t need to understand the nonsense she wrote, pictures are great)A grandfather of mine was singing there when Richter was active in Odessa Opera.
Here is Odessa Opera:
https://ariananadia.livejournal.com/835328.html
(you don’t need to understand the nonsense she wrote, pictures are great)A grandfather of mine was singing there when Richter was active in Odessa Opera.