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Wie
kein zweiter verstand es Richter
auch im hohen Alter von 78 Jahren, die Reduktion des Tons als
Ausgangspunkt für eine klarsichtige Mehrstimmigkeit zu nehmen, entlang
derer er Seelentiefe mit erhabener Schönheit vereinte.
Scala 2/98
This disc offers as good an example of
Richter's consummate artistry as any I know and should not be missed.
American Record Guide
1998
Sviatoslav Richter – Out of Later
Years Vol. 1, works by J.S.
Bach, Brahms and Beethoven. Richter. These live performances date from the
last years of the legendary Russian pianist’s career and include a
majestically performed group of seven works by Bach that he presented in
Bonn in 1993 and Brahms nostalgic late intermezzos recorded the year
before. As ever with Richter, it is the sheer intensity of his
music-making that seizes the ear and the emotions.
Andrew Stewart
Music Week, 2/2001
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