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Sviatoslav Richter

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This is a recording of the first broadcast performance by Richter, one of the greatest Russian musicians of the 20th century, on June 11, 1967. The concert, held at the Royal Festival Hall on June 11, 1967, featured a program that reflected Richters personal tastes; in addition to popular works by Chopin, Debussy, and Schumann, the program even included sonatas by Weber and Haydncomposers whose works are rarely performed. Im the kind of person who wants to play the pieces I truly love, but thats not something the audience readily accepts, he himself asserted; yet his performances of both Haydn and Weber are so captivating that its hard to understand why audiences would turn a blind eye to them.Naxos Japan