Recorded in Paris, June and July 1963, Ferrara, November 1966, and Salzburg, August 1965.
Sviatoslav Richter (March 20, 1915 - August 1, 1997) was hailed as the greatest pianist of the 20th century.
Richter's Beethoven performance is a combination of the strong spirit he shows in modern works such as Prokofiev and the romanticism of Schubert, and is a performance that contains infinite kindness within its majesty. The appeal of this single is how the deep music takes shape naturally.
