Slower IS Better: Sviatoslav Richter

0:00 Intro 0:57 Background on Richter 1:57 My early aversion to his style and philosophy 4:37 The turning point: Richter and Schubert 5:13 Examples of Prokofiev Concerto No. 5 and Sonata No. 6 6:24 Richter plays Schubert’s G major Sonata D 894 10:25 Analysis of Richter’s rhythm, compared with Alfred Brendel 11:13 Brendel’s Schubert G major Sonata 12:43 Brendel/Richter side by side comparison Richter’s complete G major Sonata Performance: Please consider becoming a patron on Or make a one time donation to Paypal: Revolut is another way to make donations, particularly good if you are located outside of the US: I am also on Venmo: @Cole-Anderson-31 I am available for one-on-one online teaching. For a free consultation send me a message at: cole@