"Although I love listening to it, I try to avoid playing such music as it makes me feel completely naked emotionally. But, if you decide to perform it, be good enough to undress."
Sviatoslav Richter on Rachmaninov's Études-tableaux, Op. 33 and 39
Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter (1915-97) was one of the great musicians of the 20th-century. A consummate technician, he was known for his penetrating and soul-shaking interpretations. When someone was needed to play at Boris Pasternak's funeral in 1960, Richter was the inevitable choice. The photograph shows him in 1971.
- AUDIO: Richter plays Études-tableaux in Prague, 1984
- VIDEO: Helene Grimaud plays Études-tableaux, Op. 33, Nos. 2 and 1
- VIDEO: Nikolai Lugansky plays a selection of Études-tableaux, Op. 33 and 39
- AUDIO: Excerpts from all 25 etudes, performed by Rustem Hayroudinoff
- AUDIO: NPR web feature for the 2015 centenary of Richter's birth
- AUDIO: Listen to excerpts from many of Richter's recordings
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