Sviatoslav Richter - Edvard Grieg: Lyryske Stikke, Claude Debussy: Six Preludes

It is impossible to talk about Sviatoslav Richter and his mastery of the piano in normal terms of speech. Each time an arride on him comes out, it is liberally dotted with superlatives, reminiscent of an ecclesiastical way of speech fathered by the church and which now seems to be going out of fashion. Both critics and concert-goers associate Richter's name with expressions of wonder and enthusiasm. It would therefore seem that Richter appeals to the soul of his listeners rather than to their intellect.