Sviatoslav Richter (1915-1997) is widely recognized as one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century.
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Richter enjoyed early success in the Soviet Union, winning the Stalin Prize in 1949.
In this translation of the first full-scale biography of Richter, Danish composer Karl Aage Rasmussen combines his artistic appreciation of Richter\'s career with a sympathetic telling of the pianist\'s life based on family archives and interviews with people who worked and lived with him.
Sviatoslav Richter (1915-1997) is widely recognized as one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century