Richter: The Enigma (Bruno Monsaingeon, 1998)

Richter: The Enigma Great Artists of the 20th Century A film by Bruno Monsaingeon (NVC Arts, 1998) Running Time: 2 Hours, 35 Minutes Richter: The Enigma Great Artists of the 20th Century is a series of filmed portraits of the lives and works of three musical giants of the century: Sviatoslav Richter, David Oistrakh and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. These three aritsts, along with Manuhin, Rastopovich, Casals and Callas, represent a truly golden era of great artists, not only remembered for their extraordinary live performances, but whose musicianship has also left to the world an unrivaled legacy of recordings. One of the greatest pianists of all time, Sviatoslav Richter (1915-1997) was a man who, in spite of living through the Soviet era, remained psychologically free of the regime, indifferent to political events, even to praise for his art and to material possessions—he seemed possessed by music alone. This award-winning, biographical film is based on a rare interviews, in which he reads from entries in his own notebooks, meticulously kept since 1972 and an invaluable record charting his entire musical life. There are filmed reminiscences with Glenn Gould, Artur Rubenstein, and a number of young musicians as well as his wife, Nina Dorliac. But most of all this documentary is rich with archive footage of Richter in concert in Moscow in the 1950s, in collaboration with Benjamin Britten at the Aldeburgh Festival, and with such great singers as Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. Performance extracts include works by Prokoliev, Rachmaninoff, R. Strass, Chopin, Liszt, Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Schubert, Bach, Debussy, Ravel and Shostakovich. Executive Producers: PIERRE-OLIVIER BARDET, IDEAL AUDIENCE and STEPHEN WRIGHT, IMG ARTISTS Executive Producer for NVC ARTS: CLIVE SUGARS Also in the Great Artists of the 20th Century series: David Oistrakh, Artist of the People? Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Autumn Journey Visit NVC ARTS’ Website: BOOKLET ENCLOSED • MIT DEUTCHEM TEXTHEFT • LIVRET D’INFORMATION IN FRANCAIS INCLUS • INCLUYE FOLLETO EN ESPANOL BOOKLET EDITOR: SHELAGH HUGHES • COVER DESIGN: PAT DOYLE PHOTOGRAPHY: SVIATOSLAV RICHTER PRIVATE COLLECTION AN IDEALE AUDIENCE & IMG ARTISTS PRODUCTION IN COPRODUCTION WITH LA SEPT ARTE, BAYERISCHER RUNDFUNK & IMALYRE GROUPE FRANCE TELECOM WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF SVERIGES TELEVISION, YLE, NRK, FERNSEHEN DRS, TELEFISIONE SVIZZERA-TSI, TELEVISION SUISSE ROMANDE, CANAL ONCE TV, FONDS D’ ACTION SECAM AND THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF YAMAHA © IDEALE AUDIENCE / IMG ARTISTS / LA SEPT ARTE / IMALYRE GROUPE FRANCE TELECOM 1998 ℗ NVC ARTS 1998 A WARNER MUSIC GROUP COMPANY Uploader’s note: Sourced from VHS cassette tape. I do not own the copyright on this content; it is presented here strictly for educational purposes. With that in mind, I urge you to donate to and its mission to preserve the past digitally for future generations to enjoy.