Richter : l'insoumis

"One of the most famous classic documentaries about Sviatoslav Richter available on DVD again! The film is entirely "narrated" by Sviatoslav Richter who we get to know as both musician and pianist ... A particularly painful family history; an unconventional apprenticeship in Odessa; a very particular vantage-point of Stalin's funeral; forbidden to perform in the West until 1961, the bitterness of a triumphant American tour; a scathing view of the musical milieu and its performing artists ... Intercut with a great deal of archive footage and rare or unpublished music material, this is the story of a turbulent life and era".