Meeting Richter, Argerich, and the Legends: Martin T:son Engstroem NEW Interview!

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• VA

  @vahidgolie9282 · 1 year ago · pinned

  Martin T:son Engstroem: The man who lived alongside Richter and Argerich, breathing in the essence of their artistry&quot;<br><br>Martin T:son Engstroem, the founder of the Verbier Festival, shares his invaluable experiences with some of the greatest musical legends, including Sviatoslav Richter and Martha Argerich. His extraordinary testimony offers an intimate look into the world of these titans, breathing in the same air of artistry, creativity, and mastery.<br><br>As an international pianist and pedagogue, I am profoundly moved by the emotional depth and accuracy of his recollections. These are not just historical moments; they are living, human stories. Mr. Engstroem’s perspective on these giants of music makes this documentary an essential and indispensable resource for anyone passionate about music.<br><br>I am deeply grateful for this rare, truthful, and invaluable insight into the world of music.<br><br>Living the Creative Life

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• ST

  @stefanbernhard2710 · 1 year ago

  Very revealing interview of some of the behind the scenes &nbsp;personalities of such great artists. Thank you for sharing! &nbsp;💯

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• HK

  @HKlmnoMmhjik · 1 year ago (edited)

  Zsolt, ​​I also get the strong impression that Sviatoslav Richter would have loved the work that you are doing​. I have a very strong and profound connection with him as a pianist and person, and I also dislike any pretentiousness and fakeness as was evident with him as well. That is what I admire so much about Richter, is the fact that he was so without all the masks and false pretenses that one comes across so much in life. You do him proud I am sure of that, and what I love so much about your episodes is your warmth and genuineness. Keep your light shining Zsolt

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• JO

  @johnrock2173 · 1 year ago

  So great Zsolt. &nbsp;Such a wonderful interview. &nbsp;So exciting. &nbsp;Thankyou as always!

• EM

  @emilyhutjes · 1 year ago

  Dear Zsolt, what an interesting look into the world of musicians. I really appreciated this. But a tear rolled when it was about the musicians from the former USSR. I hope they are doing better now. I post a lot of Russian musicians (especially Pianists) on Face-Book because, &nbsp;I think they deserve to be heard. The older ones and the younger ones. <br>Thank you Zsolt. 💙🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷

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• SH

  @shanegoodall2546 · 1 year ago

  A most interesting episode.

• GR

  @Gregoryde · 1 year ago

  Wonderful.

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• P3

  @P3rson.lInf0 · 1 year ago

  great stories!

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• AD

  @adrianopiano5551 · 1 year ago

  Martin the OG 🎉

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• FR

  @FrancineKayPianist · 1 year ago

  merci!

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• SR

  @SR71YF12 · 1 year ago

  Thank you for this interesting interview. Richter insisting that he was not a Russian pianist but German is puzzling at a first glance. Obviously, he was half German, but he grew up in Zhytomyr and then Odessa in what is now Ukraine, which then of course was a part of the Soviet Union. He was mostly self-taught but received his formal training in Moscow, where he lived for the rest of his life, and he loved Moscow and felt at home there. However, Richter was a complex personality who loved spontaneity and hated strict schedules, and he refused to be pigeonholed. He was enormously cultured, he was a voracious reader of books and he watched many films, and he was also a gifted painter. So his reply that he was a German and not Russian pianist is probably a reflection of his contrarian streak (for lack of a better term). In other contexts he identified with his homeland and had no wish to deflect to a western country. He was apolitical, by most accounts.<br><br>At the top of my wish-list would be an interview with Jacques Leiser, although I fear that he may be too old for an interview now (about 93-94 years of age). Leiser worked with Richter, Michelangeli, Berman, Callas and numerous other classical artists from the early 1960s and onwards. He knew both Michelangeli and Richter well, especially Richter. Leiser has commented about the differences between todays and yesterdays classical music audiences, especially that &quot;audiences today are often less musically knowledgeable than in the past&quot;, and he also has remarked that &quot;today artists have to take on numerous additional time-consuming burdens connected with their careers, often to the detriment of artistic achievements&quot;. My impression is that Leiser is largely correct. Also, personalities such as Richter, Michelangeli, Gould and also Argerich, with their enormous cultural education and knowledge, are increasingly rare. One of the few current pianists who I can think of who significantly deviates from the modern performer stereotype is Rafal Blechacz, interviewed on this channel 3 weeks ago. He is evidently not afraid to take long breaks between tours and recordings to pursue other interests and he appears to have a very sound approach to how often he chooses to play in public.

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  @semrabahcivan8627 · 1 year ago

  That was wonderful conversation, thank you ❤