Sviatoslav Richter plays Prokofiev - Piano Sonata No. 9 in C major Op.103

''I love it more and more. The performer of Prokofiev's Ninth Sonata must overcome numerous hidden difficulties, intrinsic only to do it. Possesing a light and intimately chamber quality , it conceals an assortment of riches that are not perceivable at once. This is a sonata that is bereft of any outward effects whatsoever, it is dear to me by its purity and sincerity, in which the composer's conception is revealed.''
Said Sviatoslav Richter, who was the most ardent and proficient interpreter of this highly original Russian composer's repertoire and the dedicatee of this sonata. This is actually the best recording of this neglected sonata by Richter.

I. Allegretto - 00:00
II.Allegro strepitoso - 08:10
III.Andante tranquillo - 11:30
IV.Allegro con brio, ma non troppo presto - 20:11

Recorded: June 8 1979 , Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory