Posted by sdb on March 27, 2007, at 17:42:00
In reply to special orientation of artists (nice videos), posted by sdb on March 25, 2007, at 17:27:09
> In art, for example music, there are many genius said or known to have or had a special sexual orientation.
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> Sviatoslav Richter was homosexual, Nathan Milstein was said to be too. Glenn Gould was attributed as an asexual but that's not for sure in contrast to his drug addiction.
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> Sviatoslav Richter playing Schumann's Toccata
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Au_TBsyRAA
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> (Richter seems to have a personal glasses remover before a difficult passage...)
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> Glenn Gould plays Bach
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB76jxBq_gQ
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> (The dog seems to be tired of music...:-)
> Bach BWV 1004 Chaconne Nathan Milstein Violin - Part 2
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> Bach BWV 1004 Chaconne Nathan Milstein Violin - Part 2
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdEFedswEX0
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> (very nice spectatrice / spectateur)
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> sdbI did not know that there is so much stuff on the internet, I have never seen or heard about before. Schumann was a bipolar sufferer, Beethoven had various problems but that is far away.
Beside that Richter was homosexual, a deep thinker, an unfortunately depressive especially in the later years, he was a great painter and devoted his life to music nothing else.
archived stuff:
Richter plays Schumann - Faschingsschwank aus Wien
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVKT_VbN0Ko
Beethoven - Sonata No. 32 in C minor, 1st movt - Richter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulvJU85U_gA
Bach - Concerto no 1 in re minor - 1st mov - Richter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k97KeRiRxxg
Richter plays Chopin Étude Op.25 No.11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fym7EOV5f1A
Richter Plays Debussy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1NHoeYfXHI
I'll bookmark this for me.
sdb
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