Sviatoslav Richter (1915-1997) performs Beethoven's first piano sonata in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1. From the LP you see above, issued in 1977 on the Angel label, serial number RL-32085. Richter recorded this work while on tour in France in June 1976. So that listeners are assured of the provenance and authenticity of this and similarly important recordings, I rely principally on images of the LP label (1:22) and jacket (front, 11:22, reverse, 18:16) in the creation of these videos. (Note: the front of the jacket had the remnants of a large sticker on the left side, so I used some image editing software to cover it up.) 1. Allegro 2. Adagio (5:33) 3. Minuetto (10:09) 4. Prestissimo (14:06) More recordings by Richter: Beethoven / Richter, 1976: Sonata No. 7 in D, Op. 10, No. 3 - Complete - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0JssIp-U1Y Brahms / Sviatoslav Richter, Borodin Quartet, 1958: Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 - Complete - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGQIofBDnbY Beethoven / Richter / Sanderling, 1962: Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 37 - Complete - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul6fHBoWCTE Revolutionary Étude in C minor / Richter, 1962 Recital, Italy: Op. 10, No. 12 - Chopin, DG - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4PcqmfPiOI Frederic Chopin / Sviatoslav Richter, 1962 Recital, Italy: Étude in C major, Op. 10, No. 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3liIx5YpdI0 Debussy / Sviatoslav Richter: Estampes - Soirée dans Grenade - Live, 1962 Recital, Italy - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnY5WU00a0w Sviatoslav Richter, 1962 Recital, Italy: Estampes - Jardins Sous La Pluie (Debussy) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jx0LpAPNESk More Beethoven: Beethoven / Gilels / Szell, 1968: Piano Concerto in G major, Op. 58 - Complete - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXoxpWTqdkI Leonid Hambro, 1970: "Happy Birthday Dear Ludwig" - Variations in The Style of Beethoven - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-Uga3ocyeI Fur Elise - Wilhelm Kempff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9DSjoHm56Y Fur Elise - Alicia de Larrocha: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFMUEeeNlIg Beethoven / Artur Balsam, 1952: Piano (Violin) Concerto in D major, Op. 61a - Movement 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKKCGwMkyQo David Oistrakh: Romance No. 2 in F major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 50: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz4JEYQ8ebU Wilhelm Backhaus: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 - London, 1950s, Karl Böhm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRSTwjTTVZI Emil Gilels, 1968: Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 37 (Rondo) Beethoven - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeW79SWwvOM Emil Gilels, 1968: Piano Concerto in C major, Op. 15 (Rondo) Beethoven - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojL4KxbIBW8 Emil Gilels, 1983, Beethoven Klaviersonate Nr. 4 Es-dur, Op. 7 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEfGQ1kBM5o Stephen Kovacevich, 1975: Piano Concerto in C minor, Op. 37, Movement 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYBM5zEhHBc Beethoven / Istomin-Stern-Rose Trio: Piano Trio in B flat major, Op. 97 - Archduke (Allegro), 1966: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQAswVHZPSw Solomon, 1958: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 - Rondo - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_Vi8mtFEfw Friedrich Gulda, 1954: Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1 (1) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RwDZsc7K2E Christoph Eschenbach, 1970: Piano Quartet in C Major, WoO 36, No. 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBp3jhb397I Artur Balsam: Piano (Violin) Concerto in D major, Op. 61 - Rondo, 1950s - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MD8ul2yxh-M Stephen Kovacevich: Piano Sonata in C minor, Op. 13, Movement 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGamRsrHVwI