Ukrainian People of German Descent - Bukovina Germans, Crimean Goths, Sviatoslav Richter, Georg Leibbrandt, Russian Mennonite, George Shevelov (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 25. Chapters: Bukovina Germans, Crimean Goths, Sviatoslav Richter, Georg Leibbrandt, Russian Mennonite, George Shevelov, Crimean Gothic, Wilgelm Vitgeft, Eduard Neumann, Crimea Germans, Yevgenia Bosch, Principality of Theodoro, Oleh Kuznetsov, Heinrich Neuhaus, Johann Cornies, Mangup, Dani Schahin, Shantel, Alt Danzig, Black Sea Germans, Bjorn Nagel, John of Gothia. Excerpt: Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter (Russian: Sviatoslav Teofilovich Rikhter, Russian pronunciation: , Ukrainian: March 20 1915 - August 1, 1997) was a Soviet pianist well known for the depth of his interpretations, virtuoso technique, and vast repertoire. He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. Richter was born in Zhytomyr, Russian Empire (now Ukraine). His father, Teofil Danilovich Richter (1872-1941), was a German expatriate pianist, organist, and composer who had studied in Vienna. His mother, Anna Pavlovna (nee Moskaleva; 1892-1963), was from a landowning family, and at one point had been a pupil of her future husband. In 1918, when Richter's parents were in Odessa, the Civil War separated them from their son, and Richter moved in with his aunt Tamara. He lived with her from 1918 to 1921, and it was then that his interest in art first manifested itself, although he first became interested in painting, which his aunt taught him. In 1921 the family was reunited, and the Richters moved to Odessa, where Teofil taught at the Odessa Conservatory and, briefly, worked as organist of a Lutheran church. In early 1920s Richter became interested in music (as well as other art forms such as cinema, literature, and theatre) and started studying piano. Unusually, he was largely self-taught. His father only gave him a basic education in music, and so did one of his father's pupils, a Czech harpist. Even at an early age, Richter was an exce...