Sviatoslav Richter - Schubert: Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D. 960 (1972)

Soviet titan Sviatoslav Richter approaches Schubert's final instrumental testament with astonishing, monumental slowness. By daring to sustain an exceptionally deliberate tempo and observing the full opening exposition repeat, Richter transforms the sonata into an expansive, hypnotic voyage through melancholy, silence and existential acceptance.