Sviatoslav Richter <br />Your German heart <br />understood Beethoven, <br />Your Russian hands <br />expressed his music <br />with consummate skill. <br /> <br />Sviatoslav Richter <br />Giant of the piano <br />You attacked the keys <br />with blinding technique <br />uncompromising honesty <br />and purity of soul. <br /> <br />Sviatoslav Richter <br />You spoke these words <br />shortly before you died: <br />'If one can only find <br />the necessary harmony, <br />life can be so wonderful'.<br /><br />Alison Cassidy<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/richter-plays-beethoven/
