Sviatoslav Richter has been played on NTS in shows including Slime w/ Little, featured first on 3 May 2015. Songs played include Lyric Pieces, No. 4 In E Minor and Preludes And Fugues, Op. 87.

Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter (Святослав Рихтер; March 20, 1915 - August 1, 1997) was a Soviet pianist. Sviatoslav Richter was widely recognized as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. He was well known for his vast repertoire, effortless technique and poetic phrasing.

Richter was born in Zhitomir, Ukraine but grew up in Odessa. Unusually, he was largely self-taught although his organist father provided him with a basic education in…