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Artist: Emil Gilels
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2008-05-13
Music Label: Brilliant Classics
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Nocturne for piano No. 13 in C minor, Op. 48/1, CT. 120
  2. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: 1. Grave - doppio movimento
  3. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: 2. Scherzo
  4. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: 3. Marche funebre
  5. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: 4. Finale. Presto
  6. Polonaise for piano No. 6 in A flat major ('Héroique'), Op. 53, CT. 155
  7. Impromptu for piano in F sharp major, Op. 36, CT. 44
  8. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: 1. Allegro maestoso
  9. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: 2. Scherzo. Molto vivace
  10. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: 3. Largo
  11. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: 4. Finale
Music CD 2
  1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4)
  2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: 1. Allegro maestoso
  3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: 2. Larghetto
  4. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: 3. Vivace
  5. Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise for piano & orchestra, Op. 22: 1. Andante spianato
  6. Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise for piano & orchestra, Op. 22: 2. Polonaise brillante
Music CD 3
  1. Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 (LW A179)
  2. Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano No. 15 in A minor (Rákóczi-Marsch III), S. 244/15 (LW A132/15)
  3. Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 (LW A179)
  4. Hungarian Rhapsody, for violin, cello & piano in No. 9 in E flat major ('Carnival in Pest'), S. 379a
  5. Valse oubliée, for piano No. 1, S. 215/1 (LW A311/1)
Music CD 4
  1. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor ('Grosse Sonate'), Op. 11: 1. Introduzione - allegro vivace
  2. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor ('Grosse Sonate'), Op. 11: 2. Aria
  3. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor ('Grosse Sonate'), Op. 11: 3. Scherzo e intermezzo, allegrissimo
  4. Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor ('Grosse Sonate'), Op. 11: 4. Finale. Allegro un poco maestoso
  5. Arabeske for piano in C major, Op. 18
  6. Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22: 1. So rasch wie möglich
  7. Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22: 2. Andantino, getragen
  8. Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22: 3. Scherzo. Sehr rasch und markiert
  9. Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22: 4. Finale
  10. Carnaval for piano, Op. 9
Music CD 5
  1. Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14: 1. Allegro ma non troppo
  2. Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14: 2. Scherzo. Allegro marcato
  3. Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14: 3. Andante
  4. Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14: 4. Vivace
  5. Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor ('From Old Notebooks'), Op. 28
  6. Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major ('War Sonata 3'), Op. 84: 1. Andante dolce
  7. Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major ('War Sonata 3'), Op. 84: 2. Andante sognando
  8. Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major ('War Sonata 3'), Op. 84: 3. Vivace
  9. Visions fugitives (20), for piano, Op. 22: Selection
  10. Toccata for piano in D minor, Op. 11
Music CD 6
  1. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor ('Etats d'âme'), Op. 23: 1. Drammatico
  2. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor ('Etats d'âme'), Op. 23: 2. Allegretto
  3. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor ('Etats d'âme'), Op. 23: 3. Andante, attacca: presto con fuoco
  4. Piano Sonata No. 4 in F sharp major, Op. 30
  5. Preludes (5) for piano, Op. 74: 1. Douloureux
  6. Preludes (5) for piano, Op. 74: 2. Trés lent, contemplatif
  7. Preludes (5) for piano, Op. 74: 3. Allegro drammatico
  8. Preludes (5) for piano, Op. 74: 4. Lent, vague, indécis
  9. Preludes (5) for piano, Op. 74: 5. Fier, belliqueux
  10. Piano Sonata No. 3 in G minor, Op. 22
Music CD 7
  1. Pour le piano, suite for piano, L. 95: 1. Prélude
  2. Pour le piano, suite for piano, L. 95: 2. Sarabande
  3. Pour le piano, suite for piano, L. 95: 3. Toccata
  4. Pour les arpèges composés, etudes for piano, L. 136/11
  5. Images (3), for piano, Set I, L. 110: Reflets dans l'eau
  6. Images (3), for piano, Set I, L. 110: Hommage a Rameau
  7. Images (3), for piano, Set I, L. 110: Mouvement
  8. Estampes, for piano, L. 100: Pagodes
  9. Estampes, for piano, L. 100: La soirée dans Grenade
  10. Estampes, for piano, L. 100: Jardins sous la pluie
  11. Le tombeau de Couperin, for piano: Prélude
  12. Le tombeau de Couperin, for piano: Forlane
  13. Le tombeau de Couperin, for piano: Toccata
  14. Pavane pour une infante défunte, for piano (or orchestra)
  15. Jeux d'eau, for piano
Music CD 8
  1. Morceaux (6) for piano, Op. 19: 1. Reverie du soir
  2. Morceaux (6) for piano, Op. 19: 2. Scherzo humoristique
  3. Morceaux (6) for piano, Op. 19: 3. Feuillet d'album
  4. Morceaux (6) for piano, Op. 19: 4. Nocturne
  5. Morceaux (6) for piano, Op. 19: 5. Capriccioso
  6. Morceaux (6) for piano, Op. 19: 6. Theme original et variations
  7. Piano Sonata No. 2 in E minor, Op. 75: 1. Moderato
  8. Piano Sonata No. 2 in E minor, Op. 75: 2. Scherzo
  9. Piano Sonata No. 2 in E minor, Op. 75: 3. Finale
  10. Daisies, song for voice & piano, Op. 38/3
  11. Vocalise, transcription for piano, Op. 34/14
  12. Prelude for piano No.1 in C sharp minor ('The Bells of Moscow'), Op. 3/2
  13. Prelude for piano No.3 in B flat major, Op. 23/2
  14. Prelude for piano No.11 in G flat major, Op. 23/10
  15. Prelude for piano No.22 in B major, Op. 32/11
Music CD 9
  1. Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10: No. 1 in D minor. Andante
  2. Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10: No. 2 in D major. Andante
  3. Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10: No. 3 in B minor. Intermezzo - allegro
  4. Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10: No. 4 in B major. Andante con moto
  5. Fantasias (7) for piano, Op. 116: 1. Capriccio in D minor. Presto energico
  6. Fantasias (7) for piano, Op. 116: 2. Intermezzo in A minor. Andante
  7. Fantasias (7) for piano, Op. 116: 3. Capriccio in G minor. Allegro passionato
  8. Fantasias (7) for piano, Op. 116: 4. Intermezzo in E major. Adagio
  9. Fantasias (7) for piano, Op. 116: 5. Intermezzo in E minor. Andante con grazia
  10. Fantasias (7) for piano, Op. 116: 6. Intermezzo in E major. Andantino teneramente
  11. Fantasias (7) for piano, Op. 116: 7. Capriccio in D minor. Allegro agitato
Music CD 10
  1. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: 1. Allegro ma non tanto
  2. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: 2. Intermezzo
  3. Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30: 3. Finale. Alle breve
  4. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 1. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
  5. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 2. Andante sostenuto
  6. Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: 3. Allegro con fuoco

Music reviews of Emil Gilels

Music Review: A Brilliant Bargain!!
Rating: 5 Stars

This set contains 10 CDs of Emil Gilels' recordings from Russia during the late Stalin and early Kruschev era up to the truly chilly Cold War period of 1984 I had heard this great artist every time he came to New York starting in the mid 70s until his death. I also heard him in Europe quite often. He was never less than a giant of the keyboard, yet he was capable of playing Scarlatti sonatas with the likes of Michelangeli and Horowitz. Eight of the Ten discs contain live solo concerts while the other two are devoted to live concerti. It is simply beyond the scope of most pianists at any time in their career to play so much repertoire and play it so well regardless of their age. I recall a Schumann "Carnival" in New York that went from the most subtle tones to the final march which had the lid of the Steinway wagging in the air as though it were about to fall down! And yet the sound was never of pounding, just a huge wall of piano harmony filling the entire hall.

I'll dwell only on the two Concerti that make this a set to own just by their presence. The first is of course the Tchaikovsky first concerto with Kyril Kondrashin conducting. This is one of the finest Tchaikovsky 1sts I've ever heard. It is hard biting and fast, and yet in the slower sections it has a fluidity that nobody and I mean NOBODY else seems to match. The big moments are played at Argerich tempi (or should that be said the other way around) but have a solidity of sound that she never ever achieves in her recordings. He was the posessor of a tidal wave technique that no one came close to at its largest.

The same sort of performance greets the Rachmaninoff 3rd Concerto. It is on the same CD and is as go for broke as almost anyone I can think of. There will always be other pianists who do this or that section a bit faster or even slower, but no one combines an ultimate sort of musicality with the grandest of Russian techniques. I wonder if Rachmaninoff ever heard Gilels' recordings of his music? Again, this so far out does the over rated playing of Argerich that I see no point in going further with the comparison.

The other concerti are the Liszt First, the Chopin First and the Chopin Andante Spianato with Orchestra. Again the conductor is Kondrashin. I would just be repeating myself going into these pieces one by one.

The solo playing is a collectors dream, ranging from the Liszt Sonata to a set of Prokofiev sonatas and checks in with Schumann, Debussy, Scriabin, late Brahms, von Weber, and a full CD of both Chopin sonatas. (The third is played in 1977, the same time he played it in New York.) The second is from a live 1949 recording.

Adding to all this praise comes a price of less than $5 per CD. I believe I payed between 35 and 40 dollars from a used dealer on Amazon and the box had never been opened. What a deal!

Description of Emil Gilels

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