Emil Gilels Edition; Historic Russian Archives (10CD Box Set)

Emil Gilels Edition; Historic Russian Archives (10CD Box Set)

Emil Gilels Edition; Historic Russian Archives (10CD Box Set)
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Composer: Fryderyk Chopin
Composer: Claude Debussy
Composer: Alexander Glazunov
Composer: Franz Liszt
Composer: Nikolay Medtner
Composer: Sergey Prokofiev
Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Composer: Robert Schumann
Performer: Emil Gilels
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-10-25
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 Edition; Historic Russian Archives (10CD Box Set)

Music Review: "A case of extraordinary talent . . ."
Rating: 5 Stars

After collecting classical music for as long as I have (some twenty-one years) there's not much new here. Even so, I'd be lying if I said that anything in this set is "ordinary." Gilels' art has been described as heat-of-the-moment, show stopping virtuousity, but that doesn't do him justice. He was an artist first and foremost, and a well rounded one at that. So, yes, every note reveals his extraordinary talent, but it also showcases his deep commitment to the composers intent.

As I look at this amazing box set, several performances come to mind. Tops on the list, of course, are the two (!!) Liszt B minors. Both performances, as expected, contain the necessary pyrotechnics and spiritual insight that this piece demands. The older recording, taped live in 1949, may not have the best of sound, but it more than makes up for this loss with a scintillating performance that has to be experienced to be believed.

Also on this list are some of my favorite works for piano by Prokofiev. In this instance that translates into the 2nd, 3rd and 8th Piano Sonatas, Visions fugitives and the Toccata. Perhaps it's just the newness that I'm responding to, when I tell you that these are by far and away the best recordings that I have ever heard of Prokofiev's 2nd Sonata and Toccata. Maybe there's some of that. But I can tell you that even after comparing these performances to others - and I've got them all! - they still hold up. And these are live recordings of Prokofiev, no less. Nothing short of amazing! (With these recordings, I can finally say: "You're right, Mr. H. We don't need your take on the Prokofiev Sonatas.")

The rest, it goes without saying, is wonderful music and worth having. I mean, I can only think of one or two recordings of the Schumann Sonatas that bring together the "whole" scope of these works as Gilels does here, so that it makes perfect sense to the listener. The same goes for the selected works by Scriabin, Medtner and Weber in this set.

Having said that, there are a couple of things that caught my attention here. First, Gilels has an incredible touch when it comes to Debussy. I have many performances of Images, and most of the artists are either too direct or too reverential in their approach to the music. But Gilels just plays it as only he can, and the result is sheer genius. Too bad, however, that this "playing" didn't carry over to the Rachmaninoff piano concerto, which, sad to say, lacks the enthusiasm, the poetry and the fire of the recording of the same piece with EMI.

Don't let this one little blemish stop you, though. There is so much beautiful music here that will blow your mind, as it did mind.

Even the most ardent of Gilels' followers, of which there are many, will find this issue a welcome edition to their collection. We are in debt, yet again, to Brilliant Classics for another magnificent release.

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