Emil Gilels - Live in Moscow 3 - Beethoven, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Scriabin, Bach/Siloti - 1977

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No.12 in A-flat major, Op.26 "Funeral March"
00:45 I Andante con variazioni
09:10 II Scherzo, allegro molto
11:52 III Maestoso andante, marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe
17:52 IV Allegro
SERGEJ PROKOFIEV
21:21 Piano Sonafa No.3 in A minor, Op.28 "From Old Notebooks"
29:47 Eight Pieces from Visions Fugitives, Op.22
39:12 Prelude from Ten Pieces for Piano, Op.12
SERGEI RACHMANINOV
42:28 Daisies, Op.38, No.3
45:00 Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op.3, No.2
49:29 Vocalise, Op.34, No.14 (arr. Alan Richardson)
55:57 Prelude in B-flat major, Op.23, No.2
59:45 Prelude in G-flat major, Op.23, No.10
01:03:20 Prelude in B major, Op.32, No.11
01:06:00 Prelude in G minor, Op.23, No.5
Encores:
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
01:11:33 Etude in C-sharp minor, Op.2, No.1
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH - ALEXANDER SILOTI
01:15:26 Prelude in B minor
EMIL GILELS, piano
Recorded live at the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, 24-25 December 1977
VAI
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[@meredith218461]

Gilels and Richter were the two pre-eminent pianists from Soviet Russia during the 1960s and 70s. Gilels was an unfailingly perceptive and wide ranging interpreter, also when it came to Prokofiev, Rachmaninov and Scriabin there was very little to choose between these two great artists. Richter however could be erratic, unpredictable and controversial, yet when everything came together and he was in top form this unique visionary could hold audiences in rapt attention, then there was the extraordinary technical mastery he possessed. This recital by Gilels is one of the truly memorable events from the second half of the last Century.

[@johnrenehan7406]

he is one of the greatest classical pianists ...... of all the currently heralded artists today, none come close to him

[@shadowjuan2]

John Renehan Gilels is a mountain as big as the Mount Everest and I’m only a small hill as tall a two story building, but I’ll grow and become as great as him.

[@user-ep4mb3bb8r]

@bill Bloggs Hamelin is not even close to Gilels. He is a big technitian but you cant really compare them. Gilels was a better artis that cared for the quallity of his sound like no one else.

[@danlo5]

@bill Bloggs Hamelin and Argerich. I prefer both with pretty much all works over Gilels, who I often found too serious and maybe even a little dry.

[@sukiserjeant9110]

Simply magnificent musician in the world!!!!!! Truely!!

[@MultiSORDO]

@@danlo5Seco? Me parece que Gilels es uno de los raros que entiende las ideas de Beethoven. Si parece que fuese Beethoven tocando sus propias obras. Arrau también las entiende pero, me parce, de otra manera. La técnica al servicio de las ideas ... o no es musica, es mecanica.

[@massimodebernardi4575]

His sound is really powerful, magic, deep and so brilliant. He was really one of the greatest pianist of his time. It could be said: of all time. Thanks for uploading this marvellous concert

[@hassansoliman970]

The Bach-Siloti prelude in B minor just captivated me, how enchanting and beautiful it is to listen to this magical piece by Gilels' golden sound!

[@user-kn1je4ff7z]

The same...I didn’t know him before to my shame

[@zipeiliu3714]

I consider it one of the best concert recording I've heard. Gilels brought the majesty of Russian work to a whole new level.

[@stephenloxton43]

Gilels is able to play through the piano and reveal the line as well as the depth in the music. A genius.

[@metteholm4833]

was...... he isn´t with us anymore.

[@user-jw4qi1kk5h]

И правда, нет объяснения у чуда! Какие Титаны жили! Какое счастье слушать и видеть этого бесподобного Музыканта!. Спасибо за видео!😊

[@elenajohansson7882]

Я просто им очень горжусь. Очень горжусь, что в России именно в бывшем совецком союзе, а именно по моим корням Украине родился такои замечательный и талантливый пианист..Т я знаю, да жизнь после смерти существует и знаю, что он все это сейчас читает и поэтому пишу лично...Я тобои очень горжусь. В моем поколении нет таких нет. Он герои России и это золотая звезда. Вы для меня герои России.

[@BrunoLien]

Gilels : what a pianist, what a musician! Probably the greatest one.

[@MARTIN201199]

Brunepi you are totally mistaken. He in not probably the greatest one. He is undoubtedly the greatest of all.

[@MARTIN201199]

darren motise Who is, in your view?

[@MARTIN201199]

darren motise is that what you know? I don’t know that there’s no “the greatest”

[@thingiezz]

@@MARTIN201199 if we would consider the age of recording, Horowitz is quite likely to be titled 'the greatest' by many people. However, we don't know what was before recording and we don't know what will come in the future. On top of that, at the end of the day art remains a subjective thing and everyone will have to pick their greatest for themselves

[@MARTIN201199]

darren motise the fact the you say that some pianists have equaled or surpassed Gilels contradicts what you said before. Because if someone surpasses me, that means he is greater. So it’s silly that you say a silly thing.

[@Dazhi1989]

I love him the greatest pianist in my heart

[@nataliakushner5402]

Вечная память ВЕЛИКОМУ МУЗЫКАНТУ!!!!

[@789armstrong]

a priceless video, the immortal Gilels at the peak of his powers.

[@treewalker1070]

He is a true artist!

[@Hussain_Eidani]

Amazing concert played by the great Emil Gilels ❤

[@jgamez5023]

Such a fantastic pianist !

[@manuelfuncia1954]

One of the greatest artist of our time.

[@unassailable6138]

Alongside with Sofronitsky, the best.

[@ondinehd6889]

What an extraordinary concert, and fantastic performance of Rachmaninoff! What a beautiful sound throughout!

[@johnrenehan7406]

his interpretation of the Rachmaninov 3rd piano concerto is one of the most brilliant ever !!!

[@paripholaksharamat5964]

Best Beethoven sonata no.26 ❤❤❤❤

[@user-ew1it5jx3m]

Невероятно красивый,ВОКАЛЬНЫЙ звук!!! Только у ГИЛЕЛЬСА

[@thomasmeier9487]

Der Moment des Erklingens der Musik ist der einzige Moment, indem man die Wahrheit des Lebens wahrnimmt. Und die Interpreten sind ihre modernen Übersetzer der Komponisten, die die modernen Propheten sind.Vokalise von Rachmaninov wunderbar!

[@england670]

That Rachmaninov Prelude in G minor I just love

[@annakomissar8279]

Великий пианист!

[@solherreracalderon3811]

Maravilloso pianista! Como muy pocos quedan ya en el mundo. Representativo de una época en extinción, de cuando el arte excelso ocupaba un lugar prepinderante en la humanidad. Felicidades a este gran clásico, esté donde esté, y a su orgullosa descendencia

[@damongatewood795]

Over time, I have learned that the pianists and artists who are the most endearing to us are those that effectively convey what They have to say through the music, while honoring the composer's instructions in the score (if any), and the stylistic conventions that existed (if any) during that period (I recognize that this is debatable). Technical bravura and accuracy without any idea of what You want to say through the music is simply insipid.

[@WarinPartita6]

Agree wholeheartedly

[@JamesVaughan]

Amazing playing. Extraordinary control of sound and tonal beauty. I've only heard such playing before in recordings by Hofmann, or possibly Moiseiwitsch. I had tickets to hear Gilles in recital at Carnegie Hall in New York in the mid-1980s, but sadly he passed away suddenly shortly before the date of the concert.

[@alonsegev7829]

Personal and musical nobility.

[@edwardnyc261]

Thank you for posting this concert. As a pianist myself I am far more moved by performances from past greats Gilels and Horowitz than the modern perfect technicians.

[@MARTIN201199]

Edward NYC present recordings move me to listen the old ones.

[@thomgeo8073]

Горовиц, Микеланджели, Рихтер, Гилельс, Вирсаладзе...... великие пианисты мира, которые ведут себя за роялем без лишними не нужными внешними гримасами и заняты только раскрытием великих идей композиторов к которым многие современные "исполнители" относятся легко, показывая на своем лице как они "переживают, страдают" от исполняюмого произведения, не могу смотреть на лицо Ланг Ланг и подобным ему крывляк...

[@peterbrenton410]

,The audience liked vocalise-so did I. What a lovely arrangement

[@MARTIN201199]

I’ve never seen such a passion in any other pianist. I love how he pours out his soul over each piece he plays. When you listen his Beethoven’s sonatas you realize that there’s fire in his heart.

[@adrianalanger1508]

I absolutely agree. And what is very beautiful is that he is so sober at the same time, it is extremely interior

[@JereNieva]

Thank you so much for uploading this great concert!

[@user-go6so7ne4v]

ラフマニノフの前奏曲の二番！ この曲、この演奏を聴くまでそんなに凄い曲と思ってなかった。 初めてこの曲で鳥肌が立ってしまった。 さすがギレリス。 ほかの前奏曲も圧倒的です！

[@francodegrandis870]

Meraviglia

[@Margarius]

The great concert

[@toraou]

こんな素晴らしい　心深く響く芸術を聞く事が出来た幸せ。動画に感謝。

[@canman5060]

Very powerful and sparklingly clear performance.A constant reminder from my piano teacher !

[@MrNinel661]

Игра Эмиля Гилельса отличается высокой культурой исполнения, ему подвластны произведения разных жанров и стилей, лирическая музыка и виртуозная. Его мастерство не потеряло актуальность и в наше время.

[@apollinarium]

Какая красота! Спасибо!

[@gerardbegni2806]

Gilels details the music while jkeeping the sense of the global architecture. His renditions are very coherent.

[@hassansoliman970]

Exactly! Very much like Richter, I believe that Gilels and Richter belong to a league of their own.

[@stonefireice6058]

@@hassansoliman970 yes, just add Rubinstein ( mentor and fiend of Gilels, and dear friend of Rachmaninov’s), and now Sokolov ( Gilels was his mentor and friend). They all belong to The pianists Olympus forever.

[@canman5060]

@@hassansoliman970 Richter and Gilels studied from the same teacher Heinrich Neuhus.

[@chaikagome9725]

Bravo!

[@XUMbxl]

fabulous!

[@gianpaga11]

Amo Emil Gilels

[@lbahiana]

grande pianista!

[@marianaduta7791]

Luis Bahiana

[@colinfischer1268]

B

[@antonionastasi726]

Semplicemente fantastico !

[@valeryagababov915]

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[@mariaegorova7733]

Замечательный концерт ❤

[@carmenaballi]

Gran pianista, los conciertos de antes tenían programas muy intensos, agotadores, tanto física como mentalmente. Bravo.

[@georgeovitt5443]

Wonderful. Thank you for this concert.

[@tatianakuznetsova9188]

Благодарим! Потрясающее впечатление от концерта гениального музыканта! Браво!

[@JohannaCTjia]

Thanks very much for the upload.

[@feuersalamander8331]

Dieser Trommelwirbel in dem Trauermarsch will gespielt sein. Dann diese Mischung aus Choral und tragischem Pathos. Er war eine wahre Lichtgestalt unter den Musikern.

[@syourke3]

A magnificent pianist.

[@affonsosantos5729]

Magnificent interpretation.

[@eduardopoblete8839]

Eduardo Poblete de Santiago de Chile, la Escuela Rusa se hace presente con uno de los más insignes de sus representantes, Gilels, junto con Horowitz, son mis preferidos...

[@orlandodilasso2319]

Brutal

[@MrFranbu67]

a giant... love the tempo of prokof'ev sonata...

[@geospot4679]

Complex organism battering a machine. So beautiful.

[@stonefireice6058]

No wonder, Emil was a recipient of Rachmaninov’s medal, as the best performer of his compositions!

[@yhkalk]

Très grand !

[@user-ry6pp3js2b]

잘 들었습니다

[@militaryandemergencyservic3286]

along with 100% of other professional pianists, anyone would think just by looking at them play, that they composed the pieces themselves!

[@pianistegolfeur]

La vdéo n'est que de moyenne qualité, mais le souvenir de ce géant russe du clavier est là, et c'est bien l'essentiel !

[@user-kj2sp3je6z]

🥰

[@luisspartanus1626]

39:12 The most beautiful tune ever done!

[@earphoneartasmr]

O my god!

[@marcmitchel25]

If the music did not already possess importance, Gilels' interpreting would confer it

[@annemarielevadouxberaud9515]

Pour Marie-Laure qui l'aimait tant

[@danielalaura7304]

...bozanstvu uz rame...cudesni Gilels...

[@777rogerf]

Have you ever seen an audience in such a state rapt attentiveness? is leads me to ask how much great musicians of Russia owe to such exceptional audiences.

[@user-mk8kw4eg2s]

In Russia, they could always appreciate the beautiful. В России всегда могли оценить прекрасное!

[@giancarlojohn5064]

If anyone asks you what passion is, please show 47:32.

[@user-dx1tn8ez7q]

29:48 Ⅰ 30:55 Ⅲ 31:50 Ⅴ 33:47 Ⅷ 35:18 Ⅹ

[@jauhenmalinouski1443]

Эмиль был бетховеном в прошлой жизни! Почёт и уважение старику!

[@user-fg6vp1sc8r]

Дай бог вам стать таким " стариком"!!!!

[@jauhenmalinouski1443]

@@user-fg6vp1sc8r п я моцарт в прошлой жизни! Поетому не хужа я думаю😁

[@andshutov]

@@jauhenmalinouski1443 в слове "прошлой", в вашем случае, буква "р" - лишняя.

[@jauhenmalinouski1443]

@@andshutov а в чём пошлость?

[@andshutov]

@@jauhenmalinouski1443 Извини, но тут одно из двух: либо ты дурак и на полном серьезе не видишь разницы между собой и Моцартом, либо ьы пошляк, которому абы что ляпнуть ради тупой ржачки окружающих.

[@user-nx1rj2nm6q]

AB Michelangeli in the front row ?

[@MrPGOLIVEIRA]

Prokovief é só barulho... organizado

[@flying_jaehyun]

The Best.

[@metteholm4833]

Again - in the middle of a masterpiece - mindless, noisy COMMERCIALS! KZbin wants 19,2 dollars from each viewer per month, through the year - for all eternity - to shut off commercials . Those, who can´t/won´t pay up, will have to suffer the consequence.

[@Loespoes1]

Adblock voor KZbin

[@ExSkyCyclePilot]

uBlock Origin puts a stop to that nonsense.

[@metteholm4833]

@@ExSkyCyclePilot I tried, but it didn´t work on my (old) pc.

[@metteholm4833]

@@Loespoes1 I tried, but.... alas! They blocked my every move on netbank.

[@Theolonius-ov1ij]

Meraviglia ❤

[@ceolll]

[@geospot4679]

This moment in history will one day be erased. Sad but true

[@MARTIN201199]

Yeagar Chillax not true

[@marcuspeck963]

Or repeated for all eternity!

[@virtualpilgrim8645]

This is Emil's greatest performance and afterwards declined rapidly and fell into obscurity. Any truth to that? Gilles died 8 years after this in 1985 at age 68.

[@marksmith3947]

He had at least one heart attack around this time. Probably he was not the same afterwards. I have seen a video of him playing after the heart attack. The playing was beautiful but he looked anguished--- although that may have been the Russian soul

[@SamJason-zn1pk]

Is that Michelangeli in the front of the auditorium?

[@mariavittoriamarzagalli1937]

Weissemberg

[@emmabu2626]

和声 45:00

[@dryllow]

19:15

[@deanbrunel7277]

What make of piano is he playing? Dean Brunel

[@domodepiano]

looks to be Steinway, giveaway for me is the small lyre logo emblem on the side of the instrument facing the audience, there's another Gilels concert video on youtube where he plays an August Forester, which is a marvelous instrument as well

[@virtualpilgrim8645]

It's made out of wood

[@ootamanabu6254]

ソ連の国立病院でコーガンとギレリスが何で予防注射で即死するんだろうか。 あり得ない。１９８５年の大事件だと思う。

[@edwardnyc261]

Thank you for posting this concert. As a pianist myself I am far more moved by performances from past greats Gilels and Horowitz than the modern perfect technicians.

[@thingiezz]

@bill Bloggs then check out Trifonov, Abduraimov and Levit. They are modern pianists with good technique, but they all are very musical in their own way. I've listened to countless Rach 2&3 performances and I've found none that I like more than Trifonov's and Abduraimov's tone control is amazing, he might be on par with volodos and that's something. And Levit's Beethoven is so good, everything just sounds right. The big names taking the stage of general public (Lang Lang, yuja Wang and Valentina lisitsa) are unfortunately the most present, but when looking for art, one must be prepared to dig deeper

[@michaelpuchberg1646]

Concordo che Lang Lang sia buono per il circo, ma Horovitz e Gilels sono molto diversi. Quasi diametralmente. Amando visceralmente Gilels mi è difficile fare altrettanto con Horovitz

[@Gladkof]

@bill Bloggs Yuja Wang's interpretation of the Prelude in G minor, Op.23, No.5 was much better and, unlike Gilels, she performed it without mistakes.

[@dot8209]

@@thingiezz Yuja is not a favourite of mine but god I love listening to her recordings of Prokofiev Piano Concerto no 2.

[@j.vonhogen9650]

@@thingiezz - Trifonov?? 🤢🤮