Gilels plays (1961) Beethoven: Sonata Op. 57 No. 23 Appassionata, 3. mvt

[DanielPianoForever]

I feel like something is going to explode... this means that this is an awesome recording... filled with life and power.... no one can play like gilels...

[3001st]

Many consider Gilels to be the best performer of the Beethoven sonatas.

[Raedwulf12]

I check NASA's astronomy picture of the day every day so I appreciate the visuals of the sun. They are perfectly in phase with Gilels amazing playing.

[Raedwulf12]

Appassionata here is a storm, a hurricane. This is impossible playing that would have amazed Beethoven and would have driven him into a whole new world of nature and composition

[koncod]

thanx

[artsloving]

@flippert0 Yes, the later version might be closer to the score. I am an actor and I admire the truely titanic manner how he involves his personality in a co-genial manner and reveals fresh aspects in the almost too famous piece. My wife, a professional pianist, considers that it is perfectly adequate to treat a score in such a manner: Gilels has something to say, he is human & emotional and thereby modern, we assume that in e.g. in 200 years his value will even be more appreciated.

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[TitaniaNil]

fantastic music!!!!

Gilels is an excellent player......

images are very good!

[Sleighteem]

Thanks for posting! I agree: this is a bit "furious." How he could fail to miss a note is anyone's guess. A demigod, Gilels is. Still, I might prefer Arrau's interpretation, despite being 80 at the time. He mines a lot more emotion.  Pollini's is spot-on, too. Try them. This is just too off-to-the-races for me. I still hail Gilel's interpretation of the 3rd mov. of the Waldstein, though. None better up here that I've heard...

[mistakenshyness]

nice of you to upload this, deserves more views

[artsloving]

@rationalheretic I already included in the comments a reference to Gilels version lasting 7:52 which is indeed closer to the intentions of Beethoven´s score, however Iam not aware of any pianist using the instrument with such a determined energy at such a technically and musically high level, the genius of Gilels transformed the piece in a cogenial manner. Thanks for confirming the methaphor.