Gilels - Prokofiev Sonata no. 3 in A minor

[gkollias14]

Για μία ακόμη φορά ο Emil Gilels εντυπωσιάζει και δείχνει το επίπεδό του. Στην προκειμένη περίπτωση δεν νομίζω ότι μπόρει να υπάρξει καλύτερη εκτέση απο αφτήν Gilels. Ο τρόπος που φέρνει το piano στο fortee και που δημιουργέι μια ιστορία καπώς συρρεαλιστική είναι μοναδικός.

[Eloybb1]

No he visto tanta agilidad como esta

[rezmogm]

You all should listen to Daniil Trifonov's version. Who??? Yes, Trifonov from this year's Arthur Rubenstein competition. It's got it all.

[22Steppenwolf]

It is not a really difficult piece... but to play like HIM.... :p

[Thracozaag]

Now THAT'S piano playing. Utterly phenomenal.

[vcupiano]

i honestly don't know how this can be topped



[v9v2]

4 people don't know who Prokofiev is

[Choen444]

Heavy metal was born at 2:46

I love this piece

[BlazeKenny]

AMAZING

[theonlycrazyj17]

pres the 1911 button

[wagneristhebest]

in my opinion, a little unclean and a little too heavily pushing forward, he should 'stop and smell the roses more.' however, the tempo is perfect, and his passion is evident. great pianist.

[skimask777]

I’m and American and I truly believe Russian pianist plays Prokofiev sonata no.3 better than any other pianists. This kind of music comes to us with special experience, like Negro Spirituals, who best can sing and play them better than black Americans.

With this sonata both Giles and Richter bring something special to the table.

[4785689]

haveyou got kabalevsky?

[vonMohl]

I never was a big fan of prokofiev, it's not pleasant to the ear, simply

[th3wing3dpaint3r]

@vonMohl I'm surprised how no one has attacked you yet! Under normal circumstances, Prokofiev enthusiasts would be calling you something on the lines of "stupid ignorant". Are we learning to accept individual differences or what?

Anyway, I don't think Prokofiev wanted his music (especially piano music) to be "pleasant". It's meant to be aggressive & violent. He's an acquired taste, but once you're hooked, it's really worth it!

[gwozdezzz]

5:40!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ellinidara]

@gwozdezzz Fabuloussss

[wintersnoo]

Anyone knows who's the best pianist of our generation?

[arnifreyrg]

@wintersnoo Marc André Hamelin. Hands down.

[Flutist11]

Prokofiev was a GENIUS when composing for the piano!

[kuglagerfeld]

AMAZING PERFORMANCE!

[Doubertoski]

Could you tell me where fuck can I find the first movement???? ahahrhg

[tornado2000000000000]

@Doubertoski The sonata is in one movement.

[Doubertoski]

@tornado2000000000000 I'm sorry, but I confused this sonata with the 7ª

[runyoumofo]

That sum dark shit rightt der nigga

[jubulalau]

@runyoumofo

yo, brutha

datz rite

sum realee nice shet, aint it?

[MadMadMadTom]

Dear Baronski13. This versio is from 1959. The slightly slower one is from 1978. Even Gilels learned something in the nearly 20 years in-between! But bothversions are quite fantastic. Gavrilov also plays it pretty well. But unlike Richter none of them has put me off trying to learn it. It is such a wondedful piece. What a genius Prokofiev was.

[ablablei131]

@MadMadMadTom hi, can someone send me a link where I can find Richter's recording?

[micheldvorsky]

Unfortunately, Richter didn't record the A minor Sonata.

[domisoldo12]

This is one of the highlights of Art of the Pianoplay. I do not think anyone can play Prokovijev better. So, yes - Richter. But that's about it.

[npelletier89]

I love the chords at the very end. The progression at 6:22-6:25 is amazing.

Deadly accuracy too in the parts where both hands are going wild.

[GeneralJo08]

mmm i could learn this for my lmus..

[errecosta]

0:36 Can't get that on time! XD The very first thing my teacher made me study was that bar, haha.

[marcohorowitz8]

Richter is usually associated with Prokofiev; he said he refused to play the 3rd sonata because he heard gilels play it, and what he did with it was unmatchable. Now I understand what he meant!

Having said that, Richter could be just as phenomenal, if not more, in other works.

[micheldvorsky]

@marcohorowitz8 agree...love Richter in the A major Sonata, especially.

[705JRC]

@micheldvorsky Yeah, Richter's "ruined" the A major for me; no one else comes close...

[PianoManSteve]

helll yyeahhhhh. word up to mah man gilels! good shit rite herrrr! :)

[Baronski13]

I am having so much trouble deciding whether I like this or the other Gilels version on youtube better. They are so different! I'm beginning to favor the slower tempo myself.

[InteressiertDICHnich]

very interesting.

[Daviddwp2]

I have this piece on my programs for this season and this recording really rings true for me! I have the same tempos and ideas basically thank you!

[6022JP]

Emil Gilels is my favorite pianists.

Thank you for this fascinating play to uploading.

What a overwhelming technique!

[vukbojj]

Great!

[willthedrill100]

THANKS FOR PUTTING UP THIS VERSION. i think it has a lot more energy than his later recording.

[micheldvorsky]

You're most welcome.  I think both Gilels versions are fantastic. The late one is played more like a tonal study - it's unusual to hear Prokofiev played so musically. Agreed that this one is more exciting -- the coda is especially phenomenal. I especially love how Gilels goes from ff to ppp at 6:15.

[deandusk]

that moment at 6:15 is indeed hallucinating !!

thank you for this uploading this, gilels is truly fascinating here..

[punkpoetry]

there is another one from 1984 ( "The Last Concert in the Great Hall") which has moments of sheer transcendence (and a bunch of wrong notes to boot)