Cam you provide further information (author, publication date, language etc) of the Gilels biography cited here. Does the mention when and where Rachmaninoff heard Gilels? I'd be grateful for any additional information you might provide.
@TheGor8000 Well, I changed Russian to soviet now. Does this make more sense? ;-) I think the place of birth does not matter much in this case, actually. Horowitz is often referred to as a "Russian-American" pianist, although he was born in Ukranine, too (see wikipedia, for example)
@KlassikFan2007 Well... Gilels was absolutely anti-Soviet in everything, he rejected all things Soviet particularly in his pianism and artistry! It is grossly insulting to place the label "soviet" on Gilels :-)) Gilels is the true disciple of Rachmaninoff as Rach ackknowledged!
@Bret6464 Well, maybe he was "anti-Soviet" in his art (if this makes sense at all), by he nevetheless received a dozen of highest Soviet prizes and awards during his lifetime, did not protest against the regime openly and was not forced to leave the country like Rostropovich or Solzhenitsyn ;-) Imho he was concerned with pure Art.
@KlassikFan2007 "Soviet" art is a rejection of individual creativity and artistry, and strict adherence to dogma stated as "utilitarian". It is fact that Gilels was anything but "utilitarian" in his pianism. It absolutely follows that he is anything but "Soviet" :-)) Gilels was foremost an artist and musician who placed expression first, in the extraordinary tradition of Rachmaninoff, Horowitz and Moiseiwitsch, and Gilels was acknowledged by Rachmaninoff as his disciple - that says all :-))
@Bret6464 I see where the problem lies: I used the word 'soviet' to refer to the historical period rather than to describe Gilels in any other way... Just like many call Shostakovich 'a soviet composer'. It would be more correct, of course, to call Gilels 'the great Russian pianist of the Soviet period' :-) I will adjust the video description accordingly.
@Bret6464 You're getting mixed up;today we can say"Ukranian,"but in Russian times,soviet or czarist,"Ukraine",or "Little Russia"was considered a province and most Ukraine-born elite called themselves"russian."Rachmaninoff never considered Gilels,(or anyone else),as a disciple;he saw him on Soviet war propaganda film and was relieved to know that his music was reinstated after a ban.Gilels has nothing to do with the czarist,(Rach,Horowitz,etc)line,but everything to do with soviet life.
Rachmaninoff said "Gilels is the only pianist worthy to be called his successor in pianism", Rach also gave Gilels the Anton Rubinstein medal Rach was given as the successor to Anton Rubinstein and also wrote Gilels name on the certificate that accompanied the medal. This is historical FACT. Interesting that Gilels gave Cliburn 1st prize in the first Tchaikovsky competition, Cliburn was taught by the Lhevinnes ("Old Russian School", Juilliard, New York) :-))
@Bret6464 You may have fallen victim of a neo-soviet propaganda,a"GilelsFoundation"site,rather selective on info!Rach specialists who've trawled all the Library of Congress letters find nothing corresponding to this.Gilels himself never mentioned it to anyone close to him.The only candidate Rach mentioned as"spiritual heir"was Moiseiwitch(another Odessan!).Gilels' immense artistry doesn't need this sort of posthumous puff. Of course the Russians adored Cliburn;he had all they'd lost!
@NOSEhow2LIV I do not think the "GilelsFoundation" site is neo-soviet - to the contrary if you read the Gilels biography on that site, you will see it has a decidedly anti-soviet and anti-Neuhaus slant, and it hits the nail on the head about Neuhaus promoting Richter as the anti-Gilels! :-)
On the site, you can see a photo of the "Anton Rubinstein" medal that Rach willed to Gilels, presented to him by Rach's family in 1955, the first time Gilels was allowed to perform in the USA!!
@Bret6464 Well,fair enough if you wish.. However,having read most books on Rach,(the author of the major work(1990)is a old friend,we have frequent conversations),having had two chats with Gilels,(last time in 1984,in heeavily accented eengglyesh!),&working with ex-soviet musicians,(Russian,Lithuainian,Armenian..)intimate with Gilels Moscow circle,i've learned that Internet is not the best means to deepen your knowledge! All the best.
@NOSEhow2LIV It's incredible you chatted with Gilels, more so that you probably had multiple opportunities to see him live - there is a multitude out there feeling envy :-)
I absolutely agree that Gilels' immense artistry say it all - still I believe that Rach did say Gilels was worthy to be called his successor in pianism. And Moiseiwitsch absolutely merited Rach calling him his spiritual successor, and Horowitz merited all the praise Rach heaped on him. Best regards
@ss18ss1 I don't know what other description better fits "Soviet art" that absolutely had the be approved by the State. Further, Rachmaninoff was banned by the Soviets, and Rach is the personification of the highest level in INDIVIDUAL creativity that humans can hope to attain in music. I am making a distinction between "art of the collective" and "art by the individual". One shining example of a true artist during that era that survived soviet suppression is Solzhenitsyn :-)
@Bret6464 Gilels was a soviet pianist. He plays in the Russian school. He lived in the Soviet era in a communist state. Stop being pedantic and ridiculous.
@xiangyik Emil Gilels was never Homo -Sovieticus! He was born in 1916 in the forth largest city Odessa of The Imperial Russia ! If you need me to write more what definition "soviet " means, I may have to do it... I hope you will spare me from doing this ...
It does not sound right " Gilels was a soviet pianist" and this expression is full of discord for me.
After hearing Gilels play, "Rachmaninov decided that Gilels alone was worthy of being called his successor in terms of pianism, and sent him his medal and diploma. This medal, engraved with the profile of Anton Rubinstein, and diploma were once presented to Rachmaninov to symbolize his succession from Rubinstein, and Rachmaninov himself added Gilels' name to the document."
@Bret6464 Thank you very much !!! I was born in former USSR but would not like to be called "soviet"! My ancestors would turn in their graves if somebody placed the labels " soviets" on them...
@lilytoka There are some people who continue to adore the USSR and everything it stood for - hence you get people calling Gilels "Soviet" - that is an insane stament :-))
Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 is a song by Sergei Rachmaninoff, published in 1912 as the last of his Fourteen Songs, Op. 34. Written for voice (soprano or tenor) with piano accompaniment, it contains no words, but is sung using any one vowel (of the singer's choosing). It was dedicated to soprano Antonina Nezhdanova.
Why is there so many different versions of this piece? that makes it more hard to find sheets, when they are all different? The version I like the most is: watch?v=ek-GwyUOmUs
BarnabyFalls, I find it interesting that you mentioned what is one of the gravest tragedies in classical music today. Namely, the lack of understanding that emotion is internal until it is put forth through the instrument or voice and was indeed taught strictly that way for many generations of great musicians as it was passed on to me. Unfortunately due to the fraud that runs the "business" of music these days - it has become a "show" catering to as well as by - the lowest common denominators.
@EdmontDantes2 Yes, you have it right, musicianship from pianists is no longer desired. Still there are a couple left that play to reflect what is within, that is perform with immense artistry and musicianship. Thank god we still have Argerich and Jung Lin performing :-)
@Bret6464 We do have a different esthetic in our choices of pianists today, but that is the beauty of music.
In my professional and personal opinion the people you mention are in a different league and a distant galaxy from this playing above. However, enjoy your inspirations as you do and thanks for writing!
Wow...I've always cherished the depth and romanticism of Vocalise....this is just absolutely stunning. Who transcribed this? And is it possible to get the music for this anywhere?
I was listening to the symphonic version one afternoon when sirens came on in the background. It was the most hauntingly beautiful thing i'd ever heard.
Классно... Сколько переживаний в этих звуках... Надежда, тревога, отчаянье, светлая печаль, понимание неотвратимости судьбы... И одно как бы проступает сквозь другое... Это было бы хорошей музыкой к какой-нибудь красивой и глубокой драме :)
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Во-первых он играет отсебятину, в нотах такого не написано! Во-вторых это не оригинальная тональность вокализа. В-третьих его НЕЛЬЗЯ так играть, это не Скрябин и не Гилельс. Это Рахманинов.
@MegaMk2010 Прежде, чем сказать, сначала подумай, а уж потом - молчи! ;) Во-первых, это транскрипция Ричардсона, а не оригинал, а во-вторых, он играет ГЕНИАЛЬНО. И не стыдно такую чушь пороть? Повзрослей сначала, а потом будешь судить о Гилельсе! Думать научись, а то, похоже, пока только мнение иметь горазд.
The understated virtuosity in this performance is amazing. Take, for instance, the 3-4 trill at 5:26. They simply don't make pianists like this anymore.
I love Gilels...he looks like a brute of a man & yet...plays this piece so wonderfully with the sensitivity it deserves. Just glorious!! My second favorite Rachmaninoff piece. Music is so much more calming than drugs & alcohol. It has such an amazing effect on the nervous system.
Nobody plays this gem better than Gilels. Of course, the same goes for his famous rendition of Rachmaninov´s Prelude in G Minor...His inimitable burnished sound makes this piece heavenly beautiful...
They are alive today as they were years ago...amazing how classical music can last as opposed to pop. You listen to classical music and you hear pop. This is for a civilized age.
Look at Pianist’s face and his soul/mind/body language and you must see the end as well!!!
Emil is so touched by music he plays and you can witness how his spirit rose. When he plays it is goes beyond physical and you can see it vividely that he is not playing with fingers and mind but with something else. Emil Gilel obviosely has highly developed Affatus and I find he is so close to Love here
Horowitz and Giles never were ones to be making so many faces as done today. I mean you could go down the yahoo smilies on how many faces they make now in days. Anyways thats how they wish to play it then let it be but Giles in my humble and not importante opinion does nothing but the best and finest work and with no faces just pure awesomness
Never thought this piece could sound as convincing on piano as it does here. It proves the unique cantabile these Soviet giants such as Gilels, Richter and Ashkenazy possessed.
E.Giles last concert was on the twelfth of September 1985 in Helsinki. He played Scarlattis sonatas, Debussys suite Pour le piano and Hammerklavier. After his return to Moscow he felt unwell and had to go to hospital, Gilels died on the 14-th of October.
Gilels is unquestionably talented and does a superb job in this performance.. But it was that genius of a composer Rachmaninov who originally conceived the extraordinary notes of the Vocalise. Lets not forget about him either.
j'ai déjà dit précédemment tout le bien que je pense de cette admirable interprétation ; j'ajoute que l'apparente impassibilité de Gilels traduit une intériorisation des sentiments, lesquels se retrouvent sous ses doigts. C'est sublime !
Wonderful performance. What I find most interesting is that Gilels is so emotionless during the performance; it is filled with emotion. Horowitz is the same. These performers have it in their souls and it comes out naturally without the circus of emotions as seen by other performers. Also interesting, it appears the performance took a lot out of him and he needs a moment to recover at the end. Fantastic.
Sometimes putting emotion into a forte-piano requires more difficulty than achieving perfection of technique. In here, the challenge lies in perceiving the piano as a voice. Reading between the lines is a key element in fulfilling this task,. Legato, dynamics, crescendos and diminuendos, rubato, are all elements that are required to attain the most beautiful sound in the world. It is also not necessary to put on a show with movements. take any of the Russian pianists. Bravo, will be missed.
@BarnabyFalls That's funny because I think his face is full of emotion. It looks like he is going to cry at the beginning. Do not forget that the emotion these great artists possessed were never the fleeting type. It is shallow emotion we see on so many performers today - it appears more obvious to the eye but not to the heart.
@BarnabyFalls It sure is difficult to understand what he's think or feeling. All we can do is to interpret. Maybe he was think about how Rachmaninov created this play or something he cherishes a lot.
@BarnabyFalls It's not about emotion in the soul, it's just that one of the fundamentals of a classical piano education is the ability to communicate emotion through the instrument/hands if you will...
there is a church song that sounds similar to this. Brooklyn tabernacle Choir sings it, I think its called for every mountain. not sure, but i'm sure it may have been inspired from this.
Gilels is my favorite pianist Vocalise is my favorite piece. It is enough to pull up tears on me too Rach Girl. His reading of the Liszt b minor sonata is in a league of its own. Im trying night and dayto get my Liszt to sound just a little bit like his. How I love that reserve and awesome power. Youre right on with your critique on this one RACH GIRL.
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he plays like Rakhmaninov is not part of Russian culture. Too sharp. and the lines are too thick. Soviet style. Sad. I can't say but maybe Gilels felt that way and he was just showing this without interpriting - good or bad. No idea.
Virile, no-nonsense interpretation of this piece which often becomes a victim of shallow sentimentality. I like Gilels for this kind of approach. It's especially useful in the case of Rachmaninov to restore the inherent musical dignity that often get's overlooked while overemphasizing "pure emotion" and thereby pushing his works beyond the borders of good taste.
Has anyone every played this piece with greater emotion? What a pity that more people don't allow themselves to get as carried away in the ebb and flow as Gilels does here...
A true no nonsense performance is that of Kissin. It's an absolute turd, by comparison to this wonderful performance.
There is so much acceptance in this music. A feeling of relenting perhaps .
Gilels - he never gets in the way of the music. Such reverence, from both the composer and the pianist. Tears well - and I have a lump in my throat listening to this.
Спасибо!
259Eduard 2 days ago
It feels like at 0:28 melody takes wrong turn and goes back to 18 century.
RECurseTO 1 month ago
Tear my heart out...
matavidya 2 months ago
amazing..no words!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
irinka7811 2 months ago
THE INNER LINE AT 5:11! I've been playing this on repeat for about an hour
Coolovsky 2 months ago
Cam you provide further information (author, publication date, language etc) of the Gilels biography cited here. Does the mention when and where Rachmaninoff heard Gilels? I'd be grateful for any additional information you might provide.
FJCrociata 3 months ago
@FJCrociata I can't post the web site here, YT stops it - sorry. it's on 'emilgilelsfoundation'.
I'll send you a message :-)
Bret6464 3 months ago
how gentle and decent he just sits there after the performance... he has a deep personality
shadecross 4 months ago
Gilels is actually Ukrainian, not Russian as stated in the description. :)
TheGor8000 7 months ago
@TheGor8000 Well, I changed Russian to soviet now. Does this make more sense? ;-) I think the place of birth does not matter much in this case, actually. Horowitz is often referred to as a "Russian-American" pianist, although he was born in Ukranine, too (see wikipedia, for example)
KlassikFan2007 7 months ago 4
@KlassikFan2007 You're right, the music is what matters! Just something that caught my eye, that's all. Thanks for changing it either way! :)
TheGor8000 7 months ago
@KlassikFan2007 Well... Gilels was absolutely anti-Soviet in everything, he rejected all things Soviet particularly in his pianism and artistry! It is grossly insulting to place the label "soviet" on Gilels :-)) Gilels is the true disciple of Rachmaninoff as Rach ackknowledged!
Bret6464 5 months ago
@Bret6464 Well, maybe he was "anti-Soviet" in his art (if this makes sense at all), by he nevetheless received a dozen of highest Soviet prizes and awards during his lifetime, did not protest against the regime openly and was not forced to leave the country like Rostropovich or Solzhenitsyn ;-) Imho he was concerned with pure Art.
KlassikFan2007 4 months ago
@KlassikFan2007 "Soviet" art is a rejection of individual creativity and artistry, and strict adherence to dogma stated as "utilitarian". It is fact that Gilels was anything but "utilitarian" in his pianism. It absolutely follows that he is anything but "Soviet" :-)) Gilels was foremost an artist and musician who placed expression first, in the extraordinary tradition of Rachmaninoff, Horowitz and Moiseiwitsch, and Gilels was acknowledged by Rachmaninoff as his disciple - that says all :-))
Bret6464 4 months ago
@Bret6464 I see where the problem lies: I used the word 'soviet' to refer to the historical period rather than to describe Gilels in any other way... Just like many call Shostakovich 'a soviet composer'. It would be more correct, of course, to call Gilels 'the great Russian pianist of the Soviet period' :-) I will adjust the video description accordingly.
KlassikFan2007 4 months ago
@KlassikFan2007 It was my fault - a misunderstanding and I should been clearer :-)
Bret6464 4 months ago
@KlassikFan2007 Vadim, would you mind if I deleted my comments here? I am getting hassled and it gets tiring :-))
Bad enough I am now harassed everywhere on YT by some nutcase "fan" of Yuja Wang - UGH what a typist she is!
Bret6464 3 weeks ago
@Bret6464 Oh, sorry to hear about that. But of course you can! I know, sometimes it can get really tiring...
KlassikFan2007 3 weeks ago
@Bret6464 You're getting mixed up;today we can say"Ukranian,"but in Russian times,soviet or czarist,"Ukraine",or "Little Russia"was considered a province and most Ukraine-born elite called themselves"russian."Rachmaninoff never considered Gilels,(or anyone else),as a disciple;he saw him on Soviet war propaganda film and was relieved to know that his music was reinstated after a ban.Gilels has nothing to do with the czarist,(Rach,Horowitz,etc)line,but everything to do with soviet life.
NOSEhow2LIV 1 month ago
@NOSEhow2LIV
Rachmaninoff said "Gilels is the only pianist worthy to be called his successor in pianism", Rach also gave Gilels the Anton Rubinstein medal Rach was given as the successor to Anton Rubinstein and also wrote Gilels name on the certificate that accompanied the medal. This is historical FACT. Interesting that Gilels gave Cliburn 1st prize in the first Tchaikovsky competition, Cliburn was taught by the Lhevinnes ("Old Russian School", Juilliard, New York) :-))
Bret6464 1 month ago
@Bret6464 You may have fallen victim of a neo-soviet propaganda,a"GilelsFoundation"site,rather selective on info!Rach specialists who've trawled all the Library of Congress letters find nothing corresponding to this.Gilels himself never mentioned it to anyone close to him.The only candidate Rach mentioned as"spiritual heir"was Moiseiwitch(another Odessan!).Gilels' immense artistry doesn't need this sort of posthumous puff. Of course the Russians adored Cliburn;he had all they'd lost!
NOSEhow2LIV 1 month ago
@NOSEhow2LIV I do not think the "GilelsFoundation" site is neo-soviet - to the contrary if you read the Gilels biography on that site, you will see it has a decidedly anti-soviet and anti-Neuhaus slant, and it hits the nail on the head about Neuhaus promoting Richter as the anti-Gilels! :-)
On the site, you can see a photo of the "Anton Rubinstein" medal that Rach willed to Gilels, presented to him by Rach's family in 1955, the first time Gilels was allowed to perform in the USA!!
Bret6464 1 month ago
@Bret6464 Well,fair enough if you wish.. However,having read most books on Rach,(the author of the major work(1990)is a old friend,we have frequent conversations),having had two chats with Gilels,(last time in 1984,in heeavily accented eengglyesh!),&working with ex-soviet musicians,(Russian,Lithuainian,Armenian..)intimate with Gilels Moscow circle,i've learned that Internet is not the best means to deepen your knowledge! All the best.
NOSEhow2LIV 1 month ago
@NOSEhow2LIV It's incredible you chatted with Gilels, more so that you probably had multiple opportunities to see him live - there is a multitude out there feeling envy :-)
I absolutely agree that Gilels' immense artistry say it all - still I believe that Rach did say Gilels was worthy to be called his successor in pianism. And Moiseiwitsch absolutely merited Rach calling him his spiritual successor, and Horowitz merited all the praise Rach heaped on him. Best regards
Bret6464 1 month ago
@Bret6464
>Soviet" art is a rejection of individual creativity and artistry, and strict adherence to dogma stated as "utilitarian".
It's an outrageous lie
ss18ss1 1 month ago
@ss18ss1 I don't know what other description better fits "Soviet art" that absolutely had the be approved by the State. Further, Rachmaninoff was banned by the Soviets, and Rach is the personification of the highest level in INDIVIDUAL creativity that humans can hope to attain in music. I am making a distinction between "art of the collective" and "art by the individual". One shining example of a true artist during that era that survived soviet suppression is Solzhenitsyn :-)
Bret6464 1 month ago 2
@Bret6464 What about Gilels, who was born, lived and worked in Soviet Union all of his life?
Rachmaninoff never was banned in SU.
Solzhenitsyn is rat.
ss18ss1 1 month ago
@ss18ss1 We have a difference in opinion, nothing personal. Have a great day
Bret6464 1 month ago
@Bret6464 Gilels was a soviet pianist. He plays in the Russian school. He lived in the Soviet era in a communist state. Stop being pedantic and ridiculous.
xiangyik 3 weeks ago
@xiangyik Emil Gilels was never Homo -Sovieticus! He was born in 1916 in the forth largest city Odessa of The Imperial Russia ! If you need me to write more what definition "soviet " means, I may have to do it... I hope you will spare me from doing this ...
It does not sound right " Gilels was a soviet pianist" and this expression is full of discord for me.
lilytoka 2 weeks ago
@Bret6464 I can't find anything of him being a disciple of Rachmaninoff..
artymowycz 4 months ago
@artymowycz
After hearing Gilels play, "Rachmaninov decided that Gilels alone was worthy of being called his successor in terms of pianism, and sent him his medal and diploma. This medal, engraved with the profile of Anton Rubinstein, and diploma were once presented to Rachmaninov to symbolize his succession from Rubinstein, and Rachmaninov himself added Gilels' name to the document."
This is from Gilels' biography :-))
Bret6464 4 months ago 4
@Bret6464 Thank you very much !!! I was born in former USSR but would not like to be called "soviet"! My ancestors would turn in their graves if somebody placed the labels " soviets" on them...
lilytoka 2 weeks ago
@lilytoka There are some people who continue to adore the USSR and everything it stood for - hence you get people calling Gilels "Soviet" - that is an insane stament :-))
Bret6464 2 weeks ago 3
@Bret6464 I agree with you ! I was very happy when the Soviet Union finally collapsed in 1991 and happy that it does not exist !
lilytoka 2 weeks ago
@lilytoka :-))
Bret6464 2 weeks ago
@TheGor8000 Gilels is not Ukrainian... He is Odessitian, it used to be a big differene from Ukraine at that time. And now they call him Ukrainian.
pianotalent 3 months ago
@pianotalent I agree with you !
lilytoka 2 weeks ago
(I appreciate Wikipaedia's contributions in the descriptions on previous comment)
MrFerminleon 7 months ago
Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 is a song by Sergei Rachmaninoff, published in 1912 as the last of his Fourteen Songs, Op. 34. Written for voice (soprano or tenor) with piano accompaniment, it contains no words, but is sung using any one vowel (of the singer's choosing). It was dedicated to soprano Antonina Nezhdanova.
MrFerminleon 7 months ago
he is takling to god. i can`t say anything. he is just amazing. i cry when i listen rachmaninov-vocalise by gilels. : X
music9375 7 months ago
This man was touched by love!
rafaelpianoba 7 months ago 2
Why is there so many different versions of this piece? that makes it more hard to find sheets, when they are all different? The version I like the most is: watch?v=ek-GwyUOmUs
Stefan95EP 8 months ago
Milyen csodásan szol a hangszer! Milyen csodás zene! Milyen természetesen lélegzik minden!
organistka57 8 months ago
Always seems like Gilel has the best version of these classics.
SaisandMileena 8 months ago in playlist gilel + prokofiev
I just can't find a better version, this really sounds like perfection to me. Thanks a lot for sharing.
jfjutras07 8 months ago in playlist Sergei Rachmaninov, Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
Wasn't there a version by Kissin somewhere floating about? I hope it didn't get removed :(
keetner 9 months ago
Beautiful performance....Thank you!
Susanna129 9 months ago
most emotional performance I've ever heard
NatanZlodreGuitar 11 months ago
BarnabyFalls, I find it interesting that you mentioned what is one of the gravest tragedies in classical music today. Namely, the lack of understanding that emotion is internal until it is put forth through the instrument or voice and was indeed taught strictly that way for many generations of great musicians as it was passed on to me. Unfortunately due to the fraud that runs the "business" of music these days - it has become a "show" catering to as well as by - the lowest common denominators.
EdmontDantes2 11 months ago
@EdmontDantes2 Yes, you have it right, musicianship from pianists is no longer desired. Still there are a couple left that play to reflect what is within, that is perform with immense artistry and musicianship. Thank god we still have Argerich and Jung Lin performing :-)
Bret6464 11 months ago
@Bret6464 We do have a different esthetic in our choices of pianists today, but that is the beauty of music.
In my professional and personal opinion the people you mention are in a different league and a distant galaxy from this playing above. However, enjoy your inspirations as you do and thanks for writing!
EdmontDantes2 10 months ago
Rubato,ma non troppo!
abracadabranque 11 months ago
Only Rachmaninov could come up with music like this. Beyond words, beyond beyond, beyond....
shilloshillos 11 months ago 9
J'en pleurerais presque :')
Folbold 11 months ago
There is no God! But God, there is Emil Gilels
nathanscottly 1 year ago
Safronitsky came back to life just to click the dislike button six times
Yourczarmine 1 year ago
Emil jan, only you can do it...
Emil4ik 1 year ago
This is so moving
mynameismred 1 year ago
Wow...I've always cherished the depth and romanticism of Vocalise....this is just absolutely stunning. Who transcribed this? And is it possible to get the music for this anywhere?
I was listening to the symphonic version one afternoon when sirens came on in the background. It was the most hauntingly beautiful thing i'd ever heard.
jazzhands64 1 year ago
One of the most musical pianists of the 20th Century. What marvelous control of line and balance. what a great transcription. My first hearing.
cynic150 1 year ago
Hermoso tema; y para ser de Rachmaninov esta excelente
kituxplo5 1 year ago
This music is like being in church....it's so awesomely beautiful, it seems like nobody should break the spell with applause.
radiokid2 1 year ago 2
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
dmtdekker 1 year ago
Классно... Сколько переживаний в этих звуках... Надежда, тревога, отчаянье, светлая печаль, понимание неотвратимости судьбы... И одно как бы проступает сквозь другое... Это было бы хорошей музыкой к какой-нибудь красивой и глубокой драме :)
Veryaev 1 year ago
@Veryaev Did you like it? If yes, say so!
simcha181818 1 year ago
Гениально! невозможно представить лучшее исполнение "Вокализа".
nfirso 1 year ago
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Во-первых он играет отсебятину, в нотах такого не написано! Во-вторых это не оригинальная тональность вокализа. В-третьих его НЕЛЬЗЯ так играть, это не Скрябин и не Гилельс. Это Рахманинов.
MegaMk2010 1 year ago
@MegaMk2010 Прежде, чем сказать, сначала подумай, а уж потом - молчи! ;) Во-первых, это транскрипция Ричардсона, а не оригинал, а во-вторых, он играет ГЕНИАЛЬНО. И не стыдно такую чушь пороть? Повзрослей сначала, а потом будешь судить о Гилельсе! Думать научись, а то, похоже, пока только мнение иметь горазд.
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Moiseiwitsch 1 year ago
The understated virtuosity in this performance is amazing. Take, for instance, the 3-4 trill at 5:26. They simply don't make pianists like this anymore.
Moiseiwitsch 1 year ago 3
@5random1 Exactly :) Nice that you validate my point. Thanks.
BarnabyFalls 1 year ago
Groß und nobel!
ConradHansen 1 year ago
I think if you can play this piece without any emotion you must be either a robot or a demon.
RediForKing 1 year ago 2
He played this flawlessly (and very muscially). Now if he'd just lose a few pounds he'd be darn cute, too!!!! (kind of a hottie) . . .
Kendahlarama 1 year ago
when was the video produced?
chuhangchun 1 year ago
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@chuhangchun The recital took place in December 1977
GoryashiiSneg 1 year ago
@chuhangchun The recital took place in December 1977
GoryashiiSneg 1 year ago
Lyrical playing.
HarmoniumTrio 1 year ago
I love Gilels...he looks like a brute of a man & yet...plays this piece so wonderfully with the sensitivity it deserves. Just glorious!! My second favorite Rachmaninoff piece. Music is so much more calming than drugs & alcohol. It has such an amazing effect on the nervous system.
vickiehill1 1 year ago
@vickiehill1
If I may ask, what's your first :D?
keetner 1 year ago
@keetner Indeed you may. :) It is Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Op. 43.
vickiehill1 1 year ago
sergei was there that day
nicogalpa 1 year ago
Stirring, beautiful
straightsession 1 year ago
Nobody plays this gem better than Gilels. Of course, the same goes for his famous rendition of Rachmaninov´s Prelude in G Minor...His inimitable burnished sound makes this piece heavenly beautiful...
Pianist227 1 year ago 3
@zmapel dobre ty:)
Bourne777 1 year ago
They are alive today as they were years ago...amazing how classical music can last as opposed to pop. You listen to classical music and you hear pop. This is for a civilized age.
Therachh3 1 year ago 3
Gilels was ukrainian.
MrAwsomeism 1 year ago
@MrAwsomeism No, he wasn't Ukrainian.
simcha181818 1 year ago
youtube.com/watch?v=ZyLqKQf-6mI is in my opinion at least as good
Musicaliters 1 year ago
Look at Pianist’s face and his soul/mind/body language and you must see the end as well!!!
Emil is so touched by music he plays and you can witness how his spirit rose. When he plays it is goes beyond physical and you can see it vividely that he is not playing with fingers and mind but with something else. Emil Gilel obviosely has highly developed Affatus and I find he is so close to Love here
lilytoka 1 year ago
I am crying...
lilytoka 1 year ago
Vishnevskaya / Rostropovich: Vocalise (Вокализ), 1976:
watch?v=F5Sj7QpUXNk
Thanks and regards
classicvinylbiz 1 year ago
From the depth of his soul to ours. Only a great artist can accomplish this.
simcha181818 1 year ago 5
Horowitz and Giles never were ones to be making so many faces as done today. I mean you could go down the yahoo smilies on how many faces they make now in days. Anyways thats how they wish to play it then let it be but Giles in my humble and not importante opinion does nothing but the best and finest work and with no faces just pure awesomness
wendellvasquez1988 1 year ago 2
how could even four people dislike this
TheKeenanBoy 1 year ago 3
we live in a great time. in a moment, i'm able to listen to the world's greatest music for nothing. an amazing time indeed.
jrblockquote 1 year ago 10
It's amazing how so few notes can sound so much better than many notes.
TwelfthRoot2 1 year ago
This is simply beautiful. I heard Gilels live for the first time when he played at Constitution Hall in DC in 1955.
Mapesbury100 1 year ago
I would love to have this transcription.......
erikashubby 1 year ago
Never thought this piece could sound as convincing on piano as it does here. It proves the unique cantabile these Soviet giants such as Gilels, Richter and Ashkenazy possessed.
meredith218461 1 year ago
@zmapel - I translated that in Google Translate (:D), and I totally agree.
tigersmoo888 1 year ago
Ironically Giles had a heart-attack hours after this performance, so you're looking at a man in the last couple of hours of his life.
MrLittlegate 1 year ago
@MrLittlegate Is it really????
Ilgiangyk 1 year ago
@Ilgiangyk No, he's full of shit.
maulcs 1 year ago
@MrLittlegate Wrong.
maulcs 1 year ago
@MrLittlegate
E.Giles last concert was on the twelfth of September 1985 in Helsinki. He played Scarlattis sonatas, Debussys suite Pour le piano and Hammerklavier. After his return to Moscow he felt unwell and had to go to hospital, Gilels died on the 14-th of October.
chystokletov 1 year ago
uh mamma che bello!!!!
outsider950 1 year ago
5:18 heavenly...
lucamadeus 1 year ago
This is really good...
does anyone have the sheets?
ViicVN 2 years ago
I've got a copy of them. They are much more difficult than he makes it look. Just goes to show you how good he is :)
P.M. me if you want them...
CodyNelsonMusic 2 years ago 2
@CodyNelsonMusic
i saw it too, it's really rather complicated
Besdonaz 2 years ago
Traumhaft! 6 Minuten lang Gänsehaut. Vielleicht sollte man mit dem Ausverkauf europäischer Kulturen aufhören...
neme5151 2 years ago
@neme5151 man sollte definitiv!
mo0o0o0ose 1 year ago
donde puedo conseguir las partituras de esa pieza?
oracion007 2 years ago
Wow! This goes right to mye heart! Rach was a great composer and pianist as well. Gilels performance really shows that this fantastic music lives on.
GabonViper1981 2 years ago 2
Gilels is unquestionably talented and does a superb job in this performance.. But it was that genius of a composer Rachmaninov who originally conceived the extraordinary notes of the Vocalise. Lets not forget about him either.
shysterlicious 2 years ago 9
@shysterlicious Or Richardson, the transcriber... This is a very good transcription.
jinfiesto 6 months ago
OMG!!...I thought I had heard all the piano versions of this on You Tube....this performance is amazing!
This is more than talent, it's like Gilels is channeling directly from God or something!
radiokid2 2 years ago 23
i didn't know there was a transcription for the piano, happy to find one played by Gilels.
minasgekos 2 years ago 3
j'ai déjà dit précédemment tout le bien que je pense de cette admirable interprétation ; j'ajoute que l'apparente impassibilité de Gilels traduit une intériorisation des sentiments, lesquels se retrouvent sous ses doigts. C'est sublime !
J.-P. H.
gipehache 2 years ago
Wonderful performance. What I find most interesting is that Gilels is so emotionless during the performance; it is filled with emotion. Horowitz is the same. These performers have it in their souls and it comes out naturally without the circus of emotions as seen by other performers. Also interesting, it appears the performance took a lot out of him and he needs a moment to recover at the end. Fantastic.
BarnabyFalls 2 years ago 73
Sometimes putting emotion into a forte-piano requires more difficulty than achieving perfection of technique. In here, the challenge lies in perceiving the piano as a voice. Reading between the lines is a key element in fulfilling this task,. Legato, dynamics, crescendos and diminuendos, rubato, are all elements that are required to attain the most beautiful sound in the world. It is also not necessary to put on a show with movements. take any of the Russian pianists. Bravo, will be missed.
Martel211996 1 year ago
@BarnabyFalls That's funny because I think his face is full of emotion. It looks like he is going to cry at the beginning. Do not forget that the emotion these great artists possessed were never the fleeting type. It is shallow emotion we see on so many performers today - it appears more obvious to the eye but not to the heart.
kingjonnyvii 1 year ago 4
@BarnabyFalls You fail to miss the larger picture. Piano Performance is circus work. It always has. Some acts are mood on point.
dalethomasdewitt 1 year ago
@BarnabyFalls Unlike Lang lang!
AndyIvories 1 year ago
@BarnabyFalls It sure is difficult to understand what he's think or feeling. All we can do is to interpret. Maybe he was think about how Rachmaninov created this play or something he cherishes a lot.
rpmasse01 1 year ago
@BarnabyFalls It's not about emotion in the soul, it's just that one of the fundamentals of a classical piano education is the ability to communicate emotion through the instrument/hands if you will...
Ahelphand 1 year ago
@BarnabyFalls
You could say the same for Heifetz, seemingly no emotion, or the great Austrian conductor Karl Bohm.
JohnHasham 8 months ago
For me Gilels was the greatest musician/pianist.
geertdehoux 2 years ago 4
I fully agree!
geertdehoux 2 years ago
Guys search leo pirates it's meh lol
piratepplz 2 years ago
oh my god, how beautiful...Gilels absolute genious of music and piano...Emotion without sentimentality... He's missing today !
pianopianissima 2 years ago 3
there is a church song that sounds similar to this. Brooklyn tabernacle Choir sings it, I think its called for every mountain. not sure, but i'm sure it may have been inspired from this.
Aquarius0982 2 years ago
amazing, timeless sentimentality
FlyingMelbournite 2 years ago
commuovente
frapepsi 2 years ago
Gilels is my favorite pianist Vocalise is my favorite piece. It is enough to pull up tears on me too Rach Girl. His reading of the Liszt b minor sonata is in a league of its own. Im trying night and dayto get my Liszt to sound just a little bit like his. How I love that reserve and awesome power. Youre right on with your critique on this one RACH GIRL.
DrRobertBalaban 2 years ago 4
"An error ocurred, please try again later."
damn you!
let me listen to Gilels! :'(
CNJmusician26 2 years ago 4
this is beautiful... i love this out of all the other vocalise players on youtube ^_^ i hope i will be able to play this as beautiful as him~~
chinket05 2 years ago
這是何等理性駕馭出感性的高水準演出!!
起頭情緒的牽引完美~
聲部接後出現一同詠唱...
詠唱間，曲子的方向感還是顯而易見!
有個比方說...
若音樂會是一場繪畫展覽，
那演奏者便是觀賞者的眼睛。
吉爾利斯{Gilels}深刻地做到了這點!
Bravo!
seremerow 2 years ago 5
No words for this......
PhillipLWilcher 2 years ago 3
Interprétation sublime ; hélàs, le piano sonne désagréablement (mauvaise prise de son ?)
J.-P. H.
gipehache 2 years ago
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he plays like Rakhmaninov is not part of Russian culture. Too sharp. and the lines are too thick. Soviet style. Sad. I can't say but maybe Gilels felt that way and he was just showing this without interpriting - good or bad. No idea.
Vlaqq 2 years ago
heavenly performance
lucamadeus 2 years ago 3
The first bars hit me straight in the heart. Music never makes me cry, but I came very close to it then.
Stunning performance. An irrevocable loss to the world that the maestro is no longer with us.
R.I.P. Emil Gilels
ThatRachGirl 2 years ago 6
Reale esclamazione di un cuore
frederickfrederikfre 2 years ago
wow, I did not expect even him to pull this off on piano... but wow.
vocalpianist 2 years ago 5
Virile, no-nonsense interpretation of this piece which often becomes a victim of shallow sentimentality. I like Gilels for this kind of approach. It's especially useful in the case of Rachmaninov to restore the inherent musical dignity that often get's overlooked while overemphasizing "pure emotion" and thereby pushing his works beyond the borders of good taste.
crimsontoxic 2 years ago 3
Pure balls.
Has anyone every played this piece with greater emotion? What a pity that more people don't allow themselves to get as carried away in the ebb and flow as Gilels does here...
A true no nonsense performance is that of Kissin. It's an absolute turd, by comparison to this wonderful performance.
wayneredhart 2 years ago 8
noone can do it better ,...its impossible
kulto12 2 years ago 2
Музыка Рахманинова охватывает огромный спектр чувств, всегда найдется что-то родное. Это потрясающе.
Besdonaz 2 years ago 4
В разные моменты жизни я возвращаюсь именно к этой музыке. И всегда по-разному.
Besdonaz 2 years ago 2
Hermosísimo!, siempre esta pieza y esta interpretación del gigante de Odessa me remueven el corazón.
TheLeonardoSaez 2 years ago
is he want to cry?it is so touching!!!!!
JoyCeLy4ev 2 years ago 2
There is so much acceptance in this music. A feeling of relenting perhaps .
Gilels - he never gets in the way of the music. Such reverence, from both the composer and the pianist. Tears well - and I have a lump in my throat listening to this.
PhillipLWilcher 2 years ago 3
Gilels does not play the piano....he sings the piano..
born4horn 2 years ago 4
Beautifully said!
geertdehoux 2 years ago
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SritaPandDulce 2 years ago
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JeyVi1 2 years ago
a piano god
disturbiapixie 2 years ago 2
00:00 - 00:34 was written by god.
Mig29tvc 2 years ago 2
хочется плакать от красоты.................... это невозможно красиво!
Luckynata2008 2 years ago
magic!!
ice680 2 years ago 2
Damn people coughing.
BrackenClelk 2 years ago 4
4:58
Это потрясающе.
Besdonaz 2 years ago
my god the tone quality...speechless...
so much love...pain...like a story of life...
goldenagepianist 2 years ago