Beethoven Appasionata last mvt Gilels Florence 1951

[Sashka07]

Whoa! Tempo in coda!!!!

[mcmf77]

'Full of life' it is!!! I love him sooooo much!!!

[pianopill88]

Old Russian advice,,,"don't compare artists"

[MrNobleSavagery]

Gilels was certainly a titan throughout the 50's and the 60's, but I think he diminished after those decades. His 1974 account of the appassionata can't hold a candle to this one, which is magnificent. The same goes with his late Brahms; the virtuosity is sapped by ponderous phrasing and the violence he displays here is non-existent.

[cantkeepitin]

@MrNobleSavagery

Hi, I am a great Gilels fan, but only to a very little bit you are right. For instance, the later life Brahms records are still great - much better than the studio version. Also the late Rachmaninow records, and many many other pieces. Gilels was wunderbar till the end.

[Dominicussen]

Well, Gilels is one of the 3 best Beethoven interpreters. Therefore his versions of Beetheven are better than Richter and Horowitz. Only Kempff and Backhauf can match him in Beethoven

[Siberet]

and arrau? i think he is as good as them

[rva25]

but Richter:s appasionata is absolutely GREAT! I cannot even compare with this etude...

[rankfrankrank]

First, this is not an etude... And Gilels does not play this sonata as if it were an etude.

[rva25]

well, anyway, no comparison with Richter

[diableret]

Gilels overrated..........that's about the most absurd comment I have ever heard. There were a number of works that Richter would not touch in public because he knew he could not better Gilels's performances of them. If we are talking about overrated than Horowitz is a good place to start, an outrageous showman, good only in shorter romantic and virtuoso pieces for the vast majority of his career. The myth did not live up to the reality. Very superficial.

[TheVirtuosos]

Wow! Some of the best playing I've ever heard from Gilels. I've often felt he was overrated when compared to Richter, Horowitz and others--but this is a terrific performance! Thanks for posting!

[otto6891]

Amazing

[perdipe]

The guy on the right is Sokolov?!!

[chad410]

Sure thing. i recognise the guy on the left too, but can t make it out

[NiveauMoyen]

Misha Dichter. it's from the 1966 Tchaikovsky competition where he and Sokolov won the 2nd and 1st prizes respectively

[jonnybosch1988]

serious!!? who won? did gilels not compete?

[CodyNelsonMusic]

Gilels was in charge of the first one where Van Cliburn won.

[888MACROSS]

Isn't that Andrei Gavrilov?

[MarshalGZhukov]

@chad410 It's Misha Dichter.

[flippert0]

@chad410 The guy on the left is Misha Dichter. They are at the 1966 Tchaikovsky Competition. Sokolov took first prize, Dichter second. Gilels was Head of Jury, if I remember correctly. Sokolov holds Gilels in hight regard because of his sound quality.