Emil GILELS plays BEETHOVEN Adagio sostenuto /SU record

Klaviersonate Nr. 14 cis-moll (C sharp minor) op. 27 Nr. 2
«Mondschein-Sonate» -
Adagio sostenuto

Emil Gilels -- Э. Г. Гилельс
(1916 -- 1985)
"Он был совершенен в своей фортепианной игре. Не только безупречен, но и совершенен" /Р. Щедрин/ - "As pianist he was perfect. Not only irreproachable, but even perfect" /R.Shchedrin/

Live record
23.XII.1968

Category:

Music

Tags:

• piano
• virtuoso
• klavier
• sonata
• moonlight
• mondschein
• лунная
• соната
• beethoven
• gilels
• гилельс
• эмиль
• григорьевич
• classical

[Bret6464]

This and the presto agitato by Gilels (also on this channel) are the best performances I have heard of sonata 14, particularly because this a live recording. It is difficult to describe how surreal these performances are! Crazy-extraordinary and imposibly brilliant come to mind. Thank you EvaHartwig for sharing :-)

[EvaHartwig]

@Bret6464 -

As if I listen not to Gilels' performance, but Beethoven's himself.

[DemosVV]

Бетховин, раньше, был на луне, чем люди))))(нечего плохого, просто красивую музыку писал!

[EvaHartwig]

@DemosVV -

Вы правы, наверное.

[ilithiani]

ummm...isn't this the 'moonlight' sonata?... or is it diferent...? i have to learn a lot of piano songs for my class and sooooo i was just wondering...

[EvaHartwig]

Please see You information window.

[Pancovilio]

Magnificent music

[lavrans4ever]

Pure beauty. Heaven.

[SahssYahss]

lol random coughing in the backround

[SanteePrincess]

@ilithiani it's the first piece of three parts,

Adagio sostenuto. The whole piece is called Moonlight Sonata.

[popapopas]

I am sorry to say, but this is not such a good interpretation... the Moonlight Sonata is written for the tempo=55, while Gillels plays it at tempo=40-42; moreover, he barely interpret the modulations specific to the Clasical music, except the note of the fifth finger of the right hand; but, the crescendo starting with 3:12 is almost flat, since is should expess the dificulty of climbing to the highest point of 3:35. The descending part (down to 3:47) is also flat. Listen to Valentina Lisitsa

[lilytoka]

Sublime!!! Only Emil Gilels play like this ... and make me cry...

[maiteunholly]

perfect!!!

[Bret6464]

@EvaHartwig Yes :-)) Also when Gilels plays Rach it's like hearing Rach play, when you listen to Gilels' Chopin Ballade 1 it's like Chopin is performing.

[40warhawkp]

Excellent. How come nothing like this is being written today?

[eltotoX]

They should shoot the coughing song-ruiners!