Emil Gilels plays Mendelssohn (vaimusic.com)

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Emil Gilels plays "Songs without Words, Op. 38, No. 6 "Duetto".
From: VAI DVD 4466 Emil Gilels Live in Moscow Vol. 1
Gilels (1916-1985) was one of the 20th centurys foremost pianists. Like many Russian artists of his era, he was virtually unknown in the West until the cultural thaw of the mid-50s. Though Gilels repertoire was far-ranging, the music of the German Romantic era benefited particularly from his burnished tone, strong technique and unfussy yet elegant musicianship. The 1983 recital preserved on this DVD is devoted to the music of Schumann, Brahms, and Mendelssohn, including Brahmss Paganini Variations (Book I) and Schumanns Symphonic Etudes.
93 minutes, Color, All regions.
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[unangevole]

'Gilels' unfathomably profound and unbearably beautiful meditation upon love, life and death...' - totally agree with this. Someone spoke about the tempo here... how can one discuss tempo when what Gilels gives here is beyond music or organisation of time? Once that's apparent let's leave shop aside..

[AlwayzCurious101]

How can anybody criticize Gillels's performance? Gilels is Gilels!

[rockgrove3]

Thank you SO much - I enjoyed this immensely - how lovely to hear this performed with such feeling and interpretation.

[pelsie100]

Ik heb Gilils ooit life horen spelen. Onvergetelijk!!! Ook al is dit 40 jaar geleden. Zijn pianospel is zo indringend! Ik kan zijn uitvoeringen een oneindig aantal keer beluisteren.

[TheGreatPerahia]

Compared to Barenboim's version this is much better however. barenboim must be sprinting in his version nor walking when he takes 2 mins.19 secs to play it

[TheGreatPerahia]

andante con moto. moderately slow, walking with motion is the tempo. I am a great admirer of Gilels in many respects but this is just a little on the slow side and doesn't portray moderately slow walking but extremely slow. Although it has many qualities because it is Gilels playing.

[301250]

Gilels lives on in his music......beautiful...the touch of a master pianist.

[fingerriddles]

DG recently issued a CD of early recordings of Gilels...interestingly the 1947 recording of this piece is considerably faster with a recording time of 3'09.

[bobb60]

Simple , exquisite, direct, much like the man himself. I had the honor

of hearing Gilels in Westchester, New York 50 years ago. I never forgot how beautifully he played that night.

[purplepeoplepurple]

I'd consider buying the video, but it doesn't show his hands! A few shots of his face and his behind perched precariously on the bench are OK, but the most interesting part would be to see his actual playing. Boo on the director.

[armarmadillo]

What to say? Just - a beauty of music. Old russian school... the best school !