Emil Gilels
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The booklet-notes make reference to the original Gramophone review, in which Gilels and Jochum were praised for 'a rapt songfulness that in no way detracts from Brahms's heroism, and so comes... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major, Op. 106 'Hammerklavier'
RecommendedEmil Gilels (piano)
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Gramophone Awards, 1984, Winner - Instrumental
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Gramophone Awards, 1984, Winner - Instrumental
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Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major
RecommendedEmil Gilels (piano), with Elena Gilels (piano)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm
This is the most beautiful of Mozart playing, his last piano concerto given here by Emil Gilels with total clarity. This is a classic performance, memorably accompanied by the VPO and Böhm.... —
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Emil Gilels plays Brahms, Debussy & Prokofiev
Emil Gilels (piano)
Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Mario Rossi
The characteristics of the [Brahms] performance are nobility and breadth...Despite the existence of the Jochum, this Rossi-conducted performance is still a worthwhile acquisition for Gilels... —
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Great Musicians of Ukraine - Special Charity Album
Ryda Lysenko, Simon Barere (piano), Benno Moiseiwitsch (piano), announcer, Sergei Prokofiev, Sviatoslav Richter (piano), Emil Gilels (piano), Gregor Piatigorsky (cello), Valentin Pavlovsky, Borys Kroyt, Ilonka von Pathy, Nathan Milstein (violin), Leopold Mittman, Nina Koshetz, Boris Lang, Mark Reizen,...
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Special offer. Emil Gilels plays Schumann, Brahms & Chopin
Abbotsholme Arts Society, Staffordshire, 22 March 1979
Emil Gilels (piano)
The pianist endows these pieces with dignified maturity and a sense of poetry...the performances complement those studio accounts by reflecting Gilels's palpable engagement and desire to communicate... —
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2007, Re-issue of the Month
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Special offer. Emil Gilels plays Tchaikovsky & Beethoven
Emil Gilels (piano)
Hallé Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, Kirill Kondrashin
Breathtaking pianism from Gilels: Tchaikovsky's Concerto No. 2 is titanic and tender by turns, and his opening phrase of Beethoven Four is near-miraculous. Ropey sound quality, but worth it. —
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Gilels's anthology of 20 of the Lyric Pieces… is in a class of its own and an absolute must! Whatever else you get for your library, you have to have this - it sets standards which few others... —
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Building a Library, May 2007, Mid-Price Choice
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