Emil Gilels
Emil Grigoryevich Gilels (19 October [O.S. 6 October] 1916 – 14 October 1985; born Samuil) was a Russian and Soviet pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of all time. His sister Elizabeth, three years his junior, was a violinist. His daughter Elena became a pianist.
Genre: classical, classical-piano, chamber-music
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Top Tracks
- Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13: II. Adagio cantabile
- Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 -: I. Adagio sostenuto
- Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": I. Das Lebewohl. Adagio - Allegro
- 10 Preludes, Op. 23: No. 5 in G Minor (Live)
- Прелюдия си минор, BWV 855a (ар. Александр Зилоти)
- Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 - "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
- Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 25: IV. Rondo alla Zingarese
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23, TH 55: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
- Forgotten Melodies I, Op. 38: I. Sonata reminiscenza (Live)
- Соната No. 1, соч. 11: I. Introduzione - Allegro vivace
- Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C Major, BWV 1061 (Arr. for 2 Pianos & Orchestra): II. Adagio ovvero Largo
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: III. Finale (Alla breve)
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: II. Intermezzo (Adagio)
- Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30: I. Allegro ma non tanto
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22: I. Andante sostenuto
- The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33: Scherzo - March (Version for Piano) [Live]
- Visions fugitives, Op. 22 (Excerpts): VIII. Commodo [Live]
- Visions fugitives, Op. 22 (Excerpts): VII. Pittoresco [Live]
- Visions fugitives, Op. 22 (Excerpts): I. Lentamente [Live]
Albums (43)
- Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" (2025)
- Tchaikovsky: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 6 & Other Orchestral Works (2023)
- Emil Gilels Piano : Russian Recordings 1935-1951 (2022)
- Liszt: Symphonic Poems & Other Works (2021)
- Beethoven: Violin Works (Live) (2021)
- Beethoven, Szymanowski & Albéniz: Works for Violin & Piano (Live) (2021)
- Emil Gilels plays Tschaikowsky and Rachmaninov Piano Concertos (2021)
- Live in Warsaw, 08.12.1967 (2021)
- Live in Cologne, 01.12.1972 (2021)
- Live in Salzburg, 11.08.1980 (2021)
- Live in Geneva, 08.05.1974 (2021)
- Live in Helsinki, 04.09.1972 (2021)
- Live in New York, 19.11.1966 (2021)
- Live in Helsinki, 1978 (2021)
- Live in Chicago, 06.02.1958 (2021)
- Live in Zurich, 31.05.1979 (2021)
- Live in Turin, 31.03.1972 (2021)
- Live in Naples, 30.03.1968 (2021)
- Live in Naples, 18.12.1965 (2021)
- Live in Naples, 04.04.1972 (2021)
- Mozart, Debussy & Others: Piano Works (Live) (2021)
- Ravel, Schubert & J.S. Bach: Piano Works (2021)
- Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky & Prokofiev: Piano Works (Live) (2021)
- Medtner, Tchaikovsky & Prokofiev: Piano Works (Live) (2021)
- J.S. Bach, R. Schumann & Weber: Piano Works (Live) (2021)
- Brahms, Mozart & Others: Piano Works (Live) (2021)
- Beethoven: Piano Works (2021)
- Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 (2020)
- Tchaikovsky: Piano Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 80, TH 123 - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19 (2020)
- J.S. Bach: Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C Major, BWV 1061 - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 (2020)
- Saint-Saëns: Le carnaval des animaux (2020)
- Schumann: Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 (Live) (2020)
- Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" - Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 (2020)
- Emil Gilels Legacy Vol. 11: Beethoven, Rachmaninoff (Live) (2020)
- Beethoven: Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "The Archduke" (2020)
- J.S. Bach, Mozart & Others: Piano Works (2020)
- Emil Gilels: Solo Piano Recital. April 9, 1962 (Live) (2019)
- Beethoven, Schumann & Brahms: Piano Works (Live) (2018)
- Emil Gilels Edition (1933-1963) [Live] (2018)
- Emil Gilels Edition (1933-1963) [Live] (2018)
- Kogan & Gilels in Concert: Beethoven Violin Sonatas Nos. 3, 5 & 9 (Live) (2017)
- Эмиль Гилельс: Фортепианные сонаты (Live) (2013)
- Mirror of Silence - Tranquil Classics (2008)
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