That's got to be one of the most beautiful Moonlight sonatas I've heard

Emil Gilels was one of the great piano players of the XXth century. A citizen of the Soviet Union, he became known and respected in the West. His series of Beethoven piano concertos with the Cleveland Orchestra under George Szell is a reference recording. His recordings with his brother in law Leonid Kogan and Mstislav Rostropovich are nothing but historical. The program of this concert in the Carnegie Hall is the proof (should any proof be needed) of his outstanding musicality and breath. Thanks for posting ADGO.

His golden sound is legendary

Props to Gilels standing still for a whole hour there and playing for the audience with his brain power. Wow!

The way, Gilels could make the voices communicate like individuals, is unsurpassed!

One of my childhood heroes, I will forever remember my first listening to his inimitable rendering of Brahms second (and first) concertos. Along the years I learned to love his recording more and more... it is a marvel. One thing that always strikes me when I'm listening to Gillels playing, is that it all plays against big curtain of background silence. The silence is very present in his playing, often I thought it was just my illusion, something with the recording techniques of the time, but then... other recordings from great other pianists do not bare this... Then I though, it was Gillels that was quiet. quiet and serene at heart, putting himself in the background, pushing forward only the music. I don't know if this makes any sense to you, but as soon as I pushed "Play" for this recital.... the wonderful old serenity and quiet took over me. Emil Gillels.... what a loss. what a loss.

There will never be another Gilels.

Bach - Busoni - Gilels... a triad of geniuses.

Эмиль Григорьевич - мой самый любимый пианист. Большое человеческое спасибо за возможность ещё раз окунуться в атмосферу праздника Музыки! Его Бах-Зилоти - нечто божественное... А исполнение "Лунной" для меня самое лучшее (вспоминаю отзыв В.В. Стасова об исполнении этой сонаты А. Г. Рубинштейном - сразу на ум приходит именно эта интерпретация незабвенного Эмиля Григорьевича ).

Radiant! My favorite pianist.

Мой любимый гений! Довелось быть на его концерте...

What a beautiful recording. It captured the musical inner-life of of our most creative and innovative artists. The clarity and spaciousness of the sound is a miracle itself. Gilels and the artists he channeled in this performance if we are careful will eternally be testament to man's greatness to seek and attain beauty for the soul.

Medtner is marvellous! It's all marvellous! 💕

One of my favorite records and recordings. Love the Bach Fugue. I wore out the Musical Heritage Society record.

Son Bach Busoni est absolument sublime.

Absolutely great, incredible and fantastic recital by Emil Gilels, thanks for sharing.

Гении рождаются раз в 100летие ! Уникальны ! Неповторимы ! Их путь тернист !

a historic occasion.

its zonderful to have this recital here at disposal. its an important document

The Japanese issued this on CD more than 20 years ago, but it is always nice to hear it from an LP. A prominent pianist's husband told me recently he did not understand why with all the advances in technology - recordings with some of the older equipment just have better sound. Of course, many major artists have released LP editions of their albums, including complete sets of Beethoven Symphonies by Dudamel (pretty high profile for the vast majority of people who had been saying that people who liked LPs just were responding to the imperfections of it). So, I still get back to enjoying this LP - and the Medtner, a magical recording.

Gilels was the greatest philosoph of the piano. Pleasure to listen , he evoked so many emotions and thoughts .. Great pianist.

01:16:33 this bach-siloti prelude in b minor is something out of this world, what a beautiful rhythm and mezzovoce....hypnotic...transcends sound, no words to describe it...just loving...so loving....

Слушая великую музыку в потрясающем тебя исполнении,чувствуешь себя счастливой Благодарю,Вас,очень. 18.12.2020. Скоро Новый год. Всяческого добра,Вам,- и,в первую очередь, здоровья!

I treasure the original Melodiya recording. Historic performance.

Those C minor variations were just beautiful.

Прекрасная запись! Прослушал на одном дыхании.

The Medtner is an amazing piece of music. I played it in college and have loved it ever since.

Thanks ADGO for this gem

I used to have an abridged version of this recital on an old Russian LP. Awe-inspiring pianism. The Moonlight may be my favourite version ever, hugely preferably to Gilels' later studio recording. The 32 Variations are stunning, too.

Stunning.

Oh my.. this sends chills down my spine @ 5:01 just incredible

Interpretazioni di qualità assoluta!

Il pianista dal suono inimitabile. Questo disco credo di averlo consumato a forza di sentirlo, da ragazzo lo ascoltavo tutti i giorni...

Assuming Busoni hasn't tinkered with the counterpoint the inner voices start to mean something under Gilels' fingers, far more than with most organists'.

An exhausting and ambitious program, brilliantly played. The "Moonlight" is exquisite. Thanks for providing this as i don't own the recording.

The best performance of Beethoven!

Amazing!

Thank you for posting this. I love Gilels and studied with a pupil of his.

Uno dei massimi pianisti nella storia del pianoforte

magical!

My favorite in child!

Johann Sebastian Bach - The immensity of that music !!!!!!!!! Tell us the world is falling to pieces, and it really is. But there is something greater happening also. Dear Bach has confirmed it.

Merci !

thank you. i totally enjoyed this!

A wonderfully put together program.

25:03 Gilels' interpretation of the Moonlight Sonata here is utterly sublime - LvB would have been impressed.

Благодарю за публикацию.

Absolutely no other pianist plays the Bach-Siloti better.

Tänk om jag ändå hade varit i Carnegie Hall när detta spelades in ! Fantastiskt skickligt framförande.

What an opening piece

Beautiful ! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017!

One of the greatest...Everything plays perfectly!Rachmaninoff considered him his successor!

Grazie DIO di averci donato EMIL GILELS

A Soviet virtuoso pianist playing at a venue in its arch-nemesis at the height of Cold War! Epic! Just goes to show how good a pianist Gilels was...

Какой звук! Завораживает!

LOVE

He was one of the best. I also liked Rubenstein, Horowitz, Arrau, Edwin Fisher, Bolet, Schnabel, Haskil and many others for their unique styles. They are all wonderful for the different pieces that they play. It is why I do not have any particular favourite musician.

Emil gilels is the greatest of all times. Nobody is better then. Him. Point.

40 éve ismerem ezt a felvételt, a legjobb Holdfény- szonáta!

This probably has better sound, but the Japanese issued so many more recordings of Russian artists than either the Americans or Europeans. The Russian artists of course performed in Japan quite frequently and even today, certain Russian artists perform in Japan well before America. But to me, the Bah-Siloti from this recital is the best of all of his - and to me, he is the father of the work (as a performer). The same can be said the the Medtner - which again, perhaps one can say Gilels was the father of as performer. It is just a perfect performance. Sure, there is much more wonderful performances here. But the Back-Siloti and Medtner I think represent by far Gilels' best performances of the works - which of course he frequently performed several times. For me, and this is just for me, this may be the last of his greatest playing - as it already showed his shift from the tiger of the Liszt Sonata and Rachmaninoff 3rd and Beethoven Piano Concertos and Appassionata pre-1969 to the Szell Beethoven Piano Concertos and the DG Beethoven and Brahms recordings (compare with the Reiner in the 2nd, almost not the same pianist in the least). Thus, I think this recital is one of his last great performances. Many will disagree, to which I will always say - how one can like both the 1950s and 1960s Beethoven sonatas AND the DG Sonatas. You have to pick one Emil you like, in my view. I like the younger Emil.

Noone has his golden tone (Pletnev is with his tone near to him).

One always hopes the Bach-Siloti Prelude in B minor, BWV 855a, will be played by Emil Gllel at a concert to evoke tears and gratitude for his immense sensitivity and otherworldly brilliance as an artist.

35:05 3rd Movement of Moonlight Sonata

Gilels , Richter... titans

Эмиль Григорьевич ГИЛЕЛЬС "Карнеги Холл* 1969 г. !

и все же он музыкант а не машина переигравший всех всё и весь мир.хотя Рихтер был таким же титаном но всё же он был чуть переоценён

1:16':32" Super гениальный *Бис* Прелюдия си минор Бах - Зилоти !

послушайте лунную сонату в исполнении амира шагимарданова в линкольн центре.вот это игра так игра!но всё же гилельс тоже прекрасный музыкант

very muscular playing. wonderful recording tho.

I wonder, didn't Lenny Bernstein and EG cooperate?

01:07:14

Великий из великих! Концерт гениальный от первой ноты до последней. Ну, только Шопен здесь несколько лишний, ибо все произведения монументальны и мощны, в эти этюды просто безделушки какие-то.

Emil, the best performer of eg Chopin's No 1 concerto. But couldn't he have picked a different, more flashy program? I mean, a Russian virtuoso playing Carnegie Hall, he could have given them the works, so to speak.

Inimitable EG

The first movement of the Beethoven sonata is entirely too slow! It is in cut time, not common time.

Концерт из каких-то кусочков, отдельные части, отдельные вариации... так нельзя делать! И вещи совершенно несовместимые вместе играет!

God, the Medtner is awful. Just goes to show the difference between composing and performing: a musician of Gilel's caliber -- for me, he is unrivaled -- nonetheless has limits of discernment

Eighty minutes of a solo piano recital, becomes a bit tedious.