190758348827

Emil Gilels: The Unreleased Recitals At The Concertgebouw 1975 - 1976 - 1978 - 1979 - 1980

Emil Gilels

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Format: 5CD

Cat No: FON1803032

Release Date:  23 July 2021

Label:  Fondamenta

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  5

Barcode:  190758348827

Genres:  Classical  

  • Description

    This 5CD set contains previously unreleased recording of performances by Emil Gilels, performed live at the Concertgebouw.

    Emil Gilels (1916 - 1985), considered to be one of the most important pianists of the twentieth century, was a pupil of H. Neuhaus. He won the Queen Elizabeth Competition in Brussels and took on an international stature.

    His recorded works are numerous (more than 55 ref are still available), so finding unreleased recordings is an event.

    >Gilels was particularly fond of Holland, and gave the best in these recitals at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. It is in his favorite repertoire - Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Prokofiev, Schumann - that we find this legendary pianist, in this box of recordings from 1975 to 1980.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Beethoven: Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op.79 - I. Presto alla tedesca
      • 2. Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op.79 - II. Andante
      • 3. Sonata No. 25 in G Major, Op.79 - III. Vivace
      • 4. Beethoven: Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major 'Les Adieux', Op. 81a - I. Das Lebewohl (Adagio - Allegro)
      • 5. Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major 'Les Adieux', Op. 81a - II. Abwesenheit (Andante espressivo)
      • 6. Sonata No. 26 in E-flat Major 'Les Adieux', Op. 81a - III. Das Wiedersehen (Vivacissimamente)
      • 7. Beethoven: Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90 - I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
      • 8. Sonata No. 27 in E Minor, Op. 90 - II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
      • 9. Brahms: Ballades Op. 10 - Ballade No. 1 in D Minor
      • 10. Ballades Op. 10 - Ballade No. 2 in D Major, Op. 10
      • 11. Ballades Op. 10 - Ballade No. 3 in B Minor 'Intermezzo', Op. 10
      • 12. Ballades Op. 10 - Ballade No. 4 in B Major, Op. 10
      • 13. Schumann: Arabesque, Op. 18
      • 14. Prokofiev: Prelude, Op. 12, No. 7

      Disc 2

      • 1. Brahms: Fantasies, Op. 116 - I. Capriccio in D Minor: Presto energico
      • 2. Fantasies, Op. 116 - II. Intermezzo in A Minor: Andante
      • 3. Fantasies, Op. 116 - III. Capriccio in G Minor: Allegro passionato
      • 4. Fantasies, Op. 116 - IV. Intermezzo in E Major: Adagio
      • 5. Fantasies, Op. 116 - V. Intermezzo in E Minor: Andante con grazia ed intimisso sentimento
      • 6. Fantasies, Op. 116 - VI. Intermezzo in E Major: Andantino teneramente
      • 7. Fantasies, Op. 116 - VII. Capriccio in D Minor: Allegro agitato
      • 8. Prokofiev: Visions Fugitives, Op. 22 (extracts) - No. 1, Lentamente
      • 9. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22 (extracts) - No. 3, Allegretto
      • 10. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22 (extracts) - No. 5, Molto giocoso
      • 11. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22 (extracts) - No. 7, Pittoresco
      • 12. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22 (extracts) - No. 8, Commodo
      • 13. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22 (extracts) - No. 10, Ridicolosamente
      • 14. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22 (extracts) - No. 11, Con vivacita
      • 15. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22 (extracts) - No. 17, Poetico
      • 16. Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 28
      • 17. Liszt: Sonata in B Minor, S.178
      • 18. Schumann: Arabesque, Op. 18
      • 19. Prokofiev: March from 'The Love for Three Oranges', Op. 33

      Disc 3

      • 1. Beethoven: Sonata No. 12 in A-flat Major, Op. 26 - I. Andante con variazioni
      • 2. Sonata No. 12 in A-flat Major, Op. 26 - II. Scherzo: Allegro molto
      • 3. Sonata No. 12 in A-flat Major, Op. 26 - III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un Eroe: Maestoso andante
      • 4. Sonata No. 12 in A-flat Major, Op. 26 - IV. Allegro
      • 5. Prokofiev: Visions Fugitives, Op. 22 (extracts) - No. 1, Lentamente
      • 6. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22 (extracts) - No. 3, Allegretto
      • 7. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22 (extracts) - No. 5, Molto giocoso
      • 8. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22 (extracts) - No. 7, Pittoresco
      • 9. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22 (extracts) - No. 8, Commodo
      • 10. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22 (extracts) - No. 10, Ridicolosamente
      • 11. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22 (extracts) - No. 11, Con vivacita
      • 12. Visions Fugitives, Op. 22 (extracts) - No. 17, Poetico
      • 13. Prokofiev: Prelude, Op. 12, No. 7
      • 14. Chopin: Polonaise in C Minor, Op. 40, No. 2 - (06:43)
      • 15. Chopin: Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 - I. Allegro maestoso
      • 16. Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 - II. Scherzo: Molto vivace
      • 17. Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 - III. Largo
      • 18. Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 - IV. Finale: Presto ma non tanto
      • 19. Chopin: Nouvelle Étude in A-flat Major, No. 2
      • 20. Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 in A-flat Major, Op. 53 'Heroic'

      Disc 4

      • 1. Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, K. 533/494 - I. Allegro
      • 2. Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, K. 533/494 - II. Andante (10:57)
      • 3. Piano Sonata No. 15 in F Major, K. 533/494 - III. Rondo: Allegretto
      • 4. Mozart: Fantasia in D Minor, K. 397
      • 5. Mozart: Variations on 'Salve tu Domine' from 'I filosofi immaginari' by Paisiello, K. 398
      • 6. Scriabin: Etude in F-sharp Minor, Op. 8, No. 2
      • 7. Scriabin: Etude in C-sharp Minor, Op. 2, No. 1
      • 8. Scriabin : 5 Preludes, Op. 74 - Prelude, Op. 74, No. 1 (Douloureux, dechirant)
      • 9. 5 Preludes, Op. 74 - Prelude, Op. 74, No. 2 (Très lent, contemplatif)
      • 10. 5 Preludes, Op. 74 - Prelude, Op. 74, No. 3 (Allegro dramatico)
      • 11. 5 Preludes, Op. 74 - Prelude, Op. 74, No. 4 (Lent, vague, indécis)
      • 12. 5 Preludes, Op. 74 - Prelude, Op. 74, No. 5 (Fier, belliqueux)
      • 13. Ravel : Pavane pour une infante defunte
      • 14. Ravel: Jeux d'eau
      • 15. Ravel: Alborada del gracioso from 'Miroirs'
      • 16. Bach/Siloti : Prelude in B Minor, BWV 855°

      Disc 5

      • 1. Beethoven: Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3 - I. Presto
      • 2. Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3 - II. Largo e mesto
      • 3. Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3 - III. Menuetto: Allegro
      • 4. Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3 - IV. Rondo: Allegro
      • 5. Beethoven: Variations and Fugue in E-flat Major 'Eroica', Op. 35 - Introduzione col basso del tema: Allegretto vivace
      • 6. Variations and Fugue in E-flat Major 'Eroica', Op. 35 - Tema (00:41)
      • 7. Variations and Fugue in E-flat Major 'Eroica', Op. 35 - Variation No. 1
      • 8. Variations and Fugue in E-flat Major 'Eroica', Op. 35 - Variation No. 2
      • 9. Variations and Fugue in E-flat Major 'Eroica', Op. 35 - Variation No. 3
      • 10. Variations and Fugue in E-flat Major 'Eroica', Op. 35 - Variation No. 4
      • 11. Variations and Fugue in E-flat Major 'Eroica', Op. 35 - Variation No. 5
      • 12. Variations and Fugue in E-flat Major 'Eroica', Op. 35 - Variation No. 6
      • 13. Variations and Fugue in E-flat Major 'Eroica', Op. 35 - Variation No. 7 Canone all’ottava
      • 14. Variations and Fugue in E-flat Major 'Eroica', Op. 35 - Variation No. 8
      • 15. Variations and Fugue in E-flat Major 'Eroica', Op. 35 - Variation No. 9
      • 16. Variations and Fugue in E-flat Major 'Eroica', Op. 35 - Variation No. 10
      • 17. Variations and Fugue in E-flat Major 'Eroica', Op. 35 - Variation No. 11
      • 18. Variations and Fugue in E-flat Major 'Eroica', Op. 35 - Variation No. 12
      • 19. Variations and Fugue in E-flat Major 'Eroica', Op. 35 - Variation No. 13
      • 20. Variations and Fugue in E-flat Major 'Eroica', Op. 35 - Variation No. 14 Minore
      • 21. Variations and Fugue in E-flat Major 'Eroica', Op. 35 - Variation No. 15 Maggiore. Largo
      • 22. Variations and Fugue in E-flat Major 'Eroica', Op. 35 - Coda (01:07)
      • 23. Variations and Fugue in E-flat Major 'Eroica', Op. 35 - Finale: Alla fuga
      • 24. Beethoven: Sonata No. 8 in C Minor 'Pathetique', Op. 13 - I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio