Emil Gregorovich Gilels was a Soviet pianist. He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. This historical recording of Gilels' night of Beethoven concert was...
Beethoven / Grumiaux / Arrau Beethoven: Sonatas For Piano & Violin Super-Audio CD1. I. Allegro 2. II. Adagio Molto Espressivo 3. III. Scherzo (Allegro Molto) 4. IV. Rondo (Allegro Ma Non Troppo)...
Emil Gilels was born in Odessa on October 19, 1916. At five, he began to take lessons from Yakov Tkach. Gilels development was astonishingly rapid and by twelve, he had mastered Chopin's etudes. He...