1916–85 Russian pianist Gilels studied at the Odessa Conservatory, winning prizes in Moscow, Vienna and Brussels before his career was interrupted by the war. From 1947 he was able to travel abroad, making his New York debut in 1955 and his London debut in 1959. He played large-scale Romantic works, but was also a delicate Mozartian. Introduction ...
‘For the future development of music Liszt’s oeuvre seems to me of far greater importance than that of Strauss or even Wagner’. Recommended Recording: Sonata in B minor, Emil Gilels (RCA/Sony) Franz Liszt: Works Piano works: Ballade No. 1 in D flat (1845–48); Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos. 1–19 (from 1846); Consolations (1848); Années de pèlerinage, 3 books (1848–55, 1839–49 ...
He has enlarged the flute repertory by adapting works written for other instruments, and several composers have written pieces for him. Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | Emil Gilels | Contemporary | Classical ...
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