Playlist
Emil Gilels Essentials
Apple Music Classical
Tracks: 49446:59
A Russian keyboard tiger who left a magnificent legacy.
Updated Aug 15, 2018
Tracks 49
- 1Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 124:15
- 2Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 114:49
- 3Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 112:38
- 4Beethoven: Für Elise9:09
- 5The History Of Classical Music - Pt. 2 - From Haydn To Paganini5:46
- 6Beethoven: Piano Sonatas No. 8, No. 23 & No. 315:04
- 7The Originals, Part 3 - Legendary Recordings from the Deutsche Grammophon Catalogue13:39
- 8The Originals, Part 3 - Legendary Recordings from the Deutsche Grammophon Catalogue7:18
- 9The Originals, Part 3 - Legendary Recordings from the Deutsche Grammophon Catalogue4:02
- 10The Originals, Part 3 - Legendary Recordings from the Deutsche Grammophon Catalogue8:01
- 11The Originals, Part 3 - Legendary Recordings from the Deutsche Grammophon Catalogue6:21
- 12Liszt: Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178 - Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 14 in A Minor, D. 784, Op. 14311:12
- 13Liszt: Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178 - Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 14 in A Minor, D. 784, Op. 1435:15
- 14Liszt: Piano Sonata in B Minor, S. 178 - Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 14 in A Minor, D. 784, Op. 1435:08
- 15Icon: Emil Gilels18:51
- 16The Warner Recordings 1934-19705:46
- 17Icon: Emil Gilels9:59
- 18The Chopin Masters11:21
- 19The Chopin Masters2:36
- 20The Chopin Masters10:07
- 21The Chopin Masters5:42
- 22The Chopin Masters6:05
- 23Great Concertos and Sonatas20:19
- 24Great Concertos and Sonatas7:06
- 25Great Concertos and Sonatas6:16
- 26Beethoven: Piano Sonatas: "Waldstein", "Les Adieux" & "Appassionata"11:12
- 27The History Of Classical Music - Pt. 2 - From Haydn To Paganini6:31
- 28100 Meisterwerke für Klavier7:53
- 29Great Concertos and Sonatas8:30
- 30Great Concertos and Sonatas16:29
- 31Great Concertos and Sonatas8:40
- 32Great Concertos and Sonatas7:49
- 33Brahms: The Piano Concertos; Fantasias Op.11618:17
- 34Brahms: The Piano Concertos; Fantasias Op.1169:29
- 35The History Of Classical Music - Pt. 3 - From Berlioz To Tchaikovsky14:04
- 36The Originals, Part 1 - Legendary Recordings from the Deutsche Grammophon Catalogue9:47
- 37Brahms: Quartet No. 1, Op. 25 & Four Ballades, Op. 1012:59
- 38Brahms: Quartet No. 1, Op. 25 & Four Ballades, Op. 108:14
- 39Brahms: Quartet No. 1, Op. 25 & Four Ballades, Op. 109:53
- 40Brahms: The Essentials8:22
- 41Great Concertos and Sonatas7:01
- 42Great Concertos and Sonatas8:02
- 43Great Concertos and Sonatas13:17
- 44Tristesse - Romantic Piano Music2:17
- 45The Originals, Part 2 - Legendary Recordings from the Deutsche Grammophon Catalogue3:32
- 46100 Piano Masterworks4:00
- 47Mon premier récital de piano4:21
- 48The Originals, Part 2 - Legendary Recordings from the Deutsche Grammophon Catalogue4:08
- 49J.S. Bach: French Suite No. 5 in G Major, BWV 816 - Schubert: Piano Sonata in D Major, D. 850 (Remastered 2025)5:09
About this playlist
The pianist Emil Gilels, who died in 1985 aged 68, was one of the first Soviet artists to be allowed to travel freely to the West to perform and record. A winner of numerous prizes as a young man, Gilels had a broad repertoire that could embrace works like Saint-Saëns' sparkling Second Piano Concerto and the titanic Beethoven late sonatas (his Hammerklavier won him major awards). His technique was formidable and commanded a rich and resonant piano tone. To get into the mood for recording sessions, he'd often show up in white tie and tails.