Emil Gilels: The Mozart Recordings

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Composer), Karl Böhm (Conductor), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Emil Gilels (Performer), Elena Gilels (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Emil Gilels, Elena Gilels
• Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Karl Böhm
• Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Audio CD (November 14, 2006)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• ASIN: B000ICM0ZI
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #173,430 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Celebrate the life of the great Russian pianist, Emil Gilels. Three great packages that represent his long and illustrious recording career. Early Recordings features rare tracks that were made from 1935 to 1955 for the Melodiya label in Moscow and made available on CD for the first time with state-of-the-art remastering. Gilels's complete Mozart recordings on Deutsche Grammophon include his celebrated performance of Mozart's last piano concerto. Includes the Mozart "two-piano" concerto performed with Gilels daughter Elena, complemented by an unforgettable live recital from Salzburg, now back in print. Complete Beethoven sonatas includes Pathétique, Moonlight, Appasionata, The Tempest, Waldstein and Hammerklavier on 9 discs. Released to coincide with Emil Gilels 90th birthday year, he was born in 1916.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding performance, June 23, 2007

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This album ionclues an outstanding performance of two of Mozart's piano sonatas (K. 281 and K. 310). While the piano concerto is also very beautifully played, there are many similarly satisying recordings of the concerto. There is nothing like the performance of these sonatas, at least not that I know of. The feature distinguishing it from all the rest is the inner truth: you listen to the music, and you can hearly believe everything it is telling you.
You may think you know these sonatas very well, but when you hear Gilels playing them for the first time, they'll be completely new for you.
I would purchase it even if only for the sake of these two sonatas.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Recording, May 12, 2010

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Emil Grigoryevich Gilels is one of my favorite Mozart players among Wilhelm Kempff, Alicia de Larrocha, and Maria-João Pires.
First CD with Sonatas K.281, K.310 and the Fantasia K.397 are played with perfection.
Second CD is not new to me since I have Mozart: Piano Concerto No.27; Concerto For Two Pianos K.365; Schubert: Fantasie D. 940 [Germany],
which is one of his greatest recordings.
I would highly recommend this 2 CD set of Mozart piano festival.

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant Gilels as expected, December 4, 2011

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I am a huge Gilels fan and this CD doesn't disappoint.
The fantasia is the trademark Gilels slow tempo, but that just makes it so much more delicate.
The K310 sonata is now one of my favourites sonatas. Brilliantly played. On par with his Beethoven sonatas maybe?

The concerti are all very good. Its a wonderful set made even more special by the fact that he plays with his daughter.
Sound quality is very good with no detracting artifacts. Fully enjoyable and a must for any Gilels fan.