The outstanding 19th century Russian composer and music critic Alexander Nikolayevich Serov once wrote the following profound sentences: "The big secret of all great interpreters is that their talent enables them to enlighten even the most hidden aspects of their subjects and to project a whole new world of emotions int them without losing their objectivity. And the higher the level of objectivity, the more new elements appear in each interpretation of a particular role, or a particular music."Emil Gilels did not only have the rare gift of artistic wisdom but was also one of the few extraordinary musicians whose talents harmonised. He had a magnificent mastery of the piano, a deep understanding of the interpreted music, spontaneity as well as naturalness of self expression. Amongst the famous pianists it was probably only Emil Gilels, who had the unparalleled ability to unite classic "objectivity" in his expression with romantic freedom of interpretation. During his artistic career Gilels attained to complete artistic harmony through self-denial and love - a tremendous achievement as a person as well as an artist. Especially love, self-sacrificing and wise (in the primary, venerable and strict sense of the term) became the basis, the foundation of his artistic life. . Gilels put it like this:
"The most important thing for me is to fall in love with a piece of music. But... when love is passionate it can end tragic. It happened to me before... It's completely different when you only get to know a piece of music and realise by and by that you are imprisoned by it... Every day you are drawn to the instrument, wanting to try this, that or the other, trying to work at technically difficult aspects, looking for (or finding) some specific tonal effect or emotional accents... This long, but regular process shows positive results. But the love for one piece or another and the obligation to work at it keeps me from my regular work as concert pianist, who always has to be in good form and always has to have a ready repertoire. That's difficult to manage" (from an interview with his biographer Lev Barenboim). ...
N. N. Grinev
(translation: Andrea Hofmann)
(translation: Andrea Hofmann)
Scriabin
Piano Sonata nr. 3, Op. 23
5 Preludes, Op. 74
Beethoven
Piano Sonata nr. 29, Op. 106
"Grosse Sonate für das Hammerklavier"
Emil Gilels, piano
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