Emil Grigoryevich Gilels (Russian: Эми́ль Григо́рьевич Ги́лельс, Emi'li Grego'rievič Gi'lelis; October 19, 1916 – October 14, 1985) was a Soviet pianist. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The era of Romantic music is defined as the period of European classical music that runs roughly from the early 1800s to the first decade of the 20th century, as well as music written according to the norms and styles of that period. ... In education, teachers are those who teach students or pupils, often a course of study or a practical skill. ... Pianist Claudio Arrau, Carnegie Hall, 1954. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ... October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Soviet redirects here. ... Pianist Claudio Arrau, Carnegie Hall, 1954. ...

Gilels was born Samuil Hilels^{[citation needed]} in Odessa to a musical Jewish family; both his parents were musicians. He began studying the piano at six under Yakov Tkach, a stern disciplinarian who emphasized scales and studies. Gilels later credited this strict training for establishing the foundation for his technique. ^[1]. Gilels made his public debut at the age of 12 in June 1929 with a well-received program of Beethoven, Scarlatti, Chopin, and Schumann^[2]. In 1930, Gilels entered the Odessa Conservatory where he was coached by Berta Reingbald, whom Gilels credited as a formative influence. For other uses, see Odessa (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptized December 17, 1770 – March 26, 1827) was a German composer of Classical music, the predominant musical figure in the transitional period between the Classical and Romantic eras. ... Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti (October 26, 1685 – July 23, 1757) was an Italian composer who spent much of his life in Spain and Portugal. ... Frédéric-François Chopin as portrayed by Eugène Delacroix in 1838. ... For others with the same name see Robert Schumann (disambiguation). ... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ...

In 1933, Gilels won the newly-founded All Soviet Union Piano Competition at age 16. After graduating from the Odessa Conservatory (Ukraine) in 1935, he moved to Moscow, where he studied under the famous piano teacher Heinrich Neuhaus until 1937. A year later, at age 21, he won the Ysaÿe International Festival in Brussels, beating such competitors as Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli and Moura Lympany. 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Position of Moscow in Europe Coordinates: Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Government  - Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Area  - City 1,081 km²  (417. ... Heinrich Gustavovich Neuhaus (April 12, 1888 – October 10, 1964) was a Soviet pianist and pedagogue of German extraction. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 979 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989 Government  - Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area  - Region 162 km²  (62. ... Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (January 5, 1920 – June 12, 1995) was an Italian classical pianist. ... Dame Moura Lympany DBE (August 18, 1915 - March 28, 2005) was an English concert pianist. ...

Gilels was the first Soviet artist to be allowed to travel extensively in the West. After the war, he toured Europe as a concert pianist starting in 1947, and made his American debut in 1955 playing Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 in Philadelphia. In 1952, he became a professor at the Moscow Conservatory. In his later years he remained in the USSR and rarely ventured abroad. The term Western world or the West (also on rare occasions called the Occident) can have multiple meanings depending on its context (i. ... World map showing the location of Europe. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr (Peter) Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильич Чайкoвский, Pëtr Il’ič ÄŒajkovskij;  )[1] (7 May [O.S. 25 April] 1840 – 6 November [O.S. 25 October] 1893), was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. ... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskys Piano Concerto No. ... Nickname: Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government  - Mayor John F. Street (D) Area  - City 369. ... The Moscow Conservatory (Московская Государственная Консерватория им. П.И.Чайковского) is a prominent music school in Russia. ...

He was the winner of the prestigious Stalin Prize in 1946, the Order of Lenin in 1961 and 1966, and the Lenin Prize in 1962. The USSR State Prize (Russian:Госуда́рственная пре́мия СССР) was the Soviet Unions highest civilian honour. ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Order of Lenin (Russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was the highest national order of the Soviet Union. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Lenin Prize (Russian: Ле́нинская пре́мия) was one of the highest awards in the Soviet Union. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...

Gilels premiered Sergei Prokofiev's Piano Sonata No. 8, dedicated to Mira Mendelssohn, on December 30, 1944, in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Russian: , Sergej Sergejevič Prokofijev; April 27 (April 151 O.S.), 1891–March 5, 1953) was a Russian and Soviet composer who mastered numerous musical genres and came to be admired as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

Gilels is widely regarded as one of the most significant pianists of the twentieth century [1] and is universally admired for his superb technical control and burnished tone. His interpretations of the central German-Austrian classics formed the core of his repertoire, in particular Beethoven, Brahms, and Schumann; but he was equally illuminative with Scarlatti, Bach, as well as with twentieth-century music like Debussy, Bartók, and Prokofiev. His Liszt was also first-class, and his recordings of the Hungarian Rhapsody nº 6 and the Sonata in B minor have acquired classic status in some circles. He was in the midst of completing a survey of Beethoven's piano sonatas for the German record company Deutsche Grammophon when he died after a medical check-up in 1985 in Moscow (his recording of the "Hammerklavier" sonata received a Gramophone Award in 1984). Sviatoslav Richter, who knew Gilels quite well, reported that he was killed accidentally by the Russian doctor responsible for the check-up. ^[3] portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1820 Ludwig van Beethoven (IPA: ), (baptised December 17, 1770[1] – March 26, 1827) was a German composer. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For others with the same name see Robert Schumann (disambiguation). ... Giuseppe Domenico Scarlatti (October 26, 1685 – July 23, 1757) was an Italian composer who spent much of his life in Spain and Portugal. ... Bach in a 1748 portrait by Haussmann Places in which Bach resided throughout his life Johann Sebastian Bach (pronounced ) (21 March 1685 O.S. – 28 July 1750 N.S.) was a prolific German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments drew together the... Achille-Claude Debussy (IPA ) (August 22, 1862 – March 25, 1918) was a French composer. ... Béla Bartók in 1927 Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and collector of Eastern European and Middle Eastern folk music. ... Franz Liszt (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) was a virtuoso pianist and composer. ... The Hungarian Rhapsodies are a set of pieces of music by Franz Liszt, originally for solo piano. ... Logo Deutsche Grammophon is a German record label. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Position of Moscow in Europe Coordinates: Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Government  - Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Area  - City 1,081 km²  (417. ... Sviatoslav Teofilovich Richter (Russian: , Svjatoslav Teofilovič Rikhter; March 20 [O.S. March 7] 1915 – August 1, 1997) was a Soviet pianist, widely recognized as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. ...

Recording highlights

• 1935 - Liszt: Fantasia on Themes from Mozart's Marriage of Figaro.
• 1951 - Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9.
• 1954 - Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 (cond. Cluytens)*.
• 1954 - Medtner: Piano Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, Op. 22.
• 1955 - Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 (cond. Cluytens)*.
• 1958 - Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 (cond. Reiner).
• 1957 - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 (cond. Ludwig).
• 1957 - Scriabin: Piano Sonata No. 4 in F sharp major, Op. 30*.
• 1957 - Weinberg: Piano Sonata No. 4 in B Minor.
• 1959 - Schubert: Forellenquintett ("Trout Quintet") Quintet for Piano, Violin, Violoncello, and Contrabass in A major D667 Amadeus Quartet
• 1961 - Prelude in B minor (J. S. Bach, arranged Siloti)* (Moscow)
• 1968 - Medtner: Piano Sonata No. 10 in A minor, Op. 38 No. 1. ("Sonata Reminiscenza")
• 1972 - Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44 (cond. Maazel).
• 1972 - Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 and Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 (cond. Jochum).
• 1973 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 Appassionata.
• 1973 - Debussy: Images, Book 1*.
• 1973 - Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K595 (cond. Boehm).
• 1974 - Grieg: Lyric Pieces.
• 1974 - Prokofiev: Sonata No. 8 in B flat major, Op. 84.
• 1977 - Rachmaninoff, Prelude in C-sharp minor Op. 3 No. 2* (Moscow)
• 1978 - Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58.
• 1982 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 Hammerklavier (Berlin)
• 1984 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 Hammerklavier* (Moscow)
• 1984 - Scriabin: Third Sonata* (Moscow)

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References

1. ^ Elyse Mach, Great Pianists Speak for Themselves, Courier Dover Publications, 1991, p. 120
2. ^ Elyse Mach, Great Pianists Speak for Themselves, Courier Dover Publications, 1991, p. 120
3. ^ Richter, S. Notebooks and Conversations, Princeton, 2001, p. 32.

External links

• Emil-Gilels.com - International web project in memmoriam Emil Gilels
• Extensive discography