- Amazon Sales Rank: #45219 in Music
- Released on: 2006-11-14
- Number of discs: 9
- Format: Box set
- Dimensions: .54 pounds
| Album DescriptionCelebrate the life of the outstanding Russian pianist, Emil Gilels. Three outstanding 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 introductory time with state-of-the-art remastering. Gilels’s finish 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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Beethoven Piano Sonatas 29 30 31 Photo
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55 of 57 people found the following review helpful.
 The Emil Gilels Legacy – essential, despite being incomplete
By Discophage
DG has gathered on this convenient 9 CD set, all the Beethoven Sonatas recorded for them by Emil Gilels in his later years. He died, in 1985, shortly before his 69th birthday, before he could complete the cycle. They were originally published as recorded, over more than a decade, between 1972 (Sonatas No.21 “Waldstein” and 28 op. 101 – Gilels was 55 then) and 1985 (three releases then: the two so-called “Electoral” Sonatas WoO 47/1 & 2, here on CD 1, paired with No.11 op 22; No.5 op. 10/1, No.10 op. 14/2 and 19 op. 49/1; and finally No. 31 op. 109 & 32 op. 110). Some of those originally released on LP were also previously reissued on CD, but in reshuffled couplings, sometimes even duplicating each other (as the 1972 Waldstein, the 1973 Appassionata and the 1974 “Les Adieux”, Beethoven: Sonataen – Waldstein, Les Adieux, Appassionata, or the same Appassionata with the Pathétique from 1980 and # 31 from 1985 (haven’t found an entry on this website, it is listed under ASIN B0002UJJCS on the European sister companies, part of the Penguin Rosette collection), or again the pairing of 27 from 1974, 28 from 1972, 30 & 31, Beethoven: Klaviersonaten Nos. 27, 28, 30 & 31 [Germany]). Some others from the LP era were reissued only in the previous box set collating all of these recordings (Beethoven: 29 Piano Sonatas / Gilels – not an entirely honest title, as there are 29 Sonatas there only by dint of including the two early sonatas without opus number) and never made it on individual CDs, at least on DG (some were licensed by Olympia) : No. 6 op. 10/2, 12 op. 26, 16 op. 31/1, 25 op. 79.
40 of 44 people found the following review helpful.
Glorious! – Not all of the sonatas, but all superply played
By R. Lane
Universal made my day when they finally released this set in the USA a few years ago. Indeed, I count this the most welcome box set from Deutsche Grammophon in the last 10 years!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
Yes. It is a Great Set of 29 of the 32 Sonatas
By Kostadin Dyulgerski
I think enough has been said about this set. I would just point out the AMAZING SOUND QUALITY and Gilels very convincing interpretations. The energy and control he has while performing Beethoven is out of this world. I would say buy it at any price because you will rediscover Beethoven’s music through Gilels’ music making. I would also highly recommed his complete Beethoven Piano Concertos recorded with George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra for EMI
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