Emil Gilels Recital (1971)

A lovely musical and visual document

Emil Gilels is well known as a Beethoven interpreter. His approach is characterized by a full bodied sound throughout a wide dynamic range, complete virtuosity and a structural sense that gives clarity to both local and global musical events. His tempo choices make sense within a complete movement or entire sonata (he doesn't need to slow down dramatically for the second subject in Op.53's first movement) and he will mostly maintain a tempo with only slight fluctuations.

• Release Date: 1971-01-01
• Runtime: 1h 32min
• Production Company: Deutsche Grammophon
• Production Country: Germany
• Director: Hugo Käch