Emil Gilels - Saint-Saens, Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos (1993)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:04:45 | 165 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Testament | Catalog: SBT1029
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:04:45 | 165 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Testament | Catalog: SBT1029
Gilels was a true king of pianists, and these Paris- and New York-based recordings only confirm his legendary status. Here, again, is that superlative musicianship, that magisterial technique and, above all, that unforgettable sonority. What breadth and distinction he brings to the first movement of the Saint-Saëns, from his fulmination in the central octave uproar to his uncanny stillness in the final pages. High jinks are reserved for the second and third movements, the former tossed off with a teasing lightness, the latter's whirling measures with infinite brio.