I was there! St Johns Smith Square. The lunchtime concert commenced with a downpour and thunderstorm (which passes unnoticed on the recording!) - to be followed by brilliant sunshine thru glistening drenched windows.....After a drink with friends in the crypt, we left the church at the same time as Gilels and all stopped to chat with him, smiling and very friendly. I always remember his strongly accented: "..and now we hyav a Gloreeuss Dayyh!" Whatever the possible crticisms of style, this concert remains strongly in my memory for intensity, poetry and rich sound; to be followed by Debussy Pour le Piano -what a treat of a programme! Thank you for posting this.
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How surprising different Gilels' Scarlatti sounds, compared to the way this music is normally played. I'm quite sure Scarlatti would be very happy with this recording!
I think this is the way which can be called (if any) normal. All the sprinters totally take out the musicality. It can be played a bit faster on the Harpsichord, just because a Harpsichord is faster attack, and faster decay...
I have never liked Scarlatti before this recording- but now I do! This magical lyricism combined with rhythmic vitality and depth of sound - man, Gilels is a genius
This isn’t Scarlatti, that why you like it, Ms. Kurochkina. Unless you can call it “Scarlatti on steroids.” Gilels just pounds the f*ck out of the delicacy of the music with his stone fingers....there’s no nuance whatsoever, nothing deceptive, or simple, just *BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!!BANG!!!”* til I want to scream! As far as “genius” goes, I can’t agree....compositions aren’t supposed to be about the performers....they’re supposed to find the composer in the pieces they play, not completely ignore the composer and disregard performance practice. And I’m not talking about using period instruments, either; the only pre-piano composer whose works are completely destroyed on the modern piano is Bach, bc his dense contrapuntal landscape makes it extremely difficult for modern pianists to realize with so much resonance from concert grands. To my ear, Glenn Gould is the only pianist to play Bach with complete clarity, probably bc he first studied Bach on a pipe organ with an organist. Ashkenazy comes close. Anyway, Gilels didn’t play Scarlatti here....he beat the poor guy into submission.
I had a long talk Gilels, Emil Grioriviech once in -80s. A cultivated, pleasant man. We talked about Volvo -service in Helsinki and more, like these Scarlatti -recordings. My final question to him was about who is the "greatest". With no hesitation he told " Сергей Васильевич!" i.e Rahmaninoff. One of the great values in Rahmaninoff's readings is the "not to hurry & hesitate", or give the impression, what ever the tempi were.
@@metteholm4833 I wrote that comment spontaneously during a period of intense study of Scarlatti. I am trying now to reconstruct why I reacted in that way.
@Max M You can ignore it, and I can ignore it too. But I won't, because I have enough confidence in my musical judgment to wonder why I wrote it and try to discover again the reasons. Or I suppose someone may hold a moralistic view that only reactions of praise can stand unsupported.
Il y a comme ça des compositeurs géniaux et des interprètes géniaux et quand ils se rencontrent, c'est le bonheur pour nous. Merci d'avoir téléchargé ce monument.
I wouldn’t go that far. His compatriot and contemporary Sviatoslav Richter was another giant, who had the most extensive repertoire and incredible power and ability to bring the most intimate moods and thoughts of composers to his listeners. In Russia then both had followers and admirers. Who is better? was discussed daily. I have loved both and was lucky to hear them live a few times.
Awesome interpretation by Gilels of these sonatas. When playing them on a piano, One must imagine specific tones which do not exist when palaying on harpsichord. Gilel's tones are quite subtle and difficult to challenge.
ЧУДО! Ни у кого не звучит рояль так божественно, что за градации звука, не могу поверить что кто либо сможет достигнуть такого звучания на рояле! ГИЛЕЛЬС воскресил СКАРЛАТИ, который сам бы не мог представить, что так прекрасно могут его сонаты звучать. Можно с радостью сказать это ГЕНИАЛЬНО.
This is how it should be played. He isn't showing off: he's the servant of the music. I wish more performers played like this. And.. thanks dad. You introduced me to Scarlatti (and Emil Gilels) when I was three.
Scarlatti was a sort of Sarasate/Liszt figure in the Baroque period. K. 141 d minor, which you are undoubtedly referring to, was used by Scarlatti himself for showing off speed. Suggesting Argerich is less correct (or any of the other musicians who did more research) is unfair to the musicians who knew what the meaning of the music actually was, in my opinion. The piece, to me, and nearly every musician, doesn't sound like it should be played neglected and depressed sounding. It should very very likely sound like a whirlwind, a panic, a fight, etc. Intensity is what is almost screamed by every marking and every note in the piece. If a child were to play Liszt Transcendental Etude No. 1 at a slower tempo than the one indicated by the composer himself, would that make him a better musician that Trifonov, who played it fast and triumphantly? Please, I beg of you, understand that to say one person is right, when this person is completely alone doing this thing, is to say that everyone else is wrong. Pletnev, Argerich, Dang Thai Son, Bunin, and even Sofrinitsky himself.
@@rampgamercracka4258 I believe the OP was speaking from his heart and wasn’t specifically saying other performers were incorrect. Only that Gilels’ interpretation moves him and is his particular favourite. His opinion has merit as does yours but his, all the more notable for its conciseness.
Even better than Michelangeli's Scarlatti, and that is saying a lot! Scarlatti's voice leading and rhythmic inventiveness really shine through in these mature performances. No velocity for velocity's sake, but the chops are there when needed. I was especially impressed with the soulful performance of the B minor.
Миелианджело как личность на такая яркая как Гилельс. Там больше декоративности. Мне еще очень нравится Скарлатти Клары Хаскил. Там другой подход возможно ближе к изначальному звучанию этой музыки.
Contrary to todays practice Gilels gives these 7 Scarlatti's sonatas gravity and depth. Both intellectually and emotionally. His interpretation eschews light-heartedness and frivolity we so often hear of Scarlatti. Some Gilels’ dynamics are exaggerated but clearly in line with his view. A little bit more sunny and smiling way wouldn’t come a miss, but I adore him!
Gilels was definitely not a period performer. But let's remember what goes with so masterful a pianist as Gilels: he finds things in music that others would never think of. Such is genius. It is not musical purism in the sense that one expects of the late Gustav Leonhardt, but his approach gives us insight into the musical depth of Scarlatti that period purism cannot offer. Domenico Scarlatti is a musical genius, and he can be interpreted in many ways. See also Chopin. Were I a competent pianist I would surely play a Chopin ballade very differently from how someone like Arrau or Rubinstein did -- but I would still respect Arrau and Rubinstein for their performances. I would also play these Scarlatti sonatas differently from Gilels, as I could never imitate his musical personality. .
I do not like this approach of Scarlatti , but who cares ? The important thing is that there is great music , revealing what you noted as "the real depth" of Scarlatti . Thank you Emil Gilels . (very) Far from the magic of Horowitz and its beautiful illusions (?) .... I didn't expect , and I didn't want that depth by M. Scarlatti , but who am I to forbid Domenico to be romantic , to be human ... ?
@@Fritz_Maisenbacher why would anyone be more human by being romantic??? I find Scarlatti's music to be full of vigour especially because it is not an ideal-seeking music.
The sonatas are great enough to support different interpretations including these. Listen to Hilary Hahn and Gil Shaham playing the Gavotte from the Bach E major sonata for different but excellent interpretations.
Yes, excellent point. The greatness of the sonatas is shown precisely in how so much and so many different things can be drawn from them. You won't find that in Clementi for instance.
Very intersteting to understante the context of this music: an italian master travelling through europe... making portuguese and spanish music as he goes along teaching the princesses. Lucky to have this reminiscence
Thank goodness there was still freedom of expression on the stage, even though it's apparently not accepted by the dry academics.. Most of the critics would berate Gilels for his Romantic approach, but what a dull world it would be if we were all playing in fashion.
This Gilels performance of Scarlatti reminds me much of Glenn Gould’s Bach. Completely original, and maybe even strange at first, yet totally fascinating and convincing. Bravo!!!
This is going to sound very trite and perhaps bizarre and obnoxious, but please read it as the metaphor it is intended to be: Gilels plays Scarlatti as music rather than as a harpsicord piece.
qui Gilels compie un miracolo: colloca Scarlatti fuori dal tempo, fuori dalle convenzioni e ce lo dona in una forma che si iscrive nell'eternità. Come la Callas e pochi altri geni, Gilels possedeva il dono di trascendere, concordo con l'idea che Scarlatti avrebbe apprezzato queste esecuzioni piene di volume, forti come una statua di Michelangelo, dolorose come l'abisso sull'orlo del quale tutti noi camminiamo incerti
grazie trovo questo commento molto bello. Per mio conto trovo interessanti anche le piccole sbavature di Gilels, le piccole imprecisioni, rispetto alla (quasi) assoluta precisione esecutiva del pure immenso Michelangeli
There is no such thing as Soviet pianistic art, or any art! It’s amazing, that there were incredible artists over-there, in those times despite the Soviet repressive environment!
@@stonefireice6058в СССР была самая настоящая демократия, т.е. власть народа, рабочих и крестьян. Репрессивное государство - это любое капиталистическое, где свобода и права есть только у кучки богатых, а миллионы людей труда бесправны и голодны.
Interesting to hear how the interpretation has changed since his youthful recording on Monitor!!! And compare, also, to Argerich, who btw grew up listening to Richter and Gilels, and adored them!
It's always surprising how everyone always refers to Argerich, and only to her. There are many very great interpreters of Scarlatti's sonatas : Larrocha, Zacharias, Perahia, A. Schiff, Barenboim (3 splendid sonatas in his last recording), Horowitz, and so on...
I heard Argerich play this first sonata k 141 and almost died as I thought there is some demon speed thing going on and is that all that people want? But at least here and Wanda Landowska, Casadesus, and a handful of others there is profound thought and integrity going on ... .even if you don't always agree with the tempi but that is personal. Bravo!
Agerich’s interpretation of this piece is obviously not less insightful at all, not to mention less integrity. Different people have different understandings. I personally prefer agerich’s version.
If you listen to the harpsichord versions, a big part of Scarlatti is excitement, so Argerich's version should not be dismissed this easily. Classical music isn't all about "profundity". Not everyone is Bach, nor is Bach only "profound". Not that Gilels doesn't create excitement in thee music, but the excitement here comes from the rapidly alternating depth and scope. Just hope Gilels can be a bit more improvisatory/ impulsive as most Baroque music, especially Scarlatti's, should sound.
I really like Argerich performance. Yes, her tempo is brutal, but harmonics and melody are the same, and her passion for piano is felt through this piece.
The B Minor sonata K.27 is perhaps the greatest rendition of it I have ever heard: completely un-virtuousic and pianistic it is historically completely inaccurate (the tempo, too, is against Scarlatti's indication) yet it evinces Scarlatti's genius, especially thanks to Gilels's "sforzandi" which in the B section with their dissonance give the sonata a unique timelessness. It is simply hauntingly beautiful.
This man, I don´t have words to express his technique. Perfection. First time I hear from his hands playing Scarlatti. Amazing. Love Schiff´s playing and Pogorelich. I´ll add his to my list. Thanks for posting.
5 years later than your reply. I quite agree it's so unlike others and so personal to Gilels. I don't know how many times I've heard this piece, but certainly never played like this. What a wonderful performer of music.
+bach5861 Well first instance on this first d minor sonata it might be a bit to much so ... it could be a bit more rythmic and angular......as opposed to Bach with the incredible polyphony..... but yes even Mozart and Bach have souls too that know a thing or two about romance of course within their period.
+bach5861 Well, yes, he can definitely sound that way in some of his works. But he's still always well within the Baroque language, which means he's the kind of genius capable to transcend his historical period without necessarily being a revolutionary or sorts.
Je dois à Emil Guilels d'avoir découvert, en février 1964, cette version des sonates de Scarlatti (dans un disque 33T, Amadeo vanguard) qui donnait aussi une version de concert de ces sonates sublimes qui sont toutes de petits chef-d'oeuvres!! Il faut dire que déjà, à mon sens, que cette version de piano superbe, résolvait la querelle-piano clavecin- ! Même si Scott Ross a donné une Référence de l'intégrale de ces sonates! Chapeau pour cette prodigieuse performance... Depuis je n'ai jamais oublié les sonates de Domenico qui reste un cas unique dans l'histoire de la musique! On peut dire que se sont de petits opéras, par leur dynamisme, leur verve, faconde et nostalgie ou la poésie est présente... Il est par ses Sonates, l'égal des plus grands compositeurs, une référence absolue!
Personally, I find the mania people have re identifying 'the best' to be a disease of Post-Enlightenment culture and very 'anti-art'. Hope you are still enjoying Gilels.
Giles es uno de los pianistas imprescindibles del siglo XX. Pero su humildad era tan manifiesta que cuando se lo elogió en Occidente por su monumental forma de interpretar dijo "Esperen a escuchar a Richter"
this guy puts heart into these pieces. So many players wreck Scarlatti by rushing rushing as hard as they can through these works, as though the faster you went the better you were interpreting. No. Just because you can sprint, doesn't mean you should.
Genial interpretación de la música de un genio de la composición académica. La armonía el ritmo y la melodía haciendo gala de proporciones justas. Música eterna que no cansa a los oídos y sirve para elevarse.
Puede ser, prefiero no comparar; porque dentro de la obra de arte, el intérprete también pone su cuerpo y su alma para recrearla de acuerdo a su espíritu. Nada es igual todo enriquece.
Une série de musiques qu'il a transmises a une beauté qui jaillit naturellement comme une source. Il a la même dignité qu'il est né et a grandi. C'est un album précieux que les jeunes qui ne connaissent que les maîtres contemporains devraient écouter
Guilels est clairement un des plus grands de tous les temps, dans Scarlatti comme dans tant d'autres, même si on entend ici quelques petites imperfections dans certains traits rapides (et même une belle fausse note) comme cela lui arrivait à cet âge (il a ici 68 ans et devait mourir quelques mois plus tard, à 69 ans). C'est tout de même grandiose. Une autre magnifique pianiste (pourquoi n'est-elle jamais citée?) a donné une interprétation bouleversante de beauté de ces sonates de Scarlatti : Alicia de Larrocha.
I've listened live to most of the greatest pianists currently in activity and, frankly speaking, I would struggle to choose a preferred one. I've listened to so many beautiful interpretations. Gilels has anyway a unique sound and musicality. He's almost 'sculpting' the sound with an unrivaled poetry. His technique is perfect and plays everything with such fluidity and naturalness that you could think that playing like him is so easy! Perhaps the only pianist that has given me similar feelings during a whole concert is Grigory Sokolov. It's really a pity that he's no more in this world and can offer his music to a mankind plenty of troubles. We are anyway lucky to be able to revere his art through these fantastic recordings.
Nice that you mentioned Sokolov. After Gilels and Richter, he is the only one, who continues on the path of great Russian masters. Gilels was his mentor and friend, who awarded Grisha with 1st Tchaikovsky competition prize, going against the Kremlin wishes.
Hermoso! bellisimas interpretaciones de estas bellisimas sonatas de ScarlattiSimply beautiful!! Wonderful interpretations of these wonderful Scarlatti's sonatas Thanks for posting. Bellissime interpretazioni di queste bellissime sonate del maestro Scarlatti. Dei very gioielli!!
He seems to forget the heel-clicking, thump and stamp of Iberian dance! The playing is interesting; but, I prefer the manic cerebral and visceral excitement of the real Scarlatti.
This is artistic culture a professional pianist playing A. Scarlatti, D. Scarlatti or Vivaldi with so much emotion so you really understand the emotions he's expressing. FYI It's not possible for a robot to play Scarlatti like this independently only via copying the human (until x,000 years later when robots have emotions). This performance isn't dreary or dull & understandable.
+margatroid derek It's a damn shame you weren't born in the 18th or 19th century and taught all those moron composers how to "do it right". Well, at least they had Haydn and Scarlatti to look up to.
I was there! St Johns Smith Square. The lunchtime concert commenced with a downpour and thunderstorm (which passes unnoticed on the recording!) - to be followed by brilliant sunshine thru glistening drenched windows.....After a drink with friends in the crypt, we left the church at the same time as Gilels and all stopped to chat with him, smiling and very friendly. I always remember his strongly accented: "..and now we hyav a Gloreeuss Dayyh!"
Whatever the possible crticisms of style, this concert remains strongly in my memory for intensity, poetry and rich sound; to be followed by Debussy Pour le Piano -what a treat of a programme! Thank you for posting this.
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@@jpraise6771What ? This is Scarlatti lovers here.
Me piace moltto Scarlatti 😂❤
How surprising different Gilels' Scarlatti sounds, compared to the way this music is normally played. I'm quite sure Scarlatti would be very happy with this recording!
I think this is the way which can be called (if any) normal.
All the sprinters totally take out the musicality. It can be played a bit faster on the Harpsichord, just because a Harpsichord is faster attack, and faster decay...
Emil Gilels sure was a great pianist. But what he does here is beyond words, transcends technique.
His interpretation of Scarlatti is so romantic
@@squirrel4727 I don't disagree. But calling it romantic doesn't begin to describe what he's doing.
I have never liked Scarlatti before this recording- but now I do! This magical lyricism combined with rhythmic vitality and depth of sound - man, Gilels is a genius
Search out Marcelle Meyer's Scarlatti and Rameau...
Me too…
Nearly the same
This isn’t Scarlatti, that why you like it, Ms. Kurochkina. Unless you can call it “Scarlatti on steroids.” Gilels just pounds the f*ck out of the delicacy of the music with his stone fingers....there’s no nuance whatsoever, nothing deceptive, or simple, just *BANG!!! BANG!!! BANG!!!BANG!!!”* til I want to scream! As far as “genius” goes, I can’t agree....compositions aren’t supposed to be about the performers....they’re supposed to find the composer in the pieces they play, not completely ignore the composer and disregard performance practice. And I’m not talking about using period instruments, either; the only pre-piano composer whose works are completely destroyed on the modern piano is Bach, bc his dense contrapuntal landscape makes it extremely difficult for modern pianists to realize with so much resonance from concert grands. To my ear, Glenn Gould is the only pianist to play Bach with complete clarity, probably bc he first studied Bach on a pipe organ with an organist. Ashkenazy comes close. Anyway, Gilels didn’t play Scarlatti here....he beat the poor guy into submission.
@@petek3872 True. She is "the interpreter" of Scarlatti.
What a beautiful approach to Scarlatti!
Masterful Gilels.
I had a long talk Gilels, Emil Grioriviech once in -80s. A cultivated, pleasant man. We talked about Volvo -service in Helsinki and more, like these Scarlatti -recordings. My final question to him was about who is the "greatest". With no hesitation he told " Сергей Васильевич!" i.e Rahmaninoff. One of the great values in Rahmaninoff's readings is the "not to hurry & hesitate", or give the impression, what ever the tempi were.
Thanks for the inspiration!
Interesting, but deeply wrong.
@@perryphilias Why wrong?
@@metteholm4833 I wrote that comment spontaneously during a period of intense study of Scarlatti. I am trying now to reconstruct why I reacted in that way.
@Max M You can ignore it, and I can ignore it too. But I won't, because I have enough confidence in my musical judgment to wonder why I wrote it and try to discover again the reasons. Or I suppose someone may hold a moralistic view that only reactions of praise can stand unsupported.
Il y a comme ça des compositeurs géniaux et des interprètes géniaux et quand ils se rencontrent, c'est le bonheur pour nous. Merci d'avoir téléchargé ce monument.
Интернет нужно было придумать чтобы кок можно больше людей это услышали!Это душа с душою говорит
Совершенно потрясающее исполнение!
Неоспоримо
What is unique in Gilels interpretations of Scarlatti sonatas is that he is never in a hurry. Love his tempo.
I have never heard anyone play Scarlatti's sonatas with such a delicate touch as the great Emil Gilels.
Emil Gilels is an incomparable musician. His sound and interpretation are hardly achievable by others!
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Completely agree. Been enamoured of Gilels for decades.
Gilels, the pianist with the “golden” tone. His recording of the Brahms piano concerti with Jochum remains my favourite.
I wouldn’t go that far. His compatriot and contemporary Sviatoslav Richter was another giant, who had the most extensive repertoire and incredible power and ability to bring the most intimate moods and thoughts of composers to his listeners. In Russia then both had followers and admirers. Who is better? was discussed daily.
I have loved both and was lucky to hear them live a few times.
Emil Gilels, here a few months before his early death, 69 year old. An immense musician !
He was killed ((((
@@elmiramuradova561By whom ?
Awesome interpretation by Gilels of these sonatas. When playing them on a piano, One must imagine specific tones which do not exist when palaying on harpsichord. Gilel's tones are quite subtle and difficult to challenge.
ЧУДО! Ни у кого не звучит рояль так божественно, что за градации звука, не могу поверить что кто
либо сможет достигнуть
такого звучания на рояле!
ГИЛЕЛЬС воскресил
СКАРЛАТИ, который сам
бы не мог представить, что
так прекрасно могут его
сонаты звучать. Можно
с радостью сказать это
ГЕНИАЛЬНО.
Clara Haskil
what a wonderful musician: he lets me re-discover some sonatas in a new, unusual but charming prospective.
Yes! I had exactly that feeling with his rendition of Chopins third! Simply sublime.
это не просто Скарлатти, не просто Гильельс, это философское размышление о жизни... спасибо ИНТЕРНЕТУ.
Сколько надо пережить чтобы так играть
Да, если смотреть 24 года позже, концерт в Москве, темп (например в к 141) немного быстрее и слышится менее выразительно чем в этой записи...
Жаль, что сейчас уже невозможно сходить на концерт нашего Великого Гилельса и послушать его вживую(
Как хорошо вы заметили .
Великий Гилельс играет гениальные сонаты.
This is how it should be played. He isn't showing off: he's the servant of the music. I wish more performers played like this.
And.. thanks dad. You introduced me to Scarlatti (and Emil Gilels) when I was three.
Scarlatti was a sort of Sarasate/Liszt figure in the Baroque period. K. 141 d minor, which you are undoubtedly referring to, was used by Scarlatti himself for showing off speed. Suggesting Argerich is less correct (or any of the other musicians who did more research) is unfair to the musicians who knew what the meaning of the music actually was, in my opinion. The piece, to me, and nearly every musician, doesn't sound like it should be played neglected and depressed sounding. It should very very likely sound like a whirlwind, a panic, a fight, etc. Intensity is what is almost screamed by every marking and every note in the piece. If a child were to play Liszt Transcendental Etude No. 1 at a slower tempo than the one indicated by the composer himself, would that make him a better musician that Trifonov, who played it fast and triumphantly? Please, I beg of you, understand that to say one person is right, when this person is completely alone doing this thing, is to say that everyone else is wrong. Pletnev, Argerich, Dang Thai Son, Bunin, and even Sofrinitsky himself.
@@rampgamercracka4258 I believe the OP was speaking from his heart and wasn’t specifically saying other performers were incorrect. Only that Gilels’ interpretation moves him and is his particular favourite. His opinion has merit as does yours but his, all the more notable for its conciseness.
Emil Gilels is intense, deep, and far away when he plays. Show-off is in another world than his. Great dad you have !
@@rampgamercracka4258 I think you mean the K 141 D minor sonata.
@@madaboutvoice that's what I said
Even better than Michelangeli's Scarlatti, and that is saying a lot! Scarlatti's voice leading and rhythmic inventiveness really shine through in these mature performances. No velocity for velocity's sake, but the chops are there when needed. I was especially impressed with the soulful performance of the B minor.
Well I wouldn't go that far.
Not better than Michelangeli, simply different.
Миелианджело как личность на такая яркая как Гилельс. Там больше декоративности. Мне еще очень нравится Скарлатти Клары Хаскил. Там другой подход возможно ближе к изначальному звучанию этой музыки.
it is unbelievable how ahead of his time scarlatti was. although it is certainly baroque, some of the chordal progressions are almost even romantic.
Pianista sublime....senza parole
I think Scarlatti would be shocked seeing Gilel's perfoming. I'd like give Gilels ten years of my life (sorry for my bad english)
Both fantastic !!!
Thank you for this beautiful music.
Gilel's radiant, mellifluous tone is recognizable anywhere. So what if his Scarlatti are as sweet as honey - what matters is that they are beautiful.
Contrary to todays practice Gilels gives these 7 Scarlatti's sonatas gravity and depth. Both intellectually and emotionally. His interpretation eschews light-heartedness and frivolity we so often hear of Scarlatti. Some Gilels’ dynamics are exaggerated but clearly in line with his view. A little bit more sunny and smiling way wouldn’t come a miss, but I adore him!
+MrVoayer // True....a way more romantic version....away from the usual meticulous austerity
Gilels was definitely not a period performer. But let's remember what goes with so masterful a pianist as Gilels: he finds things in music that others would never think of. Such is genius. It is not musical purism in the sense that one expects of the late Gustav Leonhardt, but his approach gives us insight into the musical depth of Scarlatti that period purism cannot offer.
Domenico Scarlatti is a musical genius, and he can be interpreted in many ways. See also Chopin.
Were I a competent pianist I would surely play a Chopin ballade very differently from how someone like Arrau or Rubinstein did -- but I would still respect Arrau and Rubinstein for their performances. I would also play these Scarlatti sonatas differently from Gilels, as I could never imitate his musical personality. .
I do not like this approach of Scarlatti , but who cares ?
The important thing is that there is great music , revealing what you noted as "the real depth" of Scarlatti . Thank you Emil Gilels .
(very) Far from the magic of Horowitz and its beautiful illusions (?) ....
I didn't expect , and I didn't want that depth by M. Scarlatti , but who am I to forbid Domenico to be romantic , to be human ... ?
@@Fritz_Maisenbacher why would anyone be more human by being romantic??? I find Scarlatti's music to be full of vigour especially because it is not an ideal-seeking music.
Scarlatti is deeper, than most people believe.
Superb playing, as always. Thank you for uploading this. :)
best rendition of K466 I've heard so far
The sonatas are great enough to support different interpretations including these. Listen to Hilary Hahn and Gil Shaham playing the Gavotte from the Bach E major sonata for different but excellent interpretations.
Yes, excellent point. The greatness of the sonatas is shown precisely in how so much and so many different things can be drawn from them. You won't find that in Clementi for instance.
Every stroke of Gilels's is so touching! What fluidity! The sonatas never sound like a sequence of notes. And the tempo is heartwarmingly perfect!
Can't stop listening! Love it. A ray of light in dark times. Thanks!
Very intersteting to understante the context of this music: an italian master travelling through europe... making portuguese and spanish music as he goes along teaching the princesses. Lucky to have this reminiscence
GILELS, ARTISTA DE ÉLITE,ALGUNAS DE SUS VERSIONES SON INIGUALABLES.
Un corpo sonoro sempre così terso e rotondo...in una sola parola: sublime!
Gilels genio assoluto
Wow, how he plays the K27 sonata !
Thank goodness there was still freedom of expression on the stage, even though it's apparently not accepted by the dry academics.. Most of the critics would berate Gilels for his Romantic approach, but what a dull world it would be if we were all playing in fashion.
Most academics are the very definition of dullness.
This Gilels performance of Scarlatti reminds me much of Glenn Gould’s Bach. Completely original, and maybe even strange at first, yet totally fascinating and convincing. Bravo!!!
This is going to sound very trite and perhaps bizarre and obnoxious, but please read it as the metaphor it is intended to be: Gilels plays Scarlatti as music rather than as a harpsicord piece.
The golden sound.
Gilels is the best on scarlatti
Bellissimo meraviglioso!!!!!!!!!!
qui Gilels compie un miracolo: colloca Scarlatti fuori dal tempo, fuori dalle convenzioni e ce lo dona in una forma che si iscrive nell'eternità. Come la Callas e pochi altri geni, Gilels possedeva il dono di trascendere, concordo con l'idea che Scarlatti avrebbe apprezzato queste esecuzioni piene di volume, forti come una statua di Michelangelo, dolorose come l'abisso sull'orlo del quale tutti noi camminiamo incerti
Approvo quanto Tu dici...trovo Gilels maestoso in questo Scarlatti, collocato in un Universo atemporale,incantato.....nulla di strano, Amico,è
Gilels!
+marco rotondi Il secondo Scarlatti !!!
grazie trovo questo commento molto bello. Per mio conto trovo interessanti anche le piccole sbavature di Gilels, le piccole imprecisioni, rispetto alla (quasi) assoluta precisione esecutiva del pure immenso Michelangeli
esattamente come fa il sommo Richter nel monumentale Preludio e Fuga BWV 869, una delle cose più stupefacenti che si possano ascoltare.
Гилельс,Рихтер_ советское пианистическое искусство было лучшим в мире.
There is no such thing as Soviet pianistic art, or any art! It’s amazing, that there were incredible artists over-there, in those times despite the Soviet repressive environment!
@@stonefireice6058в СССР была самая настоящая демократия, т.е. власть народа, рабочих и крестьян.
Репрессивное государство - это любое капиталистическое, где свобода и права есть только у кучки богатых, а миллионы людей труда бесправны и голодны.
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douce et saine mélancolie, propice à la méditation...
Ph.
Interesting to hear how the interpretation has changed since his youthful recording on Monitor!!! And compare, also, to Argerich, who btw grew up listening to Richter and Gilels, and adored them!
It's always surprising how everyone always refers to Argerich, and only to her. There are many very great interpreters of Scarlatti's sonatas : Larrocha, Zacharias, Perahia, A. Schiff, Barenboim (3 splendid sonatas in his last recording), Horowitz, and so on...
chissà chi sono i 10 bischeri ai quali non piace questa meraviglia?
ascoltano probabilmente dj axe...
Ora 14 ...
dici bene: meraviglia. Forse i 20 "bischeri" ascoltano Allevi (!)
I’m addicted to this music. It reflects my inner feelings. Thank you
I heard Argerich play this first sonata k 141 and almost died as I thought there is some demon speed thing going on and is that all that people want? But at least here and Wanda Landowska, Casadesus, and a handful of others there is profound thought and integrity going on ... .even if you don't always agree with the tempi but that is personal. Bravo!
Absolutely agree, there is just another music in this d-moll sonata, well, more likely, there IS finally music.
Gilels is a legend, Argerich is vastly overrated
Agerich’s interpretation of this piece is obviously not less insightful at all, not to mention less integrity. Different people have different understandings. I personally prefer agerich’s version.
If you listen to the harpsichord versions, a big part of Scarlatti is excitement, so Argerich's version should not be dismissed this easily. Classical music isn't all about "profundity". Not everyone is Bach, nor is Bach only "profound".
Not that Gilels doesn't create excitement in thee music, but the excitement here comes from the rapidly alternating depth and scope. Just hope Gilels can be a bit more improvisatory/ impulsive as most Baroque music, especially Scarlatti's, should sound.
I really like Argerich performance. Yes, her tempo is brutal, but harmonics and melody are the same, and her passion for piano is felt through this piece.
The dMinor comes as quite a jolt if you're weaned on the flashy Argerich performance but this defiant/imperfect approach has it's virtues!
Sheer poetry. Some of the best Scarlatti ever performed on piano.
The B Minor sonata K.27 is perhaps the greatest rendition of it I have ever heard: completely un-virtuousic and pianistic it is historically completely inaccurate (the tempo, too, is against Scarlatti's indication) yet it evinces Scarlatti's genius, especially thanks to Gilels's "sforzandi" which in the B section with their dissonance give the sonata a unique timelessness.
It is simply hauntingly beautiful.
This man, I don´t have words to express his technique. Perfection. First time I hear from his hands playing Scarlatti. Amazing. Love Schiff´s playing and Pogorelich. I´ll add his to my list. Thanks for posting.
5 years later than your reply. I quite agree it's so unlike others and so personal to Gilels. I don't know how many times I've heard this piece, but certainly never played like this. What a wonderful performer of music.
that piano sound ❤
that piano proud
ギレリスのスカルラッティ、深みがあってすごくいいですね。
Simply magic.
Wow! I didn't know Scarlatti is so romantic!
+bach5861 Well first instance on this first d minor sonata it might be a bit to much so ... it could be a bit more rythmic and angular......as opposed to Bach with the incredible polyphony..... but yes even Mozart and Bach have souls too that know a thing or two about romance of course within their period.
+bach5861 Well, yes, he can definitely sound that way in some of his works. But he's still always well within the Baroque language, which means he's the kind of genius capable to transcend his historical period without necessarily being a revolutionary or sorts.
me too
@ bach 5861--me too
Scarlatti is a genius .. his music anticipate the great romantic soul.
Chopin Schumann Liszt...
beautiful absolutely
great pianist and great composer.great italian tradition.
Браво. благодарю
I love Gilels interpretation. I'm a hopeless romantic so his Scarlatti is just perfect.
Noble, sentimental, and masterful
Je dois à Emil Guilels d'avoir découvert, en février 1964, cette version des sonates de Scarlatti (dans un disque 33T, Amadeo vanguard) qui donnait aussi une version de concert de ces sonates sublimes qui sont toutes de petits chef-d'oeuvres!!
Il faut dire que déjà, à mon sens, que cette version de piano superbe, résolvait la querelle-piano clavecin- !
Même si Scott Ross a donné une Référence de l'intégrale de ces sonates! Chapeau pour cette prodigieuse performance...
Depuis je n'ai jamais oublié les sonates de Domenico qui reste un cas unique dans l'histoire de la musique!
On peut dire que se sont de petits opéras, par leur dynamisme, leur verve, faconde et nostalgie ou la poésie est présente...
Il est par ses Sonates, l'égal des plus grands compositeurs, une référence absolue!
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A well known pianist friend names E. Gilels as the best of all time. Certainly impressive on the 7 Scarlatti's
+Mathview one of the best for sure
Personally, I find the mania people have re identifying 'the best' to be a disease of Post-Enlightenment culture and very 'anti-art'. Hope you are still enjoying Gilels.
k 446 is the most beautiful one of the lot
I agree, but k446 isn’t in this video
Gilels is the heart of (precious) stone.
Giles es uno de los pianistas imprescindibles del siglo XX. Pero su humildad era tan manifiesta que cuando se lo elogió en Occidente por su monumental forma de interpretar dijo "Esperen a escuchar a Richter"
So haunting. What a dwelling tempo...
Sencillamente hermoso!
Thanks for sharing.
this guy puts heart into these pieces. So many players wreck Scarlatti by rushing rushing as hard as they can through these works, as though the faster you went the better you were interpreting. No. Just because you can sprint, doesn't mean you should.
Mister Gilels , in your hands k32 k466 k27 become sublime poetry :D :D I'll learn them by heart.
Yes ... ghilels fantastic in this sonatas .
Genial interpretación de la música de un genio de la composición académica. La armonía el ritmo y la melodía haciendo gala de proporciones justas. Música eterna que no cansa a los oídos y sirve para elevarse.
Beautiful but A.B.Michelangeli is unsurpassed!
Puede ser, prefiero no comparar; porque dentro de la obra de arte, el intérprete también pone su cuerpo y su alma para recrearla de acuerdo a su espíritu. Nada es igual todo enriquece.
Qué musica ACADEMICA ? Domingo Escarlati es la VIDA MISMA !
These pieces were waiting for the invention of the 19th century grand piano.
Une pure merveille, un très grand merci !
Une série de musiques qu'il a transmises a une beauté qui jaillit naturellement comme une source. Il a la même dignité qu'il est né et a grandi. C'est un album précieux que les jeunes qui ne connaissent que les maîtres contemporains devraient écouter
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Wonderful execution !
Best Scarplatti interpretation so far.
Guilels est clairement un des plus grands de tous les temps, dans Scarlatti comme dans tant d'autres, même si on entend ici quelques petites imperfections dans certains traits rapides (et même une belle fausse note) comme cela lui arrivait à cet âge (il a ici 68 ans et devait mourir quelques mois plus tard, à 69 ans). C'est tout de même grandiose. Une autre magnifique pianiste (pourquoi n'est-elle jamais citée?) a donné une interprétation bouleversante de beauté de ces sonates de Scarlatti : Alicia de Larrocha.
I've listened live to most of the greatest pianists currently in activity and, frankly speaking, I would struggle to choose a preferred one. I've listened to so many beautiful interpretations. Gilels has anyway a unique sound and musicality. He's almost 'sculpting' the sound with an unrivaled poetry. His technique is perfect and plays everything with such fluidity and naturalness that you could think that playing like him is so easy! Perhaps the only pianist that has given me similar feelings during a whole concert is Grigory Sokolov. It's really a pity that he's no more in this world and can offer his music to a mankind plenty of troubles. We are anyway lucky to be able to revere his art through these fantastic recordings.
Nice that you mentioned Sokolov. After Gilels and Richter, he is the only one, who continues on the path of great Russian masters. Gilels was his mentor and friend, who awarded Grisha with 1st Tchaikovsky competition prize, going against the Kremlin wishes.
Hermoso! bellisimas interpretaciones de estas bellisimas sonatas de ScarlattiSimply beautiful!! Wonderful interpretations of these wonderful Scarlatti's sonatas Thanks for posting. Bellissime interpretazioni di queste bellissime sonate del maestro Scarlatti. Dei very gioielli!!
Semplicemente adoro Scarlatti.
He seems to forget the heel-clicking, thump and stamp of Iberian dance! The playing is interesting; but, I prefer the manic cerebral and visceral excitement of the real Scarlatti.
Una meraviglia...anche amando Martha, devo ammettere che Giles qui è superiore.
I was introduced to these soothing pieces by Horowitz. Gilels is just as lyrically thoughtful.
I came late to Scarlatti and I won't ever be leaving.
Он исполнил это гениально и просто 15 октября 1984 года. А ровно через год 14 октября 1985 года Эмиль Григорьевич покинул нас...
Это была невыполнимая утрата...
absolute!
Beautiful ! Happy New Year !
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감사합니다!♡♡♡
думаю Гилельс лучший исполнитель музыки Скарлатти на фортепьяно. Фантастическое исполнение.
Interpretation trôp puissante ,cette robustesse ecrasse la grâce et l'elegance du divin Scarlatti...
This is taking my breath away!
noch immer und wieder; …..endlos schön…..
This is artistic culture a professional pianist playing A. Scarlatti, D. Scarlatti or Vivaldi with so much emotion so you really understand the emotions he's expressing. FYI It's not possible for a robot to play Scarlatti like this independently only via copying the human (until x,000 years later when robots have emotions). This performance isn't dreary or dull & understandable.
I never liked classical era music until I discovered Scarlatti. He, along with Haydn, is one of the few who do it right.
+margatroid derek It's a damn shame you weren't born in the 18th or 19th century and taught all those moron composers how to "do it right". Well, at least they had Haydn and Scarlatti to look up to.
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+margatroid derek Who do you think you are?
Scarlatti is actually a Baroque composer. Early Haydn has Baroque traits but he is usually associated with Mozart in the Classical era.
21:11... Isso parece muito BARROCO, cara!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Amo Scarlatti. No habia escuchado a este interprete y me encanto'. GRACIAS PIR ESTE REGALO. 😂😂❤❤❤❤
On voit que Giles ne connait pas la melancolie des rueles solitaires de Seville ou Scarlatti a vécu
One of Scarlatti’s more mysterious sonatas