For the 100th anniversary of Emil Gilels, one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, Melodiya presents an anthology of his pianistic legacy.

“Titans of the piano like Gilels are born once in a hundred years,” wrote a Japanese correspondent in 1957; similar comments accompanied the musician’s performances throughout his performing career.

The performance of the young man from the Odessa Conservatory at the 1933 First All-Union Competition in

Moscow came as a bombshell: the audience gave him a standing ovation, and unfamiliar people congratulated each other on the emergence of a genius. Five years later, Gilels gained another unconditional victory at the international competition in Brussels. After WWII, in the period of the most strained relations between the Soviet Union and the West, Gilels conquered the public in the United States and Western Europe. The pianist never interrupted his concert life for half a century. Gilels’s art continued to develop through extending the repertoire and enhancing the interpretations of the works he had played many times, and at times the pieces already well known and “worn out” by other pianists received surprise readings from him.

The Melodiya anniversary release covers Gilels’s almost entire life in music from his first studio recording of 1935 (Liszt’s Fantasy on Themes from Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, the number with which young Gilels caused a furor at the competition) to the artist’s last performance in Moscow in 1984 with Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata, one of the most difficult works in piano literature. Most part of the set is dedicated to live broadcasts that captured the pianist’s extensive repertoire – from Scarlatti and Bach to Shostakovich and Stravinsky, including a number of never-before-released interpretations such as Scriabin’s Sonata No. 1, Bach’s Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue, Handel’s Chaconne, Borodin’s Scherzo etc.

The art of Gilels as an ensemblist is represented with his collaborations with the greatest Soviet performers such as Leonid Kogan, Mstislav Rostropovich and Rudolf Barshai. The recordings with the pianist’s sister, remarkable violinist Elizaveta Gilels, are worth a special mention. There are genuine rarities among the chamber ensemble recordings – Gabriel Fauré’s Piano Quartet, Alexander Alyabyev’s Trio and César Cui’s Sonata for violin and piano.

Emil Gilels was a chairman of the panel of the Tchaikovsky International Competition for over twenty years and one of the few pianists who had all three piano concertos of the great Russian composer in his repertoire – all of them are featured in this set (two little-known recordings of the First Concerto made in 1948 and 1956 are particularly notable).

Emil Gilels played with the world’s best orchestras, and this release features the prominent Soviet conductors Konstantin Ivanov, Kirill Kondrashin, Rudolf Barshai and Evgeny Svetlanov accompanying the pianist.

Tracklist :

CD 1
Franz Liszt – Ferruccio Busoni
1 Fantasy on two themes from W.A. Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), BV B66 _ 13.14
Jean-Baptiste Loeillet – Leopold Godowsky
2 Gigue from Suite No. 1 in G minor _ 1.58
Francis Poulenc
3 Pastourelle in B flat major, FP 45 _ 2.27
Claude Debussy – Leonard Borwick
4 Fêtes from Nocturnes, L. 91 No. 2 _ 5.58
Franz Liszt
5 Etude No. 5 in E major, La chasse, from Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141 _ 2.29
Johannes Brahms
6 Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor, WoO 1 _ 2.51
Frédéric Chopin
7 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 _ 8.15
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
8 Duetto, Song without Words, Op. 38 No. 6 _ 2.45
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy – Sergei Rachmaninoff
9 Scherzo from incidental music to Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1933) _ 4.25
Franz Liszt
10 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D flat major, S. 244/6 _ 6.04
Carl Tausig
11 Pastorale and Capriccio on motives of Domenico Scarlatti’s sonatas in D minor, K. 9, and in E major, K. 20 _ 6.58
Sergei Rachmaninoff
12 Etude-tableau in E flat minor, Op. 39 No. 5 _ 4.49
Total time: 62.49

Recorded in 1935 (1, 2), 1937 (3, 4), 1940 (5, 6), 1946 (7), 1947 (8), 1949 (9–12).

Remastering – M. Pilipov

CD 2
Frédéric Chopin
1 Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1 _ 5.52
2 Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major, Op. 36 _ 5.30
3 Fantaisie-impromptu in С sharp minor, Op. 66 _ 4.28
4 Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 53 _ 6.38
Franz Liszt
5 Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 _ 29.05
6 Valse oubliée No. 1, S. 215 _ 2.46
Claude Debussy
Images, Book I, L. 110
7 1. Reflets dans l`eau _ 4.56
8 2. Hommage à Rameau _ 6.02
9 3. Mouvement _ 3.22
Total time: 68.36

Recorded in 1949 (1–6), 1948 (7), 1947 (8, 9).
Remastering – E. Barykina

CD 3
Ludwig van Beethoven
1 32 Variations for piano in C minor, WoO 80 _10.43
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53
2 I. Allegro con brio _ 10.47
3 II. Introduzione. Adagio molto _ 3.56
4 III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato _ 9.05
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101
5 I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto, ma non troppo _ 3.57
6 II. Lebhaft. Marschmäßig. Vivace alla Marcia _ 5.36
7 III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto _ 2.46
8 IV. Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro _ 6.56
Robert Schumann
Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
9 I. Vivacissimo _ 5.59
10 II. Andantino _ 4.05
11 III. Scherzo _ 1.43
12 IV. Presto _ 5.43
Total time: 71.24

Recorded in 1946 (1), 1947–1948 (2–4), 1950 (5–12).
Remastering – E. Barykina

CD 4
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
1 I. Allegro con brio _ 13.36
2 II. Largo _ 11.54
3 III. Rondo. Allegro _ 7.22
Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
4 I. Allegro non troppo _ 16.35
5 II. Allegro appassionato _ 8.06
6 III. Andante _ 11.48
7 IV. Allegretto grazioso _ 7.38
Total time: 77.23

Emil Gilels, piano
The USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Kirill Kondrashin
Recorded in 1954 (1–3), 1952 (4–7).
Remastering – M. Pilipov

CD 5
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
1 I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso _ 20.42
2 II. Andantino semplice _ 6.55
3 III. Allegro con fuoco _ 6.15
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
4 I. Allegro con brio _ 13.39
5 II. Adagio _ 8.46
6 III. Rondo. Molto allegro _ 6.00
Total time: 62.46

Emil Gilels, piano
The USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Konstantin Ivanov (1–3)
The Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor – Kurt Sanderling (4–6)
Recorded in 1951 (1–3), 1958 (4–6).
Sound engineer – A. Grossman (4–6)
Remastering – M. Pilipov

CD 6
César Cui
Violin Sonata in D major, Op. 84
1 I. Allegro _ 6.49
2 II. Andante non troppo _ 5.07
3 III. Allegro _ 4.13
Alexander Borodin
Piano Trio in D major (1861)
4 I. Allegro con brio _ 7.00
5 II. Andante _ 7.42
6 III. Intermezzo _ 5.43
Alexander Alyabiev
Piano Trio in A minor (1820)
7 I. Allegro ma non troppo _ 5.52
8 II. Adagio _ 4.34
9 III. Rondo. Allegretto _ 6.12
Violin Sonata in E minor (1834)
10 I. Allegro con brio _ 10.41
11 II. Adagio cantabile _ 6.12
12 III. Rondo. Allegretto scherzando _ 4.26
Total time: 74.41

Emil Gilels, piano
Elizaveta Gilels, violin (1–3)
Dmitri Tsyganov, violin (4–12)
Sergei Shirinsky, cello (4–9)
Recorded in 1951 (1–3), 1950 (4–6, 10–12), 1947 (7–9).
Sound engineers: E. Fedulov, D. Gaklin (7–12)
Remastering – E. Barykina

CD 7
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Sonata in A major, RV 31
1 I. Preludio a Capriccio. Presto _ 1.23
2 II. Corrente. Allegro _ 2.19
3 III. Adagio _ 1.23
4 IV. Giga. Allegro _ 2.46
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Violin Sonata No. 8 in C major, KV 296
5 I. Allegro vivace _ 8.33
6 II. Andante sostenuto _ 8.11
7 III. Rondo. Allegro _ 4.01
Violin Sonata No. 35 in A major, KV 526
8 I. Allegro molto _ 8.58
9 II. Andante _ 11.41
10 III. Presto _ 6.35
Joseph Haydn
Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Hob. XV: 32
11 I. Andante _ 7.29
12 II. Allegro _ 9.29
Total time: 72.54

Elizaveta Gilels, violin
Emil Gilels, piano
Recorded in 1951.
Remastering – N. Radugina
CD 8
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Trio (Divertimento) in B flat major, KV 254
1 I. Allegro assai _ 7.33
2 II. Adagio _ 13.05
3 III. Rondo. Tempo di menuetto _ 5.39
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio in E flat major, WoO 38
4 I. Allegro moderato _ 4.29
5 II. Scherzo. Allegro ma non troppo _ 3.49
6 III. Rondo. Allegretto _ 5.31
Gabriel Fauré
Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
7 I. Allegro molto moderato _ 8.10
8 II. Scherzo. Allegro vivo _ 5.20
9 III. Adagio _ 7.45
10 IV. Allegro molto _ 7.32
Total time: 69.00

Emil Gilels, piano
Leonid Kogan, violin
Rudolf Barshai, viola (7–10)
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Recorded in 1952 (1–3), 1950 (4–6), 1958 (7–10).
Sound engineers: E. Fedulov (1–6), N. Shtilman (7–10)
Remastering – M. Pilipov

CD 9
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
1 I. Allegro ma non tanto _ 14.24
2 II. Intermezzo. Adagio _ 10.02
3 III. Finale. Alla breve _ 13.29
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
4 I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso _ 18.59
5 II. Andantino semplice – Prestissimo _ 6.04
6 III. Allegro con fuoco _ 6.10
Total time: 69.10

Emil Gilels, piano
The USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Kirill Kondrashin
Recorded live on March 15, 1949.
Remastering – M. Pilipov

CD 10
Johann Sebastian Bach
1 Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903 _ 12.26
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata in B flat major, KV 570
2 I. Allegro _ 5.10
3 II. Adagio _ 7.21
4 III. Allegretto _ 3.17
Robert Schumann
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 11
5 I. Introduzione. Un poco Adagio. Allegro vivace _ 9.14
6 II. Aria _ 2.47
7 III. Scherzo e Intermezzo. Allegrissimo _ 4.14
8 IV. Finale. Allegro un poco maestoso. Presto _ 10.23
Franz Liszt
9 Valse oubliée No. 1, S. 215 _ 2.31
10 Etude No. 3 in G sharp minor, La campanella, from Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141 _ 4.35
Total time: 62.05

Recorded live on November 1, 1948.
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 11
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata in B flat major, KV 570
1 I. Allegro _ 5.19
2 II. Adagio _ 7.39
3 III. Allegretto _ 3.19
Robert Schumann
Carnaval, Op. 9
4 Préambule _ 2.03
5 Pierrot _ 1.04
6 Arlequin _ 0.49
7 Valse noble _ 1.10
8 Eusebius _ 1.27
9 Florestan _ 0.49
10 Coquette _ 0.55
11 Réplique _ 0.31
12 Sphinxes _ 0.34
13 Papillons _ 0.40
14 A.S.C.H.–S.C.H.A. Lettres dansantes _ 0.42
15 Chiarina _ 1.00
16 Chopin _ 1.12
17 Estrella _ 0.26
18 Reconnaissance _ 1.29
19 Pantalon et Colombine _ 0.50
20 Valse allemande. Paganini _ 2.08
21 Aveu _ 0.39
22 Promenade _ 1.44
23 Pause. Marche des Davidsbündler contre les Philistins _ 3.19
Frédéric Chopin
24 Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48 No. 1 _ 5.36
25 Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major, Op. 36 _ 5.31
26 Fantaisie-impromptu in С sharp minor, Op. 66 _ 4.36
27 Mazurka in F minor, Op. 7 No. 3 _ 2.18
28 Mazurka in E minor, Op. 41 No. 2 _ 2.05
Maurice Ravel
Three Pieces from Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68
29 No. 1 Prélude _ 3.05
30 No. 3 Forlane _ 4.22
31 No. 6 Toccata _ 4.00
Total time: 71.34

Recorded live on April 7, 1950.
Remastering – M. Pilipov

CD 12
George Frideric Handel
1 Chaconne in G major, HWV 435 _ 6.02
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3
2 I. Allegro con brio _ 8.49
3 II. Adagio _ 6.49
4 III. Scherzo. Allegro _ 2.44
5 IV. Allegro assai _ 4.54
Dmitri Shostakovich
Preludes and Fugues from 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87
6 No. 1 in C major _ 4.45
7 No. 5 in D major _ 3.10
8 No. 24 in D minor _ 10.41
Alexander Scriabin
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 6
9 I. Allegro con fuoco _ 9.30
10 II. _ 4.13
11 III. Presto _ 3.08
12 IV. Funebre _ 4.44
Total time: 69.36

Recorded live on 5 January, 1952.
Remastering – E. Barykina
CD 13
Franz Liszt
1 Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 _ 27.42
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
2 Nocturne in C sharp minor, Op. 19 No. 4 _ 3.48
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
3 Etude in A minor, Op. 104b No. 3 _ 1.31
Manuel de Falla
4 Danza ritual del fuego from Suite for piano from the ballet El Amor brujo (1921) _ 3.00
Franz Liszt
5 Etude No. 11, Harmonies du soir, from Études d’exécution transcendante, S. 139 _ 7.25
6 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9 in E flat major, The Carnival at Pesth, S. 244/9 _ 9.30
Sergei Rachmaninoff
7 Moment musical in D flat major, Op. 16 No. 5 _ 3.52
Frédéric Chopin
8 Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 53 _ 6.21
Total time: 63.13

Recorded live on November 1, 1948 (1), April 7, 1950 (2–4), January 5, 1952 (5, 6), December 21, 1949 (7, 8).
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 14
Alexander Glazunov
Piano Sonata No. 2 in E minor, Op. 75
1 I. Moderato _ 8.25
2 II. Scherzo. Allegretto _ 5.58
3 III. Finale. Allegro moderato _ 8.36
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14
4 I. Allegro ma non troppo _ 6.10
5 II. Scherzo. Allegro marcato _ 1.47
6 III. Andante _ 4.58
7 IV. Vivace _ 4.44
Mily Balakirev
8 Islamey, an oriental fantasy, Op. 18 _ 7.43
Sergei Rachmaninoff
9 Moment musical in D flat major, Op. 16 No. 5 _ 3.28
10 Polichinelle from Morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3 No. 4 _ 3.13
Sergei Prokofiev
11 March from the opera The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33ter _1.43
Total time: 56.52

Recorded live on March 3, 1950.
Sound engineer – V. Parfionova
Remastering – N. Radugina

CD 15
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Six Pieces, Op. 19
1 1. Rêverie du soir _ 4.06
2 2. Scherzo humoristique _ 3.16
3 3. Feuillet d’album _ 1.42
4 4. Nocturne _ 3.14
5 5. Capriccioso _ 2.45
6 6. Thème original et variations _ 10.24
Аlexander Scriabin
Piano Sonata No. 4 in F sharp major, Op. 30
7 I. Andante _ 2.44
8 II. Prestissimo volando _ 4.29
Sergei Prokofiev
9 Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28 _ 6.54
Franz Liszt
10 Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 _ 27.51
11 Valse oubliée No. 1, S. 215 _ 2.33
Isaac Albéniz
12 Rumores de la Caleta (Malagueña) from Recuerdos de viaje, Op. 71 _ 3.17
Manuel de Falla
13 Danza ritual del fuego from Suite for piano from the ballet El Amor brujo (1921) _ 3.27
Total time: 77.03

Recorded live on March 3, 1950 (1–6), on March 2, 1957 (7–13).
Sound engineer – D. Gaklin (1–6)
Remastering – M. Pilipov

CD 16
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
1 I. Allegro con brio _ 15.54
2 II. Largo _ 9.17
3 III. Rondo. Allegro _ 8.22
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40
4 II. Largo _ 5.48
5 III. Allegro vivace _ 8.40
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
6 I. Molto allegro con fuoco _ 7.15
7 II. Andante _ 5.27
8 III. Presto – Molto allegro e vivace _ 6.18
Total time: 67.05

Emil Gilels, piano
The USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Kirill Kondrashin
Recorded live on January 23, 1951.
Remastering – M. Pilipov

CD 17
César Franck
1 Symphonic Variations for piano and orchestra, FWV 46 _ 14.40
Frédéric Chopin
2 Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante for piano and orchestra in E flat major, Op. 22 _ 13.30
Camille Saint-Saëns
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
3 I. Andante sostenuto _ 10.12
4 II. Allegro scherzando _ 5.04
5 III. Presto _ 6.14
Franz Liszt
6 Etude No. 3 in G sharp minor, La campanella, from Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141 _ 4.22
Total time: 54.18

Emil Gilels, piano
The Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Karl Eliasberg (1–5)
Recorded live on March 4, 1951.
Remastering – M. Pilipov

CD 18
Frédéric Chopin
1 Variations for piano and orchestra in B flat major on Là ci darem la mano from W.A. Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Op. 2 _ 18.14
Maurice Ravel
2 Piano Concerto for the Left Hand No. 2 in D major, M. 82 _ 17.48
Arno Babajanian
3 Heroic Ballade for piano and orchestra (1950) _ 20.34
Camille Saint-Saëns
4 Presto from Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 _ 7.02
Total time: 63.41

Emil Gilels, piano
The USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Kirill Kondrashin
Recorded live on May 14, 1953.
Remastering – N. Radugina
CD 19
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata in B flat major, KV 570
1 I. Allegro _ 5.34
2 II. Adagio _ 7.25
3 III. Allegretto _ 3.31
Claude Debussy
Images, Book I, L. 110
4 1. Reflets dans l’eau _ 4.26
5 2. Hommage à Rameau _ 5.29
6 3. Mouvement _ 3.18
Estampes, L. 100
7 1. Pagodes _ 4.15
8 2. La soirée dans Grenade _ 4.47
9 3. Jardins sous la pluie _ 3.59
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No. 2 in D minor, Op. 14
10 I. Allegro ma non troppo _ 5.58
11 II. Scherzo. Allegro marcato _ 1.52
12 III. Andante _ 4.30
13 IV. Vivace _ 5.01
Visions fugitives, Op. 22
14 No. 1 Lentamente _ 0.57
15 No. 2 Andante _ 1.08
16 No. 3 Allegretto _ 1.01
17 No. 5 Molto giocoso _ 0.20
18 No. 6 Con eleganza _ 0.37
19 No. 7 Pittoresco (Arpa) _ 1.17
20 No. 11 Con vivacità _ 0.57
21 No. 18 Con una dolce lentezza _ 0.54
22 No. 14 Feroce _ 1.08
23 No. 17 Poetico _ 1.30
24 Toccata in D minor, Op. 11 _ 4.52
25 March from the opera The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33ter _ 2.08
Total time: 77.06

Recorded live on October 3, 1954.
Remastering – M. Pilipov

CD 20
Domenico Scarlatti
1 Sonata in D minor, L. 422 (K. 141) _ 4.23
2 Sonata in B minor, L. 449 (K. 27) _ 5.00
3 Sonata in G major, L. 487 (K. 125) _ 2.12
4 Sonata in C sharp minor, L. 256 (K. 247) _ 6.20
5 Sonata in A major, L. 395 (K. 533) _ 3.09
Robert Schumann
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 11
6 I. Introduzione. Un poco adagio – Allegro vivace _ 9.54
7 II. Aria _ 3.05
8 III. Scherzo. Allegrissimo – Intermezzo. Lento _ 4.29
9 IV. Finale. Allegro un poco maestoso _ 11.17
Igor Stravinsky
Five Fragments from the ballet Petrushka
10 1. Russian Dance (arr. by I. Stravinsky) _ 2.39
11 2. Petrushka`s Room (arr. by I. Stravinsky) _4.10
12 3. The Moor`s Room (arr. by T. Szántó) _ 3.17
13 4. Dance of the Ballerine (arr. by T. Szántó) _ 0.43
14 5. The Shrovetide Fair (arr. by I. Stravinsky) _ 8.19
Total time: 69.04

Recorded live on February 23, 1957.
Remastering – M. Pilipov
CD 21
Johannes Brahms
1 Romance in F major, Op. 118 No. 5 _ 3.42
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
2 Etude in A minor, Op. 104b No. 3 _ 1.46
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Six Pieces, Op. 19
3 1. Rêverie du soir _ 4.24
4 2. Scherzo humoristique _ 3.31
5 3. Feuillet d’album _ 1.57
6 4. Nocturne _ 4.00
7 5. Capriccioso _ 2.57
8 6. Thème original et variations _ 11.31
Mieczysław Weinberg
Piano Sonata No. 4 in B minor, Op. 56
9 I. Allegro _ 7.24
10 II. Allegro _ 3.18
11 III. Adagio _ 6.23
12 IV. Allegro _ 7.48
Claude Debussy
13 Arabesque in G major, L. 66 No. 2 _ 3.40
Isaac Albéniz
14 Rumores de la Caleta (Malagueña) from Recuerdos de Viaje, Op. 71 _ 3.19
Total time: 65.47

Recorded in 1950 (3–8) and live on October 3, 1954 (1, 2), February 23, 1957 (9–14).
Remastering – E. Barykina

CD 22
Joseph Haydn
Piano Concerto in D major, Hob. XVIII: 11
1 I. Vivace _ 7.20
2 II. Un poco adagio _ 8.13
3 III. Rondo all’Ungarese. Allegro assai _ 4.19
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
4 Rondo for piano and orchestra in D major, KV 382 _ 9.14
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto in G major No. 4, Op. 58
5 I. Allegro moderato _ 19.00
6 II. Andante con moto _ 6.06
7 III. Rondo. Vivace _ 10.20
Total time: 64.52

Emil Gilels, piano
The Moscow Chamber Orchestra
Conductor – Rudolf Barshai (1–4)
The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor – Neeme Järvi (5–7)
Recorded live on January 16, 1959 (1–4), March 24, 1966 (5–7).
Sound engineer – I. Veprintsev (5–7)
Remastering – М. Pilipov

CD 23
Frédéric Chopin
1 Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante for piano and orchestra in E flat major, Op. 22 _ 13.55
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, KV 467
2 I. Allegro maestoso _ 14.03
3 II. Andante _ 7.38
4 III. Allegro vivace assai _ 6.35
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44
5 I. Allegro brillante _ 19.20
6 II. Andante non troppo _ 8.05
7 III. Allegro con fuoco _ 7.40
Total time: 76.36

Emil Gilels, piano
The USSR State Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Kirill Kondrashin
Recorded in 1952 (1) and live on December 23, 1959 (2–7).
Remastering – M. Pilipov

CD 24
Johann Sebastian Bach
1 Aria variata alla maniera italiana in A minor, BWV 989 _ 14.54
Franz Schubert
2 Impromptu in F minor, D. 935 No. 1 _ 9.59
Robert Schumann
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 11
3 I. Introduzione. Un poco Adagio – Allegro vivace _ 9.23
4 II. Aria _ 2.58
5 III. Scherzo. Allegrissimo – Intermezzo. Lento _ 4.11
6 IV. Finale. Allegro, un poco maestoso _ 10.26
Dmitri Kabalevsky
Piano Sonata No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 45
7 I. Allegro moderato. Festivamente _ 7.19
8 II. Andante sostenuto _ 6.31
9 III. Presto assai _ 5.50
Total time: 71.38

Recorded live on January 22, 1959.
Remastering – N. Radugina

CD 25
Domenico Scarlatti
1 Sonata in D minor, L. 422 (K. 141) _ 4.32
2 Sonata in F major, L. 116 (K. 518) _ 4.29
3 Sonata in D minor, L. 423 (K. 32) _ 2.14
4 Sonata in F minor, L. 118 (K. 466) _ 3.58
5 Sonata in A major, L. 395 (K. 533) _ 2.49
6 Sonata in B minor, L. 449 (K. 27) _ 4.17
7 Sonata in G major, L. 487 (K. 125) _ 2.24
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Sonata in A major, H. 186
8 I. Allegro assai _ 9.17
9 II. Poco adagio _ 4.38
10 III. Allegro _ 4.38
Joseph Haydn
Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI: 20
11 I. Moderato _ 10.09
12 II. Andante con moto _ 7.39
13 III. Finale. Allegro _ 4.41
Total time: 66.31

Recorded live on December 26, 1960.
Remastering – N. Radugina

CD 26
Franz Liszt
1 Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 _ 29.03
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35
2 I. Grave. Doppio movimento _ 5.30
3 II. Scherzo _ 6.52
4 III. Marche funèbre. Lento _ 7.29
5 IV. Finale. Presto. Sotto voce e legato _ 1.34
Robert Schumann
Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 11
6 I. Introduzione. Un poco adagio – Allegro vivace _ 9.12
7 II. Aria _ 2.51
8 III. Scherzo. Allegrissimo – Intermezzo. Lento _ 4.12
9 IV. Finale. Allegro un poco maestoso _ 11.34
Total time: 78.23

Recorded live on October 4 and 10, 1961.
Sound engineer – I. Veprintsev
CD 27
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. 80
1 I. Allegro con fuoco _ 10.23
2 II. Andante _ 4.20
3 III. Scherzo. Allegro vivo _ 5.48
4 IV. Allegro vivo _ 5.04
Igor Stravinsky
Five Fragments from the ballet Petrushka
5 1. Russian Dance (arr. by I. Stravinsky) _ 2.39
6 2. Petrushka`s Room (arr. by I. Stravinsky) _ 4.21
7 3. The Moor`s Room (arr. by T. Szántó) _ 3.26
8 4. Dance of the Ballerine (arr. by T. Szántó) _ 0.43
9 5. The Shrovetide Fair (arr. by I. Stravinsky) _ 9.03
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major, Op. 84
10 I. Andante dolce _ 15.35
11 II. Andante sognando _ 4.11
12 III. Vivace _ 9.58
Total time: 75.37

Recorded live on April 9, 1962.
Sound engineer – I. Veprintsev (1–4)
Remastering – M. Pilipov

CD 28
Maurice Ravel
Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61
1 Modéré, très franc _ 1.07
2 Assez lent, avec une expression intense _ 1.42
3 Modéré _ 1.15
4 Assez animé _ 1.03
5 Presque lent, dans un sentiment intime _ 0.55
6 Vif _ 0.35
7 Moins vif _ 2.13
8 Épilogue. Lent _ 3.05
Franz Liszt
9 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15 in A minor, Rákóczi-Marsch, S. 244/15 _ 5.01
Igor Stravinsky
10 Adagio from the ballet Apollon musagète (1928) (arr. by I. Stravinsky) _ 3.30
Frédéric Chopin
11 Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor, Op. 66 _ 4.39
Igor Stravinsky
12 Russian Dance from the ballet Petrushka (1911) (arr. by I. Stravinsky) _ 2.47
Muzio Clementi
Piano Sonata in C major, Op. 34 No. 1
13 I. Allegro con spirito _7.33
14 II. Un poco andante, quasi allegretto _ 6.16
15 III. Finale. Allegro _ 4.14
Jean-Philippe Rameau
16 La villageoise (Rondeau) from Suite Pièces de clavecin in E minor, RCT 2 _ 1.59
17 Tambourin from Suite Pièces de clavecin in E minor, RCT 2 _ 1.40
Maurice Ravel
18 Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs, M. 43 _ 6.09
Johann Sebastian Bach – Аlexander Siloti
19 Prelude in B minor, BWV 855a _ 3.23
Igor Stravinsky
20 Adagio from the ballet Apollon musagète (1928) (arr. by I. Stravinsky) _ 3.28
21 Russian Dance from the ballet Petrushka (1911) (arr. by I. Stravinsky) _ 2.57
Sergei Rachmaninoff
22 Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 No. 5 _ 4.11
Total time: 69.56

Recorded live on January 22, 1959 (1–12), December 26, 1960 (13–17), October 4 and 10, 1961 (18–21), April 9, 1962 (22).
Remastering – E. Barykina
CD 29
Joseph Haydn
Sonata in C minor, Hob. XVI: 20
1 I. Moderato _ 6.50
2 II. Andante con moto _ 5.35
3 III. Finale. Allegro _ 4.37
Frédéric Chopin
4 Variations for piano in B flat major on Là ci darem la mano from W.A. Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Op. 2 _ 14.44
5 Nocturne in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2 _ 5.26
6 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 _ 9.06
Aram Khachaturian
Piano Sonata in E flat major (1961)
7 I. Allegro vivace _ 8.04
8 II. Andante tranquillo _ 6.41
9 III. Allegro assai _ 7.19
Total time: 68.28

Recorded live in Leningrad on February 15, 1963.
Remastering – E. Barykina

CD 30
Claude Debussy
1 En bateau from Petite suite, L. 65 _ 4.10
2 Arabesque No. 2 in G major, L. 66 _ 3.24
Maurice Ravel
3 Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs, M. 43 _ 6.19
Frédéric Chopin
4 Fantaisie-impromptu in C sharp minor, Op. 66 _ 5.15
Francis Poulenc
5 Pastourelle in B flat major, FP 45 _ 2.38
Sergei Rachmaninoff
6 Prelude in B flat major, Op. 23 No. 2 _ 3.41
Frédéric Chopin
24 Preludes, Op. 28
7 1. in C major _ 0.34
8 2. in A minor _ 2.07
9 3. in G major _ 0.51
10 4. in E minor _ 1.49
11 5. in D major _ 0.35
12 6. in B minor _ 1.50
13 7. in A major _ 0.45
14 8. in F sharp minor _ 1.35
15 9. in E major _ 1.10
16 10. in C sharp minor _ 0.29
17 11. in B major _ 0.40
18 12. in G sharp minor _ 1.03
19 13. in F sharp major _ 2.52
20 14. in E flat minor _ 0.34
21 15. in D flat major _ 5.22
22 16. in B flat minor _ 1.05
23 17. in A flat major _ 2.56
24 18. in F minor _ 0.48
25 19. in E flat major _ 1.11
26 20. in C minor _ 1.33
27 21. in B flat major _ 1.36
28 22. in G minor _ 0.44
29 23. in F major _ 0.59
30 24. in D minor _ 2.27
Total time: 61.18

Recorded live in Leningrad on February 15, 1963 (1–6), January 26, 1953 (7–30).
Remastering – Е. Barykina
CD 31
Frédéric Chopin
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
1 I. Allegretto maestoso _ 19.57
2 II. Romance. Larghetto _ 9.55
3 III. Rondo. Vivace _ 9.42
Francis Poulenc
Concert champêtre in D major, FP 49
4 I. Adagio – Allegro molto _ 10.24
5 II. Andante. Mouvement de Sicilienne _ 6.10
6 III. Finale. Presto très gai _ 7.00
Total time: 63.30

Emil Gilels, piano
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor – Kirill Kondrashin
Recorded live on October 12–13, 1962.
Sound engineer – A. Grossman
Remastering – M. Pilipov

CD 32
Franz Schubert
1 Fantasie in F minor, D. 940 (arranged for piano and orchestra by Dmitri Kabalevsky) _ 17.27
Camille Saint-Saëns
Le carnaval des animaux (The Carnival of the Animals), zoological fantasy for 2 pianos and ensemble, R. 125
2 I. Introduction et Marche royale du lion (Introduction and Royal March of the Lion) _ 2.17
3 II. Poules et coqs (Hens and Cocks) _ 0.57
4 III. Hémiones (Animaux véloces) (Wild Asses: Swift Animals) _ 0.36
5 IV. Tortues (Tortoises) _ 1.36
6 V. L’éléphant (The Elephant) _ 1.03
7 VI. Kangourous (Kangaroos) _ 0.52
8 VII. Aquarium _ 2.05
9 VIII. Personnages à longues oreilles (Personages with Long Ears) _ 0.43
10 IX. Le coucou au fond des bois (The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods) _ 1.52
11 X. Volière (Aviary) _ 1.19
12 XI. Pianistes (Pianists) _ 1.33
13 XII. Fossiles (Fossils) _ 1.33
14 XIII. Le cygne (The Swan) _ 2.49
15 XIV. Finale _ 2.03
Franz Liszt
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124
16 I. Allegro maestoso _ 5.27
17 II. Quasi Adagio _ 4.24
18 III. Allegretto vivace. Allegro animato _ 4.16
19 IV. Allegro marziale animato _ 4.00
Total time: 57.02

Emil Gilels, piano
Yakov Zak, piano (2–15)
Daniil Shafran, cello (2–15)
The USSR State Symphony Orchestra (1–15)
Conductors: Kirill Kondrashin (1), Karl Eliasberg (2–15)
The Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Kirill Kondrashin (16–19)
Recorded live on October 12 (13), 1962 (1); in 1951 (2–15), 1950 (16–19).
Sound engineer – I. Veprintsev (1)
Remastering – E. Barykina
CD 33
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101
1 I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto, ma non troppo _ 3.57
2 II. Lebhaft. Marschmäßig. Vivace alla marcia _ 5.36
3 III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto _ 2.46
4 IV. Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro _ 6.56
Johannes Brahms
Fantasien, Op. 116
5 1. Capriccio in D minor _ 2.00
6 2. Intermezzo in A minor _ 3.25
7 3. Capriccio in G minor _ 2.57
8 4. Intermezzo in E major _ 3.11
9 5. Intermezzo in E minor _ 2.46
10 6. Intermezzo in E major _ 2.56
11 7. Capriccio in D minor _ 2.17
Franz Liszt
12 Piano Sonata in B minor, S. 178 _ 27.40
13 Valse oubliée No. 1, S. 215 _ 2.45
Robert Schumann
14 Arabeske in C major, Op. 18 _ 6.28
Total time: 75.37

Recorded live on March 21, 1965.
Remastering – E. Barykina

CD 34
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata in A minor, D. 784
1 I. Allegro giusto _ 11.08
2 II. Andante _ 4.47
3 III. Allegro vivace _ 5.14
Six moments musicaux, D. 780
4 No. 1 Moderato _ 4.52
5 No. 2 Andantino _ 6.26
6 No. 3 Allegretto moderato _ 1.51
7 No. 4 Moderato _ 4.19
8 No. 5 Allegro vivace _ 1.50
9 No. 6 Allegretto _ 5.45
Frédéric Chopin
10 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 _ 8.19
Total time: 54.37

Recorded live in Kiev on April 6, 1965.
Remastering – E. Barykina

CD 35
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
1 I. Allegro con brio _ 14.11
2 II. Adagio _ 8.28
3 III. Rondo. Molto allegro _ 6.31
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
4 I. Allegro con brio _ 16.18
5 II. Largo _ 9.31
6 III. Rondo. Allegro _ 8.38
Total time: 63.41

Emil Gilels, piano
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor – Neeme Järvi
Recorded live on April 22, 1966.
Sound engineers: I. Veprintsev, E. Buneyeva
Remastering – N. Radugina
CD 36
Franz Schubert
Piano Sonata No. 14 in A minor, D. 784
1 I. Allegro giusto _ 10.51
2 II. Andante _ 4.43
3 III. Allegro vivace _ 4.58
Moments musicaux, D. 780
4 1. in C major. Moderato _ 4.43
5 2. in A flat major. Andantino _ 6.18
6 3. in F minor. Allegro moderato _ 1.50
7 4. in C sharp minor. Moderato _ 4.12
8 5. in F minor. Allegro vivace _ 1.45
9 6. in A flat major. Allegretto _ 7.04
Dmitri Shostakovich
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B minor, Op. 61
10 1. Allegretto _ 6.44
11 2. Largo _ 6.22
12 3. Moderato _ 12.10
Total time: 71.48

Recorded live on March 13, 1965.
Sound engineer – М. Pakhter
Remastering – Е. Barykina

CD 37
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Pathetique, Op. 13
1 I. Grave. Allegro di molto e con brio _ 8.27
2 II. Adagio cantabile _ 5.44
3 III. Rondo. Allegro _ 5.03
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 (Moonlight Sonata)
4 I. Adagio sostenuto _ 7.12
5 II. Allegretto _ 2.39
6 III. Presto agitato _ 6.59
Franz Schubert
7 Impromptu in F minor, D. 935 No. 1 _ 9.56
Maurice Ravel
8 Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 _ 6.25
9 Jeux d`eau, M. 30 _ 5.26
Nikolai Medtner
10 Sonata-reminiscenza in A minor from Forgotten Melodies I, Op. 38 No. 1 _ 13.20
Frédéric Chopin
11 Nouvelle étude No. 2 in A flat major, B. 130 _ 2.00
12 Etude in F minor, Op. 25 No. 2 _ 1.31
Sergei Prokofiev
March and Scherzo from the opera The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33ter
13 No. 2 Scherzo _ 1.20
14 No. 1 March _ 1.47
Total time: 77.57

Recorded live on December 21 and 23, 1968.
Sound engineers: I. Veprintsev, E. Buneyeva
Remastering – E. Barykina

CD 38
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 28 in А major, Op. 101
1 I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto, ma non troppo _ 4.00
2 II. Lebhaft. Marschmäßig. Vivace alla Marcia _ 5.46
3 III. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto _ 3.01
4 IV. Geschwinde, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro _ 7.02
Robert Schumann
5 Presto passionatо(original finale of Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22) _ 6.01
Nachtstücke (Night Visions), Op. 23
6 1. Mehr langsam, oft zurückhaltend _ 4.08
7 2. Markiert und lebhaft _ 7.01
8 3. Mit großer Lebhaftigkeit _ 3.36
9 4. Ad libitum. Einfach _ 3.52
Sergei Prokofiev
Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat major, Op. 84
10 I. Andante dolce _ 15.07
11 II. Andante sognando _ 4.01
12 III. Vivace _ 9.35
Total time: 73.18

Recorded live on January 26, 1967.
Remastering – M. Pilipov

CD 39
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53
1 I. Allegro con brio _ 10.42
2 II. Introduzione. Adagio molto _ 3.37
3 III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato _ 9.13
4 12 Variations for piano in A major on the Russian Dance from the ballet Das Waldmädchen by P. Wranitzky, WoO 71 _ 11.40
5 32 Variations for piano in C minor, WoO 80 _ 10.30
Carl Maria von Weber
Piano Sonata No. 2 in A flat major, Op. 39
6 I. Allegro moderato, con spirito ed assai legato _ 11.48
7 II. Andante _ 5.59
8 III. Menuetto capriccioso. Presto assai _ 3.34
9 IV. Rondo. Moderato e molto grazioso _ 5.47
Total time: 72.57

Recorded live on October 18, 1967.
Sound engineer – M. Pakhter
Remastering – E. Barykina

CD 40
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata in B flat major, KV 281
1 I. Allegro _ 7.54
2 II. Andante amoroso _ 8.16
3 III. Rondo. Allegro _ 5.01
4 Six Variations for piano in F major on Salve tu, Domine from the opera I filosofi immaginari by G. Paisiello, KV 398 _ 8.37
5 Ten Variations for piano in G major on Unser dummer Pöbel meint from the opera La rencontre imprévue, ou Les pèlerins de la Mecque by C.W. Gluck, KV 455 _14.36
6 Fantasia in D minor, KV 397 _ 6.25
Piano Sonata in A minor, KV 310
7 I. Allegro maestoso _ 8.56
8 II. Andante cantabile con espressione _ 10.58
9 III. Presto _ 3.18
Total time: 74.07

Recorded live on January 5, 1970.
Sound engineer – M. Kustov

CD 41
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Sonata in F major, KV 533/494
1 I. Allegro _ 9.16
2 II. Andante _ 8.14
3 III. Rondo _ 6.38
Frédéric Chopin
4 Polonaise in C minor, Op. 40 No. 2 _ 8.02
Franz Liszt
5 Rhapsodie espagnole, S. 254 _ 12.27
Sergei Prokofiev
Visions fugitives, Op. 22
6 No. 1 Lentamente _ 0.59
7 No. 3 Allegretto _ 0.50
8 No. 5 Molto giocoso _ 0.19
9 No. 11 Con vivacità _ 1.24
10 March from the opera The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33ter _ 1.52
Alexander Scriabin
11 Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 2 No. 1 _ 3.33
Sergei Rachmaninoff
12 Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 No. 5 _ 4.03
Frédéric Chopin
13 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 _ 8.13
Robert Schumann
14 Arabeske in C major, Op. 18 _ 6.36
Total time: 72.36

Recorded live on February 12, 1972 (1–4), October 18, 1967 (5–10), January 26, 1967 (11, 12), March 13, 1965 (13, 14).
Sound engineer – M. Pakhter (5–14)
Remastering – М. Pilipov

CD 42
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44
1 I. Allegro brillante _ 21.04
2 II. Andante non troppo _ 9.25
3 III. Allegro con fuoco _ 8.41
Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 75
4 I. Allegro brillante _ 18.14
5 Rehearsal of Piano Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 75 _ 21.47
Total time: 79.14

Emil Gilels, piano
The USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Evgeny Svetlanov
Recorded live on January 3, 1970 (1–3) and on February 20, 1968 (4, 5).

CD 43
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major, Op. 26
1 I. Andante con Variazioni _ 8.12
2 II. Scherzo. Allegro molto _ 2.40
3 III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d`un Eroe. Maestoso andante _ 5.57
4 IV. Allegro _ 2.38
Sergei Prokofiev
5 Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28 _ 8.05
6 Prelude in C major, Op. 12 No. 7 _ 2.04
Visions fugitives, Op. 22
7 No. 1 Lentamente _ 1.01
8 No. 3 Allegretto _ 0.54
9 No. 5 Molto giocoso _ 0.25
10 No. 7 Pittoresco (Аrpа) _ 1.29
11 No. 8 Commodo _ 1.23
12 No. 10 Ridicolosamente _ 0.51
13 No. 11 Con vivacità _ 1.06
14 No. 17 Poetico _ 1.05
Sergei Rachmaninoff
15 Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3 _ 2.28
16 Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2 _ 4.04
17 Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14 _ 5.53
18 Prelude in B flat major, Op. 23 No. 2 _ 3.43
19 Prelude in G flat major, Op. 23 No. 10 _ 3.12
20 Prelude in B major, Op. 32 No. 11 _ 2.20
21 Prelude in G minor, Op. 23 No. 5 _ 4.06
Alexander Scriabin
22 Etude in C sharp minor, Op. 2 No. 1 _ 2.38
Johann Sebastian Bach – Аlexander Siloti
23 Prelude in B minor, BWV 855a _ 3.22
Total time: 69.46

Recorded live on December 24–25, 1977.
Remastering – E. Barykina

CD 44
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1
1 I. Allegro vivace _ 6.44
2 II. Adagio grazioso _ 11.32
3 III. Rondo. Allegretto _ 6.46
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A flat major, Op. 26
4 I. Andante con Variazioni _ 8.08
5 II. Scherzo. Allegro molto _ 2.47
6 III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d`un Eroe. Maestoso andante _ 6.23
7 IV. Allegro _ 2.43
Robert Schumann
8 Toccata in C major, Op. 7 _ 7.42
Franz Liszt
9 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C sharp minor, S. 244/2 _ 9.00
Total time: 61.50

Recorded live on February 12, 1976.
Remastering – M. Pilipov

CD 45
Robert Schumann
Four Pieces for piano, Op. 32
1 1. Scherzo _ 4.19
2 2. Gigue _ 1.25
3 3. Romanze _ 3.59
4 4. Fughette _ 2.44
Johannes Brahms
Four Ballades for piano, Op. 10
5 No. 1 in D minor. Andante _ 4.42
6 No. 2 in D major. Andante _ 6.40
7 No. 3 in B minor. Intermezzo. Allegro _ 4.12
8 No. 4 in B major. Andante con moto _ 7.36
Frédéric Chopin
9 Polonaise in C minor, Op. 40 No. 2 _ 6.53
Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58
10 I. Allegro maestoso _ 10.17
11 II. Scherzo. Molto vivace _ 2.30
12 III. Largo _ 9.01
13 IV. Finale. Presto non tanto. Agitato _ 5.32
Total time: 70.02

Recorded live on December 27, 1977.
Remastering – M. Pilipov

CD 46
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3
1 I. Presto _ 6.55
2 II. Largo e mesto _ 9.07
3 III. Menuetto. Allegro _ 2.46
4 IV. Rondo. Allegro _ 4.14
Piano Sonata No. 25 in G major, Op. 79
5 I. Presto alla tedesca _ 4.42
6 II. Andante _ 3.29
7 III. Vivace _ 2.15
Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a
8 I. Das Lebewohl. Adagio _ 7.20
9 II. Abwesenheit. Andante espressivo _ 3.23
10 III. Das Wiedersehen. Vivacissimamente _ 6.09
Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
11 I. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck _ 5.10
12 II. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen _ 8.51
Adolph von Henselt
13 Etude No. 6 in F sharp major, Si oiseau j’étais (If I Were a Bird), from 12 Études caractéristiques, Op. 2 _ 2.15
Franz Liszt
14 Etude No. 5 in E major, La chasse, from Grandes études de Paganini, S. 141 _ 3.12
Total time: 69.56

Recorded live on October 20, 1980.
Remastering – M. Pilipov

CD 47
Ludwig van Beethoven
1 15 Variations and Fugue on an original theme in E flat major, Eroica Variations , Op. 35 _ 23.27
Johannes Brahms
Four Ballades for piano, Op. 10
2 No. 1 in D minor. Andante _ 4.37
3 No. 2 in D major. Andante _ 6.45
4 No. 3 in B minor. Intermezzo. Allegro _ 3.58
5 No. 4 in B major. Andante con moto _ 8.11
Robert Schumann
6 Arabeske in C major, Op. 18 _ 6.59
7 Toccata in C major, Op. 7 _ 5.04
Frédéric Chopin
8 Nouvelle étude No. 2 in A flat major, B. 130 _ 2.20
9 Polonaise in A flat major, Op. 53 _ 7.03
Total time: 68.31

Recorded live on October 20, 1980 (1), February 12, 1976 (2–5), January 5, 1970 (6, 7), December 27, 1977 (8, 9).
Remastering – M. Pilipov

CD 48
Johannes Brahms
1 Variations on a Theme by Paganini in A minor, Op. 35, Book I _ 13.14
Seven Fantasien for piano, Op. 116
2 1. Capriccio in D minor _ 2.23
3 2. Intermezzo in A minor _ 3.59
4 3. Capriccio in G minor _ 3.26
5 4. Intermezzo in E major _ 4.54
6 5. Intermezzo in E minor _ 3.11
7 6. Intermezzo in E major _ 3.18
8 7. Capriccio in D minor _ 2.19
Robert Schumann
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13
9 Theme _ 1.55
10 Etude I _ 1.08
11 Etude II _ 4.13
12 Etude III _ 1.11
13 Etude IV _ 0.47
14 Etude V _ 1.11
15 Etude VI _ 0.48
16 Etude VII _ 1.09
17 Etude VIII _ 2.47
18 Etude IX _ 0.34
19 Etude X _ 1.14
20 Etude XI _ 3.09
21 Etude XII (Finale) _ 6.29
Total time: 63.31

Recorded live on January 9, 1983.
Remastering – N. Radugina

CD 49
Robert Schumann
Four Pieces for piano, Op. 32
1 1. Scherzo _ 3.58
2 2. Gigue _ 1.17
3 3. Romance _ 4.12
4 4. Fughette _ 2.57
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
5 Duetto, Song without Words, Op. 38 No. 6 _ 4.38
6 Etude in A minor, Op. 104b No. 3 _ 1.47
Аlexander Scriabin
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F sharp minor, Op. 23
7 I. Drammatico _ 6.50
8 II. Allegretto _ 2.50
9 III. Andante _ 5.11
10 IV. Presto con fuoco _ 6.18
Five Preludes, Op. 74
11 1. Douloureux, déchirant _ 1.16
12 2. Très lent, contemplatif _ 1.32
13 3. Allegro drammatico _ 1.04
14 4. Lent, vague, indécis _ 1.19
15 5. Fier, belliqueux _ 1.29
Sergei Prokofiev
16 Piano Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 28 _ 8.49
Total time: 55.51

Recorded live on January 9, 1983 (1–6), January 26, 1984 (7–16).
Sound engineer – V. Ivanov (1–6)
Remastering – M. Pilipov

CD 50
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major, Hammerklavier, Op. 106
1 I. Allegro _ 12.18
2 II. Scherzo. Assai vivace _ 2.49
3 III. Adagio sostenuto _ 18.52
4 IV. Introduzione. Largo – Fuga. Allegro risoluto _ 13.23
Total time: 47.26

Recorded live on January 26, 1984.
Remastering – M. Pilipov