Emil Gilels - Russian Piano Concertos
) | Label: Praga Catalog: 314902811742 Format: CD Emil Gilels (piano) USSR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kirill KondrashinGilels was renowned for playing Beethoven, like his predecessors Artur Schnabel, Wilhelm Backhaus and Rudolf Serkin. He made his name in his native land as promoter of Russian music – that of Rachmaninov, of course (still revered despite his exile in America), Prokofiev, the prodigal son harshly punished on his return to the Soviet Union and Kabalevsky, the epitome of professionalism and popular music. Here you can enjoy a unique triptych, which studiedly sheers away from Sviatoslav Richter’s repertoire.  Price: $28.98 |