Emil Gilels - The Seattle Recital

100 years ago, on October 19, 1916, the pianist Emil Gilels was born in Odessa what is now part of Ukraine. Gilels is recognized for his technical fluency and the tone we drew from the instrument. He had a large varied repertoire, but is perhaps best known for his performances of Beethoven, Brahms and Schumann. He was recording a cycle of Beethoven's piano sonatas for Deutsche Grammophone when he passed away in 1984. This is from a previously unreleased recording of a recital performed on Christmas Day, 1977. Deutsche Grammophone released this in August, just in time for what would be his 100th birthday.