SCHUMANN, R.: Nachtstucke, Op. 23 (Gilels)
Soloist:
Gilels, Emil
Composer:
Schumann, Robert
Composer:
Mendelssohn, Felix
Venue: Ossiach Abbey Church
Date of Concert: 1971
Festival: Carinthian Summer Festival
Playing Time: 00:06:16
Television Director:
Kach, Hugo
Producer:
Hohlfeld, Horant
Catalogue Number: A05500530
The great Russian pianist Emil Gilels was universally acclaimed for his breathtaking performances of the most demanding concertos and most challenging pieces of piano literature. But he was also a master of the miniature form, and his interpretations of Songs Without Words and other little pieces by Mendelssohn, Schumann, Chopin, Grieg and others were nothing short of mesmerizing. A specialist of the German repertoire, Gilels gave an all German-Austrian program at the 1971 Carinthian Summer Festival in Austria, where Schumann's Nachtstücke was recorded.
