Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos - Szell, Gilels, Cleveland Orchestra (3 CDs)

Emil Gilels stands out as giant among giants,

Wrote Gramophone when the Odessa-born pianist died in 1985. "In terms of virtuosity he was second to none, yet his leonine power was tempered by a delicacy and poetry that few have matched and none has surpassed.:

Beethoven was at the heart of Gilels' repertoire and in 1968 he recorded this complete cycle of the composers piano concertos with the Cleveland Orchestra and its long-standing maestro, another musical titan of the era, George Szell.

- Disc 1 -
1 Piano Concerto No.1 in C Op.15 (1996 Remastered Version): I. Allegro Con Brio - Emil Gilels/Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell
2 Piano Concerto No.1 in C Op.15 (1996 Remastered Version): II. Largo - Emil Gilels/Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell
3 Piano Concerto No.1 in C Op.15 (1996 Remastered Version): III. Rondo (Allegro Scherzando) [ Cadenzas By Beethoven] - Emil Gilels/Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell
4 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Op. 19 (1996 Remastered Version): I. Allegro Moderato - Emil Gilels/Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell
5 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Op. 19 (1996 Remastered Version): II. Adagio - Emil Gilels/Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell
6 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Op. 19 (1996 Remastered Version): III. Rondo (Molto Allegro) - Emil Gilels/Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell
- Disc 2 -
1 Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor Op.37 (1996 Remastered Version): Allegro Con Brio - Emil Gilels/Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell
2 Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor Op.37 (1996 Remastered Version): Largo - Emil Gilels/Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell
3 Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor Op.37 (1996 Remastered Version): Rondo (Allegro - Presto) - Emil Gilels/Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell
4 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 in G Op. 58 (1996 Remastered Version): I. Allegro Moderato - Emil Gilels/George Szell
5 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 in G Op. 58 (1996 Remastered Version): II. Andante Con Moto - Emil Gilels/Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell
6 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 in G Op. 58 (1996 Remastered Version): III. Rondo (Vivace) - Emil Gilels/Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell
- Disc 3 -
1 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, 'Emperor' Op. 73: I. Allegro - Cleveland Orchestra
2 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5, 'Emperor' Op. 73 (1996 Remastered Version): Adagio Un Poco Mosso - Emil Gilels/Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell
3 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5, 'Emperor' Op. 73 (1996 Remastered Version): Rondo (Allegro) - Emil Gilels/Cleveland Orchestra/George Szell
4 32 Variations in C minor on An Original Theme Woo80 (1996 Remastered Version): Thema. Allegretto -
5 32 Variations in C minor on An Original Theme Woo80 (1996 Remastered Version): Variations I - III
6 32 Variations in C minor on An Original Theme Woo80 (1996 Remastered Version): Variations IV & V
7 32 Variations in C minor on An Original Theme Woo80 (1996 Remastered Version): Variation VI
8 32 Variations in C minor on An Original Theme Woo80 (1996 Remastered Version): Variation VII & VIII
9 32 Variations in C minor on An Original Theme Woo80 (1996 Remastered Version): Variations IX - XI
10 32 Variations in C minor on An Original Theme Woo80 (1996 Remastered Version): Variation XII
11 32 Variations in C minor on An Original Theme Woo80 (1996 Remastered Version): Variations XIII & XIV
12 32 Variations in C minor on An Original Theme Woo80 (1996 Remastered Version): Variations XV - XVIII
13 32 Variations in C minor on An Original Theme Woo80 (1996 Remastered Version): Variations XIX - XXII
14 32 Variations in C minor on An Original Theme Woo80 (1996 Remastered Version): Variations XXIII - XXV
15 32 Variations in C minor on An Original Theme Woo80 (1996 Remastered Version): Variations XXVI & XXVII
16 32 Variations in C minor on An Original Theme Woo80 (1996 Remastered Version): Variations XXVIII
17 32 Variations in C minor on An Original Theme Woo80 (1996 Remastered Version): Variations XXIX & XXX
18 32 Variations in C minor on An Original Theme Woo80 (1996 Remastered Version): Variations XXXI & XXXII
19 12 Variations (In a) on a Russian Dance from Paul Wranitzky's Ballet 'Das Waldmadchen' Woo71 (1996 Remastered Version): Thema Allegretto -
20 12 Variations (In a) on a Russian Dance from Paul Wranitzky's Ballet 'Das Waldmadchen' Woo71 (1996 Remastered Version): Variation I
21 12 Variations (In a) on a Russian Dance from Paul Wranitzky's Ballet 'Das Waldmadchen' Woo71 (1996 Remastered Version): Variation II -
22 12 Variations (In a) on a Russian Dance from Paul Wranitzky's Ballet 'Das Waldmadchen' Woo71 (1996 Remastered Version): Variation III -
23 12 Variations (In a) on a Russian Dance from Paul Wranitzky's Ballet 'Das Waldmadchen' Woo71 (1996 Remastered Version): Variation IV -
24 12 Variations (In a) on a Russian Dance from Paul Wranitzky's Ballet 'Das Waldmadchen' Woo71 (1996 Remastered Version): Variation V -
25 12 Variations (In a) on a Russian Dance from Paul Wranitzky's Ballet 'Das Waldmadchen' Woo71 (1996 Remastered Version): Variation VI -
26 12 Variations (In a) on a Russian Dance from Paul Wranitzky's Ballet 'Das Waldmadchen' Woo71 (1996 Remastered Version): Variation VII -
27 12 Variations (In a) on a Russian Dance from Paul Wranitzky's Ballet 'Das Waldmadchen' Woo71 (1996 Remastered Version): Variation VIII -
28 12 Variations (In a) on a Russian Dance from Paul Wranitzky's Ballet 'Das Waldmadchen' Woo71 (1996 Remastered Version): Variation IX -
29 12 Variations (In a) on a Russian Dance from Paul Wranitzky's Ballet 'Das Waldmadchen' Woo71 (1996 Remastered Version): Variation X -
30 12 Variations (In a) on a Russian Dance from Paul Wranitzky's Ballet 'Das Waldmadchen' Woo71 (1996 Remastered Version): Variation XI -
31 12 Variations (In a) on a Russian Dance from Paul Wranitzky's Ballet 'Das Waldmadchen' Woo71 (1996 Remastered Version): Variation XII
32 6 Variations (In D) on a Turkish March from 'Die Ruinen Von Athen' Op. 76 (1996 Remastered Version): Thema. Allegro Risoluto -
33 6 Variations (In D) on a Turkish March from 'Die Ruinen Von Athen' Op. 76 (1996 Remastered Version): Variation I
34 6 Variations (In D) on a Turkish March from 'Die Ruinen Von Athen' Op. 76 (1996 Remastered Version): Variation II -
35 6 Variations (In D) on a Turkish March from 'Die Ruinen Von Athen' Op. 76 (1996 Remastered Version): Variation III -
36 6 Variations (In D) on a Turkish March from 'Die Ruinen Von Athen' Op. 76 (1996 Remastered Version): Variation IV -
37 6 Variations (In D) on a Turkish March from 'Die Ruinen Von Athen' Op. 76 (1996 Remastered Version): Variation V -
38 6 Variations (In D) on a Turkish March from 'Die Ruinen Von Athen' Op. 76 (1996 Remastered Version): Variation VI, Presto - Tempo I