Album Summary
Performers
Sergei Shirinsky (Cello)
Dimitri Tziganoff (Violin)
Emil Gilels (Piano)
Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello)
Rudolf Barshai (Viola)
Leonid Kogan (Violin)
Yakov Shapiro (Horn)
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893)
Dmitry Shostakovich (1906 - 1975)
Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897)
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
Alexander Borodin (1833 - 1887)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856)
Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Notes & Reviews:
Emil Gilels (1916-1985) could summon thunderous waves of sound from the keyboard, but was equally capable of melting tenderness and delicate nuance. This extraordinary box set brings together live chamber music performances made in Moscow and London from 1951 to 1959 with Gilels and other world-famous artists. Violinist Leonid Kogan, violist Rudolf Barshai, and cellist Mstislav Rostropovich were all among the very greatest instrumentalists of their era, and their collaboration in these rare live recordings makes this set indispensable to any collector.
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Works Details
Haydn, Franz Joseph : Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in D major, H 15 no 16 - Performers: Sergei Shirinsky (Cello); Dimitri Tziganoff (Violin); Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Running Time: 34 min. 37 sec.
- Period Time: Classical
- Written: 1790
Beethoven, Ludwig van : Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke" - Performers: Sergei Shirinsky (Cello); Dimitri Tziganoff (Violin); Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Running Time: 42 min. 33 sec.
- Period Time: Classical
- Form: Chamber Music
- Written: 1810-1811
Haydn, Franz Joseph : Keyboard Trio in G minor, H. 15/19 - Performers: Sergei Shirinsky (Cello); Emil Gilels (Piano); Dimitri Tziganoff (Violin)
- Running Time: 15 min. 11 sec.
- Period Time: Classical
- Written: 1794
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in G major, K 564 - Performers: Sergei Shirinsky (Cello); Dimitri Tziganoff (Violin); Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Running Time: 17 min. 4 sec.
- Period Time: Classical
- Written: 1788
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus : Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B flat major, K. 254 - Performers: Sergei Shirinsky (Cello); Dimitri Tziganoff (Violin); Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Running Time: 26 min. 20 sec.
- Period Time: Classical
- Written: 1776
Beethoven, Ludwig van : Trio for Piano and Strings in E flat major, WoO 38 - Performers: Dimitri Tziganoff (Violin); Sergei Shirinsky (Cello); Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Running Time: 13 min. 16 sec.
- Period Time: Classical
- Form: Chamber Music
- Written: 1791
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich : Trio for Piano and Strings in A minor, Op. 50 - Performers: Sergei Shirinsky (Cello); Dimitri Tziganoff (Violin); Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Running Time: 48 min. sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Chamber Music
- Written: 1882
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921) : Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello no 1 in F major, Op. 18 - Performers: Emil Gilels (Piano); Dimitri Tziganoff (Violin); Sergei Shirinsky (Cello)
- Running Time: 22 min. 28 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Written: 1863
Haydn, Franz Joseph : Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in D major, H 15 no 16 - Performers: Dimitri Tziganoff (Violin); Emil Gilels (Piano); Sergei Shirinsky (Cello)
- Running Time: 34 min. 37 sec.
- Period Time: Classical
- Written: 1790
Schumann, Robert : Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 63 - Performers: Sergei Shirinsky (Cello); Dimitri Tziganoff (Violin); Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Running Time: 28 min. 14 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 1847
Shostakovich, Dmitri : Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in E minor, Op. 67 - Performers: Sergei Shirinsky (Cello); Dimitri Tziganoff (Violin); Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Running Time: 24 min. 2 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Form: Chamber Music
- Written: 1944
Borodin, Alexander : Trio for Piano and Strings in D major (3 movements only) - Performers: Emil Gilels (Piano); Sergei Shirinsky (Cello); Dimitri Tziganoff (Violin)
- Running Time: 19 min. 44 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Written: 1860-1861
Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) : Quartet for Piano and Strings no 1 in C minor, Op. 15 - Performers: Mstislav Rostropovich (Cello); Rudolf Barshai (Viola); Leonid Kogan (Violin); Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Running Time: 28 min. 12 sec.
- Period Time: Post Romantic
- Form: Chamber Music
- Written: 1876-1879
Brahms, Johannes : Trio for Horn, Violin and Piano in E flat major, Op. 40 - Performers: Yakov Shapiro (Horn); Leonid Kogan (Violin); Emil Gilels (Piano)
- Running Time: 28 min. 28 sec.
- Period Time: Romantic
- Form: Chamber Music
- Written: 1865




























