Emil Gilels is remembered in music for work that changed what came after it.
The record lists Emil Gilels as Soviet pianist (1916-1985).
Emil Gilels was born at Odesa in 1916. His recorded nationality is Russia. He trained at Moscow Conservatory.
Recording arrived in this generation and changed everything: a performance could now outlive the performer.
He worked as pianist, music educator and musician.
The instruments recorded are piano.
His work is classed as classical music.
What survives in music is rarely what sold best at the time.
The honours record reads: Stalin Prize, Order of Lenin, Order of the Badge of Honour and Order of the Red Banner of Labour.
That the work came out of Russia shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Emil Gilels died in 1985, aged 69. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Stalin Prize
- Order of Lenin
- Order of the Badge of Honour
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Order of Friendship of Peoples
- Instruments: piano
- Genres: classical music
