Emil Gilels plays Schumann and Mendelssohn - video 7 January 1983

This rare video comes from Emil Gilels’ 7 January 1983 recital in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. He played this recital two days before the much better-known performance of 9 January (in the Tchaikovsky Hall) which was released on CD by Melodiya and on DVD by VAI. However this performance of 7 January is never shown. It contained the same programme of Schumann and Mendelssohn, but the first half of Brahms was either not played or, more likely, not broadcast. Programme below: 0:40 - Schumann Four Pieces (4 Klavierstücke), op. 32 14:55 - Schumann Symphonic Etudes, op. 13 43:07 - Mendelssohn Songs Without Words (Lieder ohne Worte), op. 38 no. 6, Duetto 48:12 - Mendelssohn Etude op. 104 no. 3 in A minor For more information about videos of Gilels: Эмиль Гилельс - Роберт Шуман - Симфонические этюды - Феликс Мендельсон