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Great Contemporary Pianists Speak for Themselves -
Emil Gilels

Emil Gilels was the first major Soviet musician to perform in the Inited States since Sergei Prokofieff in 1921.

Exposure during formative years
"I was introduced to the piano at a very early age... "

Immersed in the sounds
"The day I enjoyed most was when the piano tuner came... I would sit down at the piano for many hours... because I derived pleasure from hearing the clean sound."

Imagination involved
"I did a lot of fantasising with music... "

The process
"It is different each time I play, and it is a process which... includes the mastery of the work, knowing the detail, being comfortable with it, and then adding the fantasy."

Wholistic practice
" I don't play works if I personally don't like them." 		  Emil Gilels from "Great Contemporary Pianists Speak for Themselves" by Elyse Mach.
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