Extraordinary 1941 video of the first two Soviet prizewinners
mainEmil Gilels and Yakov Flier playing Isaac Albeniz’s Navarra in an arrangement for two pianos. The pair had been the first Soviet pianists to win international piano competitions – Vienna 1936 (second and first) and Queen Elisabeth competition in 1938 (first and third).
Their virtuosity is unquestionable, not to say phenomenal.
Norman, thanks so much for bringing this to us!!
Seems though like overdubbed pictures on a pre-existing recording, doesn’t it? Doesn’t make the document less worthy …