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Schumann’s Scenes from Childhood, Op. 32, No. 4 – Fughette in G Minor
…the age of five under Yakov Tkach, who had studied with renowned pianists Raoul Pugno and Alexander Villoing. Gilels attributed his strong technique to Tkach’s strict training methods. Gilels performed…
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Schumann’s Scenes from Childhood, Op. 32, No. 2 – Gigue in G Minor
…age of five under Yakov Tkach. Tkach’s strict training, emphasizing scales and studies, played a crucial role in developing Gilels’ technique. On December 27, 1977, Gilels performed Schumann’s “4 Klavierstucke…
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Brahms’ Ballade No. 2 in D Major, Op. 10
…the age of five under Yakov Tkach, who had been trained by renowned French pianists Raoul Pugno and Alexander Villoing. Gilels credited his strict training with Tkach for establishing the…
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Brahms’ Ballade in B Major, Op. 10, No. 4
…under Yakov Tkach, who was a student of renowned French pianists Raoul Pugno and Alexander Villoing. Gilels credited his strict training with Tkach for establishing the foundation of his technique….
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Schumann’s Scenes from Childhood, Op. 32, No. 3 – Romance in D Minor
…the piano at the age of five under Yakov Tkach, who was a student of Raoul Pugno and Alexander Villoing. Gilels credited his strict training with establishing the foundation of…
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Schumann’s Scenes from Childhood, Op. 32, No. 1 – Scherzo in B Flat Minor
…in scales and studies by Yakov Tkach, who had a genealogy stretching back to Chopin and Muzio Clementi. Gilels’ technique was established on this strict foundation. On December 27, 1977,…
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Brahms’ Ballade in B Minor, Op. 10, No. 3
…century. He began learning the piano at five under Yakov Tkach, a student of Raoul Pugno and Alexander Villoing. Gilels made his first public appearance at the age of 12….
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Brahms’ Ballade in D Minor, Op. 10, No. 1
…of five under Yakov Tkach. Gilels made his public debut at 12 and went on to have a successful career. His last name is sometimes spelled Hilels. A recording of…
