Title: A Stunning Black & White Portrait of the Great Russian Pianist Emil Gilels Soulfully Looking Up from the Piano.
Description: (New York, January), (1958). (1958). - A powerful 14 inch high by 11 inch wide photograph by Emmerich Gara depicting the legendary pianist attired in a dark vest over a white shirt and tie. Photographed from the chest up against a dark background, from the dark piano's lid which frames him at the front. As he plays, Gilel appears to be looking up with soulful intensity. Another musician can be glimpsed in the background looking from over Gilel's left shoulder. Photographed by Cellist Emmerich Gara, with his name & address stamped on the verso. Signed by Gara in pencil on the verso. Fine.
In January of 1958 Gilels performed a cycle of the Beethoven piano concertos at Carnegie Hall. Alfred Wallenstein conducted the Symphony of the Air.
Emmerich Gara (b.1901, d.1963). Born in Vienna, Austria in 1901, Gara established lifelong careers as a portrait photographer and professional cellist. Before the outbreak of the Second World War he and his wife emigrated to the United States, where he was hired as cellist for the NBC Orchestra led by Arturo Toscanini. He performed with the orchestra (later called The Symphony of the Air) until his death.
From his seat in the front row of the orchestra Gara was in the unique position to photograph all the great conductors and soloists who appeared with the orchestra during this extraordinary period of musical activity. His subjects were captured in performance, rehearsal, and in candid moments during recordings and while socializing.
Gara's action portraits were used for record covers, for the Book of the Month Club and in articles in Time, Life and other major magazines around the world. Fine .
Keywords: MUSIC; ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH; SIGNED BY THE PHOTOGRAPHER; AUTOGRAPH; EMMERICH GARA; CELLIST; EMIL GILELS; PIANIST; PIANO;CLASSICAL MUSICIAN; PORTRAIT; PHOTOGRAPHY; SOULFUL; GELATIN SILVER PRINT; PHOTO.
- Book number: 32984
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