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Recorded just three years before his retirement, this recital sees him bring those qualities to favourite works by Brahms, Schubert and Chopin in ageless performances filmed at the legendary Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Soloist : Artur Rubinstein (Piano) 1. Johannes Brahms. Intermezzi, Op. 117. 05:26. 2. Johannes Brahms. 8 Piano Pieces, Op. 76.
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Jun 10, 2008 · Artur Rubinstein in Concert - Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Schubert. Artur Rubinstein (Actor, Artist, Performer), Bernard Haitink (Actor, Conductor), Hugo K ch (Director), Rated: NR. Format: DVD. 4.5 32 ratings. DVD. from $15.45. DVD. June 10, 2008. — 1. — $15.45. Report an issue with this product or seller. Product Description.
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Artistic Quality: 9. Sound Quality: 8. At 86, Arthur Rubinstein (the pianist always spelled his first name with an “h” in America) still played beautifully, as his 1973 Concertgebouw performances of the Beethoven C minor and Brahms D minor concertos prove.
- Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23
- Piano Concerto No. 2
- Nocturne in B-Flat Minor, Op. 9, No. 1
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Ballade No. 1, completed in 1835, opens with an expansive rising line in octaves, suggesting endless possibilities. The music which follows is filled with kaleidoscopic shifts in mood and daring harmonic adventure. A haunting and restless first subject unfolds into a soaring “bel canto” theme in E-flat major. The final bars conclude with a wild fla...
I offered a few thoughts on the operatic nature of this piece in an earlier post. Here is a live concert performance with André Previn and the London Symphony Orchestra: https://youtu.be/T_GecdMywPw
The first of Chopin’s eighteen Nocturnes, completed in 1832, occupies a quietly haunting and melancholy dreamscape. Listen for all of the sudden, harmonic shifts. At one surreal moment, the melody floats above seventeen consecutive bars of D-flat major chords. In the final bars, a cry of anguish leads to what may be the most unsettled and lamenting...
Chopin: Ballades and Scherzos, Arthur Rubinstein AmazonChopin: Piano Concerto No. 2, Arthur Rubinstein, André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra AmazonChopin: Nocturnes, Arthur Rubinstein AmazonSchubert Club Performance: November 18, 1942. Arthur Rubinstein Wikipedia Entry. Arthur Rubinstein was a perennial favorite of audiences all over the world, including the Twin Cities. Though he performed only once for the Schubert Club, he appeared across the river with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in no fewer than six seasons.
Oct 14, 2013 · The Chopin Collection (1965) Chopin: Nocturnes (1967) Mozart: Piano Quartets (1978) Rachmaninoff: Concerto No. 2; Rhapsody on a Theme of Pa… (1984) Chopin: Waltzes (1984) The Chopin Collection: The Ballades; The Scherzos (1984) Artur Rubinstein - The Chopin Collection (1985) Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (1986)
Nov 27, 2015 · Arthur Rubinstein plays Beethoven, Ravel, and Chopin. For a very long time now I have felt that pianist Arthur Rubinstein may not have been technically very accurate in his playing; but his ability to be expressive has always spoken to me. This recording gives us new material that has never before been released. The selections are: Beethoven:
