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Classical Court From Perotin to Prokofiev (and beyond), performed by Caruso to Khatia, it's all here. |
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Along with Horowitz, Rubinstein was THE reference for American listeners back when I got serious about classical music...the early 1980's. Now, Rubinstein is never mentioned anywhere, and the Chopin Nocturnes recent thread reminded me of him. I listened to his 1950 recording, and thought it was crisp and neat, with excellent sound for the vintage.
I cherry-picked individual recordings from the massive Rubinstein Collection a couple of decades ago (almost 40 of the recordings), and I continue to enjoy them on occasion. I don't think that they are revelatory, but Arthur Rubinstein was, indeed, a virtuoso. Sorry to say that I read his two autobiographies (My Many Years and the other), but his air of European migrant pretentiousness kinda put me off -- maybe even still, a bit.
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Topic - To what extent is Arthur Rubinstein completely forgotten and passe? - SE 14:38:32 02/2/22 (26)
- Not forgotten by me - LtMandella 21:28:44 02/6/22 (0)
- His autobiography is a fun read - rkw 13:32:19 02/5/22 (0)
- Not For Beethoven - Ferrous Oxide 19:28:40 02/4/22 (0)
- Digitization......... - Todd Krieger 21:43:11 02/3/22 (4)
- Rubinstein SACD, one of my prized possessions. - Mali 08:02:08 02/5/22 (2)
- RE: Rubinstein SACD, one of my prized possessions. - Todd Krieger 17:08:49 02/5/22 (1)
- RE: Rubinstein SACD, one of my prized possessions. - Mali 17:24:54 02/5/22 (0)
- Maybe... - SE 07:21:01 02/4/22 (0)
- Thank you ALL. This makes me think... - SE 04:02:13 02/3/22 (6)
- its all about his Chopin - oldvinyl 14:26:44 02/3/22 (2)
- Not just his Chopin - pbarach 14:50:27 02/3/22 (1)
- His early Chopin is outstanding - John N 09:55:13 02/4/22 (0)
- Right on, SE - Let me know if those Rubinstein recordings get remastered for Dolby Atmos! ;-) - Chris from Lafayette 09:34:40 02/3/22 (2)
- And let us not forget the wonderful Rubinstein/Szeryng Beethoven recordings! - John Marks 10:06:40 02/3/22 (1)
- Yup! - Chris from Lafayette 10:33:26 02/3/22 (0)
- Not forgotten (by me) - pbarach 03:45:36 02/3/22 (1)
- RE: Not forgotten (by me) - LtMandella 07:13:16 02/7/22 (0)
- I feel that Rubinstein "mellowed out" as he aged - Chris from Lafayette 01:29:01 02/3/22 (2)
- Wow, she sure told him! I bet his wife's repeating that story on public forums, too. nt - tinear 07:03:49 02/3/22 (1)
- You know, tin, one of my favorite scenes in Puccini's "Tosca". . . - Chris from Lafayette 09:53:05 02/3/22 (0)
- We must forget the old to sell the new! - tinear 16:45:19 02/2/22 (2)
- RE: We must forget the old to sell the new! - DrChaos 17:27:43 02/2/22 (1)
- Popularity may not be an accurate indicator, - tinear 07:09:08 02/3/22 (0)
- To answer a question with a question: "To, by, or for whom?" - John Marks 15:39:13 02/2/22 (0)
- RE: To what extent is Arthur Rubinstein completely forgotten and passe? - Axiom05 15:02:41 02/2/22 (0)
- The Great don't need to advertise? : ) nt - jdaniel@jps.net 14:58:18 02/2/22 (0)
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