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The one concert at The Meadowmount School of Music I'll never forget was the memorial concert for Michael Rabin back in '72. The most beautiful music was chosen for the event: Mahler, Symphony No.5: Adagietto. For two of my seven years at Meadowmount, I stayed at the Lelonde Motel (Rte 9 & Lewis-Wadhams Rd), which I assume is no longer there. When Michael Rabin stayed there, (many years before me), Mrs. Lalonde had a gas station, and Michael was happy to be her service attendant, filling the tanks, checking the radiator and oil; putting air in the tires. He was a very gracious man. It was also noted how when Michael recorded in the studio, the musicians would go home early! Michael always performed perfectly, first time every time.

Somehow I have a hard time trusting this guys stories

He slipped and hit his head coming out of the shower. It was an accident. There was no epileptic seizure.

Vita di merda....mai farei una vita così...per cosa poi...la gente avvolte nasce pazza...

Milstein was arguably more talented than Heifetz. Heifetz had a few self-admitted weaknesses. Milstein just had none. Heifetz somehow never managed to make violin playing look easy. Milstein made it look like it was as easy as snapping two fingers together! LOL!

I'm sure the violin killed him

Many Thanks! I had the privilege of studying with Mr. Goldsmith.

I was a stagehand for this concert. I remember the day very clearly. I sadly missed out on the remainder of it, because I left early due to a very bad headache. Needless to say, I did enjoy the experience. I hope I get asked to help with more in the future.

his recording of Meditation is the best among the best.

He was mixed and this is why I am just now discovering him right now and I started playing my violin in 1978 until 1990 and then picked it back up recently. I had no inspiration this is why I stopped playing by design for which I was so unaware but now I am awake. It is never too late to wake up. This Gem was well hidden. What is done in the dark will surely come out into the light.

My teacher was a student of Galamian, just a few years younger than Rabin and remembers Rabin vividly as a fellow student he looked up to. I adore Rabin's playing and it reminds me a bit of my teacher as well. I wish I could have sat in the same room as Rabin and Galamian. Thank you for making this video.

Seems as if he was given psychotic and died of a seizure caused from the drug withdrawal. Sad. The pharmaceutical companies should be tried and convicted for murder.

Most don't realize that Rabin "competed" with all the great artists of that day, for concert dates all over the globe in the 1950s and 60s. At that time, the short list was: Heifetz, Menuhin, Milstein, Ricci, Morini, Ida Haendel, Francescatti, Stern, and...Rabin. Very few people outside of older violinists know who Rabin was. THANK GOD, he recorded a lot and we have all those incredible recordings to listen to.

He was one of the greatest violinists in history. The reason he died prematurely was not drug related, as most people have said. The answer is in the book about his life by Anthony Feinstein, MD. Read it. It is a wonderful book - although the story is very depressing. Michael's parents had two of their children die. Michael's mother died not long after he did. His death pretty well killed her.

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Musical masterpiece - with helpful spoken introduction. Yes, this composer's music deserves to be better known. and this performance recorded in a suitable acoustic gets my vote. Search out the violin concrto if you don't know it. The subtitles on the video - in English - say everything you need to know. Top marks!

Loved that understated, "he couldn't get people to do things." I started laughing when he said that about Milstein. Great stuff.

There is one composer Michael Rabin struggled with; Mozart. Why his mother chose Mozart to be played at his funeral is a mystery. She may have been the main cause of his neuroses. He became addicted to Doriden, & that medication may have been what killed him when he fell & hit his head on a table in his apartment. His bow became wobbly towards the end of his life, & he'd become dizzy while performing; probably due to the drug. There is no one alive today who can play like him. Like Heifetz, his playing was truly unique. I knew a friend of his who studied with Galamian at the same time he did.

Love the insights to this piece, I"m not a musician, no formal training, but love all kinds of music. have always leaned towards the classics. And the one instrument that always got my attention was the violin. pardon the pun but it always pulled on my heart strings. when I listened to any piece, it was the one instrument that I listened for to throw myself into the piece. Now near an Octogenarian I still am drawn to it in many ways. thank you for this inside look at what these musicians try to achieve in their music. ECF

Thank you.

So brief, but wonderful. Any glimpse into this gigantic talent is worth seeing. Somewhere there must exist a tape of a Tonight Show performance of, I believe, the Carmen Fantasie. It was probably 1968 or thereabouts. I watched it with my father--also an enthusiast of Rabin, and he played a little fast, which we attributed to TV nerves. But he was still amazing. Maybe someone with better scholarship skills than I have can locate that.

Milstein was truly unique. Just incredible technical facility and moving the music forward. A very good argument can be made that he was the greatest.

There was something about Rabin's sound. Just unforgettable.

No, he did not die from an "epileptic seizure." He sustained a basilar skull fracture after falling backward and striking his head. It has never been established as what caused the fall.

I'm in love with the Targaryen playing the bass!

Fantastic interview.

Thank you! And that Wieniawski was live?!?! Glorious.

Michael Rabin, my favorite Violinist of all time!

Wonderful violinist Michael Rabin beautiful playing in the movie Rhapsody too, Meditation!!!!!! So great!!!!!

Thank you for putting together this enjoyable concert and for including your wonderful composition, Walter, the Waltzing Pig. My husband and I appreciate the privilege of having you as the Conductor of the RP. I look forward to enjoying the Riverside Philharmonic again in person.

This is marvelous. Memorable anecdotes!

Thank you the holidays cheer. Miss going to hear the Philharmonic in person.

Bravo to the wonderful jewel that is the Philharmonic!

Congratulation Thomas for this very inspiring program. Your children' ballet is going to be fun to watch .

Tak trzymać Tomku :) Pozdrawia Ciebie Twój kuzyn Marek z Berlina.

Applause!! Thank you and congratulations to Tomasz and all our musicians! Riverside is blessed to have you!

Thank you so much for this! My idol!

Thanks for uploading

Thank you for doing this!!! Enjoyed it very much 🙌✨

I enjoyed this video. Thank you Tomasz. Brought back so many memories of our 4 decades of Saab ownership. One our Saab’s saved our son life when he swerved to avoid another car on a mountain road. The Saab overturned twice and he was not injured.

Thank you to all concerned for this wonderful glimpse of my favorite violinist.

More....!! Anything Rabin....

A wonderful tribute to my favourite violinist. Thank you!