What a gift that this was filmed. Nice work on the sound! Rubinstein--late 70's, very much in his prime years. A very long lasting prime--more like an era.
@@nerrdinho Have you read "Chopin: pianist and teacher as seen by his pupils" by Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger? I can recommend it. It will dispel the notion that Chopin favoured a 'romantic' free-for-all style. On the contrary, he was quite strict in demanding adherence to the rhythms in the score. The fact that Mozart and J.S. Bach were the composers he admired the most should tell you something.
As examples of Rubinstein's violations of Chopin's intentions may serve the unwarranted change in the opening bar, the many ritardandos that are not in the score, and worst of all, the passage starting at 8:03 which Rubinstein plays very soft and slow whereas Chopin demanded this to be played "sempre f". This completely changes the character and meaning of the entire piece. I am sure Chopin would have been outraged.
The phrasing from 8:50 is absolutely wonderful...
What a gem. His playing transports me to another dimension.
An amazing performance. We are fortunate that his live performances have been preserved.
Absolutely incredible
What a gift that this was filmed. Nice work on the sound! Rubinstein--late 70's, very much in his prime years. A very long lasting prime--more like an era.
he plays with passion and energy, so good
Rubinstein was an absolute boss!
what do you mean with correct pitch?
Rubinstein played Chopin better than any other pianist except perhaps Lipatti.
Other great Chopin pianists: Arrau (especially the Nocturnes), Cortot, Benno Moiseiwitsch (the Preludes Op.28 in particular)..
@@ProfDrislaneyou should check out Sofronitsky’s intrepretation too if you haven’t already!
Terrible distortions of Chopin's masterpiece. All to serve the ego of Mr Rubinstein, I assume.
What an absolutely bizarre thing to think, let alone say.
@@iitalianii Have a look at the score.
@@LegiTxGameRzz1 Have a look at the history and culture of romantic classical piano performances.
@@nerrdinho Have you read "Chopin: pianist and teacher as seen by his pupils" by Jean-Jacques Eigeldinger? I can recommend it. It will dispel the notion that Chopin favoured a 'romantic' free-for-all style. On the contrary, he was quite strict in demanding adherence to the rhythms in the score. The fact that Mozart and J.S. Bach were the composers he admired the most should tell you something.
As examples of Rubinstein's violations of Chopin's intentions may serve the unwarranted change in the opening bar, the many ritardandos that are not in the score, and worst of all, the passage starting at 8:03 which Rubinstein plays very soft and slow whereas Chopin demanded this to be played "sempre f". This completely changes the character and meaning of the entire piece. I am sure Chopin would have been outraged.