I would argue Horowitz played it better. When listening to nocturnes waltzes and mazurkas and some of the slower etudes, rubenstein takes all, but for more heroic flare I prefer Horowitz since arthur isnt a pedal pusher
@@christinechon2464 Perhaps you Christine did not reflect that when the interpreter uses the pedal a little it could be the merit of the interpreter ... Excuse my broken English, but I am of Italian nationality. Can you answer me in Italian? Thanks.
Perhaps most impressive is around 4:00 when he resumes the L.H. octaves just as fast as before, but much more softly-not sure if mezzoforte or piano, I think piano. What strength & control that takes!! Now THAT’S difficult!!!
@@PabluchoViision I think they were sort of 'frenemies', for lack of a better word. They were well acquainted while living in Paris, but Rubinstein never really got over the fact that Horowitz had more success there - by consequence, Rubinstein spoke of Horowitz as a mere showman and technician...
My grandmother heard Rubinstein at Orchestra Hall in Chicago in the 1920s. She and my mother heard him there in 1950. When I was 22, I attended his last recital there in May, 1976. I vividly remember his impeccable performance of Chopin’s Scherzo, opus 31, no. 2. His artistry spanned 3 generations of my family over 50 years. He performed in Chicago for over 60 years. His enduring legacy was his ability to enrich the lives of millions of people worldwide over a career that spanned nearly a century.
I wish I could have heard that. Was at many Orchestra Hall recitals; the closet experience to what you report was Ashkenazy playing Beethoven op. 110 and 111, first half of concert, after intermission: Brahms op.119 then op. 24, the Handel Variations. With all due (tremendous) admiration and respect to Ashkenazy, it was probably the best recital of dozens I heard at Orchestra Hall, but Rubinstein would have been on an altogether higher level, a different category, especially if he played Chopin. But I mention the Ashkenazy recital because as with the Rubinstein performance you saw, I think it was his last and he played it like a grand farewell, valedictory recital. He's had a flourishing career since then (maybe still active) conducting, but I'm pretty sure that he was then retiring his solo recital career. And those works created a pretty monumental farewell gesture. But as to major, unforgettable Chopin recitals there, I once had a ticket to a Moravec all Chopin nocturne recital. I remember sort of looking forward to it, but being a young man in his 20's with a little caveman still in me, 2 hours of nocturnes seemed potentially dull (I now know much better by the way), So I was excited to hear Moravec, but a bit ambivalent about the program. I felt a bit jipped that I wouldn't hear a big Polonaise, Scherzo or Ballade. Anyway I get to Orchestra Hall, ticket in hand, and learn I'm doubly jipped: Moravec cancelled on some health issue, and they were substituting some lady I never heard of, who who "entertain" us in his stead. Who's this "lady I never heard of"? BELA DAVIDOVICH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I admit I don't remember half the concert, even the program, but half of it included the Chopin Barcarolle and F-Minor Fantasie, I'm sure it was the best Chopin I ever heard live, and the single biggest factor in my expanded appreciation of Chopin beyond the Polonaises, Scherzos and Mazurkas I loved since my mid-teenage years.
Rubinstein once said in an interview that this piece of music was the " closest to his heart ". I don't doubt it. He plays it with such passion. The world is badly in need of artists of this caliber. They are so absent from our landscape. God rest Mr. Rubinstein. ✝️❤✡
Artur Rubinstein - on of the greatest maestros of all time, sentitive and artistic mind. No one like him could play Chopin, this melody is pure Polishness which Rubinstein deeply and intenssive felt.
I am not able to tell, if Rubinstein or Horowitz are better. Both are just far beyond any other contemporary musicians. There are good, great and the few blessed genius pianists. 4-5 on Earth in every century perhaps. Rubinstein and Horowitz are among the third category.
His name is Frances Van Siclen so he could be from: Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, germany (maybe), maybe more countries. But his name is from the germanic language because of the 'van'. Idk
Whenever I listen to Rubinstein's Chopin, I can't help but think that there's something very special about his performance. Something that can't be replaceable.
If I were an aspiring pianist and listened to this performance by Mr. Rubinstein , I would be both intimidated and inspired. TH-cam provides us with the ability to compare many fine performances of this wonderful piece by Chopin. In my not so humble opinion , this rendition is perfection and beyond compare.
It is so easy to exaggerate this truly legendary polonaise . It is easy to exaggerate Chopin’s music in general. Maestro Rubinstein has always been acutely aware it . A genius playing music written by another genius.
Fabulous! Still lhe best performer ever. Each individual note flies through the Air, as breathtaking mixed flocks of birds. Every note vibrantes, individually, in its beauty, staying airborne in a magical, musical airshow -- never colliding with any of the other elements
No Composition Ever Written by man has ever so Completely Embodied The Greatness And Nobility of The Polish Spirit like this one !! Hats off to Mr.Rubenstein who Throughout his long and Storied Career always did great justice to this Composition !!!...
Dont know which European country, but read on a comment of his playing on another site. I live in South Africa and am English origin, my husbands father was born Holland and settled here after the second world war.
My grandmother told me that one day as she was listening to the radio she heard in French:Vive la liberté!!.It was from Warsaw and the Polonaise was broadcasted; it turned out to be the Germans as the Soviets as well were invading Poland.
I'm in no place to give critique or proper opinions on music such as this, but all I can say is... This is simply, beautiful. I have been listening to it for a couple hours now, and I can't help but feel calm, and happy.
A citizen of the world, as Arthur Rubinstein was called (he not only traveled a lot, but also knew as many as eight languages!), Is known in Poland mainly thanks to the words he spoke during the founding conference of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945. Poland belonged to the anti-Nazi coalition and was a victim of Nazi Germany, but there was no delegation from the Polish government in exile among the representatives of 50 countries. Why? Western politicians feared Stalin and preferred not to provoke him. For the same reason, there was also no Polish flag. The musician, whose concert was to add splendor to the event, noticed the lack of white and red colors, got angry and decided to loudly express his disapproval. He started the performance with the anthem of the United States, but after a few bars he stopped, stood up and said: “Here in this hall you want to arrange a happy future for the world. I miss the Polish flag for which you fought. I cannot tolerate it. I will play the Polish national anthem for you. And please get up! ”. His speech was met with a storm of applause, to which even Nikita Khrushchev (a member of the Soviet delegation) was forced. With this gesture, Artur Rubinstein recalled the participation of Poles in the defeat of Nazi Germany, and also revealed his deep love for the homeland
Perfeito, insubstituível, esse homem tocava sobrenaturalmente! Este homem qdo tocava ele vivia cada nota. E tocar polonaise não é uma tarefa fácil. Além da destreza tb o sentimento de protesto, revolta e injustiça que esta música transmite. E Rubinstein expressava todos esses sentimentos ao tocar. Magnífico!
Kocham muzykę Chopina. Miał polską duszę. Ja ją słyszę. Miód na moją duszę. Chopin był i jest wielki. Co za talent. To geniusz z iskra boża. ✌️✌️✌️✌️👑👑👑💖💖💖
This was my mother's all-time favorite musical piece. I'm a day or two late' but please listen to it in her honor! Her birthday was April 22 (in heaven)............
She must have had such a colorful soul! In this piece, I hear such raw passion and triumph. If she loved it, maybe this piece connected to her soul :) Happy Birthday to her (it is nowhere near April 22nd but I’ll say it anyway)!
"In this hall, you want to arrange a happy future for the world. I miss the flag of Poland, for which you fought. I cannot tolerate this. I will play the Polish anthem. And please stand up!" - said Artur Rubinstein during a concert at the UN conference in San Francisco in 1945. 🎹 Artur Rubinstein was born in Łódź, in a moderately wealthy Jewish family. His great talent was soon discovered. He started performing publicly at the age of 7. He inaugurated his international career in 1900 with a concert in Berlin. Since then, he has performed for nearly 80 years. At the establishment of the United Nations in 1945, he informally represented Poland, as the government-in-exile was not recognized by the Soviet Union. During the founding conference of OZN there were no representatives of the Government of the Republic of Poland in exile. The Soviet Union did not recognize him, and Western politicians were afraid of offending Stalin. Moreover, the Polish flag was missing from the meeting room. Seeing this, Artur Rubinstein - an outstanding Polish pianist of Jewish descent - expressed indignation and ostentatiously played Dąbrowski's Mazurka. Previously, according to the rules, he started with the anthem of the host, i.e. the United States. After the Polish national anthem was played, there was a hurricane of applause. The Soviet delegation, led by Vyacheslav Molotov, forced to rise during the anthem of independent Poland, did not hide its fury.
What a legend. His left hand seems to have a mind of its own powered by a rocket. Arthur Rubinstein and Chopin together in heaven, I can scarcely imagine the music they would make together.
A stupid perhaps, but a sill a serious question: How was Chopin, the genius that he was, able to create this wonderful piece of music and actually transcribe it so others could play it? To me is it absolutely mind boggling. And then, there is Artur Rubinstein, another genius, playing it note for note without a written score. This is magic.
My Gawd, what talent! he makes those triad runs in the opening look so effortless. it took me 6 months just to get them off the page and I could never articulate them as cleanly as he did. Just like brushing dust off a table. Phenomenal!
Throughout his life, Rubinstein was deeply attached to Poland. At the inauguration of the United Nations in 1945, Rubinstein showed his Polish patriotism at a concert for the delegates. He began the concert by stating his deep disappointment that the conference did not have a delegation from Poland. Rubinstein later described becoming overwhelmed by a blind fury and angrily pointing out to the public the absence of the Polish flag. He stopped playing the piano, told the audience to stand up, including the Soviets, and played the Polish national anthem loudly and slowly, repeating the final part in a great thunderous forte. When he had finished, the public gave him a great ovation.[
3:18 he was so in command 😭 I wonder how tortured the souls of the great composers are to have created masterpieces like this and put something out that is indestructible even upon their demise.
What a joy it is to watch him play! At moments, it looks like he's pounding the piano with maximum intensity like a drum, and other moments, the softest of tickles like tickling a cat and all the variations in between with bravado and showmanship just from the sound of the music he makes with that Rubenstein stoic look... fantastic!
This is simply the best performance of this masterpeice, I´ve ever heard. His phrasing is perfect, and he avoids the temptation of exaggeration. Notice the last four seconds. Simple and effectful!
J'ai eu le privilège d'aller au Festival Hall à Londres voir et écouter ce pianiste extraordinaire. J'ai aussi acheté son livre. Cela fait un énorme plaisir de le retrouver et l'écouter à nouveau de temps à autre.
far beyond mere musicianship he chose power over accuracy at any price to call up the spirit of chopin an even greater demigod than himself. bravissimo!
Through some fluke I saw him twice in grade school wearing a scratchy suit my mother had made. Then years later and I waited then to shake his hand, which was huge, perhaps through illness, or great strength. Will always love him.
Hearing Rubinstein in person at Carnegie Hall in the 1960s play this piece was a formative inspirational experience of my life in music. (He was always better in live concerts.) There's no one way to play any piece, and there are many great recorded performances of this Polonaise, not just Horowitz but going back to Ignaz Friedman and Josef Lhevinne. But for my taste no other great pianist has ever so embodied the nobility, dignity, heroic martiality, and sheer elevation of this singular piece.
The pinnacle of Western culture. If anyone knows anything, I mean anything as transcendental as this piece, from another civilization, please let me know.
I honestly prefer Argerich's rendition. I know Rubinstein has an unique style and likes pedaling, I just think Martha's version has a better tempo and clear notes
@@Thiago-px9ev l'll have to listen to Martha's version, this version is so expressive, powerful and masterful, if martha's is above this, l have to see and hear to believe.
The one the only artur rubenstein. If chopin lives in the world to come and he has to pick from among recordings of his music, it has to be rubenstein. Most others can't even play it mechanically correctly and Rubenstein is the only only one of those who is capable, understands chopin's intent and plays it as if his body and soul's true satisfaction depends on channeling chopin himself.
i was waiting for him to stand and kick out the chair ... but, that just wasn't done in those days, was it? rare talent, mr rubinstein! so glad they got you recorded!!!
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I'm New to classical music 61years old. I have missed out of this Brilliance my God.
Wow! Enjoy!
This is Romantic music -- don't miss out on the Baroque and Classical eras. Monteverdi, Bach, and Mozart wrote very great music.
Herzlichst willkommen!
Never too late...I've enjoyed classical music since my teens...I'll be 74 in August.
I don't think heaven would be complete without Chopin's music....
Rubinstein really owned this famous piece. He plays it with such fervour and grandeur but avoids exaggeration.
Chopin*
exactly
Artur Rubinstein is simply divine in the interpretation of this Chopin Polonaise. Stop.
I would argue Horowitz played it better. When listening to nocturnes waltzes and mazurkas and some of the slower etudes, rubenstein takes all, but for more heroic flare I prefer Horowitz since arthur isnt a pedal pusher
@@christinechon2464
Perhaps you Christine did not reflect that when the interpreter uses the pedal a little it could be the merit of the interpreter ... Excuse my broken English, but I am of Italian nationality. Can you answer me in Italian? Thanks.
Wow, his left hand, those octaves! Mr. Rubinstein is amazing!
can you imagine hearing this in an auditorium with wonderful acoustics, we were so lucky to do that.
Wow he played octaves😳😳
Perhaps most impressive is around 4:00 when he resumes the L.H. octaves just as fast as before, but much more softly-not sure if mezzoforte or piano, I think piano. What strength & control that takes!! Now THAT’S difficult!!!
PabluchoViision lll
That's a true statement!!!!!!!!
Horowitz and Rubenstein, the grand old men of Chopin. Both truly remarkable.
Yes! Such a contrast between the two, though. I wonder, how well did the two men know each other? Were they friends?
This piece was featured in both of their documentaries. I call them the gods of Both piano and Chopin
Arrau: ⚰️
@@PabluchoViision yes they were and often invited each other to their hotels to have dinner
@@PabluchoViision I think they were sort of 'frenemies', for lack of a better word.
They were well acquainted while living in Paris, but Rubinstein never really got over the fact that Horowitz had more success there - by consequence, Rubinstein spoke of Horowitz as a mere showman and technician...
My grandmother heard Rubinstein at Orchestra Hall in Chicago in the 1920s. She and my mother heard him there in 1950. When I was 22, I attended his last recital there in May, 1976. I vividly remember his impeccable performance of Chopin’s Scherzo, opus 31, no. 2. His artistry spanned 3 generations of my family over 50 years. He performed in Chicago for over 60 years. His enduring legacy was his ability to enrich the lives of millions of people worldwide over a career that spanned nearly a century.
You are so lucky. I'm dying of envy!
I heard him at Orchestra Hall in the late 60’s😎 Will never forget it❤️
Yall are lucky af
I wish I could have heard that. Was at many Orchestra Hall recitals; the closet experience to what you report was Ashkenazy playing Beethoven op. 110 and 111, first half of concert, after intermission: Brahms op.119 then op. 24, the Handel Variations. With all due (tremendous) admiration and respect to Ashkenazy, it was probably the best recital of dozens I heard at Orchestra Hall, but Rubinstein would have been on an altogether higher level, a different category, especially if he played Chopin. But I mention the Ashkenazy recital because as with the Rubinstein performance you saw, I think it was his last and he played it like a grand farewell, valedictory recital. He's had a flourishing career since then (maybe still active) conducting, but I'm pretty sure that he was then retiring his solo recital career. And those works created a pretty monumental farewell gesture.
But as to major, unforgettable Chopin recitals there, I once had a ticket to a Moravec all Chopin nocturne recital. I remember sort of looking forward to it, but being a young man in his 20's with a little caveman still in me, 2 hours of nocturnes seemed potentially dull (I now know much better by the way), So I was excited to hear Moravec, but a bit ambivalent about the program. I felt a bit jipped that I wouldn't hear a big Polonaise, Scherzo or Ballade. Anyway I get to Orchestra Hall, ticket in hand, and learn I'm doubly jipped: Moravec cancelled on some health issue, and they were substituting some lady I never heard of, who who "entertain" us in his stead. Who's this "lady I never heard of"? BELA DAVIDOVICH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I admit I don't remember half the concert, even the program, but half of it included the Chopin Barcarolle and F-Minor Fantasie, I'm sure it was the best Chopin I ever heard live, and the single biggest factor in my expanded appreciation of Chopin beyond the Polonaises, Scherzos and Mazurkas I loved since my mid-teenage years.
How truly honored you must feel for hearing this incredible man!
This is my favorite Polonaise written by Chopin. Rubenstein interpreted this music piece very well, just beautiful and “heroic.”
Rubinstein once said in an interview that this piece of music was the " closest to his heart ". I don't doubt it. He plays it with such passion. The world is badly in need of artists of this caliber. They are so absent from our landscape.
God rest Mr. Rubinstein. ✝️❤✡
Ele comentou por volta dos anos 70 que os jovens músicos não tocavam mais com o coração
The world is lost bruv... people are mad about megan the stalion or tekashi69 or whatever they are named... it's mad...
...I got the occasion to see him playing the same in Scala Theatre in Milan.....many years ago....wonderful!!!
Artur Rubinstein - on of the greatest maestros of all time, sentitive and artistic mind. No one like him could play Chopin, this melody is pure Polishness which Rubinstein deeply and intenssive felt.
I am not able to tell, if Rubinstein or Horowitz are better. Both are just far beyond any other contemporary musicians. There are good, great and the few blessed genius pianists. 4-5 on Earth in every century perhaps. Rubinstein and Horowitz are among the third category.
@@csabaszabo8624 Both are presents for us from God.
@@csabaszabo8624 Include Richter as one of the top 5 as well!
So beautiful and stirring; I miss old Europe; they gave so much to this world !!!!!
His name is Frances Van Siclen so he could be from: Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, germany (maybe), maybe more countries. But his name is from the germanic language because of the 'van'. Idk
@@Jabafish van is from Holland
@@Jabafish yhea van is from belgium or Hollande
Old Europe, our mother. ❤
Rubinstein is my favorite pianist. He imparts a nobility to the music.
This should be Poland's national anthem
Exactly
@@katarzynadrwota7445 Αριστουργηματική ερμηνεία σε ένα μεγαλούργημα ουράνιο.....
I wonder how would they sing... 'humming' maybe.. ish?
I think they have one already.
This is Russian music. Poland is a suburb of Moscow 😂
Whenever I listen to Rubinstein's Chopin, I can't help but think that there's something very special about his performance. Something that can't be replaceable.
If I were an aspiring pianist and listened to this performance by Mr. Rubinstein , I would be both intimidated and inspired. TH-cam provides us with the ability to compare many fine performances of this wonderful piece by Chopin. In my not so humble opinion , this rendition is perfection and beyond compare.
It is so easy to exaggerate this truly legendary polonaise . It is easy to exaggerate Chopin’s music in general. Maestro Rubinstein has always been acutely aware it . A genius playing music written by another genius.
He played that piece until he was about ninety and yet still managed to keep it
sounding fresh...😊
He made it his own...well done,Artur!
An absolutely splendid rendition by the master, Arthur Rubinstein.
I can not believe the swiftness of his left hand!
Chopin is a great blessing to the world civilization.. Life will be different without his music...
Yes.
Was he muslim 😂😂😂
@@normanzurich2781 Eastern Orthodox Zoroastrian Priest Witch.
Słychać Polskę w każdej nucie granej przez Wielkiego Polaka 😇
This great pianist and the delightful Chopin Polonaise are a wonderful combination.
Fabulous! Still lhe best performer ever.
Each individual note flies through the Air, as breathtaking mixed flocks of birds.
Every note vibrantes, individually, in its beauty, staying airborne in a magical, musical airshow -- never colliding with any of the other elements
No Composition Ever Written by man has ever so Completely Embodied The Greatness And Nobility of The Polish Spirit like this one !! Hats off to Mr.Rubenstein who Throughout his long and Storied Career always did great justice to this Composition !!!...
Extremely pleasant surprise to see and hear Artur Rubinstein for the first time in recent days. Truly one of the most gifted musicians of all time 💝 🎼
Yes! Listen to his repertoire, it's incredible!
The master got ten encores for this when he played in one of the European countries !! 10 !!!! Isnt it magnificient?
Which european country? Are you from Netherlands?
Vandenblink is a dutch name that's why I ask
Dont know which European country, but read on a comment of his playing on another site. I live in South Africa and am English origin, my husbands father was born Holland and settled here after the second world war.
I attended many of his recitals. He really let his hair down in the encores. And seemed to rise in the air with De Falla !
Other pianists may play the notes as well, no one plays this with Rubinstein's verve and charisma. Bravo!
I heard Rubinstein every time he visited Britain and will never forget these fabulous performances.
He is magician from music and present for all of us from God, with love from New Jersey, USA.
My grandmother told me that one day as she was listening to the radio she heard in French:Vive la liberté!!.It was from Warsaw and the Polonaise was broadcasted; it turned out to be the Germans as the Soviets as well were invading Poland.
I'm in no place to give critique or proper opinions on music such as this, but all I can say is... This is simply, beautiful. I have been listening to it for a couple hours now, and I can't help but feel calm, and happy.
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A citizen of the world, as Arthur Rubinstein was called (he not only traveled a lot, but also knew as many as eight languages!), Is known in Poland mainly thanks to the words he spoke during the founding conference of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945. Poland belonged to the anti-Nazi coalition and was a victim of Nazi Germany, but there was no delegation from the Polish government in exile among the representatives of 50 countries. Why? Western politicians feared Stalin and preferred not to provoke him. For the same reason, there was also no Polish flag. The musician, whose concert was to add splendor to the event, noticed the lack of white and red colors, got angry and decided to loudly express his disapproval. He started the performance with the anthem of the United States, but after a few bars he stopped, stood up and said: “Here in this hall you want to arrange a happy future for the world. I miss the Polish flag for which you fought. I cannot tolerate it. I will play the Polish national anthem for you. And please get up! ”. His speech was met with a storm of applause, to which even Nikita Khrushchev (a member of the Soviet delegation) was forced. With this gesture, Artur Rubinstein recalled the participation of Poles in the defeat of Nazi Germany, and also revealed his deep love for the homeland
I really like the way Rubinstein plays. I love him so much. He makes me feel good.
Incredible. It's the EMOTION he puts into this as well as his technical ability that just grabs you both in your heart and in your mind!
100% polish spirit!!! Wonderful!
The great master gives a wonderful performance of this beautiful piece of music. I am so grateful we can see and hear him in such good quality. Thanks
Again....Rubinstein provides the gold standard of interpretation of a famous classical piece.
Wspaniala i mistrzowska interpretacja.Jedna z najlepszych.chyba nie może być lepiej.
Perfeito, insubstituível, esse homem tocava sobrenaturalmente! Este homem qdo tocava ele vivia cada nota. E tocar polonaise não é uma tarefa fácil. Além da destreza tb o sentimento de protesto, revolta e injustiça que esta música transmite. E Rubinstein expressava todos esses sentimentos ao tocar. Magnífico!
Kocham muzykę Chopina. Miał polską duszę. Ja ją słyszę. Miód na moją duszę. Chopin był i jest wielki. Co za talent. To geniusz z iskra boża. ✌️✌️✌️✌️👑👑👑💖💖💖
Piękno muzyki Fryderyka Chopina to fenomen graniczący z cudem.
This was my mother's all-time favorite musical piece. I'm a day or two late' but please listen to it in her honor! Her birthday was April 22 (in heaven)............
She must have had such a colorful soul! In this piece, I hear such raw passion and triumph. If she loved it, maybe this piece connected to her soul :) Happy Birthday to her (it is nowhere near April 22nd but I’ll say it anyway)!
The finest pianist ever. Mastery of the instrument, power, lyricism and all delivered with economy of bodily movement - today's pianists, take note.
@norman simpson Pathetic comment - I have just reported it.
@norman simpson
Why don’t you name the place for a face to face explanation on your cowardice comment!
Make my day you coward!
Genius ...beyond words...His left hand was flying so incredibly fast ! I am in awe of his skill ...His level of playing is overwhelming. Brilliant.
Thank you so much for sharing this treasure!! I wish he born in 21th century.....
He was one of the greatest pianist who can make the piano sing..
Una delle migliori interpretazioni di una delle più belle composizioni d Chopin
Piękno muzyki Fryderyka Chopina to fenomen graniczący z cudem. Chopin to najpiękniejsza spuścizna dla ludzkości.
"In this hall, you want to arrange a happy future for the world. I miss the flag of Poland, for which you fought. I cannot tolerate this. I will play the Polish anthem. And please stand up!" - said Artur Rubinstein during a concert at the UN conference in San Francisco in 1945.
🎹 Artur Rubinstein was born in Łódź, in a moderately wealthy Jewish family. His great talent was soon discovered. He started performing publicly at the age of 7. He inaugurated his international career in 1900 with a concert in Berlin. Since then, he has performed for nearly 80 years.
At the establishment of the United Nations in 1945, he informally represented Poland, as the government-in-exile was not recognized by the Soviet Union.
During the founding conference of OZN there were no representatives of the Government of the Republic of Poland in exile. The Soviet Union did not recognize him, and Western politicians were afraid of offending Stalin. Moreover, the Polish flag was missing from the meeting room.
Seeing this, Artur Rubinstein - an outstanding Polish pianist of Jewish descent - expressed indignation and ostentatiously played Dąbrowski's Mazurka. Previously, according to the rules, he started with the anthem of the host, i.e. the United States.
After the Polish national anthem was played, there was a hurricane of applause. The Soviet delegation, led by Vyacheslav Molotov, forced to rise during the anthem of independent Poland, did not hide its fury.
What a legend. His left hand seems to have a mind of its own powered by a rocket. Arthur Rubinstein and Chopin together in heaven, I can scarcely imagine the music they would make together.
Absolutely no one can play Chopin like Arthur Rubenstein. There have been many after him who are very accomplished, but he is still the maestro!
Utwór ten oddaje wiernie osobowość i temperament Polaka,jego odwagę,waleczność,bohaterstwo,miłość Ojczyzny🙏🙏👍👍💖💖💖💖💖🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱
A stupid perhaps, but a sill a serious question: How was Chopin, the genius that he was, able to create this wonderful piece of music and actually transcribe it so others could play it? To me is it absolutely mind boggling. And then, there is Artur Rubinstein, another genius, playing it note for note without a written score. This is magic.
Most amazing performance than words can describe. Thank you Mr. Rubinstein and thank GOD for you and your music.
Mestre Rubinstein: que prazer e honra, e afortunados que somos, em poder vê- lo e ouví-lo. Imortal como Chopin!
My Gawd, what talent! he makes those triad runs in the opening look so effortless. it took me 6 months just to get them off the page and I could never articulate them as cleanly as he did. Just like brushing dust off a table. Phenomenal!
Throughout his life, Rubinstein was deeply attached to Poland. At the inauguration of the United Nations in 1945, Rubinstein showed his Polish patriotism at a concert for the delegates. He began the concert by stating his deep disappointment that the conference did not have a delegation from Poland. Rubinstein later described becoming overwhelmed by a blind fury and angrily pointing out to the public the absence of the Polish flag. He stopped playing the piano, told the audience to stand up, including the Soviets, and played the Polish national anthem loudly and slowly, repeating the final part in a great thunderous forte. When he had finished, the public gave him a great ovation.[
Il più grande Pianista della storia per tecnica,manualità,carisma,affabilità,musicalità,charme,longevità,forza,simpatia,energia,solarità,TUTTO!!
Simply awesome!!
This piece is difficult at best, but even more so at a faster tempo used here!
The playing of this masterpiece; what can you say !!!!!
Bravo Mr. Rubinstein! You are the best! Luv this piece so much. Thank you Sir.
3:18 he was so in command 😭 I wonder how tortured the souls of the great composers are to have created masterpieces like this and put something out that is indestructible even upon their demise.
Incredible pianist!
I came here after listen to Yundi Li , now I get it why people says they prefer this interpretation by Rubinstein. That grandeur! Refine yet powerful
Truly heroic in Rubinstein's hands... 😭😭😭💜💜💜💜💚💚💚💚💙💙💙💙
this video should have a 10 billion view and a 10 billion thumb up.
Das war die erste Klassische Musik die ich Zuhause zu Hause hörte
Loved! Good recordacions ! I miss.you greens eyes,i miss you...
find him live in Moscow 1964. He was electric when on stage apparently. It's extraordinary.
Un CLÁSICO!! Nunca pasará de moda. Es un referencia esta interpretación!!
What a joy it is to watch him play! At moments, it looks like he's pounding the piano with maximum intensity like a drum, and other moments, the softest of tickles like tickling a cat and all the variations in between with bravado and showmanship just from the sound of the music he makes with that Rubenstein stoic look... fantastic!
This is simply the best performance of this masterpeice, I´ve ever heard. His phrasing is perfect, and he avoids the temptation of exaggeration. Notice the last four seconds. Simple and effectful!
J'ai eu le privilège d'aller au Festival Hall à Londres voir et écouter ce pianiste extraordinaire. J'ai aussi acheté son livre. Cela fait un énorme plaisir de le retrouver et l'écouter à nouveau de temps à autre.
I saw him in Portland Oregon when I was perhaps 10 years old. 7 encores. I never wanted to leave. Still overwhelmed by the memory.
Rubinstein's is the oldest version I found, but still the best so far !
Жизнеутверждающая музыка.Благодарю за прекрасную игру
He was so amazing!
Definitivamente, Rubinstein es el que mejor me transmite el espíritu chopiniano.
The best pianist
far beyond mere musicianship he chose power over accuracy at any price to call up the spirit of chopin an even greater demigod than himself. bravissimo!
Wonderful.
He's for me the greatest pianist of all time!!! Nobody like Rubinstein!!!💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
I read his biography, very interesting. He was a really good human xx
Обожаю, когда играет Артур Рубинштейн! Старая школа - мммм!.. Наслаждение для ушей, души и глаз!)👏👏👏👏
One of the greatest! Thanks God we have access to his virtuosity
Arcydzieło, rewelacja ! Chopinie, geniuszu ❤️
Браво,Рубінштейн!
His 3:53 interpretation is my favorite
I haven't heard all nine recordings by Artur Rubinstein but the phrasing and timing of this performance is just exquisite.
Soul polonaise, grands compositeurs et virtuoses de la musique classique!
His fortissimos! Power without banging. Bravo.
Agreed!
It's a beautiful la polonesa
Thank you from Italy... Bravo !!
Number 1!!! Majestik !!! Bravo!!!🙏🙏👏👏❤❤
His playing is sublime!
Amazing! Goosebumps from head to toe.
Everything, about this shouts amazing
Through some fluke I saw him twice in grade school wearing a scratchy suit my mother had made. Then years later and I waited then to shake his hand, which was huge, perhaps through illness, or great strength. Will always love him.
Cudowna interpretacja.
On to gra najlepiej :)
Pure joy to listen to and appreciate.
Hearing Rubinstein in person at Carnegie Hall in the 1960s play this piece was a formative inspirational experience of my life in music. (He was always better in live concerts.) There's no one way to play any piece, and there are many great recorded performances of this Polonaise, not just Horowitz but going back to Ignaz Friedman and Josef Lhevinne. But for my taste no other great pianist has ever so embodied the nobility, dignity, heroic martiality, and sheer elevation of this singular piece.
The pinnacle of Western culture. If anyone knows anything, I mean anything as transcendental as this piece, from another civilization, please let me know.
I love this very much!!!!
Sublime....sublime
Without a doubt the best rendition of this piece, Chopin would be proud......
I honestly prefer Argerich's rendition. I know Rubinstein has an unique style and likes pedaling, I just think Martha's version has a better tempo and clear notes
@@Thiago-px9ev l'll have to listen to Martha's version, this version is so expressive, powerful and masterful, if martha's is above this, l have to see and hear to believe.
The one the only artur rubenstein. If chopin lives in the world to come and he has to pick from among recordings of his music, it has to be rubenstein. Most others can't even play it mechanically correctly and Rubenstein is the only only one of those who is capable, understands chopin's intent and plays it as if his body and soul's true satisfaction depends on channeling chopin himself.
i was waiting for him to stand and kick out the chair ... but, that just wasn't done in those days, was it? rare talent, mr rubinstein! so glad they got you recorded!!!