I wholeheartedly second this opinion. My God what a breathtaking performance this is, and the very embodiment of expressive virtuosity, greater than mere key-pounding bravado.
I came here after hearing how Rubinstein played at my ancestral cousin's home one evening. They blew out the candles, opened the doors and windows and sat in darkness with the scents of an English summer and moonlight pouring in. It must have been a mind-bowing experience. I'm so glad that I too, have now discovered him.
@@williamguzman7488 The cousin was George Grove, the first Director of the Royal College of Music so his life is well documented and my family still talk of our illustrious ancestor. I found this particular story recently in newspaper archives and as Anton Rubinstein was new to me came looking to hear him. So glad I did, his music is amazing!
You can definitely tell rachmaninoff was inspired by Rubinstein...you can hear the sheer percussivness like rachmaninoff occasionally does, and the harmony as well. Rubinstein is definitely a composer of notoriety.
This piece was suggested when I listened to a Scharwenka concerto. There's just no comparison. This is masterful writing, both pianistically and as composition.
This is the most influential piece in that it opened the door to my deriving at least, if not MORE pleasure from lesser-known composers' symphonies and concerti than from those of the standard repertoire.
2:35 One of the most wonderful melodies I've ever heard in a piano concerto, I can see why Rubinstein was so admired by his peers. Def in my top 3 fav piano concertos.
The marvelous musical composition. This is really famous concerto. Anton Rubinstein are such gifted and disordinary composer. By the way, I listened this concerto with pleasure.
When I purchased Oscar Levant's recording, as a kid, back around 1957, I was so emotionally overwhelmed that I made a life's goal to hear the symphonic works of unduly discarded Romantic composers, including, among many others, Raff, Gade, Reinecke. Not to be immodest, I have been influential in that endeavor.
Very beautiful concerto, as unfairly forgotten as that of Moszkowski (opus 59) When will we see brave pianists impose these works on their impresarios and, beyond, on the general public?
This was on the flip side of a recording of Tchaikovsky concerto no1 i had in 1958..loved the Tchaikovsky and enjoyed the Rubinstein....remember them very well
@Bartje Bartmans-Thank you so much for posting this electrifying performance of Anton Rubinstein's finest piano concerto. I had forgotten all about this Raymond Lewenthal recording, and in truth, simply did not realize decades ago what a spectacular interpretation this one is, truly. The real beauty here is that one may listen to Josef Hofmann's recording, or Shura Cherkassky's, and Lewenthal's as well, but each one is so utterly unique as to defy selecting a favorite from among them. Thank you, once again...wow!!!
I grandi concerti dimenticati dai posteri.... Rubinstein nella piena maturità artistica. Tchaikowsky ne sarà parecchio debitore... Un plauso a Bartje per questo stupendo post.
05:34 - 05:39 motif from the first movement from Tchaikovsky's symphony no 1! And after some passages for solo piano it appears again at 05:45 - 05:50, 05:57 - 05:59 and finally at 06:02 - 06:05.
He used to be extremely famous and this work was played with the frequency that Rach's 2nd is today. I'm not sure why it has fallen out of public favor.
Because as xlnt as he was in his craft,an inspired conventional academic Pianist/composer for sure,his style was for the most part highly evocative and derivative of others.Specifically Beethoven ,Liszt,Chopin,Brahms possibly as well.he did not have the creative genius or inspired individuality of those men.He had a good melodic gift,but not on the order of those men either.Having said that,he had his own stylistic stamps that inspired others like Rachmaninoff etc..Finally,the rise of Tchaikovsky,swamped his Composing star.But certainly his work deserves performance.My two cents.
@@calebhu6383 I see. I was kind of shocked by the current lack of popularity of his music but when we look deep in it, people like Paderewski, Litolff or Hiller don't get a great amount of attention nowadays neither. Kind of sad but hey, that's life...
Совсем недавно удалось услышать этот шедевр в зале Санкт-Петербургской филармонии. Как мне сказали люди, которые захватили период в 50, что этот концерт никогда не исполняли. Меня все восхищало и восхищает, когда русскую музыку исполняют великие мастера Европы. Тогда в полной мере ощущаешь забытую гармонию мира и согласия в нашем мире.
Très beau concerto, aussi injustement oublié que celui de Moszkowski (opus 59) Quand verra-t-on des pianistes courageux imposer ces œuvres à leurs impresarii et, au delà, au grand public ?
KNIAZIGOR je suis tout à fait d’accord! Je crois que le problème peut être parce que les dirigeants d’orchestres doivent assurer le vente de billets. On court des risques si l’on a des monceaux qui ne sont pas déjà “connus” par le public.
Strange forgotten masterpiece. To me it sounds like gothic horror in musical form, perhaps that's why it hasn't been as popular as it might have deserved.
@@Bozzigmupp It was in the repertoire of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Sergei Rachmaninov and Josef Hofmann, three of the Olympians of the piano in the first half of the 20th Century. It has been recorded by pianists of the stature of Grigory Ginsburg, Friedrich Wuhrer, Oscar Levant and Raymond Lewenthal. Rubinstein was extremely popular in the salons of those days. If you read the comments here you will have seen the one about Dostoevsky.
Замечательный концерт! Ничем не хуже концерта Чайковского, но концерт Петруши уже навяз у всех в зубах и чуть ли не из утюга звучит, а концерт Антона Рубинштейна почти неизвестен! И почему так?
I think it'd be hard to make his other concertos sound good, but this one is the exception - this is a masterpiece in my eyes and it doesn't take much for it to sound brilliant. Pretty mistifying that a usually sub par composer wrote such a great piece. It's probably the fact that it's much more paired back formally than his other works.
That Raymond Lewenthall is able to make this the bst of he Rubinstein concerti is moe a testament tohis musicality . scar Levant does not make anything memorable out f this music .I'd like to see Rubinstein's programmes . Ive seen Godowsky, Lhevinnes many othrs . What awful music beloved of their times did thet play and I assume enjoy , love or admire too. Moscheles and Moskowsky deserve more listens so little else is for me . I cant find a moment in al this man's other 4 concerti that are not low dross. The cello concerto bores on her first hearing the vioin concerto too . Sometimes if a personality is large but different it omes later .Boulez and Webern, Lutoslawsky Wuorinen took 15 years but when their message hit me it changed my life . i compose every minute of the day I dont eat , work , read !
Strange judgement; aside from being critically and musically incorrect, cream rises to the top. There's a reason Liszt's concertos get hundreds of performances to every one of Rubinstein...
@Sorry, but you need an ear transplant. There is a reason Liszt's concertos have lived on, and history hasn't been as kind to Rubinstein's. I'm not saying that I don't enjoy Rubinstein's 1st and 4th concertos, but they are not great music.
@@bloodgrss & @Rawvision Gentlemen! the Fella is entitled to his opinion. I happen to think of Liszt as the greatest, but just because Christian is in the minority doesn't mean he is wrong. Every ear is different.
@Paul Sahara the same can be said about 90% of Rubinstein's music, but sometimes he can strike a moment of pure inspiration. His opera The Demon is a good example. His 1st & 4th piano concertos have nice moments, his piano sonatas are very good and also his piano etudes. But most of his music is just notes on paper for no reason whatsoever. There are other neglected 19th century composers much more worthy of attention.
es hermoso, cuantos lugares y estilo de conversacion imaginarios me iso tener. algo relacionado con los errores de la vida y ser malvado alguna ves, aliviarse por la venganza y luego hacer las cosas bien y sin malicia de nuevo.
23:08 that passage is just so POWERFUL
A sensational performance of a long -forgotten masterpiece
I wholeheartedly second this opinion. My God what a breathtaking performance this is, and the very embodiment of expressive virtuosity, greater than mere key-pounding bravado.
I came here after hearing how Rubinstein played at my ancestral cousin's home one evening. They blew out the candles, opened the doors and windows and sat in darkness with the scents of an English summer and moonlight pouring in. It must have been a mind-bowing experience. I'm so glad that I too, have now discovered him.
How did you learn about this?
@@williamguzman7488 The cousin was George Grove, the first Director of the Royal College of Music so his life is well documented and my family still talk of our illustrious ancestor. I found this particular story recently in newspaper archives and as Anton Rubinstein was new to me came looking to hear him. So glad I did, his music is amazing!
i love this concerto! i could die a happy man if i could play the first mvt.
0:00 Moderato Assai
12:08 Andante
22:00 Allegro
11:45 BADASS ending
Never heard this masterpiece before. Actually, Dostoiévski introduced me Rubistein, and I am speechless.
same.. he mentions his name in Crime & Punishment. glad he did.
I second that
Também descobri Rubinstein ao ler crime e castigo de Dostoievski
Que bom ver que todos nós estamos escutando música boa graças a Dostoiévski e graças a nossa curiosidade.
me too
You can definitely tell rachmaninoff was inspired by Rubinstein...you can hear the sheer percussivness like rachmaninoff occasionally does, and the harmony as well. Rubinstein is definitely a composer of notoriety.
Also, the intro is very Tchaikovsky-esque I think Tchaikovsky took some inspiration from rubenstein
@@gracieoshannessy7429 Tchaikovsky studied composition with Rubinstein.
@@pattis847 Ah yes that makes sense haha
@@pattis847 also can you give me a source for that? I'm doing an assignment on Tchaikovsky
@@gracieoshannessy7429 complètement d'accord !
This piece was suggested when I listened to a Scharwenka concerto. There's just no comparison. This is masterful writing, both pianistically and as composition.
I agree - this piece is musically much higher quality.
I haven't even listened to this yet, but it's pretty hard to top Scharwenka. Not sure anyone ever has.
edit: yeah, way worse than scharwenka
Refreshing, powerfully, the starting point, a spring of many famous concertos, rapsodies and pieces of the 19th century and early 20th
I recently learned this concerto and realised third movement is technically harder than first one.
This is the most influential piece in that it opened the door to my deriving at least, if not MORE pleasure from lesser-known composers' symphonies and concerti than from those of the standard repertoire.
2:35 One of the most wonderful melodies I've ever heard in a piano concerto, I can see why Rubinstein was so admired by his peers. Def in my top 3 fav piano concertos.
The marvelous musical composition. This is really famous concerto. Anton Rubinstein are such gifted and disordinary composer. By the way, I listened this concerto with pleasure.
Bravo bravo bravo brilliance grandiose genial music concerto
Oh..thank you..
When I purchased Oscar Levant's recording, as a kid, back around 1957, I was so emotionally overwhelmed that I made a life's goal to hear the symphonic works of unduly discarded Romantic composers, including, among many others, Raff, Gade, Reinecke. Not to be immodest, I have been influential in that endeavor.
The name of Anton Rubinstien has appeared to me on the middle of the famous novel “the crime and the punishment “ fortunately thats why I’m here
Same
1:17 Rach 3 cadenza lol
@Carl Schultzbergerstein Could have answered without calling him stupid. Maybe he's about to get a nobel prize in astrophysics, who knows ? lol jk
Sounds like the cadenza of the 1st piano concerto of Rachmaninoff.
PRIMUM. Thank you for uploading this gem that I have not heard before. WOW!
Very beautiful concerto, as unfairly forgotten as that of Moszkowski (opus 59)
When will we see brave pianists impose these works on their impresarios and, beyond, on the general public?
@bill Bloggs fantastic interpretation too !
Fantastically beautiful!
This was on the flip side of a recording of Tchaikovsky concerto no1 i had in 1958..loved the Tchaikovsky and enjoyed the Rubinstein....remember them very well
Still one of my favorites, after years. The notes by Robert Cummings are excellent. Wish we had some better educated music critics these days.
@Bartje Bartmans-Thank you so much for posting this electrifying performance of Anton Rubinstein's finest piano concerto. I had forgotten all about this Raymond Lewenthal recording, and in truth, simply did not realize decades ago what a spectacular interpretation this one is, truly. The real beauty here is that one may listen to Josef Hofmann's recording, or Shura Cherkassky's, and Lewenthal's as well, but each one is so utterly unique as to defy selecting a favorite from among them. Thank you, once again...wow!!!
I had the privilege of hearing Shura Cherkassky play this concerto with the NY Phil ... what a treat... Rubenstein was his piano grandfather... :)
TJFNYC212 Wow! I didn’t know that Cherksssky studied with him! Thanks!
@@Gailrstarr cherkassky studied with hofmann who studied with rubinstein
@@tamer3397 Thank you!
Wow! Thank you for this!
I definitely like it
I grandi concerti dimenticati dai posteri....
Rubinstein nella piena maturità artistica. Tchaikowsky ne sarà parecchio debitore...
Un plauso a Bartje per questo stupendo post.
05:34 - 05:39 motif from the first movement from Tchaikovsky's symphony no 1! And after some passages for solo piano it appears again at 05:45 - 05:50, 05:57 - 05:59 and finally at 06:02 - 06:05.
Vibrante e Majestoso!
Rubinstein's music was so great. Can someone tell me why he's not more famous ? Maybe not "Beethoven famous" but at least "Scriabine famous" ?
He used to be extremely famous and this work was played with the frequency that Rach's 2nd is today. I'm not sure why it has fallen out of public favor.
Because as xlnt as he was in his craft,an inspired conventional academic Pianist/composer for sure,his style was for the most part highly evocative and derivative of others.Specifically Beethoven ,Liszt,Chopin,Brahms possibly as well.he did not have the creative genius or inspired individuality of those men.He had a good melodic gift,but not on the order of those men either.Having said that,he had his own stylistic stamps that inspired others like Rachmaninoff etc..Finally,the rise of Tchaikovsky,swamped his Composing star.But certainly his work deserves performance.My two cents.
@@122112guru Thank you for enlightening me. Bless you
@@calebhu6383 I see. I was kind of shocked by the current lack of popularity of his music but when we look deep in it, people like Paderewski, Litolff or Hiller don't get a great amount of attention nowadays neither. Kind of sad but hey, that's life...
@JohnWesleySmithGate @CalebHu You guys are awesome btw, thank you again.
Lord have mercy! This is too awesome.
Ohh ggod what a jewel!! Thanks for this jewel. Beautiful energetic hard to describe this level of beauty and mastership 🎶🎵🏛
The Andante! ❤😊🥰
Совсем недавно удалось услышать этот шедевр в зале Санкт-Петербургской филармонии. Как мне сказали люди, которые захватили период в 50, что этот концерт никогда не исполняли.
Меня все восхищало и восхищает, когда русскую музыку исполняют великие мастера Европы. Тогда в полной мере ощущаешь забытую гармонию мира и согласия в нашем мире.
EPIC
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Très beau concerto, aussi injustement oublié que celui de Moszkowski (opus 59)
Quand verra-t-on des pianistes courageux imposer ces œuvres à leurs impresarii et, au delà, au grand public ?
KNIAZIGOR je suis tout à fait d’accord! Je crois que le problème peut être parce que les dirigeants d’orchestres doivent assurer le vente de billets. On court des risques si l’on a des monceaux qui ne sont pas déjà “connus” par le public.
Absolutely amazing
Epic
Tony Ruby, wasn't he the one who panned Tchaikovsky's No1 B-flat minor opus dedicated to him in the first place?
That was Nikolai Rubinstein, not Anton. Nikolai was his younger brother.
Ваш подбор и публикация музыки русского Антона Рубинштейна - образец изысканности.Спасибо.
It was released on CD in 1999 by Elan Recordings (82284) on a two-disc set called "Raymond Lewenthal: The Concerto Recordings".
Боже мой, какая приятненькая еврейская музычка! Какая драматичненькая! Ну просто замечательно! Шедевр! 🤣
29:40
A composer much mocked by The Five, but really a good one.
Какое великолепие мощи в каждой частичке этого концерта!
Wish i could get hold of the Dekka recording...
Anton Rubinstein era un tipazazazo de primer nivel
Великий Рубинштейн! 💎
Золотые руки 🙌🏼, бриллиантовый слух 🧏🏻
How could he write as great a concerto as rgis and then one as atrocious as the 5th????
Strange forgotten masterpiece. To me it sounds like gothic horror in musical form, perhaps that's why it hasn't been as popular as it might have deserved.
But it was VERY popular until beginning WWI
@@bartjebartmans how
@@Bozzigmupp It was in the repertoire of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Sergei Rachmaninov and Josef Hofmann, three of the Olympians of the piano in the first half of the 20th Century. It has been recorded by pianists of the stature of Grigory Ginsburg, Friedrich Wuhrer, Oscar Levant and Raymond Lewenthal. Rubinstein was extremely popular in the salons of those days. If you read the comments here you will have seen the one about Dostoevsky.
Замечательный концерт! Ничем не хуже концерта Чайковского, но концерт Петруши уже навяз у всех в зубах и чуть ли не из утюга звучит, а концерт Антона Рубинштейна почти неизвестен! И почему так?
Будем возрождать великое наследие Антона Григорьевича Рубинштейна !
If anyone can make the pompous Anton Rubinstein sound good it's the great Ray Lewenthal. This is perhaps Rubinstein's best piece.
I think it'd be hard to make his other concertos sound good, but this one is the exception - this is a masterpiece in my eyes and it doesn't take much for it to sound brilliant.
Pretty mistifying that a usually sub par composer wrote such a great piece. It's probably the fact that it's much more paired back formally than his other works.
The 5th is great too -- suck it up hated!
Please help me to find these notes!!!!
ks.petruccimusiclibrary.org/files/imglnks/usimg/c/cf/IMSLP94001-PMLP08272-rubinstein70fs.pdf
imslp.nl/imglnks/usimg/7/75/IMSLP83308-SIBLEY1802.10452.13c8-39087012927929score.pdf
hz.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/3/3d/IMSLP405246-PMLP08272-ARubinstein_Piano_Concerto_No.4,_Op.70_p4h_Joseffy_LMC1047.pdf
imslp.org/wiki/Piano_Concerto_No.4,_Op.70_(Rubinstein,_Anton)
In free score you can find this score for free
9:10
Why!? just why so underated!?
This music could be a companion piece from Dostoyevsy;s NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND
1:15 Rach 3
1:08 Sounds like Rachmaninoff got some inspiration for his 3rd Concerto Cadenza
That Raymond Lewenthall is able to make this the bst of he Rubinstein concerti is moe a testament tohis musicality . scar Levant does not make anything memorable out f this music .I'd like to see Rubinstein's programmes . Ive seen Godowsky, Lhevinnes many othrs . What awful music beloved of their times did thet play and I assume enjoy , love or admire too. Moscheles and Moskowsky deserve more listens so little else is for me . I cant find a moment in al this man's other 4 concerti that are not low dross. The cello concerto bores on her first hearing the vioin concerto too . Sometimes if a personality is large but different it omes later .Boulez and Webern, Lutoslawsky Wuorinen took 15 years but when their message hit me it changed my life . i compose every minute of the day I dont eat , work , read !
Этот великолепный концерт был в репертуаре Падеревского, Рахманинова !
Rachmaninoff Variation after corelli
Ear candy
Much better than the 2 Liszt concertos
Strange judgement; aside from being critically and musically incorrect, cream rises to the top. There's a reason Liszt's concertos get hundreds of performances to every one of Rubinstein...
@Sorry, but you need an ear transplant. There is a reason Liszt's concertos have lived on, and history hasn't been as kind to Rubinstein's. I'm not saying that I don't enjoy Rubinstein's 1st and 4th concertos, but they are not great music.
@@rawvision6701 Well said...
@@bloodgrss & @Rawvision Gentlemen! the Fella is entitled to his opinion. I happen to think of Liszt as the greatest, but just because Christian is in the minority doesn't mean he is wrong. Every ear is different.
Liszt may be as overrated as Rubinstein is underrated, but Liszt is still better.
He's clearly influenced by Felix Mendelssohn!!!
Sounds a bit like Harry Potter dark moments
Nothing alike this concerto. Not even Dreyschock.
The other two movements aren't needed
Too many notes.
@Paul Sahara the same can be said about 90% of Rubinstein's music, but sometimes he can strike a moment of pure inspiration. His opera The Demon is a good example. His 1st & 4th piano concertos have nice moments, his piano sonatas are very good and also his piano etudes. But most of his music is just notes on paper for no reason whatsoever. There are other neglected 19th century composers much more worthy of attention.
So Rachmaninoff 3rd or eve 2nd concerto , that has even more notes than this are bad concertos ?
es hermoso, cuantos lugares y estilo de conversacion imaginarios me iso tener. algo relacionado con los errores de la vida y ser malvado alguna ves, aliviarse por la venganza y luego hacer las cosas bien y sin malicia de nuevo.
10:30
29:41
😂😂
15:32