I keep returning to this. Such effortless tone production. Full throated but never harsh or forced in any way, But how? Is this a lost art? No one today can produce such a magisterial sound.
This evening Arthur Rubinstein is the third artists i have listened to performing Chopin's Polonaise. Still i never get tired listening to this extra ordinary composition. Thanks, UA-cam for giving me the opportunity to watch our talented perform on stage! God bless.
Regardless of the record quality and some little mistakes, the best performance I have ever heard. Not only Rubinstein virtuosity, but the patriotic Polish soul that emerges from him in front of the Russians. Country which invaded Poland during Chopin times and ironically inspired him to compose some of his best and patriotic music. Bravo Rubinstein, Bravo Chopin.!!!
No other performance, not even among Rubinstein's many commercial recordings of the A-flat Polonaise, comes close to matching the power and nobility of this one. Endless thanks for posting it!
Normally I love Horowitz, but WOW Rubinstein played the Polonaise SO well here! Incredible technique, power, grace, freedom, and he sits with such authority and plays with dominance. The true embodiment of the polonaise spirit is presented here. Thank you for uploading this treasure.
Eraviglioso musicista, autorevole, domina lo strumento e ne trae nusuca forte, delicata,e penetrante.un grande mAestro del pianoforte..Ha impegnato la sua esistenza per deliziarci di così' grande musica
he hugely impacted me as a young pianist...the remarkable thing about this is that he was 77 years old at the time. True...not the most precise or textured performance but my God....to get that kind of sound at that age! A performer to the end!
I've watched at least four different videos of him playing this. But this if by far the most impressive I've ever seen out of any performance of this. Even in the one where he was 90, he still played like a champion. This is what real musicianship is all about. And this man has not only enormous technique, but titanic spirit and heart.
Don´t tell me that i don´t know about music because i know and I say this because I think it is the best interpretation of this piece ever made and I love the way Rubinstein play this piece and i love how he played
Rubinstein looks here pretty much as I remember him on the many occasions I heard him play in London. He was always, as much as great musician, a great performer, within which was included a degree of showmanship which has been out of fashion for many years. But I have never experienced from anyone else the excitement he could generate with a 3,000 audience in the RFH on a good day, especially with this piece; and this video does catch a little of that atmosphere and excitement.
Leaves you speechless. As Popeyethedoc says, I wish there were more stars. Out of ten stars, I would give him at least eleven. Thank you for posting this.
I was at a performance of his, in DC circa 1963. I think he joked about how little he practiced, or used to practice. My mother drew a sketch of him on her program, and made me follow him off the stage (we were sitting in seats up on the stage) to get his autograph. He thought it was funny, little girl pushing her way backstage.;) Not sure if he made mistakes, but his joy in performing was just vibrant and contagious.
I've listened to Chopin for 30 years and I have only just realised...I'd rather listen to a performance, with the occasional wrong note than a note perfect rendition with less soul.
no dejo de sorprenderme, me gusta mucho esta interpretación cada vez que lo oigo tocar es como si nunca la hubiera escuchado, siempre me cautiva esa forma de tocar.
It is the integrity of the music that Rubinstein gets. To the unitiated Chopin seems to explode all over the place - in the wrong hands he becomes fragmented and fractured - but in R's hands he melts into the original intention. I believe Chopin is the greatest composer ever. And Rubinstein the nearest he on earth.
just shows how great he truly was. He was such a fine pianist that the tone and colour still manages to come through despite the very basic technology they had in those days and the poor quality of this video.
The best pianists of today cannot compare to Rubinstein or Horowitz. They are truly world historic figures. The circumstances of their lives allowed them to bring the piano to life better than anyone else in history. They went through great turmoil personally, and it resulted in the best music ever recorded.
I like the way he lifts himself off his stool at climatic points and throws his arms in the air for the bravura chord passages. He did the same thing when I watched him play the Brahm's second concerto around the same time as this recording. Amazing! Cziffra and Horowitz were often accused of showmanship but when fired up as here, Rubinstein could match them any time.
there was a comment several decades ago about rubinstein - in the 1960's when he and his contemporaries like richter, serkin, etc..were considered the standards of great performances and careers and it fits rubinstein: "he may not have the technical wizardry of horowitz, or richter's flights of mysticism, or serkin's highly cerebral approach..but rubinstein had the sum of all with spontaneity and warmth of playing that spoke of life."
this is correct - by dtcurtin. the actual physical movement does influence the over-all sound and phrasing. for example: a pianist that moves the arm high in the air in a curve from the topmost chord of the tchaikovky opening chords to the bottom tends to sound it differently than if he moved over the keys in a low plane. the former will be more rounded , less stiff, using the weight of the arm and shoulders rather than a wrist/arm "pulling" or pushing into the keys: more natural , fuller
@ErnstJohannes I think it is from the 1st October 1964 recital, he played 2nd Sonata, Polonaises op. 44 and 53, Impromptu n. 3, Nocturne in D flat op. 27 n. 2, Barcarolle, 4 Etudes (op. 10 nn. 4 & 5 and op. 25 nn. 1 & 5), Waltzes op. 34 nn. 1 & 2 by Chopin, Des Abends by Schumann, Ondine by Debussy and O Polichinelo by Villa Lobos!
I have the impression that most of nowadays students are better piano players than Liszt and Chopin ever were! The technique improved so much! Playing piano these days, turned into an athletic discipline!
actually - if people think again: Rubinstein's arm in the air is really a result of a highly RELAXED mechanism. note that the higher the arm the bigger the sound of that section..and the "fall" of the arm is always well-coordinated with resulting sound or what it follows..and UPON IMPACT, artur actually imperceptively cushions it a split-second before hitting..that is the reason he always had a BIG sound but hardly ever "metallic". it WARM sound he had. most others "cling" to the piano
I have to say thank you god and you , Sanktus , benedictus& majestics honner grolias! When I was a chird I had gotten great impressions and I felt this your playing as like heavenly shining beautiful art god, in front of me. Do you remember ? I said you are the highest near your got or art got like an emperor of the art. Western have a god,but greeks or japanese have art god and art muse ,so I could study the cultuer diferences by this your music. Thank you best play again !
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Man...Rubenstein just really came to life in his concert performances. I get none of this vitality and attack when I hear his staid and colorless studio recordings......this goes double for his 'Dance of the Living Dead' mazurka set.
In general, I agree with mlkmaa. Horowitz sometimes seems to get lost in the detail when playing Chopin, and the overall impression is unbalanced. (But when he's good, he's reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeealy good!) Rubinstein's Chopin seems much more stable, but not without emotional depth. Rubinstein sometimes simplifies the score as he plays, but even that never seems to interfere with the musical message he communicates so wonderfully. Thanks for posting the 4 rare gems from Soviet Russia!
Frankly, I'm in shock. I sat here just staring at the screen when it was over. It was like being hit in the face by the heavy weight champion of the world. Reviews are superflous when you're clearly in the presence of greatness.
This piece is even more moving when you know the story behind it... *tears up* Poor Poland... It's not their fault that they're a power vacuum... Other countries just can't resist occupying them! But the nationalistic fervor in this piece... The pure love of ones country... That is what makes this piece moving.
perhaps *-) but Rubenstein was one of the most popular pianists! One of the big names! how can people not appreciate his work, id like to see any other one of these people play like that ;)
I don't understand why Rubinstein's playing prompts so many people who cannot play one-tenth as well to denigrate him. Two points: as any musical historian can tell you, almost all composers who lived before our ultra-literal age allowed great performers -- like Rubinstein -- enormous license in the performance of their works, including note values.
これは歴史に選ばれた史上最高の英雄ポロネーズ。この演奏が映像として残っていることは人類の宝です。数々のルービンシュタインの英雄ポロネーズの中でも最高の演奏だと思います。
貴重な映像ありがとうございます。
高齢でありながら指が動く動く、マエストロの英雄はラストまで最高です・
特に強鞭で有名なルービンシュタインの左手の映像は本当に圧巻です。
マエストロがマエストロと呼ばれる偉大なピアニストですね。
見事なオクターブ。堂々とした英雄ポロネーズ。真っすぐに目的地に向かう分かり易さ。これぞ巨匠！
すごい⭐️⭐️ずっと何年も聴きます⭐️⭐️英雄という人というか英雄ということが凄く浮かぶ。自分の中で英雄を辞書でひいたならこの演奏です。
何度聴いても、この英雄ポロネーズは最高⤴️中の超超超〜最高⤴️
ルービンシュタインしかこの曲の全てを伝えれるピアニストはいない✨
世界はこれを真の名演奏と言う。
I keep returning to this. Such effortless tone production. Full throated but never harsh or forced in any way, But how? Is this a lost art? No one today can produce such a magisterial sound.
今どき多くある音色がクリアで正確な演奏もいいが、このような解放感のある大胆で堂々とした演奏は聴いてて爽快感がある。
この人の英雄だけだ。兵士の行進が聞こえてくるような気がするのは。荒いし飛ばしてるし凄い滅茶苦茶。でもこの年齢でこの力強さはもの凄い。ピアノ壊れますって。トレモロあとはこの人らしいこの人しか出せない音の世界で違う世界へ誘ってくれる。兵士達も少し休んでまどろむような。でまた現実に戻るわけだけど単純には戻らない。勝利なのか敗北なのかわからないが力強い行進が私の前を通ってそして段々遠のいていく。映画を観たようなそんな感じ。この人のバラード一番も好きです。
This evening Arthur Rubinstein is the third artists i have listened to performing Chopin's Polonaise. Still i never get tired listening to this extra ordinary composition. Thanks, UA-cam for giving me the opportunity to watch our talented perform on stage! God bless.
やっぱりルービンシュタインのショパンは元気が出る〜❤️
Regardless of the record quality and some little mistakes, the best performance I have ever heard. Not only Rubinstein virtuosity, but the patriotic Polish soul that emerges from him in front of the Russians. Country which invaded Poland during Chopin times and ironically inspired him to compose some of his best and patriotic music. Bravo Rubinstein, Bravo Chopin.!!!
No other performance, not even among Rubinstein's many commercial recordings of the A-flat Polonaise, comes close to matching the power and nobility of this one. Endless thanks for posting it!
Normally I love Horowitz, but WOW Rubinstein played the Polonaise SO well here! Incredible technique, power, grace, freedom, and he sits with such authority and plays with dominance. The true embodiment of the polonaise spirit is presented here. Thank you for uploading this treasure.
This Polonaise was wrote for ME and this is how to play it , Fantastic the best recording i ever heard.
Piękno muzyki Fryderyka Chopina to fenomen graniczący z cudem ❤️. Wspaniałe wykonanie, bardzo dziękuję.
洗練された、音、抑揚に引き込まれます!!
wow! one of the most energetic performances i've ever seen from rubinstein
今まで聞いた英雄の中で最高だった
PERFETTO!!SILENZIO..nn c'e' nulla da dire come quando suona i notturni....mai un un manierismo ...perfetto!
Eraviglioso musicista, autorevole, domina lo strumento e ne trae nusuca forte, delicata,e penetrante.un grande mAestro del pianoforte..Ha impegnato la sua esistenza per deliziarci di così' grande musica
貴重な映像、ありがとうございます。m(_ _)m🐈練習の参考にさせていただきます。キツネ🦊だお♥️💐✨✨✨✨merci beauc. Thanks.
It moves me to tears. Rubinstein seems to have been one of the greater if not the greatest Chopin interpreter
he hugely impacted me as a young pianist...the remarkable thing about this is that he was 77 years old at the time.
True...not the most precise or textured performance but my God....to get that kind of sound at that age! A performer to the end!
un suono enorme...una carica strabiliante
un grande carisma...
On Chopin's 200th anniversary how inspiring to see a great performance by a great pianist of one of his greatest pieces.
Прекрасное исполнение.Я очень люблю этот полонез.
I've watched at least four different videos of him playing this. But this if by far the most impressive I've ever seen out of any performance of this. Even in the one where he was 90, he still played like a champion. This is what real musicianship is all about. And this man has not only enormous technique, but titanic spirit and heart.
неповторимая классическая музыка и великолепный исполнитель!спасибо!
Simply the best there ever was in my lifetime.
This is a good recording, better than the other Rubinstein videos on UA-cam. Thank you.
Какая у маэстро прямая спина. Великолепный!
Don´t tell me that i don´t know about music because i know and I say this because I think it is the best interpretation of this piece ever made and I love the way Rubinstein play this piece and i love how he played
Rubinstein looks here pretty much as I remember him on the many occasions I heard him play in London. He was always, as much as great musician, a great performer, within which was included a degree of showmanship which has been out of fashion for many years. But I have never experienced from anyone else the excitement he could generate with a 3,000 audience in the RFH on a good day, especially with this piece; and this video does catch a little of that atmosphere and excitement.
Leaves you speechless. As Popeyethedoc says, I wish there were more stars. Out of ten stars, I would give him at least eleven. Thank you for posting this.
Are you fucking kidding me, aesthetic approbation is virtually impossible but this is completely outstanding.
ピアノの音は何年経っても変わらない
この演奏には正に、英雄叙事詩そのものです。素晴らしい。
I cant believe that sound and playing is so clear,still...
This is the greatest performance for Polonaise that I`ve ever heard. Rubinstein rocks!!!
A piece just powerful, just played as it have to be played. Rubinstein : a true master !
I was at a performance of his, in DC circa 1963. I think he joked about how little he practiced, or used to practice. My mother drew a sketch of him on her program, and made me follow him off the stage (we were sitting in seats up on the stage) to get his autograph. He thought it was funny, little girl pushing her way backstage.;) Not sure if he made mistakes, but his joy in performing was just vibrant and contagious.
Great technique! Powerful and strong. Born for the concert stage!
actually this is one of the best versions of the polonaise (I think), it doesn´t lack imagination. The rubato used, the tone, everything´s perfect
Nobody can play this piece better than Rubinstein.
Arthur Rubinstein is and allways be the best piano performer, he's just blowing up the piano and get's out an impresion from the space arround him.
What a tremendous Pianist Arthur Rubenstein was...there will never be another...Jack Baker NYC
音をスパっと切って鋭くかっこいい弾き方が横行する（と自分は感じている）現在、こういう余韻を効かせてゴージャスとも言える弾き方を聞くと涙がでるほど感激する。
この演奏はちょっと叩きすぎてるけど＾＾；
I've listened to Chopin for 30 years and I have only just realised...I'd rather listen to a performance, with the occasional wrong note than a note perfect rendition with less soul.
thank you for post it!!! I enjoy it sooo muchhh!! ;)
Staggering--best performance of this piece that I've ever seen:)
When people ask what it means that music is between the notes, they should be confronted with this video
no dejo de sorprenderme, me gusta mucho esta interpretación cada vez que lo oigo tocar es como si nunca la hubiera escuchado, siempre me cautiva esa forma de tocar.
It is the integrity of the music that Rubinstein gets. To the unitiated Chopin seems to explode all over the place - in the wrong hands he becomes fragmented and fractured - but in R's hands he melts into the original intention. I believe Chopin is the greatest composer ever. And Rubinstein the nearest he on earth.
And the ending! Really generates the sparks!
思いのままに、弾ける方だったんですね。もう考えるより先に指が動くって言うか。感性のままに弾けてしまうっていうか。
ピアノたいして弾けないんですが、努力して弾いてる人たちともう何かが違う。天賦なんですね、まさにそんな感じが伝わってきます。いいなあ。
これまで聴いた英雄の中で一番感動しました。というか桁外れ。いつの時代の映像ですか?
there are no words! exceptional!
魂を震わせる音色だから録音劣化していようが色あせないな
Respect Sir. Always 💝
this is undescribeble...i will learn this as soon as possible and ill give my best!
just shows how great he truly was. He was such a fine pianist that the tone and colour still manages to come through despite the very basic technology they had in those days and the poor quality of this video.
Absolutely. When people ask what it means that music is between the notes, they should be confronted with this video
風格があり、是非、生で聴きたい演奏
いえす！
Maravilloso...... Pura Pasión .....y ......Pasión Pura. Eso es para mí.
E' stato veramente un grande, non solo pianista, ma musicista.
He sure was a showman - as well as a brilliant perfomer.
my g"d, I adore him so much!
for me he is THE greatest pianist ever!
and I do not think that there will be anyone who will be better than him!
The best pianists of today cannot compare to Rubinstein or Horowitz. They are truly world historic figures. The circumstances of their lives allowed them to bring the piano to life better than anyone else in history. They went through great turmoil personally, and it resulted in the best music ever recorded.
Absolutely amazing.
I like the way he lifts himself off his stool at climatic points and throws his arms in the air for the bravura chord passages. He did the same thing when I watched him play the Brahm's second concerto around the same time as this recording. Amazing! Cziffra and Horowitz were often accused of showmanship but when fired up as here, Rubinstein could match them any time.
Breathtaking.
Those hands... that touch, amazing.
es una gran maestro de la musica chopin, excelente pieza la adoro
there was a comment several decades ago about rubinstein - in the 1960's when he and his contemporaries like richter, serkin, etc..were considered the standards of great performances and careers and it fits rubinstein:
"he may not have the technical wizardry of horowitz, or richter's flights of mysticism, or serkin's highly cerebral approach..but rubinstein had the sum of all with spontaneity and warmth of playing that spoke of life."
The best interpretation I´ve ever heard heard.
wow a comment of 12 years ago
Yeah! I agree it´s the best performance of this piece!!
a virtuoso piece played by a virtuoso - a delight to enjoy, and bugger the interpretation....!
awesome awesome. thank you . more please!
this is correct - by dtcurtin. the actual physical movement does influence the over-all sound and phrasing. for example: a pianist that moves the arm high in the air in a curve from the topmost chord of the tchaikovky opening chords to the bottom tends to sound it differently than if he moved over the keys in a low plane. the former will be more rounded , less stiff, using the weight of the arm and shoulders rather than a wrist/arm "pulling" or pushing into the keys: more natural , fuller
@ErnstJohannes I think it is from the 1st October 1964 recital, he played 2nd Sonata, Polonaises op. 44 and 53, Impromptu n. 3, Nocturne in D flat op. 27 n. 2, Barcarolle, 4 Etudes (op. 10 nn. 4 & 5 and op. 25 nn. 1 & 5), Waltzes op. 34 nn. 1 & 2 by Chopin, Des Abends by Schumann, Ondine by Debussy and O Polichinelo by Villa Lobos!
I have the impression that most of nowadays students are better piano players than Liszt and Chopin ever were! The technique improved so much! Playing piano these days, turned into an athletic discipline!
A pesar de ser un video, sugiero cerrar los ojos y solo escuchar. Fantástico.
BRAVO MAESTRO!!!
not human
Arthur Rubinstein is the one and the only who can interpret Chopin's Polonaise!!!
actually - if people think again: Rubinstein's arm in the air is really a result of a highly RELAXED mechanism. note that the higher the arm the bigger the sound of that section..and the "fall" of the arm is always well-coordinated with resulting sound or what it follows..and UPON IMPACT, artur actually imperceptively cushions it a split-second before hitting..that is the reason he always had a BIG sound but hardly ever "metallic". it WARM sound he had. most others "cling" to the piano
I have to say thank you god and you , Sanktus , benedictus& majestics honner grolias!
When I was a chird I had gotten great impressions and I felt this your playing as
like heavenly shining beautiful art god, in front of me.
Do you remember ? I said you are the highest near your got or art got like an emperor of the art. Western have a god,but greeks or japanese have art god and art muse ,so I could study the cultuer diferences by this your music.
Thank you best play again !
Man...Rubenstein just really came to life in his concert performances. I get none of this vitality and attack when I hear his staid and colorless studio recordings......this goes double for his 'Dance of the Living Dead' mazurka set.
¡Magistral!
Brilliant performance !!!
He´s a poet. He plays with real passion.
In general, I agree with mlkmaa. Horowitz sometimes seems to get lost in the detail when playing Chopin, and the overall impression is unbalanced. (But when he's good, he's reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeealy good!) Rubinstein's Chopin seems much more stable, but not without emotional depth. Rubinstein sometimes simplifies the score as he plays, but even that never seems to interfere with the musical message he communicates so wonderfully.
Thanks for posting the 4 rare gems from Soviet Russia!
Frankly, I'm in shock. I sat here just staring at the screen when it was over. It was like being hit in the face by the heavy weight champion of the world. Reviews are superflous when you're clearly in the presence of greatness.
This piece is even more moving when you know the story behind it... *tears up* Poor Poland... It's not their fault that they're a power vacuum... Other countries just can't resist occupying them! But the nationalistic fervor in this piece... The pure love of ones country... That is what makes this piece moving.
perhaps *-) but Rubenstein was one of the most popular pianists! One of the big names! how can people not appreciate his work, id like to see any other one of these people play like that ;)
Encore une version fabuleuse de cette Polonaise (difficile de trancher entre Cziffra, Argerich..)
Celle ci est véritablement splendide.
Great Rubinstein. Bravoooo !!!!
He's wonderful! Best pianist out of them all!
brilliant!!!!
tanks for the video
Solo Rubinstein puede remover las fibras del alma con la música de Chopin...genial verdaderamente....
I don't understand why Rubinstein's playing prompts so many people who cannot play one-tenth as well to denigrate him. Two points: as any musical historian can tell you, almost all composers who lived before our ultra-literal age allowed great performers -- like Rubinstein -- enormous license in the performance of their works, including note values.