Arthur Rubinstein - Schubert Impromptu, Op. 90, No. 3 , in G flat major

[beeble2003]

He plays that without moving any of the keys! ;-)

[pietalpha2]

Rubenstein - Horowitz?

Two equally moving and yet dissimilar interpretations

Youtube at its best!

[Brassboss223]

Simply beautiful.

[epicness469]

:'))) SNIFF SNIFF... lol i play it a lot slower... o.o gotta practice now :) love this piece very good dynamics!! I love it! Thank you for helping me out on how to play this piece. I personally really love this piece. It's so calm and peaceful. :)

[MusicDirector25]

This piece sounds related to Schubert's "Im wunderschönen Monat Mai."

[sartrific]

You've got it - the "felted tone" yes! that's what I was trying to express. Incomparable!

[Jerikore]

No recording I've heard brings out the melody enough for me. But this is the best of them in that respect.

[frogmanpiano]

@rubestuh You are right I did not actually look at my CD copy. however the major items (B flat Sonata & Wanderer Fantasy) on the compilation that i was referring to were recorded in 1965 so the point is of course that R was well past middle age. By any standards these are exemplary performances -worthy of note & respect -the nit picking on the date borders on pedantic sophistry and surely misses the point of my comment.

[rubestuh]

@frogmanpiano Well, yessssss. Your point about the quality of the performance certainly remains and is one that I clearly concur with. But if we make specific but incorrect statements about fact where many can see them, we should welcome having things put right, imo. I would. No sophistry there at all.

[TemperedWell]

@janvkimm I didn't say this was bad. That would be no ears. Or are your ears so fine that you can immediately identify every performer just from the sound?

[frogmanpiano]

this recording comes from a R' Schubert CD -he also plays the Wanderer Fantasy as well as the B flat sonata d960 & Impromptu #4 - all recorded when he was in his late 70s -performances are wonderful, good quality sound for that time. R unique cantabile and control of the long line are very much in evidence this CD is still available - acclaimed performances -all music students should study these recording and listen carefully -mentoring in music especially is a cherished tradition

[rubestuh]

@frogmanpiano

The impromptus were recorded in 1961, so Rubinstein would have been 74.

[TheGtgtgtgtgtgt]

Anyone, regardless of his or her skill as pianist, who talks about "tone" or "touch" bores me to tears and, moreover, I assume that such a person has no ability to grasp the scope of a piece like this.

[marcxopoco]

Rubinstein's tone---no question.

[thedudethatkilledyou]

I'm just amazed no one seems to have turned this into solo for voice or violin. That line is exquisite, and passionate, and strangely, very singable. I suppose it would ruin some of the texture though... I still can't believe it hasn't been done though. Gorgeous work.

[rubestuh]

Definitely Rubinstein ... the felted tone, the gentle rubato, the looooong line of the playing.

[TemperedWell]

This doesn't sound like Rubinstein to me.

[advisorC101]

@TemperedWell. This is without any doubt Rubinstein. There is also a CD on amazon of these recordings of his that were remarstered where you can hear an MP3 sample of him playing this.

[janvkimm]

@TemperedWell

No ears...??

[mvs13I2]

very similar to liszt liebestraume.

[dorianaesalon]

@mvs13I2 Exactly what I thought when I heard it - it's funny, as both Liebestraume and the Impromptu are on the syllabus for the ALCM. I prefer Liebestraume though - but this is undoubtedly stunning :)

[rubestuh]

I've wanted to hear Rubinstein's version of this great piece.

It's sublime.

As always, the tone is so wonderful.

I love the way the soft notes almost fade to inaudibility and yet somehow seem so firmly 'there.'

And the formal sense of the piece has the trademark clarity.

[peterrabbit1999]

Love this. This piece is awesome

[Toxxic88]

incredible wow

[advisorC101]

Thank you for posting this wonderful musician's rendition of the work.

[urrutiasanchezcarmen]

Me costó mucho llegar a esta versión del Impromptu N,3 del Op 90 de Schubert. Es una maravillosa interpretación de Rubinstein