Arthur Rubinstein - Chopin Nocturne No 1, Op 9 in B flat

[dreamofglory101]

---silently enjoying the sheer beauty of this piece i now have a burning desire to learn...-----

[Plumedimagination]

J'adore le refrain <3 il est magnifique, splendide et tellement empli d'émotions <3

[DareUtoLoveMusicMore]

It's too bad all these are in 240p. Weak!

[ArRubMusic]

@DareUtoLoveMusicMore That is because I've reduced the video quality but not the sound quality. I want the videos to load fast for people with slow connections.

[TheWiiZone]

@ArRubMusic The thing is that Youtube lowers the sound quality too if the resolution of the video is low.

[songfullee]

When I hear Chopin, I lose myself in peace and dancing.

[bleachyouall]

awesome!!!

[sebsemper]

It's like being dragged into your own heart...

[dannyboy11490]

absolutely magnifico

[SoSomeLone]

pour moi ce nocturne aurait pu etre le prelude (oups ,pas fait expres)d'une grande histoire d'amour .J'avais 17 ans et à la sortie ce fut le debut d'un veritable desastre.Mais à chaque fois que Rubinstein joue ce nocturne je retrouve mes 17 ans et mon premier amour.Il ya 37 ans de cela

[dim19f]

I wonder why there isn't any interpretation of Arthur Rubinstein on etude op.10 no.3 anywhere...

[opossumITA]

Most polished an definitely best interpretation of Chopin's piece ever.

[MegaVendetta1995]

Una spendida musica suonata da un fantastico pianista. Starei ore ad ascoltarla, e più la ascolto più mi viene voglia di sentirla risuonare nella stanza.

[ogigia100]

Orrible.



[DafniElissa]

@ogigia100 ??? if you mean that you don't like his interpretation, don't say "orrible" but simply say "I don't like it, 'cause I prefer....". Can you play like Rubinstein? I dare to say the answer is no. Neither I like Rubinstein's interpretation best, though my teacher says it's the best...I prefer Arrau and Ashkenazy, or Pollini.

[DafniElissa]

listen to the Arrau's interpretation...more riflessive.

[ogigia100]

@DafniElissa I don't speek english, quindi non ho capito niente di quello che hai scritto, scusami ma non ho nemmeno scritto io quel commento, l'ha scritto qualcuno con il mio account, Scusa ancora..

Sicuramente non avrai capito il mio italiano quindi: use google traslate! :)

[DafniElissa]

@ogigia100 Allora il mio commento sarà rivolto a chi lo ha scritto per te...fa niente. Comunque...sono italianissima :)

[SoSomeLone]

@DafniElissa NUTS

[DafniElissa]

@DafniElissa just different tastes :)

[thomashillish]

love this interpretation.

i always have this version in my head when i play it

[satyu131089]

how is it that every time i come to arthur rubinstein for a chopin performance, after listening to a million great p[ianists, still feel "this is the best of all of them" ????

[TheLocalcat]

@satyu131089 i feel the same way. i always listen to his renditions for reference when i play chopin.

[alexjrmarino]

@satyu131089 ever heard of cortot? There is no such thing as best, Arthur himself said that art can't be best or worst, just different..

[satyu131089]

@alexjrmarino i'm talking for myself.. not on an absolute level... the feeling that I expect from a piece is given by this.. Although I respect other points of view also...I like Ashkenazy, Pollini and Starkman for this piece but none greater than Arthur,again personally...

[poseclop]

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[fc18101849]

At 0:13 (4th measure) Rubinstein doesn't play a C: instead of C-D-C-B-C he plays C-D-B-C (right hand); so he plays 21 notes instead of 22. It is his own interpretation, because it doesn't exist in any edition I looked at. And I like this way more than that Chopin wrote.

[RemovdSande11]

@fc18101849

nice hearing that you figured that out! It is Rubinstein so a mistake is very hard to think off but than again I can't imagining him changing the notes...

[xFaIIenAngel]

@RemovdSande11 allthough chopin's nocturnes let you do so many things in it. if you wan't you can go listen to my cover of op9nr2. you'll hear i added quite some things into it. you will not neccesarlly like it, but i love it the way i play it. however, it may be a mistake, he may have changed it, it's still perfect.

[llethaface11]

@xFaIIenAngel i listened to your rendition of op9no2. it is an utter and complete abomination.

[xFaIIenAngel]

@llethaface11 i don't get it. you like it that much or do you hate it that much? (abomination=hate, detest, right?)

[llethaface11]

@xFaIIenAngel ur rendition is not good

[xFaIIenAngel]

@llethaface11 what ever, dude. everyone has it's own interpretation. as long as you won't flame me, i don't give a flying fuck what you think about it. i got enough positive feedback for it anyways.

[lupoderoma1992]

I dispear of magic.

[ilkinond]

The untamed viking within me never sat well with Chopin. My perfomances always ended in bloodshed.

[nic0003]

i have to play htis for my exam, and its weird cos every time i listen to this piece i just zone out and 'wake up' half way and zone out again so it realy hard for me to listen to key techniques

[27majorka]

Очень красиво, не хватает слов передать тонкие ощущения воздействия этой музыки непосредственно на мою душу.

[RPaulM]

Can anybody explain what "sincerity" does for a nocturne? (Just wondering.)

[classicvinylbiz]

Guiomar Novaes, early 1950s:

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thanks and regards

[freethinker923]

Is it must me, or did he leave out bars 44-51? I know it's repetitive, but still...

[darkpdxwolf]

@freethinker923 No, it's not just you :) I'm not sure why he did that....

[freethinker923]

@darkpdxwolf out of boredom, probably...  :p

[billyguns2]

Maria Joao Pires rules in this Nocturne. Successful performances of Chopin's Nocturnes have eluded even many great pianists; what is essential for a successful performance is an execution of a seamless, singing line coupled with rubato floating above a rock solid steady bass line, as in Italian Bel Canto opera. After all, Bellini was the inspiration here.

[marcocubaXY]

I think that it is a very nice interpretation, anyway I like more the one from Maurizio Pollini

[architeoify]

grazie a chi ha inserito questo bellissimo notturno

[ADesertKitten]

Beautiful.

[siriustoast]

Chopin moves my soul like no other composer can.

[ekobay125]

A peace and calm envelope my spirit as I listen to him play this Nocturne. A.Rubinstein is the only one who has ever captured the spirit of Chopin, truly captured the message. Filling my soul for 4 decades. Mmmmmmmm

[yiyiku]

great interpretation- clean, sincere, without excessive, over the top rubato

[ziggaza]

rubinstein has much more mystery... such beautiful mistery .. horowitz has far less of this of this feature.. but he has something better sinserity; .. which is worth more then  anyone will ever know .. and who knows this knows its true

[ilkinond]

I too am a mysterious interpreter of Chopin - I used to come on stage in my cloak and horned helmet, darting, elusive - distinctly upper class. There would be gasps and cries from the audience... then

[8088samjam]

@ilkinond urm... are you joking?

[lazydreamereyes]

@ilkinond dude i don't even know what you're saying, but the mental picture you're giving is cracking me the fuck up so cheers.

[thesix107]

@ilkinond Then what?? WHAT, I tell you, for the love of god, whaaattt??? Tell us!!!

[elrepublicano1]

espléndido, es la mejor interpretación de esa obra que he escuchado, imagino que así deseaba que sonara chopin, saludos desde colombia.

[The9chri6]

Fantastico: uno dei migliori notturni suonato dal migliore interprete di Chopin.

[Viyemelle]

Thank you for the upload!!! This has really helped as a study referance for me! ^.^