Rubinstein - Brahms, Piano Concerto No.1 - I Maestoso (2/3)

[jpsa2007]

Gilels/Jochum for the win

[jeffg2020]

Great pianism. But a bit too slow...

[jeffg2020]

Great pianism.  But a bit too slow...

[nephrochessicle]

3:16 - that's how it should be done.

[Sylvain894]

There's a problem of synchro with the sound and video !

[shubus]

Here we have Rubinstein at his most musical, lyrical and passionate. Almost completely blind and nearly 90, this is one of his last great performances.

[TheCourtwick]

His wrists stay firm, It's the fingers that come from God!

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[quornholio]

I never said I was being objective.  Those are just MY 3 B's!

[citlalliguevara]

Gorgeous phrasing...

[quornholio]

For me, the three B's are Brahms, Berlioz, and Bartok

[musicfanof]

@quornholio BEETHOVEN? lol. i agree with the other two

[mahler151]

@quornholio Hahah, that's a bold statement!

[OrangeSodaKing]

@quornholio For me, it's Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, and Busoni. :) Once you look past the Bach transcriptions, there are some true gems in his [Busoni's] output, especially the mammoth Piano Concerto in C Major Op. 39. :D

[jewish1972]

no wonder why J.Brahms is considered the 3rd german B & 1 of the very best composers in history

[cachaslokas]

@jewish1972 ... Was it Bach, Beethoven and Brahms?... mesmerizing... I have a tendency to stick to the french impressionists, but this concerto is a bliss. Thanks for sharing

[cachaslokas]

@jewish1972 ... Was it Bach, Beethoven and Brahms?... mesmerizing... I have a tendency to stick to the french impressionists, but this concerto is a bliss. Thanks for sharing

[kempff95]

Remarkable music and fantastic understanding the music.....

[billythedingo1]

moron

[drcarlwainwright]

Hehe ... I wish you the best of success with your Bach C major prelude, Schumann's Happy Farmer etc.

[vamperera]

Go

fuck

yourself.

[ytfarmer90]

cute

[tinabster]

he is an honest, hardworking and humble pianist, whos intention is to put the music first and himself last

[jewish1972]

that is the way it should be

[tinabster]

yes I totally agree

[frogmanpiano]

Joachim (Brahms friend) was R's mentor (paid 4 music lessons) with Prof H Barth. (Kempff was also a pupil of Barth -how different they are!) R grew up with people who know Brahms and how to play his music! it's the way he sounds so natural....Barenboim has said that when listened to R, even though he himself played the piece differently R's way somehow seems right at the time -the secret seems to be that R looks at the long line of the music his is total view always moving forward. .

[Tiszt]

if i only just listen to the audio, i would think the player is a young man!

[grabit1]

@Tiszt

I saw him play in his last concert in LA on November 8,1975, with the LA Phil, and he was still a very young man at 88. His wrists could only have come from God.

[sanjosemike]

Look at his elderly chiseled face, hardly breaking out in a sweat on the octaves, carefully avoiding using too much damper pedal to "cheat."

And he's almost 90!

Unrushed and lyrical....

sanjosemike

[nousernamewhatsoever]

@sanjosemike sweat is for humans :)

[maestroadam]

yeah it's like comparing apples and oranges, that's for sure.

[jackewiebohne]

without wanting to sound provocative, but what's so special about this interpretation?

this is meant to be an honest question (one that for sure will give me bad ratings), but am i somehow unmusical for not being amazed by this performance?

[maestroadam]

Well, Rubinstein's style has always been very original and almost immediately identifiable. Allow me to compare him to a modern pianist, say, Yundi Li. Now, when Yundi is playing the piano, he moves all over the place, and although his technical mastery is irrefutable, his sound (often with Chopin, search up scherzo #2) is harsh, and lacks composure. It is like watching somebody play the piano, whilst acting out Shakespeare. (Look at all the stupid faces he makes whilst he plays).

[maestroadam]

to hear the shear competence and refinement of sound. NOT TECHNIQUE (which is also excellent), but his SOUND. His style at the piano is quiet and dignified. A rarity nowadays, it seems.

[notmel12]

what seems to be lost in a number of modern performers is musicality. the performances are technically brilliant but a great part of music is can it touch your emotions, make you feel something other than wonder at how fast a person can play. Artur Rubinstein is never crass at the piano and still has marvelous technique. His peers thought he was a consummate musician and did his legion of fans.

[Sim882]

someone needs to tell him to speed up

[CORNOBEST]

so musikalisch......das ist Musik....

[suzettegm]

precious!

[cynic150]

I think Rubinstein had the best overall grasp of this music and definitely the poetic lyrical qualities required. There is such a marvelous balance but also contrasts within an orchestral overview.

[DisfrutenYa]

i am nobody to show you a bit of education, but certainly you are not a music lover and this is for sure.

i admire rubinstein and my profesor was a student of his you clever idiot...thank you very much for your comment anyways.

Learn how to listen,enjoy and appriciate things like music and life.

[olga2809]

Brahms, Rubinstein, Haitink, Concertgebouw Orchestra - perfect combination :-)

[feffolino]

you are an idiot!Please shut up and let the peolple listen to the music,not your stupid voice