Arthur Rubinstein Plays Chopin, 1950

[dragonseatchocolates]

thank you

[joelwagnerpiano]

thank you

[joelwagnerpiano]

Thank you

[OrpheusJRK]

i like the way of old-fashioned people play music , not move to much and use only thinking to make only a music. :D Elegance.

[residentpianist]

What is he playing at the beginning of the video?

[DadoD999]

@residentpianist He is playing Chopin prelude op 28 no 8 in f sharp minor.

[residentpianist]

Thank you

[residentpianist]

thank you

[1Thompsonmusic]

Classical youtube videos are fake. And the comments on the videos are fake. Thanks a lot for fooling me for all these years. You've ruined my life and career. Thankfully I can have my revenge now by shitting on all this rubbish.

[1Thompsonmusic]

Oh dear. The phony Rubenstein strikes again.

[keetner]

@1Thompsonmusic

Wait...this is fake? What has lead you into thinking this? If it's the case, I'd be pretty crushed...

[sexyLASTninja]

sorry but what he obviously does is making bach out of chopin. its funny to hear but it is not chopin the way he interpretes it. listen to the breaks and tempi changes!

[grontek]

Im Sorry

But HE was Pure POLISH . His religion was Hebrew !

( Check "Polish Jews" of Wikipedia

Regards

[ClassicalMusicPL]

@grontek

No, he wasn't. Rubinstein had Jewish descent (in the meaning: Jewish nationality, race), which is rather obvious only by looking at his last name and his face. He also was Polish, as he was born in Poland and his whole life felt connected to his birth country. And he also was not Jewish in the meaning of religion, he was agnostic.

[shervinmog995]

it has dislikes?!?!?

[grontek]

WIELKI Polak - Dziekuje :))

[lovemypiano111]

@grontek  he was Jewish.

[davidsusu]

heart ---------> play

hear ---------> heart

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

"and now i will play a composition which is the closest to my heart"

[Sarita41248]

Thanks so much for let us enjoy this marvellous concert in this living room with the atmosfhere of the 50´ and Arthur Rubinstein at the grand piano Steinway.

[miliona1re]

The Legend

[plagueofangels666]

LOOOOVE IT! too bad the sound isn't so loud.. btw does any one have recommendations for longer piano pieces by chopin, or his best works because i like it a lot but can only find about 10 different pieces on youtube and always bounce back at the previous ones. thank you. :-)

[hydeistfrozenflower]

@plagueofangels666 all his scherzi, ballades, and piano sonatas

etudes, nocturnes and watlz

[schmitty135]

He is the Grand Master of all times. He had a direct link to the heart and soul of Chopin. My neighbor's kid is a superb pianist but will never approach the level of Rubinstein.

[YunZinLee]

There are no pianist like him anymore..

Piano looks like a toy to him

[observer6mm]

excellent polonaise! not that the others are not excellent as well. i think that playing on his own piano at home made him more comfortable.... then again the whole thing seems pretty set up like a studio.

[buddydog1956]

I wonder if that painting hanging on his wall ....of Chopin (by Delacroix) was the original....given Artur's love of the great Master.

[bigcity233]

These early tv programs of these intimate recitals, which seemed to have been really filmed in Rubinstein's NY apartment, are very special. They really created the mood of being invited to an intimate recital. Even though the dialogue with his guests is scripted, his warm personality and passion for the music and composer come through. Thank you for posting. Added to my favorites.

[djehutymes]

@jankren, they didn't catch him, he was too busy concertizing all around the planet and creating his very well deserved reputation as an extraordinary musician. But perhaps the neo-nazis have better luck with you.

[nahedh]

@djehutymes Please don't feed the trolls. No way this guy's for real.

[konigstephan]

When I think of it, to see and hear someone who was born in 1887, who personally knew the likes of Joseph Joachim, Ravel and Saint-Saëns is quite a thrilling experience. Hard not to 'believe' in definitive performances when hearing to his Polonaise in A flat!

Thanks for posting this invaluable document!

@musicist001 This is no big deal but Nos. 3 and 5 from your list should read: Scherzo No. 3, op. 39 and Polonaise No. 6, op.53. :-)

[Bruce88keys]

I heard Rubinstein in the 1950's whenever he was in NYC-I was 5 or 6 the 1st concert and continued to hear him up through 1970. This was the great gift my mother gave me.

[clarawieck100]

magnificent!!!

[matthew79able]

great nation but very underestimated these Poles

[MauricioLFMTeVe]

His name was Arthur, with TH, not Artur...

[Bruce88keys]

@MauricioLFMTeVe actually it is "Artur" as he is Polish, the American impressarios used Arthur as it is more "Americanized"

[afertyus1000]

@Bruce88keys Yes his autobiography is wonderfully interesting

[buddydog1956]

@afertyus1000 ...I couldn't agree more! It was most enjoyable and gave great insights to his style and love of Chopin.

[DirkVA]

@Bruce88keys Actually, you have it backwards. See his memoirs (by Arthur Rubinstein).

[critta63]

What we lose in sound and video quality we make up for in time.

Amazing reel. 360p resolution for a 24 minute concert.

Thank You For Posting!

[beeroosterm]

Rubinstein was already a child prodigy by age 4 and therefore and already been playing for 60 years by the time this was filmed. I'm certain there are people who would say he was many years past his prime here...

[kalamandarim]

From Delacroix's Painting, Chopin is watching Rubinstein play. This video is a jewel of Youtube, and the Poster must be congratulated. I read Rubinstein's memories and found them priceless. Life is wonderful and one should never forget it. Grand et la vie, as he said it.

[andreybeci]

ha-ha-ha-!!!

[andreybeci]

I wish i could also take lessons with Chopin. I wander how much Artur had to pay for those lessons. I wander also if Artur's teacher also dedicated some of his music to him!. That sonata his is playing is probably dedicated to him.

[JollyRoger183]

@andreybeci Wait... Chopin died in 1849 and Arthur was born in 1887, do they say in the video that he took lessons with him?

[iplehguitar]

i love listening to people talk from a different time period.

[jasminGLOWSTICK]

love chopin. he is the master of all piano music

[elitist08]

Fantastic. Amazingly beautiful.

[gerardbedecarter]

Oneof my earliest discs was a 45rpm with Rubinstein playing this C# minor mazurka.

NO ONE COMES NEAR RUBINSTEIN FOR CHOPIN!!!!!!!

[marchesi1993]

His hands move so fast that they have like those lines, lol pure skills

[ayso78]

Great overhead shot of his hands during the scherzo's coda.

[meredith218461]

Rubinstien had this music in his blood, one could'nt hear Chopin more authentically played than in this delightful clip. Although the chosen mazurka is played equally well by Horowitz.

[GARCRY]

awesome

[folopoide]

lindo!!!!

muito emocionante lo !!!l

[shechaiyah]

This small concert is such a pleasure to listen to. Thank you.

[BrasilianMusician]

Hahahahaha... Sempre que toco piano nunca obtive tanto respeito igual esse cara tem na sala dele.

[z3z4z3z4z3z4z3z4]

Nossa, parece o Bartok ( no inicio da interpretação , a direita) !!!

(!!!!!)

[shechaiyah]

Thank you. This is wonderful to see. He makes it look easy.

[amirmot]

this is kind of lame,nt the playin but the whole idea of having those snobs listening to him playing.

[burnttoastandbutter]

Who are the people he is performing for?

[miliona1re]

Spettacolo

[DanielAdam1994]

I cannot thank you enough for this. Artur Rubinstein has been my idol pianist for a long time. This is a treat.

[soami2u]

Absolutely MARVELLOUS! Rubinstein at his most inspired, BORN to play Chopin! Rare, and priceless beyond words!

[BeRliNGSTAR]

this is truly a gem on youtube. 5 Stars

[callenishss]

i need a piano like this one in my house too

so then i can actually play beautifully, not like now

[deBierce01]

My god this is great.. Many Jewish souls are weeping.

[BlackCatTama]

"Waltz in C Sharp Minor" . . . Where?

[domisoldo12]

genial

[cattleman6420012000]

This is incredible. It means so much for me to hear this. I heard Artur Rubinstein live in London in about 1970 playing Chopin. The performance was amazingly magical. He had such a lovely touch and musical flair. He had a wonderful platform manner. I will never forget that incredible concert. No one ever like him for Chopin.

[hachoi23]

@cattleman6420012000 Wow, I wasn't born while Rubinstein was performing. It would've been awesome to see this Maestro play live. His artistry is just amazing. That is awesome you got to go see him perform live. As a pianist, Rubinstein never ceases to bring a lot of joy to those of us who listen to his recordings.

[cattleman6420012000]

@hachoi23 I will never forget his musical flair and magic, wonderful platform manner, wonderful sensitive touch at the keyboard ( I can't stand the banging and thumping of the keyboard by many others ). I actually have portrate done of him that hangs up in my launge at home ( a relative took it from a picture when he visited Dublin in the 1960s ).

[JShawtyKim]

@cattleman6420012000

Your are one lucky man.

[cattleman6420012000]

@JShawtyKim  I was incredibly lucky to be a cello student at the RCM in London when Rubinstein performed an all Chopin concert. I will never forget that magical night.

[bubuchahchah]

@cattleman6420012000 You're so lucky to hear him live!

[frogmanpiano]

@cattleman6420012000 I saw Rubinstein -in 1964 as a music student -he was in Australia, same time as the Beetles -amongst the uni crowd he was as popular. The natural flow of his playing & his concentration with few body movements impressed. R saw the big picture & followed the long line of the music Pianists have comments on the 'inevitability" of his conception -. R vision of the music always seemed "right" -if others played differently -R seemed so natural & so charismatic. truly great.

[cattleman6420012000]

@frogmanpiano  Thanks for letting us know. Rubinstein was so magical.

[Chuckles543]

@cattleman6420012000 so jealous!

[cattleman6420012000]

@Chuckles543 Yes, that concert lifted me to another universe he was so incredibly special. For Chopin, no one will ever match Rubinstein.

[univsoldur]

@cattleman6420012000 lucky to have gotten to see him live he is by far my favorite interpreter of Chopin

[dim19f]

@cattleman6420012000 How jealous am I of you? It may be a little bit exaggerated jealousy because of the time distance and the fact that Arthur is no longer with us, but I really wish to have been able to see him playing live... Such personalities are absent from the planet this days or they must be hidden somewhere to avoid the exposure to the ugliness of the way that music is defined in our days, when it comes to the popular scene at least... Anyway...

[DzikenS94]

Pięknie, pięknie...ale dlaczego kobiety stoją a mężczyźni siedzą?

[EtrofOnaip]

Beautiful !! I have a question : Does somebody know (and/or have) the documentaries made about Rubinstein together with Rostropovich and his wife (who was a singer) ??

[xper2xper]

Thank you for this footage!

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

[dahood22]

Thanks for this footage! Only 1 question, hoe did you upload a file that long?

[EdiEllerymissing]

Paying for it...

[PolkRidgeAesthete]

What a haunting document! I didn't know that his film existed until tonight.

[pianoplaya47110815]

do you have the miltary polonaise by chopin played by rubinstein. it was posted a long time ago but i have never seen it anymore

[pianoplaya47110815]

This movie is such a wonderful treasure. Only one word amazing!!!! Wirklich wundervolles Filmmaterial!!! Danke

[arwena55]

bleeeee

[vstasov]

Wonderful. Thank you.

[musicist001]

1. prelude op. 28 no. 8

2. mazurka op. 30 no. 4

3. scherzo op.39 no. 3

4. nocturne op. 15 no. 2

5. polonaise op. 53 no. 6

[travelfilmarchive]

Sorry, I don't know. I am hoping someone watching it will identify it.

[newsreelarchive]

Thanks. It's been fixed

[musicist001]

Bonjour,

Pouvez vous dit à moi qui sont le compositions joue'?