Arthur Rubinstein plays Chopin Ballade #1 in G minor, Op. 23

[musicrocksmysoul96]

Chopin and Rubinstein are a match made in heaven. It's almost like he wrote the music for him. He plays it so perfectly.

[neto2278]

neto

C'est, et de loin, la meilleure interprétation de cette ballade pas facile à interpréter. même Cortot et Richter n'ont pu rendre tout le contenu de l'oeuvre.

[lilahess]

It's amazing!

[atlanticstar2012]

Passionate, delicate and powerful. Thank God for Chopin and for Rubinstein.

[gerardoddr]

This is definitely Rubinstein, no other pianist can sumerge me into a deep recomforting dream from where I do not want to wake up. No one but Rubinstein, specially in THIS piece.

[thedirtymeatball]

this is rubentstein for sure. its not as tasty and delicious as horowitz's.

[MetoU2]

@thedirtymeatball You mean it's not as sloppy, slurred and overly dramatic like Horowitz?

[thedirtymeatball]

@MetoU2

tasty and delicious

[donfiliberto]

la otra versión, Arthur Rubinstein un grande sin duda, y esta si es grabación del maestro punto.

[Dan474834]

THIS IS NOT RUBINSTEIN PLAYING!

[deserteacher]

i remember sitting in my college english class and hearing a girl play this from the floor above (the music dept) it was like a window from heaven

[atlanticstar2012]

@farzad21... this is most certainly Rubinstein playing... his style is very distinctive.

[atlanticstar2012]

Chopin was such a romantic genius and Artur represents his music perfectly.

[crazchino]

whats up with the horowitz tag?

[ivonnecis1]

Grandioso!! el mejor.. interprete de Chopin, inigualable, Gracias amigo.

[mrjkdeyoung]

@emyouesighseax3 Uhm genius is an understatement. lol

[advisorC101]

I have no idea why the iTunes thing says this is Horowitz playing. I have this CD of Rubinstein with this same recording.

[Fullblaster]

@advisorC101

Whats the name of the cd?

[advisorC101]

@Fullblaster, "Rubinstein Collection, Vol. 45 :Chopin: Ballades, Scherzi, Tarantelle"

[TheWaldstein]

greaaat

[farzad21]

This is not Rubinstein playing!!!

[PianoForteAndrew]

@farzad21

Oh? Why do you say that?

[bujaue]

@farzad21 Listen to him teaching this piece and you shall see that it is him playing my friend

[MrRicksStudio]

@farzad21 Yes it is. When I read your comment I knew just where to go and I could identify it as Rubinstein. On his last studio recording of this ballade, there is a noise caused by the pedal going down a little too slow a little after 7:21. It is on this performance.

[MrPneunomia]

@farzad21 This is definitely Rubinstein...

[tamcocar]

@farzad21 Duh. Of course it is. I grew up listening to this. Idiot.

[jsbach29501]

after listening to this and then watching his master class it's sad to hear him to try to play it... :'(

[Grenig]

Thanks PFAndrew for another brilliant exposition of the undoubted skill of Artur Rubenstein PLAYING Chopin as it was written (I believe...)

None finer - simply the Best !!

[Stella9237]

Amazing!

[antoinezygfryd]

Chopîn,oui,mais pas le pianiste.

[PianoForteAndrew]

pourquoi? vous n'aimez pas Rubinstein?

[antoinezygfryd]

cette merveilleuse machine à jouer joue tout de la même façon,et puis on devrait créer un YouTube à part pour ce pianiste...sa surmédiatisation se fait au détriment de nombreux pianistes de grande valeur,de réels talents.

Je n'aime pas la monomanie,c'est tout.

[PianoForteAndrew]

je suis d'accord, mais j'aime Rubinstein beaucoup. mais, Argerich et Horowitz, je crois, ils ont beaucoup surmediatisation.

pardonne mon francais mauvais. J'ai n'etudie' pas en classe.

[wukillah]

@antoinezygfryd Pardon??? Rubinstein c'est la finesse absolue, c'est un touché magique, un rubato rafiné qui a mis fin aux pianistes nian nian et mièvres du début du siècle. Franchement, je ne vois pas qui joue(ait) mieux Chopin

[resueman18]

nous adorent Rubinstein!

[InTheMidst17]

yea, 4:47 is the best. I recently taught myself to play from there to about 5:17. Hard as hell! But well worth it... chills up and down.

[AtomicFireIce]

bah, and this isn't even the hardest part.

[TheAspenTom]

Yes, it's one of the high points of the piece, but it wouldn't be what it is without the context that the rest of this masterpiece provides.  Very well worth learning the whole piece!

[trynity7]

This is VERY GOOD!

8:00- 8:34

[lourak]

Rubinstein is the unrivaled master of "good taste".

[PianoForteAndrew]

my opinion exactly. i like how he takes and turns what other people play as fff and makes it beautiful.

[musicist001]

I agree. this sound is not raffinatly but ie the best for chopin

[tedly10027]

@PianoForteAndrew especially in chopin - but applies to any "big" piece - Rubinstein is separate from all others, even the greatest , in making the piano sound TRULY Big, Gigantic, orchestrally Full, and not just "loud" or "aggressive". his sound was just different in the way he let the piano resonances come through without seeming to 'wrestle' with the instrument.

[AtomicFireIce]

you cannot say that. this piece is by Chopin.

[musicist001]

Thank you CHOPIN, RUBINSTEIN, PIANOFORTEANDREW!!!!!!!!!!

[kylelandry]

Thanks =)

[OkitaJuuzou]

Beautiful!!

I like very much