Chopin Polonaise F# minor Op.44 Rubinstein Rec.1951

Here is the Rubinstein who would dare to take chances while performing. Far better than his later,cautious recordings of Chopin. I know of no other recording of this polonaise that surpasses this performance.

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• Chopin
• Polonaise
• Op.44
• Rubinstein

[dannykoop]

Beautiful.

I'm amused by the bottom-feeders of the music world who post comments splitting hairs of musical interpretation as though citing specific measures lent them credence. Music is so much more than whether or not rubato gives back the time it steals. If you feel in your own interpretation that gives it balance, fine. But realize not every pianist subscribes to that philosophy. All that matters at the end of the day is did you move your listeners?

[dzinndzinnati]

What the hell you people are talking about, numbers, bars, octave playing...

This is one of the most insightful,inspired and genuine Chopin playing ever.

Thank you Maestro.Forgive them from wherever you are for they sinned.

[eltachimetro]

@MrDesperateArtist yes we can compare, the thing is that obviously horowitz has something that rubinstein doesn't and the other way around, both were supervirtuosos pianists from XX, i both love their performances

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

10:02 - 10:07

one of the most weeping modulation by Chopin... i always have the gooseflesh listening to it...

[LordCalvinHastings]

Can you give me a download link to this piece, if available, please?

[LordCalvinHastings]

@MrDesperateArtist Indeed, it's only fair not to. Previously, I used to get frustrated when I couldn't decide whom I liked better, but then I came to realize that there is really no need or way to compare the two. They're both unparalleled musicians and virtuosi who represent very different styles. We can't compare them, but we can appreciate them and enjoy their sublime playing.

[miliona1re]

Rubinstein has always something more in polonaises,his inner heroic fire and an extreme kindness for calm melodies.

[titi116]

interprétation visionnaire, insurpassable, légendaire, sidérale, envoutante, il est impossible de ne pas avoir la chair de poule et des larmes en écoutant cette version définitive telle que Chopin l'eût jamais rêvée

[MrDesperateArtist]

1:40, His Octave is as the same as by Horowitz. I wonder who really is the greatest pianist of the 20th century.

Perhaps we cannot compare the two.

[classicvinylbiz]

I find the rendition of this work by the other great Polish pianist, Halina Czerny Stefanska, from the late 1950s to be quite persuasive:

watch?v=PsTkWO5iecQ

The playlist with all her recordings of the Polonaises is here:

view_play_list?p=FC5758B5FAFBD­46B

[ThotherBrother]

Impossibly Perfect