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

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

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[farzad21]

This is not Rubinstein playing!!!

[PianoForteAndrew]

@farzad21

Oh? Why do you say that?

[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.

[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.

[BENI4397]

Rubinstein et Horowitz !?

[calflyboy]

this Ballade, maybe my favorite (or no 4?) is so romantic it is borderline schmaltzy. So Rubenstein plays it beautifully sweet and yet grand at the end. Horowitz plays it with utter pathos. I lay awake at night wondering which I like better. And then i fall asleep being happy that both great pianists were alive during part of my life.

[mesrotondi]

Ritengo impossibile suonare la Ballata n^ 23 meglio di cosi'...E' perfetta , inarrivabile.

Credo senz'altro d'accordo anche l'Autore stesso.

Ascolto questo pezzo da quarant'anni, come cambiare idea!

[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.

[tamcocar]

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

[lilahess]

It's amazing!



[atlanticstar2012]

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

[thedirtymeatball]

@MetoU2

tasty and delicious

[MetoU2]

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