Pablo Casals and Artur Rubenstein

All too brief glimpse of two legendary masters. Not even a taste really, but better than nothing.

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• Pablo Casals
• Artur Rubenstein

[robnjackie]

The pianist at the end of the clip is not Artur Rubinstein, but rather Mieczysław Horszowski.

[mikalmmd]

Good call, if you're correct. How do you happen to know that?

[robnjackie]

Three things: (1) His manner -- his body language. Horszowski behaved in a bashful way, and Rubinstein in a regal way. (2) Also, it looks more like Horszowski than Rubinstein. (3) Finally, Horszowski played with Casals frequently; Rubinstein not so much.

[mikalmmd]

Good detecting. Rubinstein was regal, and had no trouble icily staring down the audience if they dared to applaud between movements. On the other hand, I had the privilege of seeing Rubinstein perform with the Utah Symphony when he was 90. At the end of the performance, the crowd erupted with a wild standing ovation, and Rubinstein just shook his head as if to say, "Oh so much fuss over an old man!"

[dikaiosyne9]

The great master Pau Casals would have never wanted his first name to be changed in Pablo. He always defended the rights of his nation, Catalonia, and amongst these, the linguistic rights, and his mother tongue, catalan. Please, if you really love his music, respect his memory and restaure here his real catalan first name: Pau Casals. [To be continued]

[raanan17]

My mistake-in Rubinstein's autobiography-but I remember the sum correctly-5 pounds.It was a lot of money then.

[raanan17]

It is enough to read Casals' autobiography.Casals became enraged at Rubinstein because he loaned him 5 English pounds during WW1 that Rubinstein did not return.Because of that they never played together.

[Chopinco]

@davidj1011 Lol i just read that yesterday on rubinsteins book, he wrote that after that stupid problem they only played like 2 more times together in the future, he finished "We see life with different eyes".

[TomBarrister]

@mikalmmd Rubinstein lost his arrogance at about age 80, which not coincidentally was about the time he started to lose his eyesight and some of his technical ability.

Mr. Horszowski, who lived to be 100, performed and taught right up to his death. His students includ Peter Serkin and Murray Perahia.

[davidj1011]

On the other hand, Casals never wanted to play with Rubinstein again after he lent him some money, something like £10, and he forgot to pay him back.

[gtimny]

They're right - it IS Horszowski, although it's an easy mistake to make, especially from this angle. They were about the same age (R was 5 years older), small in stature (although Mr. H was truly tiny, not much more than 5 feet tall), and had similar frizzy gray hair. Both were monster pianists, but Mr. H taught a great deal and so his legacy, and that of *his* teacher, Theodor Leschetizky (1830-1915), lives on in his students among whom are some of today's best musicians. A great legacy

[relaischat]

of course it is horzowski. what i cannot recognise someone from the back. o come on man. AND.................they always played together...horzowski and casals and rubinstein and casals in public never.

[Barbapippo]

@dikaiosyne9 dejate de tonterias regionalistas y escucha la musica, si el cancer autonomico que te ha envadido el cerebro todavia no ha llegado a las orejas...

[Jomabeks]

Gran Casals!

[Elgranbajo]

@mikalmmd

He is correct.