Music Appreciation
Related: About this forumArthur Rubinstein was born on this date.
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still_one
(92,192 posts)Auditorium in San Francisco. Still have the program to that concert.
No one could play Chopin like Rubinstein. His touch was extraordinary
For Beethoven Wilhelm Kempff :
pangaia
(24,324 posts)Buzz cook
(2,472 posts)In an interview Rubinstein said that he used to play a piece of music like "this" and he played beautifully; then he said now I pay it like "this" and he played the same piece beautifully.
Side by side I can here differences between his younger self and older, but it is impossible for me to judge which is better.
troubadourz
(1 post)Still_one, I was there as well, was not yet saving programs at that stage of my life. What was the date?
still_one
(92,192 posts)The Program was:
Sonata in E flat major Opus 31, number 3 Beethoven
Prelude, Choral et Fugue Franck
Intermission
Fantasiestuckcke, Opus 12 Schumann
Scherzo in B flat Minor, opus 31 Chopin
Nocturne in D flat Major, opus 27 Chopin
Hungarian Rhapsody number 12 Liszt
He also played a couple of encores as I recall
Interesting
ginnyinWI
(17,276 posts)stopbush
(24,396 posts)Be respectful by spelling his name correctly.