Arthur Rubinstein(Polish: Artur Rubinstein; January 28, 1887 – December 20,… Read Full Bio ↴Arthur Rubinstein(Polish: Artur Rubinstein; January 28, 1887 – December 20, 1982) was a Polish American classical pianist. He received international acclaim for his performances of the music written by a variety of composers and many regard him as the greatest Chopin interpreter of his time.[1][2] He was described by The New York Times as one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century.[1] He played in public for eight decades.[3]

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Polonaise in F-sharp Minor Op
Arthur Rubinstein Lyrics

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Hanna Staszak

1y↑2

Wspaniałe i ponadczasowe. Ta muzyka będzie zachwycać wiecznie. Dzieło stuleci i symbol naszego narodu polskiego.

B PAGE

2y↑3

This is my all-time favourite Chopin polonaise and a good performance from a great Chopin interpreter Artur Rubinstein, and he`s still my all-time favourite pianist for me.

María Febrer

3y↑6

I have yet to find a pianist whose playing of Chopin's Polonaises I enjoy more than Rubinstein's. It is obviously a totally personal appreciation.

John

5y↑13

The middle section of op 44 is brilliant. The stubborn build up marches into this carefree, delicate, and light place.

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쇼팽쇼팽

2y↑2

It is one of the most difficult Chopin Polonaise songs, and it is difficult to sing the entire Chopin song. It's one of Chopin's best minor tunes, which goes one step further from the 40-2 polonaise just before it, and has a more tragic atmosphere.

Ernesto7608

12y↑11

To listen to Chopin and to listen to Horowitz are two different things. While Horowitz's playing is amazing, it should be enjoyed in less transcendental music. To hear Chopin, there are few better choices than the playing of Rubinstein. He is not always my top choice, but he is never far from it. In this composition, I find his playing excellent and much more authentic than Horowitz's.

Glenn J.

8y↑2

I just flipped to this set of comments. The (3) top Pianists of the 20th century were undoubtedly (1) Rubinstein, (2) Horowitz, and (3) Iturbi. You can't top these (3) Geniuses, not only for their breadth of the Majority of the Composers from the Baroque, Romantic - Post-Chopin eras, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Liszt, Rachmaninoff, etc. They covered all of them. Now there may be some comments or opinions about this one plays from the romantic heart, of expression, dynamics, speed, slower pace, sure with all of them crossing over each other - with more than a dozen composers - covering the ENTIRE CLASSICAL map from Bach to Rachmaninoff. I don't think that one of us as Pianists, Critics, Musicologists, or present day composers, CAN 'HOLD A CANDLE' TO ANY OF THESE CLASSICAL GENIUSES? I THINK NOT. Where we could 'tear down' Rubinstein for lack of expression or emotion', and PUFF UP Horowitz for his opposite styles, so actually, we could do a similar downgrade to Horowitz, and upgrade Rubinstein. I just thank God that we had all (3) of these men - to manhandle the whole 20th century as the EXPERTS. All of the rest only played 20-25 years at the end of the century, and have carried the baton to the 21st century - How about some of these: Serkin, Cliburn, Ashkenazy, Schiff, Argerich, Uchida, Barenboim and many more. I think we should be thankful for the many pianists we have, who have led us into the 21st Century.
LET ME ADD more GENIUS - The TOP 21st Century Pianist - from Baroque turned to Rag Time Piano (Joplin) - is Dr. Joshua Rifkin himself!! Dr. Rifkin has transformed Scott Joplins (80) compositions and brought them out of the Grave of John Stark (Joplin's publicist) to the movie 'The Sting' in 1973 and onward from then - He is the Master of RagTime music for almost 40 years. Imagine - TRANSFORMING JOPLIN's Bar & Nightclub Studio Grand pianos (Rarely Joplin played on a Grand Piano). Now Dr. Rifkin plays & recorded these on 9 ft. Concert Grand Pianos. If Joplin saw Rifkin play his music today - He would probably cry. Actually, although Joplin was famous for Maple Leaf Rag, and The Entertainer, HIS most advanced RAG Music pieces were Gladiolus Rag, and Fig Leaf Rag - Try the link for these pieces, with Joshua Rifkin as the pianist. Awesome

Radim Tichý

there are many to choose frome... Michelangeli, Gulda, Moravec, Lipatti...

Γιώργος Κεχαγιάς

4y↑1

For me, when I listen to Chopin, I clearly prefer rubinstein.

Radim Tichý

right now, if I consider the best pianists of 20th century, it is clear - Rachmaninov, Richter, Gilels, Horowitz, Rubinstein. And although not as famous as others, Heinrich Neuhaus, teacher of Richter, Gilels and Horowitz, was also fabulous pianist

PCgamer923

For me Horowitz's take on this piece is so more consistent and fluid. Listening to Rubinstein on this piece was almost painful comparatively, considering how breathtaking almost all his other recordings are of Chopin; maybe he was having an off day.

Albert Weedstein The Thug Genius

Horowitz is a show-off, rubenstein is a musician

Jyh shyong Lin

6y↑4

Lovers and loathers of Rubinstein are not on the same page.

GlynGlynn

10y↑4

Chopin writes so well for the piano that, all you have to do, is play what he wrote and the result is fantastic. This is how most pianists play Chopin, including Rubenstein. However, that sort of playing is very bland. Like him or loath him, Horowitz, like most of the great 19th century pianists, do things with the music initiating an emotional response, not merely a comment along the lines of "that was nice!!" The trouble with Rubenstein and others like him is that they are so gifted they can rattle off any piece at the drop of a hat without much consideration about interpretation, and he is the forerunner of all those boring pianists who came after him and emulate him.

massimo50966

9y↑12

Glyn Banfield boring!? wth are you talking about? it's the control of emotions that makes rubinstein stand out so much.

John

7y↑3

rubinstein is hands down better at evoking emotion in chopin than horowitz is. He is the greatest chopin pianist who ever lived. To conflate him with the modern day trash that is lang lang and friends who just play the music slowly and technically as written is blasphemous

GlynGlynn

"technically as written" is how I would describe Rubenstein's playing!! Where is Rubenstein in this playing? Is he merely playing what Chopin wrote, or does his soul link with Chopin's through the music? Rubenstein was born with a flawless memory and a dexterity at the piano: therefore he could virtually play anything at the drop of a hat (particularly when he was invited to society balls where he could almost play all night!!) No!!! I think he plays the piano very nicely (URGH!!!!!!!!!)

John

Glyn Banfield Horowitz was the better pianist; Rubinstein was the better musician. You have it the wrong way around. Horowitz was the one who was better at playing. Rubinstein was the Chopin specialist. The romantic. The emotional.

GlynGlynn

You're right !!!! Rubenstein was the Chopin specialist. He discovered that all the society women fell head over heels in love with Chopin's music, but that was because Chopin was such a good writer for the piano. Any decent pianist can sound good when playing Chopin, but that is because of the composer. My interest in listening to different pianists playing the same piece of music is to hear what part of their being has merged with Chopin, not to simply hear the same notes played in the same way, as Rubenstein and his followers seem to do.

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féno

Horowitz's version is better

Russell Thompson

7y↑2

It is too slow and uninspired. There are many great pianists who would perform this better.

piano classico

Russell Thompson i find zinnerman's interpretation the best followed by ashkenazy then rubinstein , it's however true i couldn't see much into the soul of rubinstein in this interpretation

zenko akcentowicz

7y↑10

Dont drink Russell ,you make shit.

히꾸

zenko akcentowicz I agree your opinion.

Radim Tichý

@zenko akcentowicz that's just another guy who considers tempo #1 criterium... :D I tried hard to find anything better than Rubinstein's recording, especially of the middle Mazurka.... still haven't find

Γιώργος Κεχαγιάς

4y↑3

If you watch this polonaise love you will understand the sensibility and flexibility by Rubinstein. I find his interpertation more original, in the romantic era's style...

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