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Arthur Rubinstein is widely considered to be the greatest pianist of the 20th Century. He received 5 Grammy Awards for his recordings in both the Chamber Music and Solo Instrumental categories between 1960-1978 and received a posthumous lifetime achievement in 1994.

'Arthur Rubinstein – The Complete Album Collection' is a Guinness World Record breaking product. The world’s biggest CD edition for a solo artist, it features 142 CDs and 2 Bonus DVDs from this legendary artist, all housed in a stylish cerise box with a comprehensive 164-page full colour hardback book.

This Limited Edition contains:
• The complete studio and live recordings of solo, concerto and chamber music repertoire on RCA Red Seal in their best remastered versions. Includes all EMI recordings [originally released on RCA]

• 3 Bonus-CDs
- Three new Chopin and one new Debussy work added to the discography
- First-ever release of a whole Chopin Collection
- More than 3½ hours of previously unreleased music
- Highlights from Rubinstein’s 1961 Carnegie Hall recitals [“50th Anniversary Special Releases”]

• 2 Bonus-DVDs
- Rubinstein Remembered, a documentary tracing the great pianist’s life.
- The Benefit Recital for Israel (1975)

• 164-page full-coloured hardcover book in landscape format, containing
- New liner notes by Rubinstein biographer Harvey Sachs
- Essay by John Rubinstein
- Photos shot and selected by Eva Rubinstein
- Essay on Rubinstein’s 1961 Carnegie Hall recitals
- Complete discography in alphabetical and chronological order, featuring 78s, 45s and LPs
- Track listings with complete discographical notes

Contents:
CD 1-5: THE EARLY RECORDINGS 1928–1935 ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 6-10: THE EARLY RECORDINGS 1931–1939 ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 11-14: THE EARLY RECORDINGS 1938–1949 ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 15: RACHMANINOFF – PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 ~ RUBINSTEIN • NBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • GOLSCHMANN

CD 16: GRIEG – PIANO CONCERTO • LISZT – PIANO CONCERTO NO.1 ~ RUBINSTEIN • RCA VICTOR S. O. • DALLAS S. O. • DORATI

CD 17: TCHAIKOVSKY – PIANO CONCERTO NO.1 ~ RUBINSTEIN • MINNEAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • MITROPOULOS

CD 18: CHOPIN – PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 ~ RUBINSTEIN • NBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • STEINBERG

CD 19: SCHUMANN – PIANO CONCERTO ~ RUBINSTEIN • RCA VICTOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • STEINBERG

CD 20: BEETHOVEN – PIANO SONATAS NO.23 “APPASSIONATA” & NO.18 “THE HUNT” ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 21: BEETHOVEN – PIANO SONATA NO.8 “PATHÉTIQUE” • SCHUMANN – FANTASIESTÜCKE ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 22: FALLA – NOCHES EN LOS JARDINES DE ESPAÑA • MOZART – PIANO CONCERTO NO.23 ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 23: SCHUMANN – PIANO QUINTET ~ RUBINSTEIN • PAGANINI QUARTET

CD 24: BEETHOVEN – PIANO CONCERTO NO.3 ~ RUBINSTEIN • NBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • TOSCANINI

CD 25: SCHUBERT – PIANO TRIO NO.1 ~ RUBINSTEIN • HEIFETZ • FEUERMANN

CD 26: BEETHOVEN – PIANO TRIO NO.7 “ARCHDUKE” ~ RUBINSTEIN • HEIFETZ • FEUERMANN

CD 27: BRAHMS – PIANO TRIO NO.1 ~ RUBINSTEIN • HEIFETZ • FEUERMANN

CD 28: FAURÉ – PIANO QUARTET NO.1 ~ RUBINSTEIN • MEMBERS OF THE PAGANINI QUARTET

CD 29: RAVEL – PIANO TRIO • MENDELSSOHN – PIANO TRIO NO.1 ~ RUBINSTEIN • HEIFETZ • PIATIGORSKY

CD 30: TCHAIKOVSKY – PIANO TRIO ~ RUBINSTEIN • HEIFETZ • PIATIGORSKY

CD 31: CHOPIN – SCHERZOS NOS. 1-4 ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 32: PIANO ENCORES BY ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN

CD 33: BEETHOVEN – PIANO CONCERTO NO.4 ~ RUBINSTEIN • ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA • BEECHAM

CD 34-35: CHOPIN – THE COMPLETE NOCTURNES ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 36: CHOPIN – 24 PRÉLUDES, OP. 28 ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 37: BRAHMS – PIANO SONATA NO.3 ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 38: CHOPIN – POLONAISES OPP. 26, 40, 44 & 53 “HEROIC” ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 39: CHOPIN – PIANO SONATA NO.2 “FUNERAL MARCH” • DEBUSSY ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 40: BRAHMS – PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 ~ RUBINSTEIN • BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • MUNCH

CD 41: RACHMANINOFF – RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI • SZYMANOWSKI – SYMPHONIE CONCERTANTE ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 42-44: CHOPIN – THE COMPLETE MAZURKAS • POLONAISE-FANTAISIE • GRANDE POLONAISE BRILLANTE ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 45: SCHUMANN – CELLO CONCERTO • BRAHMS – CELLO SONATA NO.1 ~ PIATIGORSKY • RUBINSTEIN

CD 46: FRANCK • STRAUSS – VIOLIN SONATAS ~ RUBINSTEIN • HEIFETZ • SÁNDOR

CD 47: BRAHMS – INTERMEZZI • CAPRICCIO • RHAPSODIES ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 48: CHOPIN – PIANO CONCERTO NO.1 ~ RUBINSTEIN • LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC • WALLENSTEIN

CD 49: SCHUMANN – CARNAVAL • FRANCK – PRÉLUDE, CHORAL ET FUGUE ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 50: BRAHMS – PIANO CONCERTO NO.1 ~ RUBINSTEIN • CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • REINER

CD 51: RUBINSTEIN PLAYS GRIEG

CD 52: CHOPIN – WALTZES ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 53: BEETHOVEN – PIANO SONATAS NO.23 “APPASSIONATA” & NO.8 “PATHÉTIQUE” ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 54: RUBINSTEIN PLAYS LISZT

CD 55: FALLA • GRANADOS • ALBÉNIZ • MOMPOU ~ RUBINSTEIN • SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • JORDA

CD 56: BEETHOVEN – PIANO CONCERTO NO.1 ~ RUBINSTEIN • SYMPHONY OF THE AIR • KRIPS

CD 57: BEETHOVEN – PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 ~ RUBINSTEIN – SYMPHONY OF THE AIR • KRIPS

CD 58: BEETHOVEN – PIANO CONCERTO NO.3 ~ RUBINSTEIN • SYMPHONY OF THE AIR • KRIPS

CD 59: BEETHOVEN – PIANO CONCERTO NO.4 ~ RUBINSTEIN • SYMPHONY OF THE AIR • KRIPS

CD 60: BEETHOVEN – PIANO CONCERTO NO.5 “EMPEROR” ~ RUBINSTEIN • SYMPHONY OF THE AIR • KRIPS

CD 61: SAINT-SAËNS – PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 • FRANCK • VARIATIONS SYMPHONIQUES ~ RUBINSTEIN • WALLENSTEIN

CD 62: RACHMANINOFF – PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 • LISZT – PIANO CONCERTO NO.1 ~ RUBINSTEIN • REINER • WALLENSTEIN

CD 63: SCHUMANN – PIANO CONCERTO ~ RUBINSTEIN • RCA VICTOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • KRIPS

CD 64: RUBINSTEIN PLAYS CHOPIN

CD 65: BEETHOVEN – PIANO SONATAS NO.21 “WALDSTEIN” & NO.18 “THE HUNT” ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 66: CHOPIN – PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 • GRANDE POLONAISE BRILLANTE ~ RUBINSTEIN • WALLENSTEIN

CD 67: BRAHMS – PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 ~ RUBINSTEIN • RCA VICTOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • KRIPS

CD 68: CHOPIN – SCHERZOS NOS. 1-4 ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 69: CHOPIN – BALLADES NOS. 1-4 ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 70: BEETHOVEN – VIOLIN SONATAS NO.9 “KREUTZER” & NO.5 “SPRING” ~ RUBINSTEIN • SZERYNG

CD 71: GRIEG – PIANO CONCERTO • LISZT – PIANO CONCERTO NO.1 ~ RUBINSTEIN • WALLENSTEIN

CD 72: RACHMANINOFF – RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI • FALLA – NIGHTS IN THE GARDENS OF SPAIN ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 73: BRAHMS – PIANO SONATA NO.3 • INTERMEZZO OP. 116/6 • ROMANCE OP. 118/5 ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 74: MOZART – PIANO CONCERTO NO.24 • RONDO K. 511 ~ RUBINSTEIN • RCA VICTOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA – KRIPS

CD 75: CHOPIN – PIANO SONATAS NO.2 “FUNERAL MARCH” & NO.3 ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 76: CHOPIN – PIANO CONCERTO NO.1 ~ RUBINSTEIN • NEW SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF LONDON • SKROWACZEWSKI

CD 77: GRIEG – PIANO CONCERTO • FAVORITE ENCORES ~ RUBINSTEIN • RCA VICTOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • WALLENSTEIN

CD 78: HIGHLIGHTS FROM RUBINSTEIN AT CARNEGIE HALL

CD 79: BRAHMS – VIOLIN SONATAS NO.2 & NO.3 ~ RUBINSTEIN • SZERYNG

CD 80: BEETHOVEN – VIOLIN SONATA NO.8 • BRAHMS – VIOLIN SONATA NO.1 ~ RUBINSTEIN • SZERYNG

CD 81: MOZART – PIANO CONCERTOS NO.23 & NO.21 ~ RUBINSTEIN • RCA VICTOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • WALLENSTEIN

CD 82: BEETHOVEN – PIANO SONATAS NO.14 “MOONLIGHT” • NO.26 “LES ADIEUX” • NO.8 “PATHÉTIQUE” ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 83: SCHUMANN – CARNAVAL • FANTASIESTÜCKE ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 84: TCHAIKOVSKY – PIANO CONCERTO NO.1 ~ RUBINSTEIN • BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • LEINSDORF

CD 85: MOZART – PIANO CONCERTO NO.20 • HAYDN – ANDANTE & VARIATIONS ~ RUBINSTEIN • WALLENSTEIN

CD 86: MOZART – PIANO CONCERTO NO.17 • SCHUBERT – IMPROMPTUS D 899/3-4 ~ RUBINSTEIN • WALLENSTEIN

CD 87: CHOPIN – WALTZES NOS. 1-14 ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 88: BEETHOVEN – PIANO CONCERTO NO.5 “EMPEROR” ~ RUBINSTEIN • BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • LEINSDORF

CD 89: A FRENCH PROGRAM – RAVEL • POULENC • FAURÉ • CHABRIER ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 90: BEETHOVEN – PIANO SONATAS NO.23 “APPASSIONATA” & NO.3 ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 91-92: CHOPIN – POLONAISES & IMPROMPTUS ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 93: LISZT – PIANO SONATA IN B MINOR • SCHUBERT – “WANDERER” FANTASY ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 94: CHOPIN – BARCAROLLE • 3 NOUVELLES ÉTUDES • BOLÉRO • FANTAISIE • BERCEUSE • TARANTELLE ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 95: BRAHMS – PIANO CONCERTO NO.1 ~ RUBINSTEIN • BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • LEINSDORF

CD 96-98: CHOPIN – THE COMPLETE MAZURKAS ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 99: BEETHOVEN – PIANO CONCERTO NO.3 ~ RUBINSTEIN • BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • LEINSDORF

CD 100: BRAHMS – PIANO QUINTET ~ RUBINSTEIN • GUARNERI STRING QUARTET

CD 101-102: CHOPIN – THE COMPLETE NOCTURNES ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 103: SCHUMANN – PIANO CONCERTO • NOVELETTES ~ RUBINSTEIN • CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • GIULINI

CD 104: BEETHOVEN – PIANO CONCERTO NO.4 ~ RUBINSTEIN • BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • LEINSDORF

CD 105: BEETHOVEN – PIANO CONCERTO NO.1 ~ RUBINSTEIN • BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • LEINSDORF

CD 106: CHOPIN – PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 • FANTASY OP. 13 ~ RUBINSTEIN • THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA • ORMANDY

CD 107-109: BRAHMS – THE 3 PIANO QUARTETS • SCHUMANN – PIANO QUINTET ~ RUBINSTEIN • GUARNERI STRING QUARTET

CD 110: SCHUBERT – PIANO SONATA NO.21 ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 111: BEETHOVEN – PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 ~ RUBINSTEIN • BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • LEINSDORF •

CD 112: SCHUMANN – KREISLERIANA • VOGEL ALS PROPHET • ARABESKE ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 113: SAINT-SAËNS – PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 • FALLA – NOCHES EN LOS JARDINES DE ESPAÑA ~ RUBINSTEIN • ORMANDY

CD 114: THE BRAHMS I LOVE ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 115: DVOŘÁK – PIANO QUINTET ~ RUBINSTEIN • GUARNERI STRING QUARTET

CD 116: BRAHMS – PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 ~ RUBINSTEIN • THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA • ORMANDY

CD 117: RACHMANINOFF – PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 ~ RUBINSTEIN • THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA • ORMANDY

CD 118: DVOŘÁK – PIANO QUARTET ~ RUBINSTEIN • GUARNERI STRING QUARTET

CD 119-120: BRAHMS – THE 3 PIANO TRIOS • SCHUMANN – PIANO TRIO NO.1 ~ RUBINSTEIN • SZERNYG • FOURIER

CD 121: FAURÉ – PIANO QUARTET NO.1 • STRING QUARTET ~ RUBINSTEIN • GUARNERI STRING QUARTET

CD 122-123: SCHUBERT – PIANO TRIOS NOS. 1 & 2 ~ RUBINSTEIN • SZERNYNG • FOURNIER

CD 124: BRAHMS – CELLO SONATAS NOS. 1 & 2 ~ RUBINSTEIN • PIATIGORSKY

CD 125: BEETHOVEN – PIANO SONATA NO.18 “THE HUNT” • SCHUMANN – FANTASIESTÜCKE ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 126: BEETHOVEN – PIANO CONCERTO NO.5 “EMPEROR” ~ RUBINSTEIN • LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA • BARENBOIM

CD 127: MOZART – THE 2 PIANO QUARTETS ~ RUBINSTEIN • GUARNERI STRING QUARTET

CD 128: BEETHOVEN – PIANO CONCERTO NO.4 ~ RUBINSTEIN • LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA – BARENBOIM

CD 129: BEETHOVEN • PIANO CONCERTO NO.3 ~ RUBINSTEIN • LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA • BARENBOIM

CD 130: BACH-BUSONI – CHACONNE • MOZART – RONDO K. 511 • FRANCK – PRÉLUDE, CHORAL ET FUGUE ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 131: SCHUMANN – SYMPHONIC ETUDES • ARABESQUE • RAVEL • DEBUSSY • ALBÉNIZ ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 132: BEETHOVEN – PIANO CONCERTO NO.1 ~ RUBINSTEIN • LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA • BARENBOIM

CD 133: BEETHOVEN – PIANO CONCERTO NO.2 • PIANO SONATA NO.18 “THE HUNT” ~ RUBINSTEIN • BARENBOIM

CD 134: SAINT-SAËNS • DEBUSSY • GRANADOS • ALBÉNIZ • SCHUMANN • RUBINSTEIN • MOMPOU • CHOPIN ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 135: SCHUBERT – PIANO SONATA NO.21 • SCHUMANN – FANTASY IN C • VOGEL ALS PROPHET~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 136-137: THE BENEFIT RECITAL FOR ISRAEL 1975 ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 138: BRAHMS – PIANO CONCERTO NO.1 ~ RUBINSTEIN • ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA • MEHTA

CD 139: INTERVIEW CD – ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN IN CONVERSATION WITH MARTIN BOOKSPAN & NATHANIEL JOHNSON

CD 140: BONUS CD – NEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM CARNEGIE HALL, VOL.1 ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 141: BONUS CD – NEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM CARNEGIE HALL, VOL.2 ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 142: BONUS CD – NEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM CARNEGIE HALL, VOL.3 ~ RUBINSTEIN

DVD 1: THE BENEFIT RECITAL FOR ISRAEL 1975 ~ RUBINSTEIN

DVD 2: RUBINSTEIN REMEMBERED – A DOCUMENTARY