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Arthur Rubinstein plays Brahms & Schumann | Arts Music 430812

Arthur Rubinstein plays Brahms & Schumann

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Label: Arts Music

Cat No: 430812

Barcode: 0600554308128

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 6th April 2009

Contents

Artists

Arthur Rubinstein (piano)
Orchestra Sinfonica di RAI Torino
Orchestra A Scarlatti di RAI Napoli

Conductors

Andre Cluytens
Franco Caracciolo

Works

Brahms, Johannes

Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, op.83

Schumann, Robert

Piano Concerto in A minor, op.54

Artists

Arthur Rubinstein (piano)
Orchestra Sinfonica di RAI Torino
Orchestra A Scarlatti di RAI Napoli

Conductors

Andre Cluytens
Franco Caracciolo

About

Born into a family of Polish merchants, Arthur Rubinstein began exhibiting his talents at the age of five. He gave his first formal concert in Potsdam in 1900 when he was 13 and, after studying with such notables as Paderewski, he made his Carnegie Hall debut in 1906. It would be another three decades, however, before he would gain international renown under the guidance of impresario Sol Hurok.

Over an incredible and lengthy career, he recorded an enormous amount of the solo piano repertoire including virtually all of the works of Chopin. He was also one of the earliest champions of the Spanish and South American composers and of French composers who, in the early 20th century, were still considered "modern", such as Debussy and Dukas.

The Second Concerto by Johannes Brahms and the Robert Schumann Piano Concerto are two masterpieces of romantic piano writing. In these newly-restored live performances from 1962 and 1964, the listener can hear the interpretation of the mature Rubinstein. The fresh vigour with which he continued to play, even in old age, is legendary, as this recording of the 75 and 77-year-old performer demonstrates so convincingly.

Contents:
Brahms - Piano Concerto No.2
Orchestra Sinfonica di RAI Torino / André Cluytens

Schumann - Piano Concerto in A Minor
Orchestra A Scarlatti di RAI Napoli / Franco Caracciolo

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