His sensitivity and musicality can only be described as heavenly. When I heard him live in London in around 1970 his playing affected me with his magic and genius for ever. He was a true musician !!!
it is because you are looking to Rubenstain But if I put my vídeo playing this work and with this audio ,you will disagree about me because I am not him, I mean ... this performance is not so great And special like you describe
Well, I'd disagree with you as I was seeking for a good performance for this exact etude of Chopin and I really found that this recording is the best. If you have a better track to share, please do me a favor.
No histrionics, no grimacing, no dramatic gesticulation- how on earth is one supposed to know what the artist is experiencing as he plays? It’s called humility before the music, something the current crop of self absorbed pianists often lack.
@@man0sticks That was his way, and it was, and is, magnificent. But, other pianists have other ways, and that doesn't matter, if the end product, the music, is magnificent.
Nobody plays this piece better then this performance of Rubinstein - words cannot describe the beauty and majesty of his playing, I am simply floored by its beauty......and nobody plays like that today!
This is how i remember rubinstein at live concerts. I went to many. Just to sit there and watch him and all this music just flowed out of him. And then i would go around london for days afterwards in a heaven!
The sound, the rubato! The poise and grandeur, such first class artistry! Thank you for sharing this testament of such a generous, fervent-hearted artist!
Where Chopin is concerned, Rubinstein hits the nail right on the head. This really is musical playing. Wonderful! So pure, heart-felt, warm, poetic. Such phrasing has not been heard since his passing.
This is unique. He seems to be the only one who is able to play this the way it was meant. Only when Rubinstein plays this, you understand the piece. Only when Rubinstein plays it, it becomes music. Bravo!
Oh my God! Bursting out in tears! I've never heard this take before, and I sure have never heard any pianist let the middle voice take shape so elegantly and naturally as Rubinstein in this clip (at 0:57). Te quiero, Arturo!
I'm working on Opus 25... and this is probably the easiest technically but by far the most difficult musically to perform, especially keeping the inside notes as accompaniment and not so prevalent. And here Rubenstein is, just playing it so naturally and beautifully. He doesn't even have to think, it's just a part of him. Amazing. It's a gift.
I heard Rubinstein play Chopin live in London in about 1970. He was so magical and unique, that the concert changed my life. I will never forget his magical touch, musical flair and stage presence.
Beautiful. This man has always mastered the art of passionate playing. I only regret that I wasn't born earlier enough to enjoy any of his performances live :(
In my life, I have never heard such beautiful and masterful phrasing of a melody. His other performances/recordings don't come close to this. Phrasing is a hard thing to do, and this guy is literally making the piano talk or sing to you. Wonderful.
As I young piano student years ago, I had a chance to meet & talk with Rubinstein before & after a recital at Bucknell U. He played this etude. It does look effortless. He had a large, very square hand; his fingers, when held together, were almost even in length. He needed little motion of the hands at all. It was all in the fingers, which, when you shook hands with him, felt completely independent of the palm. He was wonderful in every way.
This is without a doubt the best interpretation of Chopin's pacing and volume/sensitivity dynamics for this piece that I've heard on CZcams. Rubinstein's delicate touch on those sweet spots are like evaporating mist - pianissimo at its best! His ritardandos and accelerandos are phenomenal! I completely love how he shapes and colors this beautiful Etude. Who else plays it like this? Please let me know 😊
i agree as well, i am acomplished pianist and he is so relaxed that it shows in his performance he has complete flexibility in his hands because he's not worried about what the audience think.
I guess Rubinstein's discography would like to fullfill this wish. However, as far as I know Rubinstein very rarely recorded some Chopin Etudes (like Krystian Zimerman by the way). On his Moscow recital Rubinstein played 4 Etudes. That's the most I heard. 😍
For me, Rubinstein is the supreme interpreter of my favorite composer. He is just sublime. The beauty of the music, the integrity and poetry of his playing - just the best. Thank you so much for this.
Well said. Music should always first and foremost, be appreciated for the vibrations of the sound, not the appeal of the look. When music manages to impress on bare vibrations, it shows its pure beauty.
In addition to this being such a beautiful performance, check out AR's technique & mechanics. Perfect posture. No wasted or unnecessary movement whatsoever. Totally relaxed !
Daaaamn. Perfection. It floats. His hand don't even look like they move. The polyrhythm part inner voices played by the thumbs are perfect. Best interpretation to date
It's curious that I also think the same when I hear or play this etude... I think Chopin was able to express like, all the beauty in the world in this short masterpiece... Impressive. And this is also the best interpretation I've ever heard!! Bravo!
Chopin's Etudes will always be a part of my musical life. And Rubinstein plays with beautiful tone and always serves as inspirations. His memoirs are interesting to read
I saw him perform in San Francisco in 1970, and he was stunning. What a dear, dear man. He also gave us 3 encores. Lyrical, lilting, perfection. Agree wholeheartedly with your comments.
This is how it should be played. Look how his back supports him and he keeps the emotions of the music where they belong, with us, the audience. Absolutely sublime!
The phrasing, articulation, tempo and everything impeccable, but can we just take a moment to appreciate how beautiful the tuning makes this piece? All those small imperfections makes it an even more charming piece in my opinion.
I had the joy of hearing Rubinstein live in my early 20's. Heart and warmth poured out of him. This delightful gem brings me back to that experience. He was unaffected, and his approach to the music seems so healthy and grounded. Even his occasional wrong notes generated heat, although I heard none in this recording.
Chopin captures the feeling of memories so well, at least for me... This, his Barcarolle and the "Tristesse" etude are my favorites, they're all a little melancholy but with a sense of acceptance or resolution, they make me think about my past dreams and hopes that may have passed forever, or moments when I was so in love that my eyes were clouded over. I don't know what he must have really been like, but I can't help but feel gratitude toward him for leaving this behind.
I cannot even nearly play this piece as well as he can, but that is a great motivation to me. His intrepretation is so stunning that I shiver just listening to it.
You are so right my friend! I myself am a classical pianist with conservatory training from the Manhattan school of music. I have had the relaxation technique from the start, and use of the arms, elbows and shoulders produce incredible sounds and help to have a flawless technique. =)
His sensitivity and musicality can only be described as heavenly. When I heard him live in London in around 1970 his playing affected me with his magic and genius for ever. He was a true musician !!!
how old are you this year
What a treat it must have been to hear him live, I am so envious!
Sorry you can only "like" this. There should be a button for "love".
it is because you are looking to Rubenstain But if I put my vídeo playing this work and with this audio ,you will disagree about me because I am not him, I mean ... this performance is not so great And special like you describe
Darth Vader true
Well, I'd disagree with you as I was seeking for a good performance for this exact etude of Chopin and I really found that this recording is the best. If you have a better track to share, please do me a favor.
@@ruzannach Take a listen to Yeol Eun Son----she plays it with more color, less tempo fluctuation, and greater poetry
It’s called subscribe and share
I've heard this piece many times, and this is one of the tenderest and memorable. I'm sad so few of the public ever get to hear it. Wonderful.
how still he is at the paino, unfussy and in total control, a true master. He could probably play chess at the same time !
No histrionics, no grimacing, no dramatic gesticulation- how on earth is one supposed to know what the artist is experiencing as he plays? It’s called humility before the music, something the current crop of self absorbed pianists often lack.
@@man0sticks That was his way, and it was, and is, magnificent.
But, other pianists have other ways, and that doesn't matter, if the end product, the music, is magnificent.
@@man0sticks why are you watching music should be listening to it
Nobody plays this piece better then this performance of Rubinstein - words cannot describe the beauty and majesty of his playing, I am simply floored by its beauty......and nobody plays like that today!
there is also Alfred Cortot , Cortot- Rubinstein. ..
This is how i remember rubinstein at live concerts. I went to many. Just to sit there and watch him and all this music just flowed out of him. And then i would go around london for days afterwards in a heaven!
THERES ALWAYS THAT ONE COUGH!
Cheydow right after i finished reading this i notice that cough too XD
+Cheydow One cough? That poor fellow's having a coughing fit!
They shouldn't let tuburcolosis patients into the concerts I keep saying it and they keep ignoring me
@@ccccoooooollll Omg same lol, it was as if it was on cue xD
Where's bugs bunny with a handgun when you need him? lol
The sound, the rubato!
The poise and grandeur, such first class artistry!
Thank you for sharing this testament of such a generous, fervent-hearted artist!
Wow, I used to spin Rubinstein records back in the day. I had forgotten how musical his playing was. This was just magical.
this is how this etude was meant to be played
How do you know?
Ah yes because Chopin rose from his grave and told you
@@marshan1226 Beautiful answer to a stupid comment !! Till today I thought Mr. Ya O had a cup of coffee with Chopin....
@@12brunoparis hippie
This kind of bullshit answer js what chopin wouldve hated the most. He encouraged creativity and improvisation
Where Chopin is concerned, Rubinstein hits the nail right on the head. This really is musical playing. Wonderful! So pure, heart-felt, warm, poetic. Such phrasing has not been heard since his passing.
This is unique. He seems to be the only one who is able to play this the way it was meant. Only when Rubinstein plays this, you understand the piece. Only when Rubinstein plays it, it becomes music.
Bravo!
So very True!!!!! I heard him play it live at age 16. Indescribably Sublime. Many were reduced to tears...
tempo, phrasing, artistry all perfect! Not just mechanical - but with meaning.
Couldn't agree more.
ルービンシュタインはなんらかの理由でエチュード全曲の録音はしませんでした。それだけに、単独の曲にしても彼のエチュード演奏を
聴けるのは大変貴重であり、幸せであります。
That sound... that sound... just heavenly
Somehow Rubinstein always makes music seem so effortless. Life is indeed worth living!
Oh my God! Bursting out in tears! I've never heard this take before, and I sure have never heard any pianist let the middle voice take shape so elegantly and naturally as Rubinstein in this clip (at 0:57). Te quiero, Arturo!
True, but also listen to Cortot bring out that voice.
Los nombres propios no se traducen. Su nombre es Artur.
Listen to Cortot
@@iggykarpov and Horowitz in his very last recording.
When I hear this kind of playing I just can't imagine it being played any other way - he does it just right.
When you're having a tough time, and everything's going wrong, listen to this... enough said?
So lucky I got to see him twice.
You lucky person
ahhh...it makes me cry...its the most beautiful chopin i've ever heard,he indeed is a genius
Best version I've heard of this etude, and impressively it is a live performance! Rubinstein's singing tone is phenomenal in this piece.
I'm working on Opus 25... and this is probably the easiest technically but by far the most difficult musically to perform, especially keeping the inside notes as accompaniment and not so prevalent. And here Rubenstein is, just playing it so naturally and beautifully. He doesn't even have to think, it's just a part of him. Amazing. It's a gift.
Rubinstein is the best Chopin interpret i have heard, spectacular.
I heard Rubinstein play Chopin live in London in about 1970. He was so magical and unique, that the concert changed my life. I will never forget his magical touch, musical flair and stage presence.
Beautiful. This man has always mastered the art of passionate playing. I only regret that I wasn't born earlier enough to enjoy any of his performances live :(
I was there
by far the best performance I've ever heard of this piece
The arpeggios in the left hand flow like water, and the right-hand melody floats above, clear as crystal. There was and is no one like him.
In my life, I have never heard such beautiful and masterful phrasing of a melody. His other performances/recordings don't come close to this. Phrasing is a hard thing to do, and this guy is literally making the piano talk or sing to you. Wonderful.
Wonderful performance! WOW!!!!!!
It’s my ninth year of piano studies and I grew up with Rubinstein
As I young piano student years ago, I had a chance to meet & talk with Rubinstein before & after a recital at Bucknell U. He played this etude. It does look effortless. He had a large, very square hand; his fingers, when held together, were almost even in length. He needed little motion of the hands at all. It was all in the fingers, which, when you shook hands with him, felt completely independent of the palm. He was wonderful in every way.
This is without a doubt the best interpretation of Chopin's pacing and volume/sensitivity dynamics for this piece that I've heard on CZcams. Rubinstein's delicate touch on those sweet spots are like evaporating mist - pianissimo at its best! His ritardandos and accelerandos are phenomenal! I completely love how he shapes and colors this beautiful Etude. Who else plays it like this? Please let me know 😊
His posture is absolutely amazing...speaking as one who hunches over the piano, I LOVE watching him play...and listening, of course...
AR: I don't always play play Chopin Etudes, but when I do...
It"s great to see this great pianist performing in concert here on You Tube so many years later!
This man was a real genius, not only an incredible pianist but also one of the greatest chess player of ever!
i agree as well, i am acomplished pianist and he is so relaxed that it shows in his performance he has complete flexibility in his hands because he's not worried about what the audience think.
I love how he is all melody. Perfect romantic interpretation. Everything else in the music is there to support the "song" he sings for us.
Ik houd van deze man die altijd met zo veel liefde speelt Hij speelt Chopin als geen ander.
How desperately I wish Rubinstein's discography included the etudes in their entirety.
I guess Rubinstein's discography would like to fullfill this wish. However, as far as I know Rubinstein very rarely recorded some Chopin Etudes (like Krystian Zimerman by the way). On his Moscow recital Rubinstein played 4 Etudes. That's the most I heard. 😍
Rubinstein is één van de beste Chopinvertolkers ooit, misschien wel de beste
For me, Rubinstein is the supreme interpreter of my favorite composer. He is just sublime. The beauty of the music, the integrity and poetry of his playing - just the best. Thank you so much for this.
Well said. Music should always first and foremost, be appreciated for the vibrations of the sound, not the appeal of the look. When music manages to impress on bare vibrations, it shows its pure beauty.
In addition to this being such a beautiful performance, check out AR's technique & mechanics. Perfect posture. No wasted or unnecessary movement whatsoever. Totally relaxed !
Daaaamn. Perfection. It floats. His hand don't even look like they move. The polyrhythm part inner voices played by the thumbs are perfect. Best interpretation to date
Emozionante commovente da piangere, eccezionale
It's curious that I also think the same when I hear or play this etude... I think Chopin was able to express like, all the beauty in the world in this short masterpiece... Impressive.
And this is also the best interpretation I've ever heard!! Bravo!
What an absolute beauty.
I swear to god that this music will never die.
Chopin's Etudes will always be a part of my musical life. And Rubinstein plays with beautiful tone and always serves as inspirations. His memoirs are interesting to read
I always hated this étude...until today. What a wonderful phrasing with a sublime tone cantabile! just amazing...
Rubinstein forever :)
Love the use of dynamic range with the display for his skills.
I saw him perform in San Francisco in 1970, and he was stunning. What a dear, dear man. He also gave us 3 encores. Lyrical, lilting, perfection. Agree wholeheartedly with your comments.
Just the music, the piano and the man. Superb, probably the best - wonder and beauty from old age.
This is heavenly piano playing!! Incredible watery touch! I heard him in about 1970 in London. I never forget it. He was so musical with Chopin.
this interpretation of this etude will always be my favorite rubinstein is a genius that others should learn from
Little adjustments of. notations he made .......sounds so classy, thats what makes a master!!!
Timeless!.. beautiful 👍🎹
This is how it should be played. Look how his back supports him and he keeps the emotions of the music where they belong, with us, the audience. Absolutely sublime!
Quando Rubinstein toca """maravilhas no piano acontecem."""❤❤❤
Maravilloso, apenas toca el teclado, acaricia simplemente!!, inmortal
This man s playing is pure elegance!
The phrasing, articulation, tempo and everything impeccable, but can we just take a moment to appreciate how beautiful the tuning makes this piece? All those small imperfections makes it an even more charming piece in my opinion.
I had the joy of hearing Rubinstein live in my early 20's. Heart and warmth poured out of him. This delightful gem brings me back to that experience. He was unaffected, and his approach to the music seems so healthy and grounded. Even his occasional wrong notes generated heat, although I heard none in this recording.
I've listened it a million times!!! it's wonderful!!
Like a water flows...!!!Magic
Chopin captures the feeling of memories so well, at least for me... This, his Barcarolle and the "Tristesse" etude are my favorites, they're all a little melancholy but with a sense of acceptance or resolution, they make me think about my past dreams and hopes that may have passed forever, or moments when I was so in love that my eyes were clouded over. I don't know what he must have really been like, but I can't help but feel gratitude toward him for leaving this behind.
I Recommend Czerny Op.756 Etude 3 And Czerny Op.692 Etude "Ballade"
I cannot even nearly play this piece as well as he can, but that is a great motivation to me. His intrepretation is so stunning that I shiver just listening to it.
Rubinstein was a brilliant pianist, and you can tell he practically breathes music when he plays.
さすが！という演奏ですね。美しいです。
Splendid!.One of my beloved Chopin works.And with the unmistakeable Rubin´s signsture!.
There will never be another Arthur Rubinstein. He was the best.
AGREE
He just makes playing it look so easy - it looks impossible how he barely moves his hands yet such beautiful sound is produced.
Wow this piano is sharp. Amazing performance though!
He had a light feather like talent in music,and here is an etude that shows it in full color.
A captured glimpse of what life should be.
Uma das peças mais bonitas de Chopin!
Comme un rêve, si poétique, léger, presque irréel! Quel cadeau
That's simply the greatest version of this piece on youtube.
I like this interpretation. :) now I'm learning this etude .
His hands merely glide over the keyboard. He makes it look effortless. Amazing!
l believe it is a bit higher in pitch than usual, maybe due to the difference in the freq. of A at the time
probably pitch error due to recording on vinyl and digitizing at not exactly same speed
+Johann Sebastian Bach - "A" was still 440 cps then as it is today.
@@lagunagreg4019 hmmm
Wrong.
beautiful and nostalgic
the phrases are perfect and magnificent. His playing is nobile as a king.
Simply, PERFECT!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
he always makes me cry, no one can be even close to his hand masterpiece..
פשוט מדהים. חתיכת היסטוריה ארתור רובינשטיין הזה.שמעתיו ברסיטלים בקרנגי הול בניויורק .החוויה נשארה בלובי כל חיי❤
How does this not even have a million views?
You can imagine this being played by the Wind , it is that good !
I envy you. I wish I could hear Rubinstein live. But it is fortunate for all of us that he didn't dislike recording.
What an elegant delivery in both tone and technique!
The Greatest of All Time
You are so right my friend! I myself am a classical pianist with conservatory training from the Manhattan school of music. I have had the relaxation technique from the start, and use of the arms, elbows and shoulders produce incredible sounds and help to have a flawless technique. =)
Maestro, masterpiece, ...
See u space Cowboy....
I miss you Maestro 😥
Brillante maestro Rubinstein
Just awesomw!! He was the best, and still is.
이 영상을 볼수있어서 기쁩니다.Thank you for uploading this precious film
Best version I've heard, I've been trying to find a version I like, didn't think it would sound like this but it seems perfect
Piękno muzyki Fryderyka Chopina to fenomen graniczący z cudem.