What I love so much about this performance is the speed. So many great performers today play at breakneck speed which I sometimes find exhausting to listen to and it sounds like a ruaway train out of control. This is the perfect balance of lyricism and piano gymnastics. So glad there are so many recordings of this superb performer.
Wow! I started to play this piece. After a month of study just with the score, without comparing to great pianists I also have to agree. You understand every note here as it's written. Absolutely perfect tempo.
Attended a live Rubinstein concert when he was around this age or older in St. Louis, Mo. During the concert he managed to break a hammer on the big Steinway D. The piano technician came out, replaced the hammer and Rubinstein returned and continued the concert as if nothing had happened. Later I heard a friend of the piano technician report that when the technician came back stage to say, “Maestro, you have broken a hammer” the old man displayed a fiendish grin. Yep, he still had it!
Whenever I see and hear him I feel better about humanity. I adore this beautiful old man. I remember being young and knowing very little about Chopin and Rubinstein was just a name to me I bought an LP of him playing the Ballades on impulse ( and a tiny budget!) and when I put the needle on the LP I felt bliss and awe! A feeling that has never gone away.
Whilst admiring the performance, don't forget the real genius behind the composition. I don't understand how Frederic Chopin could create such music. He was not of this Earth, a true gift of God.
@@agamaz5650 How DARE you pollute this comment page with the vile, profane, disgusting, and hated "F" word, you illiterate, low-life buzzard-brained crude lunkheaded dingbat! And you need to learn how to punctuate a simple sentence and get schooled in capitalization! OFF WITH YOU, YOU INFERNAL WASTE OF SPACE!
If you want to play beyond technical pyrotechnics and recite a poem or be a storyteller while you do it, this is the kind of pianist you want to watch and listen to.
Walking through Royce Hall at UCLA, in the late 60's, after studying, I heard a concert in progress. Standing in the hall outside the concert, I recognized Arthur Rubinstein's playing. When Intermission came, I stood by one entrance, and slipped into an (inexplicably!) empty seat. I was entranced, and went backstage afterward, joining a long line of fans, who he would only very briefly grasp hands with, not shake hands with...I told my mother soon after, and she, also a great admirer of the artist, said that I must never wash my hands...
❤grande sr. Artur hai dedicato tutta la vita alla musica e si sente, quello che mi trasmette quando suona Chopin è tutte le sfumature dell anima ❤grazie😘💕
Thank u again utube for giving soooooo many the opportunity to watch the great maestro who would never have had the good fortune to see him perform in person since early last yr when the pandemic hit u really came thru for all that were stuck in their homes many jobless I for one watch utube more than reg tv on my iPad with ur programming n all the tv station apps I’m good to go please continue Much love Pamela NC 🙋🏼♀️👍❤️
I love your description it fits in sooo well, even it’s the same cook, the second time might taste better too, but the first time might as well taste better in different people’s tongue!! And when do we see cook even compete for better flavour? There’s no such thing as the “perfect flavour”, same as music, nothing is called “perfect interpretation”.
Chopin un genio inimitable. es dificil elegir una obra suya, porque todas son obras maestras , con sus sonidos característicos, originales , diferentes , inconfundibles, únicos. El juego de las alteraciones, es fabuloso. Los que se atreven a intérpretarlo tienen que ser grandes pianistas.
Superb! I started learning this piece when I was a teenager, and never actually followed through. This is partly nostalgic and partly sheer delight in watching/listening to Rubenstein's genius. Love it! I agree with Bradley Burgess.... who would give this a thumbs down????
The style and finesse that he plays with, the technique, yes he is the best! His look at the end is the look of a concentrated great pianist. Everything sounds so smooth and gentle, with great dynamic. It is not only about playing in tempo without making a mistake! it takes much more for being a great pianist!
Two pianists had made it impossible for me to listen Chopin played by other pianists (including even Evgeny Kissin)! Those two pianists are Arthur Rubinstein and Krystian Zimerman! Thank you both! :D
MusikPiratCH Interestingly, although trivially, Chopin, Rubinstein and Zimerman are/were not only all Poles, but they seem to have identical noses when viewed from the side. Coincidence? I don't think so! ;)
I think I know what "nobility" in performance means. It means being full of emotion but holding most of it reserve, not using the piece to show off (Lang Lang)or to express your own emotions (Horowitz). It is a kind of calm obeisance to the work of art, not pushing, not wringing its neck, just letting it unfold...
Peter Von Berg I think he’s discounting Horowitz saying he’s changed the piece from a Chopin to a Horowitz piece disregarding the score, in essence discrediting both
He's a Legendary Pianist, I mean that he always plays piano with passion and enthusiasm, even though when he was an elderly, and then surprises (inspires) all of the listeners of his songs, like myself !
Junto al tango "Volver" y "La gloria del águila" por Gardel, y esta obra de Chopin te dedico una vez más. Vamos a volver. Vas a volver, Cristina, ya volviste.
E non c'è niente da fare, ogni volta che ascolto questo brano, mi viene la pelle d'oca e non riesco a trattenere le lacrime.............sarò scema o no !!
Bravoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo mi viejo por siempre.
I think most of us can agree that Rubinstein never had a truly great technique, but always played with his soul. He believed that all music should be played in a noble fashion and that always came through in his recordings. While there are some of his records that I dislike, there are others I absolutely adore.
Love how he brings out the falling melody of the first two chords of the calm middle section. Nobody else I've listened to does it quite like Rubinstein
ABSOLUTELY GREAT!!!!!!!!! ...BUT it still doesn't beat his performance on CBS Sunday Morning broadcast in Moscow 199? I saw that and I was ALMOST in tears too!
A prime example of musical storytelling, that transcends ordinary musicianship, or piano playing, where the performer merely renders all the notes, etc... Chopin's high art is apparent even with journeymen. However, in the hands of a master...
Rubinstein at 90 years old is the absolute boss here
Hahaha the expression at the end is like "yeah I'm an 80 old man but I'm still the best"
he's right
so true lol
disrespectful
rude
Yeah, now Seong Jin Cho has him beat. And he is only a quarter of this guys age.
What I love so much about this performance is the speed. So many great performers today play at breakneck speed which I sometimes find exhausting to listen to and it sounds like a ruaway train out of control. This is the perfect balance of lyricism and piano gymnastics. So glad there are so many recordings of this superb performer.
Jacquie Viegas , could not agree more!
Wow! I started to play this piece. After a month of study just with the score, without comparing to great pianists I also have to agree.
You understand every note here as it's written. Absolutely perfect tempo.
❤
Attended a live Rubinstein concert when he was around this age or older in St. Louis, Mo. During the concert he managed to break a hammer on the big Steinway D. The piano technician came out, replaced the hammer and Rubinstein returned and continued the concert as if nothing had happened. Later I heard a friend of the piano technician report that when the technician came back stage to say, “Maestro, you have broken a hammer” the old man displayed a fiendish grin. Yep, he still had it!
nobody can play this music better than rubinstein, this is the perfection
数あるルービンシュタインのピアノ演奏の中でも、私はこの動画が最高に気に入っております。年齢を全く感じさせない、格調の高い、ルービンシュタインの力強い演奏が私を虜にさせるのです。このスケルツォを聴く度に、私はルービンシュタインの存命中に一度でいいから、そのライブが聴きたかった、とつい思ってしまいます。私はこの動画から、いつも勇気と希望を頂いております。本当に感謝しかありません。
Whenever I see and hear him I feel better about humanity. I adore this beautiful old man. I remember being young and knowing very little about Chopin and Rubinstein was just a name to me I bought an LP of him playing the Ballades on impulse ( and a tiny budget!) and when I put the needle on the LP I felt bliss and awe! A feeling that has never gone away.
Whilst admiring the performance, don't forget the real genius behind the composition. I don't understand how Frederic Chopin could create such music.
He was not of this Earth, a true gift of God.
One will never forget Chopin. But in 100 or 200 years all those pianists will be forgotten.
fuck no how can you say that chopin will be immortal
It is really a testament to the genius of these composers that even the greatest modern pianists are still living their shadow.
@@agamaz5650 How DARE
you pollute this comment page with the vile, profane, disgusting, and hated "F" word, you illiterate, low-life buzzard-brained crude lunkheaded dingbat!
And you need to learn
how to punctuate a simple sentence and get schooled in capitalization! OFF WITH YOU, YOU INFERNAL WASTE OF SPACE!
@@miltonmoore5294 hahahaha xD This is one of my favorite comments ever
If you want to play beyond technical pyrotechnics and recite a poem or be a storyteller while you do it, this is the kind of pianist you want to watch and listen to.
Walking through Royce Hall at UCLA, in the late 60's, after studying, I heard a concert in progress. Standing in the hall outside the concert, I recognized Arthur Rubinstein's playing. When Intermission came, I stood by one entrance, and slipped into an (inexplicably!) empty seat. I was entranced, and went backstage afterward, joining a long line of fans, who he would only very briefly grasp hands with, not shake hands with...I told my mother soon after, and she, also a great admirer of the artist, said that I must never wash my hands...
Not many of today's college students have a taste for Chopin!
I was in the audience that nigh
@@ellischernoff8603 August 1973 , Amsterdam ?
And then corona happened
@@yunzhang4738 ...pretty gnomic, YZ... something doesn't compute, even for those who "connect" ....
Chopn and Rubinstein, both out of this world marvellous - the brilliance is breath-taking!
This is amazing, my favourite performance of this piece. He takes his time and builds up the tension so well
Horovitz ..sorry
the best pianist of all times playing the best composer for the piano Chopin. Forever eternal master Rubinstein.
I wouldn't disagree with that.
+SugarTomAppleRoger
why no one is mentioning Richter
Да,Рубинштейн самый лучший шопенист всех времён!И ещё Генрих Нейгауз.Я бы только их и слушала!)
RolandD70 I would say a toss between Franz List and Frederic Chopin...or somewhere in the middle...
RolandD70 . . . and immortal Chopin , he is more than all the interpreters !
❤grande sr. Artur hai dedicato tutta la vita alla musica e si sente, quello che mi trasmette quando suona Chopin è tutte le sfumature dell anima ❤grazie😘💕
E pensare che Artur Rubinstein in un intervista ha detto:" Avrei dovuto lavorare di più alla tecnica..."😂😂😂❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉 Giuseppe
Beautiful! I heard him play the C# minor Scherzo Op.39 on 10/28/75 in Los Angeles. He made it sound Brahmsian, but still wonderful and majestic.
The three people who gave this a thumbs down attend the school for the impossibly miserable. This is perfection!
That school has grown in size.
Ce sont souvent les interprétations de Mr Rubinstein qui me font ressentir le plus d'émotions.
There should have been thunderous applause for such a moving and detailed performance, A great man and musician.
Thank u again utube for giving soooooo many the opportunity to watch the great maestro who would never have had the good fortune to see him perform in person since early last yr when the pandemic hit u really came thru for all that were stuck in their homes many jobless I for one watch utube more than reg tv on my iPad with ur programming n all the tv station apps I’m good to go please continue Much love Pamela NC 🙋🏼♀️👍❤️
la música no es como el deporte: en la música no importa cuantos años tengas, puedes seguir siendo cada vez mejor! que maestro!!!!
Rubinstein e Chopin,dois gênios. Amo !!!!
Arthur Rubinstein ...the last civilized man ... best scherzo 2 performance here by far away
I love Zimmerman's interpretation. Check it out :)
Matt Douglas both are an incredible másters !!!
Magnifica interpretazione ❤❤❤❤❤❤Giuseppe Perego Monza 16.2.1962 Grazie
music is like food : receive and ingredient are the same BUT the cook is different. So the flavour is different . Not a competition just enjoy☺
I love your description it fits in sooo well, even it’s the same cook, the second time might taste better too, but the first time might as well taste better in different people’s tongue!!
And when do we see cook even compete for better flavour? There’s no such thing as the “perfect flavour”, same as music, nothing is called “perfect interpretation”.
Chopin un genio inimitable. es dificil elegir una obra suya, porque todas son obras maestras , con sus sonidos característicos, originales , diferentes , inconfundibles, únicos. El juego de las alteraciones, es fabuloso.
Los que se atreven a intérpretarlo tienen que ser grandes pianistas.
He didnt't play, he was singing ... Whatever most of pianists forget today.
Axel Mothe I couldn't agree more with you
I don't understand. Can you explain?
Axel Mothe You are right
Alan Yes
Alain I see. Thanks!
Superb! I started learning this piece when I was a teenager, and never actually followed through. This is partly nostalgic and partly sheer delight in watching/listening to Rubenstein's genius. Love it! I agree with Bradley Burgess.... who would give this a thumbs down????
Geniali l'autore ed il pianista. Grazie
The style and finesse that he plays with, the technique, yes he is the best! His look at the end is the look of a concentrated great pianist. Everything sounds so smooth and gentle, with great dynamic. It is not only about playing in tempo without making a mistake! it takes much more for being a great pianist!
Nobody has ever played Chopin than Rubinstein. The Polish pianist was a genius. A true, genuine artistic genius.
Rubinstein was the consummate Chopin-zee--No one could touch him: He played the music, not simply the notes.
He had all resources at hand. He too was Polish
Bravo! This was simply wonderful
No hay otra interpretación más que ésta con Rubinstein
Das ist phantastisch ! Wundervoller Rubinstein ! Danke !
Chopin lascia sempre il segno. Grande musica.Grande interpretazione.
Two pianists had made it impossible for me to listen Chopin played by other pianists (including even Evgeny Kissin)! Those two pianists are Arthur Rubinstein and Krystian Zimerman! Thank you both! :D
MusikPiratCH Zimerman's renditions are over edited, but it's still good to listen to them
MusikPiratCH Interestingly, although trivially, Chopin, Rubinstein and Zimerman are/were not only all Poles, but they seem to have identical noses when viewed from the side. Coincidence? I don't think so! ;)
dragmio I have a very small nose and a dream of becoming the best pianist I can be. Thank you for killing that dream.
BlairLSK :D I'm a bastard, I know. :)
MusikPiratCH Have you heard Martha Argerich play this?
I think I know what "nobility" in performance means. It means being full of emotion but holding most of it reserve, not using the piece to show off (Lang Lang)or to express your own emotions (Horowitz). It is a kind of calm obeisance to the work of art, not pushing, not wringing its neck, just letting it unfold...
Please don't mention Lang Lang in the same breath with Horowitz.
Peter Von Berg I think he’s discounting Horowitz saying he’s changed the piece from a Chopin to a Horowitz piece disregarding the score, in essence discrediting both
@@pvonberg Disons, Lang Lang performer contre Horowitz et Rubinstein musiciens, bref deux mondes diamétralement opposés
amazing!!!.... one of my best favourite pianist.... simply one great man! do it!!!
Absolute perfection!
I love these kind of pianist that play with his hands not his head
Che suono meraviglioso, precisone e tocco profondo e soave. Interpretazione per me unica del grande maestro.
Divertiti🎹🎼🎶🎶🎶😊💛☀️🙏🕊
Un gioiello👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎹🎼🎶🎶🎶💛🙏
I love that serious expression and concentration
❤️
His ending was on point, and that leggerio section though- brilliant.
Suono cristallino senza sbavature. Grande energia. Che si vuole di più? Chapeau
So what I don’t get is that why is Lang Lang getting so much hate? He has literally done nothing wrong to offends you all. So I don’t understand
Rubinstein maravilhoso!!!
Great scherzo and great performance!
Simply Sublime!!! Thank you!!!
He's a Legendary Pianist, I mean that he always plays piano with passion and enthusiasm, even though when he was an elderly, and then surprises (inspires) all of the listeners of his songs, like myself !
my heart simply melted...my son its just about to finish learning this wonderful piece
Pure Music.
I love Chopi
Creo que el Maestro ha llegado a la perfección.
THANKS.FOR UPLOADING ❤❤
Absolutely beyond incredible.. WOW!
A master at work.
Tambien demuestra una gran ecuanimidad y serenidad, seguridad increible!!!!a esa edad.! Magistral interpretacion!
Pianist, Piano, and new tech the great pyramid of sound and sight perfection
Is that a quote from Liszt?
Arcydzieło, rewelacja ! Chopinie, geniuszu ❤️
I have always enjoyed Rubinstein's interpretations. He plays this with authority.
Perfect.
Каков прелет по пијаното... Како летен дожд, како птици во лет, како бои на виножито, преубаво, и нежно и силно, се во истовреме... Големо благодарам!
Amazing ❤️
Awesome,bravo!
Simplemente maravilloso
Rubinstein always excelled in the Second Scherzo. Had he lived to be 105, he still would have put much of the competition to shame.
No better reason for CZcams to exist.
Absolutely divine!
Wonderful !! Hermoso !!
이 많은 세월을 살아오면서 그 세월의 음악을 보여주는 진가인것 같다. 정말 최고의 스케르초2번이다. 봐도봐도 질리지가 않는다.
공감합니다 👍👍
En écoutant jouer Rubinstein on ne peut qu’éprouver beaucoup d’affection et du respect.
ライブ演奏を聞きたかった～！
凄い！
Junto al tango "Volver" y "La gloria del águila" por Gardel, y esta obra de Chopin te dedico una vez más. Vamos a volver. Vas a volver, Cristina, ya volviste.
Absolutamente lindo !!!
Maravilloso!!
this is sooo gooooood, it's like watching art tatum almost
Grandissima esecuzione
Wonderful
Dios mio! Que perdida que este señor se nos haya ido!
.
Elegante, fino, sonoro, lindo
Dos genios en uno. ¿Alguien da más?.
my my, the boy has talent
E non c'è niente da fare, ogni volta che ascolto questo brano, mi viene la pelle d'oca e non riesco a trattenere le lacrime.............sarò scema o no !!
Good rhythm of the big chords !
I think I'll mark this so I can come back to it!
Bravoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo mi viejo por siempre.
Insuperable!
so amazing!!!♥♥♥♥♥
One of Chopin's greatest works played by the master. Doesn't get any better. Makes me want to dust this one off and start learning it again.
god this is a masterpiece!!!!!!!
The Best ever!!!
Grande Rubinstein!!!!!
BRAVOO👏👏👏👏
bravo!!
14 person thought they played better than Rubinstein
+Li Tiga 14 people were wrong
Li Tiga 22 person to be exact haha
che emozione non ci sono parole
Vicar of. Dibley
I think most of us can agree that Rubinstein never had a truly great technique, but always played with his soul. He believed that all music should be played in a noble fashion and that always came through in his recordings. While there are some of his records that I dislike, there are others I absolutely adore.
Love how he brings out the falling melody of the first two chords of the calm middle section. Nobody else I've listened to does it quite like Rubinstein
ABSOLUTELY GREAT!!!!!!!!! ...BUT it still doesn't beat his performance on CBS Sunday Morning broadcast in Moscow 199? I saw that and I was ALMOST in tears too!
imposible mejorarlo... maravilloso.
A prime example of musical storytelling, that transcends ordinary musicianship, or piano playing, where the performer merely renders all the notes, etc... Chopin's high art is apparent even with journeymen. However, in the hands of a master...
He is the best 👍
Genio!