Arthur Rubinstein Short Recital - VIDEO, 1964 

I saw Rubinstein live five times, the first the same year as this broadcast. Saw him at a time when I had already heard his LP recordings of much of the repertoire I then heard him play live. This was an artist who needed an audience, an anti-Glenn Gould, to play at his best. Although he made many wonderful, even passionate recordings, generally his later discography of the Max Wilcox era is bland and doesn't do him justice. During the encores at a NY recital in 1968, when he launched into the Chopin Waltz Op. 34 No. 1, I turned in excitement to my companion and said, "He doesn't play it like this on the record!" Although the TV audio and the sound of the piano here are not first-class, the beauty of his tone comes through. Thank God this and the Moscow video survive; they show a new generation how compelling he was in person. (His appearances in the film "Carnegie Hall" and a TV documentary I find canned by comparison.) Thanks for posting this.

The 60s-70s aged Rubinstein is the deepest pianist I have ever listened. And, IMO, his Chopin is in a different, higher category to anything.

Watching Rubinstein in the Scriabin demonstrates what wonderful key control he had. The range of dynamics he achieves with just the L.H. is remarkable.

What I love about Rubinstein is the self-effacing manner, his playing of music without the hyperdrama of most contemporary pianists, not to mention the trait of technique over emotion.

La perfection existe. Les mots : divin, bouleversant, prennent tout leur sens. Nous sommes tous des humains, alors...quel peut être le domaine de chacun , pour rendre l'humanité plus belle ? N'hésitons pas à cultiver celà. Non? Merci Arthur . Très respectueusement.

Whenever he plays and I get to see a video of him as well as hearing him I always think of his radiant humanity-surely this what music can give at its best.

One of my faviurite painists of al.... wait.. one of my favourite musicians of all time

My hero, idol… genius..brilliant, no nonsense approach to playing the big black box… the black beast…!

Pianopera w całym tego słowa znaczeniu.!! Fenomen!!!!!👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏 Geniusz niezastąpiony 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

Już prawie godzina 3 w nocy,a ja dalej słucham koncertu Artura Rubinsteina.👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Superb!!! Arthur Rubinstein genial tehnica impecabila,nuantarea desavarsita ! Multumim pentru postare,Silvia Baciu

His Scriabin was superb. Magnificient.

Dusza się raduje słuchając tak doskonałego wykonania naszego kochanego Chopina,wielkiego wirtuoza ,patrioty na obczyźnie. Wielkiej klasy Pianista Artur Rubinstein wiernie przekazuje słuchaczowi odczucia zawarte w utworach Chopina- genialnie ❤️❤️❤️❤️🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱

Maravillosa interpretación.Un maestro del piano.

Formidable interpretación,un Maestro.

I almost spilled on my phone while listening to this, and my first thought was not "oh no, my phone" but "oh no, I'll interrupt Rubenstein".

Of all the piano recitals I have heard, my greatest thrill was him playing Chopin's Ocean Etude for an encore. He was into it just as his butt hit the bench

感谢分享!我乐意分享给身边的每个热爱钢琴的朋友。

Mi ídolo inmortal. desde la infancia.

he was the best pianist in all world

he plays well .so well . ssssoooooo well

What a fantastic live recording! Thank you, Erwin!

Desde Chile Maravilloso.

Rubinstein never fails to enchant. ❤️ Wonderful Scriabin.

Le légendaire "jeu de mains" du grand Rubinstein dans la danse du feu de Falla !

The fire dance performance was amazing.

Saw him twice. Age 4 which i hardly remember, but my parents told me I was fascinated standing at the balcony rail. The other in 1975 at DAR hall having licked into overflow seating on stage. His face was blocked by the piano lid, but I still enjoyed it thoroughly, including those moments when he would lift himself off he bench for that extra umph on some chords. In his early 30s he left the stage for four years to rework his technique: he'd become sloppy, and knew it. Used an out of tune upright in his barn to then return a much improved artist. Thanks for this.

thanks so much

Fascinating! Beautiful recording. Thank you for sharing this treasure.

Damn,he is crazy good with the piano. Probably one of the best piano players that lived.

Rubinstein in his heyday - Utterly fabulous!

Maravilhoso!!!

Magnificient touch.

Two people I wanted to live forever, Arthur Rubinstein and Leonard Bernstein. I still miss both of them. (I didn't know them personally, just speaking as a devoted fan.)

Thank you for this special treat, pianopera!

this guy suvived 2 world wars and almost had his 100th birthday. that says alot about piano music

Gracias 😁 por compartir.

the live 1964 Moscow polonaise heroique is the most phenomenal performance I ever heard. Go find it here on youtube. majestic and magnificent.

The piano master, in thise years he made all his best recordings.

A true keyboard aristocrat! Somehow it's hard to imagine a petrol company nowadays sponsoring a recital by, say, Maurizio Pollini ...

🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 and so on ...

A beautiful performance.

OH. My. GOD!

no quarter was given to that piano, what a feisty player!

At 13:40 you can swear you hear bells - how does he do that?? So masterful

Dispensa apresentação. É um expoente do Séc. XX do piano clássico.

Rubinstein could play Chopin better than anyone.

77 years old. Ohh I hope I can have 1/10th his stamina at that age

Wow thank you so much !!

PROGRAM: Chopin: 00:31 Polonaise op 53 Debussy: 07:51 La plus que lente 12:06 Prelude Scriabin: 16:21 Nocturne op 9 n 2 Villa-Lobos: 21:43 Polichinelle De Falla: 23:16 Ritual fire dance

Bravo. La compostezza dei grandi pianisti...Lang Lang? Troppe mossette fuori luogo.da Roma.

Thank you

divino

Wow A trained pianist can look at his posture even here how solid his sixths are in the beginning and he gained control by the 2nd minute but the electronic recording here rates as poorly as the recordings he made in Italy in the30s&40s ! He still has charm,technique and his inimitable poise and musical personality ! Many say the 1960s was not just his highest earning period but his best playing. His your of Russia proves this.

danke

Oui

I’m almost his age when he recorded this. I am trying to play the Rachmaninov g minor prelude without pounding. Sanjosemike (no longer in CA)

İki dahinin yaratdıqları belə möhtəşəm olmalıdı .sözsüz

Brazillian culture, Villa Lobos arranged by Rubinstein

Green Book brought me here.

Manyak en... tents aprum en.

ブラヴィシモ、アルトゥール・ルービンシュタイン！

None greater!!!!

7:28

Drants inch kpatasxanes??? Danakahari du el 18 raz... xexchin!

ショパン弾きの皇帝アルトール・ルービンシュタイン現る❤💚🌟👑 ルービンシュタインは 皇帝である無二の 音楽の 皇帝なのである 弾く姿の 立派なる事 日本歌舞伎の 尾上菊五郎の 如きかな 我等は 音楽を華厳の滝から 飛び降りる如く 聴き入るなり ショパンの 精神に推参したり 擱 筆 音 楽 愛 好 拝 礼

Billy Joel is in trouble!

Nents baner en hartsnum... Right??? Chelovek 40 let igral, asuma yes za mesyats von kak igrayu...

tuner forgot to do his work...or is this his work????

This was a P. O. S. "artist!!!" May he be FORGOTTEN !!!!

7:54