Arthur Rubinstein
Biography
“You have the best voice if you feel singing inside.”
The Polish-American pianist Arthur Rubinstein (1887–1982), especially renowned for his Chopin interpretation, ranks among the top few pianists of the 20th century.
A child prodigy who impressed Joseph Joachim in his youth and debuted with the Berliner Philharmoniker at 13, Rubinstein lived in many European countries as well as California. His rich, lyrical playing style was perfectly suited to a broad repertoire, from Mozart to Falla and Szymanowski.
Current album
Chopin: Nocturnes - Sony Classical Originals
Artists Arthur RubinsteinRelease Date: 04/08/2011
From the ORIGINALS series Rubinstein's recordings of Chopin's Nocturnes are among the world's best recordings of this repertoire. On 2 CDs in superb remastered sound quality. "Wonderful, astonishing, incomprehensible is not only the technical clarity of his playing, [also] the touching, in slow movements heart-moving elegance of his phrasing, the stormy temperament of his outbursts. All this weighs a lot, wants to be conquered, preserved and kept alive." (Joachim Kaiser) "In Chopin, Rubinstein becomes a magician of timbres, nuances, and the indispensable Rubato. These are sonically the best recordings of his Chopin series on RCA." (Penguin Guide) ADD, remastered
