Arthur Rubinstein plays Great Piano Concertos

 
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SAINT-SAENS / FRANCK / MOZART / BEETHOVEN / CHOPIN / GRIEG / RACHMANINOV / etc
Arthur Rubinstein plays Great Piano Concertos
Arthur Rubinstein (piano) / Philadelphia Orchestra / Symphony of the Air / Los Angeles Philharmonic / London Philharmonic Orchestra

[ Sony RCA Masters / 11 CD Box Set ]

Release Date: Saturday 20 August 2016

"Dash, elegance, dazzling brilliance and temperament... good music, too, if not devoid of a certain banality" was Rubinstein's valuation, in his memoirs, of Saint-Saens's G minor Concerto, a work with which he at once conquered all hearts in his teens, and for which he cherished a special life-long affection. Though around 80 at the time of this recording with Ormandy and the Philadelphia, he brings it up with the freshness of new discovery, and still more important, with an aristocracy of style proving the truth of his claim that "an interpreter of talent can ennoble any piece he plays if he is a recreater and not a mere performer". Gramophone Review of the Saint-Saens

"Dash, elegance, dazzling brilliance and temperament... good music, too, if not devoid of a certain banality" was Rubinstein's valuation, in his memoirs, of Saint-Saens's G minor Concerto, a work with which he at once conquered all hearts in his teens, and for which he cherished a special life-long affection. Though around 80 at the time of this recording with Ormandy and the Philadelphia, he brings it up with the freshness of new discovery, and still more important, with an aristocracy of style proving the truth of his claim that "an interpreter of talent can ennoble any piece he plays if he is a recreater and not a mere performer". Gramophone Review of the Saint-Saens

Tracks:

Saint-Saens:
Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor

Franck:
Symphonic Variations

Beethoven:
Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 (complete)

Brahms:
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
(Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf)
Chopin:
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
New Symphony Orchestra of London, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Symphony of the Air, Alfred Wallenstein
Andante spianato & Grande Polonaise, Op. 22
Symphony of the Air, Alfred Wallenstein
Fantasia in A major on Polish Airs, Op. 13
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy

Falla:
Noches en los jardines de Espana
Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy

Grieg:
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
RCA Victor Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein

Liszt:
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S124
RCA Victor Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein

Mozart:
Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K466
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K467 'Elvira Madigan'
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K491
Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K453

Rachmaninov:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Schumann:
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini

Szymanowski:
Symphony No. 4, Op. 60 (Sinfonia Concertante)
Los Angeles Philharmonic, Alfred Wallenstein

Tchaikovsky:
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf