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Subtitles (Documentary): German/French/Spanish/Chinese
A production of UNITEL, Munich
ARTUR RUBINSTEIN
Piano Concertos
GRIEG: Klavierkonzert · Piano Concerto op. 16
CHOPIN: Klavierkonzert · Piano Concerto No. 2
SAINT-SAËNS: Klavierkonzert
Piano Concerto No. 2
Bonus: Rubinstein at 90 (Interview)
London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn
Directed by Hugo Käch
Int. Release 07 Jul. 2006
1 DVD-Video
Artur Rubinstein’s legendary Fairfield concertos

* English
* German

Of all great pianists, Rubinstein was perhaps the least fussy. His playing, even at its greatest and most exciting, could be almost disconcertingly straightforward. For all his much-vaunted showmanship, he was a musician first and a virtuoso second. But despite his lifelong claims to the contrary, his virtuosity was formidable . . . The most characteristic features of Rubinstein´s playing were his rich, and richly varied tone, his uncanny ability to ´sing´ melodic lines over great stretches of time -- and to project them throughout the largest halls -- and his all-pervasive command of rhythm . . . this release makes for a very moving experience.
Record Review / Daniel Stearns, Piano (London) / 01. July 2006
At 89, Rubinstein is still magically fluent: rather stately and measured in the Grieg especially, elegant in the Saint-Saëns, finest in the poetic Chopin. Twilight performances, but what a sunset!
Record Review / Michael Scott Rohan, BBC Music Magazine (London) / 01. September 2006
Möglicherweise gibt es noch immer Menschen, die klassische Musik hören, aber keinen DVD-Spieler besitzen. Das ist zu akzeptieren, aber nichtsdestotrotz ein Verbrechen. Den Fortschrittsverweigerern entgeht eine wundervolle DVD, auf welcher der große Artur Rubinstein Klavierkonzerte von Grieg, Chopin und Saint-Saens spielt (DGG) . . . die Musik . . . ist himmlisch.
Record Review / Stern (Hamburg) / 27. July 2006



Track List
Edvard Grieg (1843 - 1907)
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16

2.
1. Allegro molto moderato
14:32

3.
2. Adagio
7:07

4.
3. Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Quasi presto - Andante maestoso
10:45

Frédéric Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21

5.
1. Maestoso
14:40

6.
2. Larghetto
9:16

7.
3. Allegro vivace
9:07

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921)
Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.22

8.
1. Andante sostenuto
13:17

9.
2. Allegro scherzando
6:26

10.
3. Presto
6:48

Arthur Rubinstein, London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn

Total Playing Time 1:31:58




LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA