His sensitivity and musicality can only be described as heavenly. When I heard him live in London in around 1970 his playing affected me with his magic and genius for ever. He was a true musician !!!
Where Chopin is concerned, Rubinstein hits the nail right on the head. This really is musical playing. Wonderful! So pure, heart-felt, warm, poetic. Such phrasing has not been heard since his passing.
This is how i remember rubinstein at live concerts. I went to many. Just to sit there and watch him and all this music just flowed out of him. And then i would go around london for days afterwards in a heaven!
The sound, the rubato! The poise and grandeur, such first class artistry! Thank you for sharing this testament of such a generous, fervent-hearted artist!
Nobody plays this piece better then this performance of Rubinstein - words cannot describe the beauty and majesty of his playing, I am simply floored by its beauty......and nobody plays like that today!
This is unique. He seems to be the only one who is able to play this the way it was meant. Only when Rubinstein plays this, you understand the piece. Only when Rubinstein plays it, it becomes music. Bravo!
No histrionics, no grimacing, no dramatic gesticulation- how on earth is one supposed to know what the artist is experiencing as he plays? It’s called humility before the music, something the current crop of self absorbed pianists often lack.
@@man0sticks That was his way, and it was, and is, magnificent. But, other pianists have other ways, and that doesn't matter, if the end product, the music, is magnificent.
it is because you are looking to Rubenstain But if I put my vídeo playing this work and with this audio ,you will disagree about me because I am not him, I mean ... this performance is not so great And special like you describe
Well, I'd disagree with you as I was seeking for a good performance for this exact etude of Chopin and I really found that this recording is the best. If you have a better track to share, please do me a favor.
Oh my God! Bursting out in tears! I've never heard this take before, and I sure have never heard any pianist let the middle voice take shape so elegantly and naturally as Rubinstein in this clip (at 0:57). Te quiero, Arturo!
Beautiful. This man has always mastered the art of passionate playing. I only regret that I wasn't born earlier enough to enjoy any of his performances live :(
I heard Rubinstein play Chopin live in London in about 1970. He was so magical and unique, that the concert changed my life. I will never forget his magical touch, musical flair and stage presence.
I'm working on Opus 25... and this is probably the easiest technically but by far the most difficult musically to perform, especially keeping the inside notes as accompaniment and not so prevalent. And here Rubenstein is, just playing it so naturally and beautifully. He doesn't even have to think, it's just a part of him. Amazing. It's a gift.
In my life, I have never heard such beautiful and masterful phrasing of a melody. His other performances/recordings don't come close to this. Phrasing is a hard thing to do, and this guy is literally making the piano talk or sing to you. Wonderful.
This is without a doubt the best interpretation of Chopin's pacing and volume/sensitivity dynamics for this piece that I've heard on RUclips. Rubinstein's delicate touch on those sweet spots are like evaporating mist - pianissimo at its best! His ritardandos and accelerandos are phenomenal! I completely love how he shapes and colors this beautiful Etude. Who else plays it like this? Please let me know 😊
As I young piano student years ago, I had a chance to meet & talk with Rubinstein before & after a recital at Bucknell U. He played this etude. It does look effortless. He had a large, very square hand; his fingers, when held together, were almost even in length. He needed little motion of the hands at all. It was all in the fingers, which, when you shook hands with him, felt completely independent of the palm. He was wonderful in every way.
For me, Rubinstein is the supreme interpreter of my favorite composer. He is just sublime. The beauty of the music, the integrity and poetry of his playing - just the best. Thank you so much for this.
It's curious that I also think the same when I hear or play this etude... I think Chopin was able to express like, all the beauty in the world in this short masterpiece... Impressive. And this is also the best interpretation I've ever heard!! Bravo!
I guess Rubinstein's discography would like to fullfill this wish. However, as far as I know Rubinstein very rarely recorded some Chopin Etudes (like Krystian Zimerman by the way). On his Moscow recital Rubinstein played 4 Etudes. That's the most I heard. 😍
Thanks much Gerard for this wonderful pianistic moment... I didn't know this video... It's wonderful... What a mastery, delicacy and impassive bearing. Genius ! Thanks for sharing. Greatings. Cyrille.
What a true musician!! I remember hearing Rubinstein in London twice near to 1970. He was truly wonderful. A lovely musical sensitive touch on the keyboard. This video amazes me. Superbly sensitive touch. Thanks so much for letting us hear this!!
i agree as well, i am acomplished pianist and he is so relaxed that it shows in his performance he has complete flexibility in his hands because he's not worried about what the audience think.
I had the joy of hearing Rubinstein live in my early 20's. Heart and warmth poured out of him. This delightful gem brings me back to that experience. He was unaffected, and his approach to the music seems so healthy and grounded. Even his occasional wrong notes generated heat, although I heard none in this recording.
Well said. Music should always first and foremost, be appreciated for the vibrations of the sound, not the appeal of the look. When music manages to impress on bare vibrations, it shows its pure beauty.
I saw him perform in San Francisco in 1970, and he was stunning. What a dear, dear man. He also gave us 3 encores. Lyrical, lilting, perfection. Agree wholeheartedly with your comments.
Chopin's Etudes will always be a part of my musical life. And Rubinstein plays with beautiful tone and always serves as inspirations. His memoirs are interesting to read
I cannot even nearly play this piece as well as he can, but that is a great motivation to me. His intrepretation is so stunning that I shiver just listening to it.
Daaaamn. Perfection. It floats. His hand don't even look like they move. The polyrhythm part inner voices played by the thumbs are perfect. Best interpretation to date
@gerardbedecarter Oh my, yes! This brings to mind Schumann's description on first hearing Chopin play this etude himself and his ever so subtle blending of the harmonies like an aeolian harp. It's like a beautifully woven piece of lace. It almost evaporates at a touch. Wonderful! Thank you Gerard.
You are so right my friend! I myself am a classical pianist with conservatory training from the Manhattan school of music. I have had the relaxation technique from the start, and use of the arms, elbows and shoulders produce incredible sounds and help to have a flawless technique. =)
This is how it should be played. Look how his back supports him and he keeps the emotions of the music where they belong, with us, the audience. Absolutely sublime!
The phrasing, articulation, tempo and everything impeccable, but can we just take a moment to appreciate how beautiful the tuning makes this piece? All those small imperfections makes it an even more charming piece in my opinion.
In addition to this being such a beautiful performance, check out AR's technique & mechanics. Perfect posture. No wasted or unnecessary movement whatsoever. Totally relaxed !
Chopin captures the feeling of memories so well, at least for me... This, his Barcarolle and the "Tristesse" etude are my favorites, they're all a little melancholy but with a sense of acceptance or resolution, they make me think about my past dreams and hopes that may have passed forever, or moments when I was so in love that my eyes were clouded over. I don't know what he must have really been like, but I can't help but feel gratitude toward him for leaving this behind.
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His sensitivity and musicality can only be described as heavenly. When I heard him live in London in around 1970 his playing affected me with his magic and genius for ever. He was a true musician !!!
how old are you this year
What a treat it must have been to hear him live, I am so envious!
I've heard this piece many times, and this is one of the tenderest and memorable. I'm sad so few of the public ever get to hear it. Wonderful.
Where Chopin is concerned, Rubinstein hits the nail right on the head. This really is musical playing. Wonderful! So pure, heart-felt, warm, poetic. Such phrasing has not been heard since his passing.
Wow, I used to spin Rubinstein records back in the day. I had forgotten how musical his playing was. This was just magical.
This is how i remember rubinstein at live concerts. I went to many. Just to sit there and watch him and all this music just flowed out of him. And then i would go around london for days afterwards in a heaven!
The sound, the rubato!
The poise and grandeur, such first class artistry!
Thank you for sharing this testament of such a generous, fervent-hearted artist!
That sound... that sound... just heavenly
Nobody plays this piece better then this performance of Rubinstein - words cannot describe the beauty and majesty of his playing, I am simply floored by its beauty......and nobody plays like that today!
there is also Alfred Cortot , Cortot- Rubinstein. ..
Somehow Rubinstein always makes music seem so effortless. Life is indeed worth living!
This is unique. He seems to be the only one who is able to play this the way it was meant. Only when Rubinstein plays this, you understand the piece. Only when Rubinstein plays it, it becomes music.
Bravo!
So very True!!!!! I heard him play it live at age 16. Indescribably Sublime. Many were reduced to tears...
THERES ALWAYS THAT ONE COUGH!
Cheydow right after i finished reading this i notice that cough too XD
+Cheydow One cough? That poor fellow's having a coughing fit!
They shouldn't let tuburcolosis patients into the concerts I keep saying it and they keep ignoring me
@@ccccoooooollll Omg same lol, it was as if it was on cue xD
Where's bugs bunny with a handgun when you need him? lol
When I hear this kind of playing I just can't imagine it being played any other way - he does it just right.
how still he is at the paino, unfussy and in total control, a true master. He could probably play chess at the same time !
No histrionics, no grimacing, no dramatic gesticulation- how on earth is one supposed to know what the artist is experiencing as he plays? It’s called humility before the music, something the current crop of self absorbed pianists often lack.
@@man0sticks That was his way, and it was, and is, magnificent.
But, other pianists have other ways, and that doesn't matter, if the end product, the music, is magnificent.
@@man0sticks why are you watching music should be listening to it
tempo, phrasing, artistry all perfect! Not just mechanical - but with meaning.
Couldn't agree more.
So lucky I got to see him twice.
You lucky person
Sorry you can only "like" this. There should be a button for "love".
it is because you are looking to Rubenstain But if I put my vídeo playing this work and with this audio ,you will disagree about me because I am not him, I mean ... this performance is not so great And special like you describe
Darth Vader true
Well, I'd disagree with you as I was seeking for a good performance for this exact etude of Chopin and I really found that this recording is the best. If you have a better track to share, please do me a favor.
@@ruzannach Take a listen to Yeol Eun Son----she plays it with more color, less tempo fluctuation, and greater poetry
It’s called subscribe and share
ahhh...it makes me cry...its the most beautiful chopin i've ever heard,he indeed is a genius
Rubinstein is the best Chopin interpret i have heard, spectacular.
this is how this etude was meant to be played
How do you know?
Ah yes because Chopin rose from his grave and told you
@@marshan1226 Beautiful answer to a stupid comment !! Till today I thought Mr. Ya O had a cup of coffee with Chopin....
@@12brunoparis hippie
This kind of bullshit answer js what chopin wouldve hated the most. He encouraged creativity and improvisation
Oh my God! Bursting out in tears! I've never heard this take before, and I sure have never heard any pianist let the middle voice take shape so elegantly and naturally as Rubinstein in this clip (at 0:57). Te quiero, Arturo!
True, but also listen to Cortot bring out that voice.
Los nombres propios no se traducen. Su nombre es Artur.
Listen to Cortot
@@iggykarpov and Horowitz in his very last recording.
Best version I've heard of this etude, and impressively it is a live performance! Rubinstein's singing tone is phenomenal in this piece.
When you're having a tough time, and everything's going wrong, listen to this... enough said?
Beautiful. This man has always mastered the art of passionate playing. I only regret that I wasn't born earlier enough to enjoy any of his performances live :(
I was there
by far the best performance I've ever heard of this piece
I heard Rubinstein play Chopin live in London in about 1970. He was so magical and unique, that the concert changed my life. I will never forget his magical touch, musical flair and stage presence.
Wonderful performance! WOW!!!!!!
I'm working on Opus 25... and this is probably the easiest technically but by far the most difficult musically to perform, especially keeping the inside notes as accompaniment and not so prevalent. And here Rubenstein is, just playing it so naturally and beautifully. He doesn't even have to think, it's just a part of him. Amazing. It's a gift.
The arpeggios in the left hand flow like water, and the right-hand melody floats above, clear as crystal. There was and is no one like him.
ルービンシュタインはなんらかの理由でエチュード全曲の録音はしませんでした。それだけに、単独の曲にしても彼のエチュード演奏を
聴けるのは大変貴重であり、幸せであります。
In my life, I have never heard such beautiful and masterful phrasing of a melody. His other performances/recordings don't come close to this. Phrasing is a hard thing to do, and this guy is literally making the piano talk or sing to you. Wonderful.
It’s my ninth year of piano studies and I grew up with Rubinstein
This is without a doubt the best interpretation of Chopin's pacing and volume/sensitivity dynamics for this piece that I've heard on RUclips. Rubinstein's delicate touch on those sweet spots are like evaporating mist - pianissimo at its best! His ritardandos and accelerandos are phenomenal! I completely love how he shapes and colors this beautiful Etude. Who else plays it like this? Please let me know 😊
As I young piano student years ago, I had a chance to meet & talk with Rubinstein before & after a recital at Bucknell U. He played this etude. It does look effortless. He had a large, very square hand; his fingers, when held together, were almost even in length. He needed little motion of the hands at all. It was all in the fingers, which, when you shook hands with him, felt completely independent of the palm. He was wonderful in every way.
His posture is absolutely amazing...speaking as one who hunches over the piano, I LOVE watching him play...and listening, of course...
It"s great to see this great pianist performing in concert here on You Tube so many years later!
For me, Rubinstein is the supreme interpreter of my favorite composer. He is just sublime. The beauty of the music, the integrity and poetry of his playing - just the best. Thank you so much for this.
AR: I don't always play play Chopin Etudes, but when I do...
This man was a real genius, not only an incredible pianist but also one of the greatest chess player of ever!
It's curious that I also think the same when I hear or play this etude... I think Chopin was able to express like, all the beauty in the world in this short masterpiece... Impressive.
And this is also the best interpretation I've ever heard!! Bravo!
great video great performance great etude! one of my favourite chopin etude
I love how he is all melody. Perfect romantic interpretation. Everything else in the music is there to support the "song" he sings for us.
How desperately I wish Rubinstein's discography included the etudes in their entirety.
I guess Rubinstein's discography would like to fullfill this wish. However, as far as I know Rubinstein very rarely recorded some Chopin Etudes (like Krystian Zimerman by the way). On his Moscow recital Rubinstein played 4 Etudes. That's the most I heard. 😍
very beautiful etude and great pianist
thanks for posting it
Thanks much Gerard for this wonderful pianistic moment... I didn't know this video... It's wonderful... What a mastery, delicacy and impassive bearing. Genius !
Thanks for sharing. Greatings.
Cyrille.
이 영상을 볼수있어서 기쁩니다.Thank you for uploading this precious film
This is absolutely incredible piano playing. Superb! So sensitive with the watery effect.
I've listened it a million times!!! it's wonderful!!
Timeless!.. beautiful 👍🎹
What a true musician!! I remember hearing Rubinstein in London twice near to 1970. He was truly wonderful. A lovely musical sensitive touch on the keyboard.
This video amazes me. Superbly sensitive touch.
Thanks so much for letting us hear this!!
Herbert Hall How old are you now?
Ik houd van deze man die altijd met zo veel liefde speelt Hij speelt Chopin als geen ander.
i agree as well, i am acomplished pianist and he is so relaxed that it shows in his performance he has complete flexibility in his hands because he's not worried about what the audience think.
I had the joy of hearing Rubinstein live in my early 20's. Heart and warmth poured out of him. This delightful gem brings me back to that experience. He was unaffected, and his approach to the music seems so healthy and grounded. Even his occasional wrong notes generated heat, although I heard none in this recording.
What an elegant delivery in both tone and technique!
Just the music, the piano and the man. Superb, probably the best - wonder and beauty from old age.
Best version I've heard, I've been trying to find a version I like, didn't think it would sound like this but it seems perfect
Well said. Music should always first and foremost, be appreciated for the vibrations of the sound, not the appeal of the look. When music manages to impress on bare vibrations, it shows its pure beauty.
This is heavenly piano playing!! Incredible watery touch! I heard him in about 1970 in London. I never forget it. He was so musical with Chopin.
I saw him perform in San Francisco in 1970, and he was stunning. What a dear, dear man. He also gave us 3 encores. Lyrical, lilting, perfection. Agree wholeheartedly with your comments.
I have an LP of him playing this. Thanks for this wonderful video!
Rubinstein is één van de beste Chopinvertolkers ooit, misschien wel de beste
This man s playing is pure elegance!
That's simply the greatest version of this piece on youtube.
Splendid!.One of my beloved Chopin works.And with the unmistakeable Rubin´s signsture!.
Chopin's Etudes will always be a part of my musical life. And Rubinstein plays with beautiful tone and always serves as inspirations. His memoirs are interesting to read
I cannot even nearly play this piece as well as he can, but that is a great motivation to me. His intrepretation is so stunning that I shiver just listening to it.
Daaaamn. Perfection. It floats. His hand don't even look like they move. The polyrhythm part inner voices played by the thumbs are perfect. Best interpretation to date
Love the use of dynamic range with the display for his skills.
Very lovely and moving - it touches your heart.
Superb, masterful, beautiful to the point of being indescribable.
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!!!!
Thank you for posting it.
Perfection.
@gerardbedecarter Oh my, yes! This brings to mind Schumann's description on first hearing Chopin play this etude himself and his ever so subtle blending of the harmonies like an aeolian harp.
It's like a beautifully woven piece of lace.
It almost evaporates at a touch. Wonderful! Thank you Gerard.
You are so right my friend! I myself am a classical pianist with conservatory training from the Manhattan school of music. I have had the relaxation technique from the start, and use of the arms, elbows and shoulders produce incredible sounds and help to have a flawless technique. =)
How does this not even have a million views?
This is how it should be played. Look how his back supports him and he keeps the emotions of the music where they belong, with us, the audience. Absolutely sublime!
What an absolute beauty.
I swear to god that this music will never die.
thank you so much for sharing this!
The phrasing, articulation, tempo and everything impeccable, but can we just take a moment to appreciate how beautiful the tuning makes this piece? All those small imperfections makes it an even more charming piece in my opinion.
He just makes playing it look so easy - it looks impossible how he barely moves his hands yet such beautiful sound is produced.
I'm learning this piece soon, thanks very much for this, true chopin as has been said a lot
this interpretation of this etude will always be my favorite rubinstein is a genius that others should learn from
I like this interpretation. :) now I'm learning this etude .
Emozionante commovente da piangere, eccezionale
beautiful and nostalgic
Rubinstein was a brilliant pianist, and you can tell he practically breathes music when he plays.
In addition to this being such a beautiful performance, check out AR's technique & mechanics. Perfect posture. No wasted or unnecessary movement whatsoever. Totally relaxed !
thanks very much Arthur......
Wow this piano is sharp. Amazing performance though!
Chopin captures the feeling of memories so well, at least for me... This, his Barcarolle and the "Tristesse" etude are my favorites, they're all a little melancholy but with a sense of acceptance or resolution, they make me think about my past dreams and hopes that may have passed forever, or moments when I was so in love that my eyes were clouded over. I don't know what he must have really been like, but I can't help but feel gratitude toward him for leaving this behind.
I Recommend Czerny Op.756 Etude 3 And Czerny Op.692 Etude "Ballade"
Wonderful, precious and inspiring!!
This is Legend^^
I envy you. I wish I could hear Rubinstein live. But it is fortunate for all of us that he didn't dislike recording.
His hands merely glide over the keyboard. He makes it look effortless. Amazing!
Comme un rêve, si poétique, léger, presque irréel! Quel cadeau
Little adjustments of. notations he made .......sounds so classy, thats what makes a master!!!
Everything about this video is perfect!
Simply, PERFECT!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
So beautiful...
I always hated this étude...until today. What a wonderful phrasing with a sublime tone cantabile! just amazing...
Rubinstein forever :)
great interpretation...
beautiful=)
Wonderful 🎹🎵