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Polish Jew pianist virtuoso ovation as the twentieth century.
"Love life and life will love you. Loves people and people love you."
"I'm used to death: a pianist is a man dressed as a mortician, with in front of him constantly, his piano that looks like a hearse."
For Arthur Rubinstein, the interpreter must reflect the composer's message while interpreting it. Because otherwise, a robot might as well do it. Rubinstein plays with his heart, in fact, without tearing
Born Lodzt, Poland January 28, 1887
Died in Geneva, Switzerland December 20, 1982
of Polish origin, born in 1887 in a Lodzt Family trader, Artur (also written by some Arthur) Rubinstein is one of the great pianists of the twentieth century. He began studying piano at age three, gave his first public performance at eight years and continued her piano studies in Berlin at the age of ten years under the responsibility a famous violinist Joseph Joachim, whose mother confided. Then he continued his studies with a great pianist Poles: Paderewski.
In 1906, Artur Rubinstein made his first trip to the United States but returned to Europe for further studies. During WWI, he settled in Spain. In 1916, he conducted a concert tour in Spain. Which led eventually to other trips to South America and made him a specialist in Latin American music.
In the 30s he spent more time in North America and Europe. He married in 1932 with Aniela Mynarski whom he had four children.
In 1946, Artur Rubinstein became an American citizen but lived most of his years in Europe. Artur Rubinstein in fact settled in Paris in 1954 and devoted himself to concert series "marathon" in London and Paris, they covered most of the orchestral works with piano. In 1961 he gave ten different programs in 40 days at Carnegie Halll (New York).
Despite his age and ill health, Artur Rubinstein continued to play in public in the years 1970 and 1980. He finished writing his biography at the age of 83 years and was still giving concerts at age 90. Artur Rubinstein
died on December 20, 1982 Switzerland, where his ashes were buried in a forest that bears his name.
Musician's virtuosity and innate pianist, Artur Rubinstein, with its incomparable vitality, considered himself "the happiest man I ever met." He was masterful in the Romantic concerto repertoire, and it was unforgettable in her performances of Schumann, Debussy and Ravel, but it is in the music of Chopin he has emerged as one of the greatest virtuosos. pianobleu
Arthur Rubinstein became an American citizen in 1946, but he never severed his ties with Poland. Very active until the end of his life, he published his biography two years before his death in Geneva at the age of 95. An urn containing his ashes was buried in Israel.
* Between 1932 and 1935, Rubinstein radically changed life: after years of itinerant career as a pianist, he assessed his severe level compared to newcomers such as Horowitz and fiercely began to work his technique somewhat neglected Since its beginnings as a child prodigy. He emerged a new man in 1935, three years later he embarked on his encyclopedic series of recordings of works by Chopin.
Indeed, the technique of the pianist here seems flawless, and we also understand that it now refuses all the effects that free spirited tradition has imposed on Chopin's music - especially rubatos whose untimely Rubinstein seems to have somewhat abused in the early career -. In short, a wonderful interpretation, the pianist is over the keyboard with a perfect natural, essential for these awesome miniatures covering the entire creative period of the composer. abeillemusique
"The English are the best audience in the world: they always applaud, even when you play well"
Listen Arthur Rubinstein: the Heroic Polonaise by Chopin and 'Liebestraum', Liszt
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