Arthur Rubinstein - Saint-Saëns - Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor, Op 22

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Camille Saint-Saëns
Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor, Op 22
1 Andante sostenuto
2 Allegro scherzando
3 Presto
Arthur Rubinstein, piano
London Symphony Orchestra
André Previn, conductor

[@robertcohn8858]

There is nothing I could add to the more than 1000 comments on this video, except to express my deep appreciation that the world had such a great artist as Artur Rubinstein.

[@trevorb8333]

At almost 90 and nearly blind, Rubinstein still manages this encore performance, stretching the notes of the solo or near-solo parts of the 1st movement in heart-wrenching manner, and making the extraordinarily difficulties of the three movements look simple. A true master of his craft, his repertoire is a testament to virtuosity and musicianship at their finest.

[@gavrielrabo7271]

100th likes supported by me🎉

[@Queeen7q]

Arthur Rubinstein: the first performance of this concerto - in 1900 (13 years old) - Saint-Saens was 65. the last performance - we can see here - in 1975 (88 years old). 75 YEARS LATER!!!

[@samovarmaker9673]

Hold up - he was 65 in 1900 and 75 years later became 88?

[@karenruddock]

And Saint Saens actually heard Rubinstein play this concerto.

[@martinlee5604]

Yes, I was confused too, but I think it must mean that Rubinstein was 13 in 1900 and 88 in 1975.

[@williamsmyth5047]

@@samovarmaker9673 No, he was 13 in 1900.

[@crcpek9979]

I think he mean that saint saens was 1900 on 13

[@willrothfuss8470]

Rubinstein once asked Ravel where he got his fantastic art of orchestration, and Ravel replied Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No 2 in G Minor ( from an interview Rubinstein gave at 90.)

[@adriatorras8077]

Will Rothfuss It wasnt Grieg?

[@theslayer1120]

I wouldn’t say Grieg’s piano concerto is a great example of orchestration. Liszt actually had to help Grieg revise the orchestra part because Grieg was having so much trouble with it.

[@martinlee5604]

How interesting. Unfortunately I have just read that Saint-Saens allegedly said that if Ravel had been making shell cases during the war it might have been better for music. I hope he didn't, but then the 'old guard' haven't always found it easy to accept new trends.

[@mauricioannunziata1992]

yes, I listened the interview, but I don't belive it, it's so strange....

[@yahyamhirsi]

@@mauricioannunziata1992 Could you please link it?

[@AntonioPaterno]

I will be eternally grateful to this eighty-eight year old man for giving me immense joy and pleasure by performing this beautiful concert

[@SuperAsalvador]

Camille Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor, Op 22 1 Andante sostenuto 00:00 2 Allegro scherzando 13:05 3 Presto 19:31 Arthur Rubinstein, piano London Symphony Orchestra André Previn, conductor

[@leefisher6366]

Thanks, Aurelio. This helped. I've just got a Saint Saens CD from Centurion Classics claiming it has six pieces of music on it, but there are only four. With your assistance, I have checked that all of this Concerto is on it, without having to listen to the entire KZbin video.

[@zelielouisa]

You're literally the best @Aurelio Salvador!

[@alexanderprives4509]

6 45. ?

[@Gilly791]

​@alexanderprive 4:21 s4509

[@VICTOBERN]

Difficult to find a more dignified classical pianist who seemingly performs with such ease and yet authority.

[@juliaromero7512]

This is one of my favourite piano concertos. I've never heard it played so meticulously before. Each note is like, touched very intricately and the fact that Rubinstein was almost 90 when he played this is just mind-blowing.

[@robertokarmy5747]

Sant-sánense-piano

[@aliciastrausshadasmarazul2134]

Grandioso, los diferentes colores de toque son espectaculares

[@fritzk6435]

He had played this scince he was 12 I think (or 13?)

[@davidstahl1245]

That's Rubinstein for you!

[@davidstahl1245]

I read in his autobiography that he performed it with Saint-Saens present. Saint-Saens was peased, he wrote.@@fritzk6435

[@thegreatagnesbaltsa3948]

Rubinstein's playing is one of the most beautiful things I've found in my life..refined and vigorous at the same time. Overwhelming..

[@AJNorth]

This performance was filmed in 1975 when Rubinstein was 88 (and nearly blind), without an audience in the Fairfield Halls, Croydon, London (which opened in 1962). As a boy, I had the great privilege to hear this extraordinary human being perform the Saint-Saëns 2nd in early January of 1969 at [the then] Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center, with Dr. Alfred Wallenstein conducting the Symphony of the Air (which had grown out of Arturo Toscanini's NBC Symphony Orchestra). (The companion works on the program were the Chopin 2nd Concerto and the Franck Symphonic Variations; the encore was a repeat of the last movement of the Saint-Saëns.) These same forces made the classic 1958 RCA "Living Stereo" recording of the 2nd, produced by John Pfeiffer ("The Father of Living Stereo") and Max Wilcox (five-time Grammy-winner, whom Arthur Rubinstein called his musical collaborator), and engineered by four-time Grammy-winner Lewis W. Layton. It is also posted on KZbin, in a superb transfer from the original three-track half-inch 30 ips master tape (and remains my "desert island recording"): I: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5bKf5eue8uabaM II: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppmbk5Jpr8-cq5o III: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGbPXouBoZV5f80 The week before at Carnegie Hall, I had heard these same forces perform the Schumann and Grieg Piano Concerti, together with the Chopin Grand Fantasy on Polish Airs. Nearly half a century later, the recollections of those two experiences-of-a-lifetime are as fresh as if they took place last week. That so many of the performances by these musical giants were recorded and preserved are truly gifts from the gods.

[@paintedhen]

good for you.

[@Ayaktayiz]

How lucky you are, a great privilege. Enjoy, still...

[@tristan1042]

I am so jelly.... this wonderful concert LIVE?! Sooooooooo lucky.... I can still feel his emotions from just the recording. The vibrations...

[@rswunderwald1273]

AJNorth Wunderwald

[@charliewang6041]

You went to Carnegie hall and played this song??

[@kevinkelleher9323]

More than 50 years ago I attended one of his performances and was overwhelmed. At that time, there were usually green rooms where one could go backstage and meet the performer. I was only in my early 20s and was taken back to meet A.R. He was every bit as gracious and charming he was known for and kind to me. I kept looking at his hands which were bright pink, hot to touch and thick like a big steak. Good recordings almost never indicate the contours of a great performance in a great venue, but at least we have them to remind us of artists like Rubenstein.

[@madamzzaj]

I too was very fortunate to meet Rubinstein, as well as some of the other greats. You are correct, not only was he gracious but charming with an amazing wit. It is for us to keep these memories alive as we pass them on to the pianists of today.

[@Finsirith]

Watching him, I realize how distracting and stressful I find it to watch some other concert pianists play--the ones who toss their heads and wave their arms and grimace. He looks so peaceful--intent, but composed. What a joy to watch (as well as to listen).

[@plumeria66]

He is my favorite pianist. Every note is purposeful and felt.

[@atombomb31458]

+Finsirith he and horowitz...also I like the chubby Israeli guy

[@atombomb31458]

Yefim Bronfman

[@QMPhilosophe]

+Finsirith That's why I always loved watching Alexis Weissenberg perform.

[@theoldar]

+Paul Dirac So, I take it none of you enjoy watching Lang-Lang? :-)

[@daviddaniel2302]

Le 2eme Concerto de Saint-Saëns par Rubinstein : ROYAL ! Quelle maestria, quelle force, quelle puissance. Le jeu typique de Rubinstein: visage impassible, les doigts qui tombent avec précision sur les touches, et une virtuosité à couper le souffle. Ce concerto, puissant et frénétique, mérite de faire partie des "grands" (Brahms, Tchaikovski, Prokofiev). Il y a une entente parfaite avec l'orchestre et son chef André Prévin. LA référence absolue. Merci KZbin.

[@paulbizard3493]

Royal, c'est bien le meilleur qualificatif.

[@sergeantarchdornan3013]

1:21 Who would win the entire economy or a wavy line TNO bois here

[@NapalmStrike802]

Out with a crash

[@pandertv2235]

What falls faster? A man, or his shares?

[@Hiet4]

I've got shivers from that fragment

[@leonardolemos7542]

Them shares falling might fast

[@dpppro_madafakas]

*E C O N O M I C W A R S*

[@kh23797]

As well as praising the fabulous talent of Rubinstein, we might also thank Camille Saint-Saëns for producing a masterwork. Saint-Saëns, no mean pianist himself, had been been soloist at the work's _debut_ in 1868, so we can only imagine how daunted Rubinstein must have been when, in 1904 and aged only 17, he found himself in Paris playing the work in the composer's presence. That's pressure!

[@DrDLL99]

Uhhh NO, Saint Saens was by all means a really good pianist himself. He premiered his Piano Concerto No. 5, which is much more demanding and unforgiving in techniques then No. 2, himself.

[@kh23797]

@@DrDLL99 Your 'Uhhh NO' suggests a misreading of my 2017 comment. We all know Saint-Saëns was a keyboard prodigy from an early age (hence my speculating that Rubinstein might have found his presence intimidating). The phrase _"no mean pianist himself,..."_ means _"who was a very good pianist himself,..."_ in standard English, and is the opposite of a negative criticism.

[@DrDLL99]

@@kh23797 Oops yes I misread it. I thought you said he was by no means a pianist himself. Don't often hear people use "no mean".

[@evamarek5205]

Saint-Saëns was a very gifted child piano prodigy.

[@steinarkristianbruvoll9632]

@@DrDLL99 på opp

[@joselopes2293]

Camile Saint-Saës was born in Paris on October 9, 1835. He always had a strong inclination towards music, had an immense musical memory, an extraordinary fine and fair ear. Enters the Conservatory of13 years old where he studied organ and composition. It was at this time that he met Liszt. At the age of 25, his position and his fame is universal, arousing admiration for Liszt , Berlioz and Bülov. It is on Liszt’s initiative that Samson and Delilah make their debut in Weimar. Between 1861 and 1865 he was a professor at Niedermeyer School where he was Fauré, Messager and Gigout as students. Through his teachings and his activity, he was at the base of Renaissance that leads Debussy and Ravel. The classicism and cold formal perfection of his work had a moderating influence on French music at height of the Wagnerian period. He composed operas, camara music,symphonic poems, concerts, sextets, and over one hundred melodies, etc. He died on December 16, 1921 in Algiers. Saint-Saës music is of incomparable beauty. Intersperses moments of great musical intensity with others of sublime delicacy. Emotiveness is followed by others of great beauty. The interpretation is fabulous, maybe the best I’ve ever heard. Rubinstein is perhaps one of the greatest pianists who ever lived. The sensitivity and cadence he puts into the interpretation are amazing. The orchestra and its direction are superb. Thanks for this work of art that combines an outstanding concert with a fantastic performer. Bravissimo.

[@ivlivscaesar5898]

1:20 It's at this point when you should start asking: What falls faster, a man or his shares?

[@Oscar_Wissmann]

Out with a crash

[@andyg1245]

Explain please. Thank you.

[@lehodge7044]

Andy G in the mod for the game hoi4, in an event where the japanese economic wars start, it plays that section

[@andyg1245]

@@lehodge7044 Neat, thanks!

[@carmenridiche6099]

@@Oscar_Wissmann I agree with you,without a crash!!!! Is it possible?

[@greeneyesmexico]

Sublime is just a word until you hear Rubinstein. He must have had a spiritual connection to all the great composers whose work he interpreted. They would all give him a standing ovation for truthfully reproducing their true intent. Musicality has never been so pure and technical proficiency just a tool to convey those ulterior, creative dreams of composers. I have goosebumps from start to end when I listen to Rubinstein. Edit: A few months later. If you think how amazing it is that at his very advanced age and with several physical ailments (including legal blindness) he had the stamina to play this difficult concerto almost flawlessly with all the passion it needs. It makes you wonder how that is even possible. My deepest admiration and never-ending love for his tremendous work over 8 decades in the service of the greatest musical compositions. He has always and will always move me deeply.

[@arthurhomeier9676]

GreenEyes Mexico

[@carmenridiche7984]

Maybe a little faster

[@carmenridiche7984]

Don,t be sorry , but I heard many times this concert playied by Arthur Rubinstein . I hear now , again , and I am as allways , overwhelmed .

[@carmenridiche7984]

Also , to put few words of aprecciation for mr. A.Previn .

[@janryba3768]

Unforgotten performance.

[@lotus92620]

One-of-a-kind human....forever in our hearts....thank you Mr. Rubenstein...💗

[@gimtan9732]

The real musician is playing from heart, no need to shake the body and head.

[@nyc2cal902]

He managed to be probably the greatest pianist in recorded history and hardly practiced. Can you imagine what he could have produced if he worked as hard as Michelangeli or de Larrocha? He used to learn concertos without even touching the keyboard, and then performed them. He was a Genius with a capital "G". Some may prefer Horowitz or fill in the blank, but absolutely no one could play like this at 88 except Rubinstein.

[@ratlivesmatter125]

I doubt it. Overrated. Did you hear how many mistakes he made? I counted 13 within 14 minutes.

[@albertomartin4812]

The very Saint-Saëns played with the energy and accuracy of a 25 year old at a really old age. I highly recommend have a listen to his recordings.

[@nhatquangpham476]

@@ratlivesmatter125 I'm not a musician or anything but I bet most old people at that age would make way more than 13 or couldn't do the entire thing whatsoever.

[@miguelgarijo273]

@@ratlivesmatter125 Rubinstein's genius is not based on not having any mistakes, he is considered a genius because of his musicality and how he makes everything sound beautiful, mistakes are nothing against that feeling he gives

[@matthewlou6667]

@@ratlivesmatter125 boi u know u weren't listening to the music if you were counting mistakes lmaoooo

[@jkadas2500]

Fantastic! In every way. Todays show pianist should learn from him. He does not add all the arm, head, facial stuff to his playing, without all the gimmics he is a master of the piano playing technicly,musically, emotionally!!

[@KampGallery]

I think it's interesting how he runs through the arpeggios like he's skipping rocks on the water but anything longer than a quarter note he hangs on to wring out as much sound as he can. Something he's obviously given a lot of thought about. I really like it. And how did he ever manage to play like that still at his age. He one of the few who got better with age. Finally, Previn looks like a real dork in that medieval pageboy haircut, ugh. But then it was the early 70's; we all looked pretty dorky.

[@marccohen1335]

Maybe you did. Lol

[@chicagofineart9546]

@d R It was so long ago. The past is in the past but Saint-Saens never goes out of fashion. Dork(y) is a real word. Look it up.

[@user-zx1xr5dg7x]

@@chicagofineart9546 l

[@thomasmartin8362]

He got better because of Horowitz. He wrote about it in one of his autobiographies.

[@jamesbarlow6423]

Saw (and reviewed) Previn w/the London on tour. Their traveling repertoire in '74 was equally 'perdorknya': the London Symphonies of Haydn and Vaughn Williams. Even Bernstein was powdering his puss at Tanglewood that year: it was the era of the legitimization of contrived vanity!

[@maglinantmesothelioma]

pure music. no show-offs, no money things.

[@RaineriHakkarainen]

Rubinstein his concert fee.in 1953 was 3000$ Horowitz earn same money in 1953! Jascha Heifetz took home 6000$ in 1953! That 6000$ is about 58000-65000 in 2022 MONEY!

[@christianvennemann9008]

Such an underrated piano concerto.

[@benjaminfolley1029]

underrated. amazing concerto. that is all

[@hamzabustami710]

Benjamin Folley true

[@gregshook937]

Well then, could we possible view/listen to your rendition of this piece?

[@jonbelljon]

@@gregshook937 i think you misunderstood this comment, Benjamin is saying this concerto is underrated and isn’t as popular as some of the other famous concertos, even though it is amazing. I’m not sure what you thought he wrote, but he wasn’t insulting the performance in any way. That is all.

[@blablablu3081]

@@gregshook937 ¿No sabes leer o qué?

[@colly7963]

Yes, one of my favourites. Pity it's not more famous. 😕

[@sebastian9445]

Movº1: 0:01 -1:29 -2:03 -3:27 -4:04 -5:19 -5:43 -6:25 -6:59 -7:11 -7:40 -8:46 -9:07 -9:27 -10:04 -10:38 -11:17 -12:01 -12:41 Movº2: 13:06 -14:19 -15:27 -16:42 -17:15 -17:42 -18:51 -19:19 Movº3: 19:33 -20:12 -20:40 -21:03 -21:09 -21:55 -23:08 -23:13 -23:17 -23:51 -24:09 -24:38 -24:42 -25:13 -26:00 The End :)

[@fritzk6435]

Wonderful to hear a man, who had contact with Grieg, Saens, Rachmaninov, Prokoffiev, Szymanowsky and Stravinsky and... and... and ...and....such a legend

[@charleskaiser9710]

And Saint-Saens!

[@hectorberlioz1449]

Haha who is Saens?

[@lena.dymytrenko]

​@@hectorberlioz1449 and who are you

[@fritzk6435]

@@charleskaiser9710 I said it :-)

[@user-ql8lt7wh4t]

Замечательное исполнение одного из любимейших фортепианных концертов. Спасибо солисту, музыкантам и дирижёру!!! Операторская работа и монтаж прекрасны.

[@olgakasparova4426]

Великолепно!!! Одно из лучших если не лучшее исполнение этого концерта! И прекрасный оркестр!

[@skylarlimex]

i love how just after the end, rubinstein immediately shifts back upright with a very stoic look. a man of great class and nobility.

[@emichgarden]

His memory for music was legendary - he could remember a piece years later without rehearsing it and would have to be goaded by his wife to review it before performing, which he could do flawlessly.

[@joangibb7480]

He was on a train to Germany to perform after WWII. He saw that the program had printed the wrong Beethoven Sonata. So, instead of apologizing at the concertina explaining this, he learned the other Sonata on the train without a piano and performed it flawlessly at the concert. What a brilliant mind!!!!

[@eugenelevin9809]

@@joangibb7480 There’s not a chance this happened lmao these stories keep getting more and more ridiculous.

[@eugenelevin9809]

@@joangibb7480 I heard a story “Beethoven once transposed an entire sonata a semitone cause the piano was a semitone flat. No he didn’t

[@davinghazavi2292]

@@joangibb7480it's impossible. after WWII he stopped performing in germany

[@Joemakatozi1776]

​@@eugenelevin9809 it was Brahms transposed a Beethoven violin sonata because the piano was a semitone off.

[@fanniandwads]

Amazing hands of an 80+ pianist.

[@emperornapoleon6204]

There are few things more satisfying than seeing Rubinstein let loose on the piano.

[@snowhusky9381]

Как счастлив человек, реализовавший свой талант! И какое удовольствие наблюдать за игрой этого величайшего человека. И за всеми остальными в оркестре, безусловно. Единый организм. Настоящее искусство!

[@karikaakinen8713]

❤

[@toparbitr0923]

Лондонский Симфонический Оркестр справедливо считается одним из лучших в мире.Играть в нём огромная честь для любого музыканта. Очень престижно.Там фантастический конкурс на каждое вакантное место. А уж о великом Артуре Рубинштейне все слова уже давно сказаны.

[@jacquesdumon4982]

Certainement Camille Saint Saëns était dans un moment de grâce exceptionnel pour avoir composé ces merveilleux instants musicaux. Interprétés par Rubinstein le grand, ils deviennent sublimes, incomparables, inoubliables.

[@keplergso8369]

L'introduction au piano fait irrésistiblement penser à l'orgue, Saint-Saëns était aussi organiste et la référence à l'orgue me paraît logique. Juste après, le jeu purement pianistique revient.

[@Pulp_nd_Fuss]

Cut the crap and just listen to the damn thing

[@jacquesdumon4982]

@@Pulp_nd_Fuss A great composer played by the world's greatest pianist, that's more than a "damn thing".

[@aram5642]

Certainly you don't know it. Don't project your wishful thinking on the dead ones.

[@hoihoover929]

It is amazing how Mr. Rubinstein's brain and his fingers work at 88 yrs. Thank you KZbin for giving Me and us the opportunity to hear and see him close up. Wonderful recordings of Chopin, Saint-Saens concertos and others.

[@judyclark1906]

Je suis d'accords totalement.

[@michelekett8450]

Age is irrelevant. It’s the soul and spirit of the person that brings such power and richness to the music, which in itself is amazing.

[@johnshiner8632]

The first movement is breathtaking. The way AR lets it breathe and stretch... chills. As they come out of the cadenza I thought there was miscommunication about tempo until I saw the tranquility on his face. What musicianship! Truly one of the best that has ever been. Thanks for this recording!

[@rosssimonds151]

One of the greats! Beautifully musical while at the same time super clear, clean and transparent, with economy of movement and self-restraint. Subtle and nuanced.

[@ninhonto7946]

This piece really should be played more often!

[@madamzzaj]

It is not because you have to give of yourself in the first movement. This is the type of work that puts virtuoso demands on the artist. It's like making good wine, it can't be rushed or faked.

[@rubestuh]

There is no vocalist who sings as vividly and universally as Rubinstein. He is showcasing the music very well - but even more the ampleur and unity of his being. Loved him for 51 years now.

[@leoinsf]

Rubenstein was born a great pianist. If you read the book on his life which I did 20 years ago, he was basically a playboy to whom a good cigar, a good drink and a good dinner with friends were the most important things in his life. As a pianist who needs months to digest a piano concerto, Arthur learned quickly and from all appearances: once a piece was learned, it stuck! Look at the relaxed expression as he plays. I heard him play the Brahms 2nd when I was 14 year of age with the San Francisco Symphony with Pierre Monteux conducting. He's a "forever artist".

[@paulbizard3493]

Ah yes, this man humbles you. This is so unfair. Lol. This SS concerto #2 played by AR is so mesmerising. I just can't stop listening to it over and over.

[@ddphotos]

Almost never noted on any classical music videos is the actual camera work. So many videos are recorded and edited by non-musicians, and there are countless times when shots of awesome technical passages of the soloist are exchanged for a clip of a supporting musician that is not actually doing anything particularly spectacular at the moment (and could easily be featured elsewhere). Just finished watching several like that, and as a musician it sometimes is a bit frustrating. I truly appreciate the production work that went into this particular video.

[@yehonatanmargolin2725]

I thought exactly the same

[@hernanmunozratto5899]

I’m a tv journalist as well as a classical music lover. Believe me I know exactly what you mean!

[@da33smith37]

My very impression. The camera work is very engaging and clearly shows a lot of capable preparation.

[@user-bk4yy8pb4d]

Totally agree

[@Monkechnology]

1:20 [ECONOMIC WARS] "Men stood by the sills, calmly, and waited for their turn to jump - A Tokyo Exchange secretary" [Out with a crash]

[@sojirokaidoh2]

I'm not an expert, but I've heard a few performances of this piece, and to me there's something special about this one.

[@InmuAyuayu]

1:20 when Yashuda Zaibatsu collapses

[@mistjor6286]

It's joever Japan bros

[@hughcapetien]

For many years have been mesmerized by Arthur Rubenstein mastery on the piano this concerto no exception. Seems to have become more stronger as he ages. His energy just astounds!

[@adelesteff3902]

J'adore son regard après la dernière note : et voilà le travail ! Immense pianiste, immense, gigantesque et grande figure du XXe siècle !

[@user-ll1rr7fe1c]

За роялем Гений!!! Артур Рубиншейн величайший пианист! Преклоняюсь перед его талантом. Восторгаюсь и восхищаюсь!!! Брависсимо, Брависсимо, Брависсимо МАЭСТРО!!!

[@user-xb4pu5kc5n]

MOVEMENTS 1)Start 2)13:05 3)19:32

[@not2tees]

How great is Saint-Saëns - time lays down a red carpet into the future for such genius.

[@jeanguydewargny]

An Unforgettable Maestro playind so elegantly, feinfühlig, and perfectly. We miss him a lot !

[@vladyb0y]

8:30 to 9:30 - simply divine.

[@DearProfessorRF]

None of Lang Lang’s nor Yuja Wang’s theatrics and technical “fireworks” amaze me more than a performer who, like Rubinstein, can recite poetry and story tell with the depth and humbleness of this kind of artist. This can only happen when considering that one is an emissary of the composer which is the opposite of acting as if one were the genius who created the work.

[@chrisyeager1704]

I'm ultimately of the same mind, but I will say -- I just saw Lang Lang perform this last night and it was not the self-indulgent performance of a kid with something to prove that I'd come to expect from him. He's either matured a bit, or all that flailing around has taken too great a toll on his body for him to keep it up 😄

[@DearProfessorRF]

@@chrisyeager1704 Yes, he has been improving. I think Barenboim was key in his evolution as a pianist.

[@soaringvulture]

Yuja Wang is the best shirtless pianist I've ever seen.

[@NathanaelSaintCyr]

This performance never ceases to impress. Stunning.

[@donaldmccormack7580]

He comes across as a sensitive, carestaking, peaceful gentleman who so thotoughly understands and appreciates what he is playing. Thank you for sharing this really breathtaking concerto.

[@helenhunt5414]

Such a beautiful concert, never can listen to it without crying.

[@helenhunt5414]

@Nazim ATA I can relate, it's one of the best music masterpieces, a real gift for ears and soul!

[@tdang9528]

Cry baby

[@holyhex6520]

I finally got the piano music for this after 30 years of listening to Phillippe Entremont play it. I feel the same way although I won't admit it to my wife.

[@helenhunt5414]

@@holyhex6520 Admit it to her, she'll be moved!

[@user-dq1pw3cz4x]

What a great concerto! Definitely one of the best ever.. Браво! Такая наполненности энергией.! Низкий поклон и царствия небесного!.

[@Rachelkwy]

5:42 is one of the best musical moments i have heard of!

[@ernieadsett2843]

Beautiful! Thanks for pointing it out!

[@alshamlou2392]

Boy, such a wonderful and so sensitive moving listening to ARTHUR playing Saint Sance # 2 p. Conc. Piano!

[@3linx]

Oh heey I know you from instagram 😂

[@jennyfan7144]

You what?

[@benjamincuevaseninde]

-- Rubinstein, c'est la classe, la force & une grande dose de romantisme. --

[@ponpon1319]

C'est aussi la précision, la virtuosité, le calme, la sérénité, le tempo peut-être le plus important dans ce concerto cela remet les pendules à l'heure dans nos âmes quand on entend cette musique classique quelle perfection.

[@parachutepour6905]

Tout est dit, Rubinstein est le plus grand des pianistes, virtuose avec une sensibilité inégalée, sans jamais se trémousser sur son siège pour laisser penser qu'il vivait davantage la musique que d'autres. Il n'avait pas besoin de ce genre d'artifice, c'était lui la musique à l'état pur. C'est ainsi que j'ai appris la musique et le piano. Uniquement pour servir l'art, jamais pour paraître, simplement pour vivre la musique et être soi-même. Merci monsieur Rubinstein, vous êtes d'une classe folle.

[@iama8537]

@@parachutepour6905 tout a fait d'accord avec vous. Non seulement ecouter la musique est devenu difficile de nos jours a cause d'un tempo toujours plus accelere, mais en plus de la "voir" jouer est un vrai calvaire. Ca n'est plus de la musique c'est du mauvais theatre.

[@dinayelizarova8470]

Очень понравилось！！！😀Рояль живой, звук не стеклянный, как у современных стэнвеев.Рубинштейн - высочайшей культуры и мастерства музыкант. Оркестр очень отзывчивый, шикарный баланс. Буду слушать и не раз！ Спасибо всем, кто причастен к этому видео！🌞🌞🌞

[@noemiamaria1430]

É meu pianista FAVORITO 👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@eltiogottlieb.4911]

I totally agree

[@HOCKEYDIVA]

I am newly appreciative of concertos. This one takes my breath away. I love the ending.

[@stephenspencer4672]

Watching this video reminds me of why he was my mom's favorite pianist. And mine as well. Not one given to excessive gestures his superb musicianship and technique spoke volumes. He let his fingers do the talking.

[@bernardpoulin5254]

Son visage impassible, qui masque toute émotion pourtant intense,. tout le contraire de ce violoncelliste prétentieux, trop jeune peut-être à la coiffure travaillée sur l' œil gauche, grotesque....

[@liberalinfectioninar]

Same here. My mom, a pianist made us listen to him because of his brilliant composure.

[@fabiodemarchi570]

Un Signore del pianoforte. Straordinario

[@richardpastore346]

This performance further proves that Rubinstein is the paradigm for pianists! Bravo!

[@user-te9xt4nh2n]

Браво! Такая наполненности энергией.! Низкий поклон и царствия небесного!

[@flymfull]

Incredible. Beyond words

[@santjoa7630]

I never heard a more beautiful interpretation of this piano work of Saint-Saens ! Is is extremely balanced all the way and techniquely never in unrest and perfectly being mastered.

[@oucutie1]

Rubinstein knew piano deportment! His piano presence was perfect. None of his mannerisms detracted the eye from the ear. A joy to watch, a joy to listen to and pure joy to have had him share the planet with us! My prejudice is showing but he’s the one I grew up with. Rubinstein........the best!

[@fflambeauutube]

A terrific tribute to one of the great pianists of the 20th century. And Andre Previn looks so young here! Great stuff.

[@justascaredpussycat1869]

As a 21 years old pianist, I would be overjoyed to be able to listen to this live. It's so regretable that I was born too late.

[@lotoffortune]

Rubinstein's live performance of this Concerto with Mitropoulos from 1950 is my favorite version, but this performance is a lovely to contrast to the virility of that performance. He creates a more misterioso effect in the first movement with Previn, which I really appreciate and I love how he molds the Concerto to his own personal pace and rhythm without ever losing the necessary force in the big climaxes. What a treasure he was!

[@4X6julietd]

Incomparable Rubinstein!

[@zelpylos]

As once Arther said ""At every concert I leave a lot to the moment. I must have the unexpected, the unforeseen. I want to risk, to dare. I want to be surprised by what comes out. I want to enjoy it more than the audience. That way the music can bloom anew. It's like making love. The act is always the same, but each time it's different." 25:45-26.12 must be how one feels climax...

[@flylooper]

At the age he played this concerto in this video, there was nothing really there having to do with the quotation above. He was pretty much on autopilot to the end.

[@lucianoramos8671]

Este comentário foi maldoso!

[@lucianoramos8671]

E desrespeitoso.

[@stewbrams6655]

What Dylan Thomas said about poetry also applies here, as it applies to all other art including music, both in the composition and in the performance: "The best craftsmanship always leaves holes and gaps in the works of the poem, so that something that is not in the poem can creep, crawl, flash, or thunder in."

[@retf054ewte3]

nobody has ever played this better than Rubinstein.

[@irenepolesel2849]

Sorprendente este concert Rubinstein Por Siempre!! Increíble este Concierto que no lo había descubierto antes!!

[@ZosimoLee]

That Rubenstein can just be in the zone and play with brilliance is incredible.

[@swetoct]

Снова слушаю и получаю счастливое время восприятия данного исполнения 11.9.20. Спасибо всем тем кто даёт такую возможность.

[@user-qb2wu6pt5g]

Присоединяюсь 13.01.2022.Восторг,счастлива слушать

[@user-qb2wu6pt5g]

👏👏👏❤

[@margarita.aleksandrijskaja]

26 01 2023

[@anthonyhazlewood5788]

Arthur Rubinstein and Andre Previn, what a combination - such a joy to listen to... Wonderful

[@richkales1262]

I went to see him with my mother a 65 years ago. She cautioned that "this might be his last performance". He outlasted her by three years! Genius doesn't begin to describe him.

[@user-zg6cy7vs8e]

St saens est un des plus grands musiciens pour moi. Je suis Coreen et il m'a fait apprendre le francais.

[@luigifan9000]

(1:20) What falls faster? A man, or his shares?

[@pandertv2235]

Out with a crash

[@jeanguydewargny]

Arthur Rubinstein a master pianist with all the required sensibility & virtuosity and at least precision for being the appropriate musician for playing Saint Saëns.

[@professordodo1]

His version on the old RCA Red Seal label which I bought when I was twenty was one of my big treasures displaying the greatness of this astounding pianist. This version is equally wonderful in it's own right, i agree that this was HIS concerto.

[@professordodo1]

+professordodo1 can't get over the nimbleness of those fingers at that age;.

[@marccohen1335]

Magnificent. They should have cheered him at the end, even if it meant breaking with protocol for an in-studio performance. I bet they all would in hindsight. What a superman and such an exquisite performance.

[@LKemp-lr1ky]

1st time I heard Rubenstein I was a child at 80 it's the same. Genius. Of course, no one could fault Maestro Saint Saens. A marvelous work. Thx so much.

[@vanguard4065]

this is truly music. truly.

[@jackriggs1108]

I've always loved this ole man and his approach. I am 79 years old this month and I can't wait till my next life so I can actually play the piano like this.....and not be me anymore.

[@fobosdeimos6992]

16:20the beauty of this moment has no words....

[@foxfiresidechats5227]

Those overtones.. What a piano. What a player. Forever the Master. What a recording. #pure bliss

[@keplergso8369]

Wonderful. Incredible. And , additionaly, I love these pianists who know keeping sobriety, no grimaces, no arms in the air, like said Finsirith in the comments.

[@James_Bowie]

Ah for the old days, when concert musicians didn't feel the need to be Hollywood actors and/or gymnasts on stage. So nice also to see a conductor like Previn who doesn't think his task is to flail his arms around as though he is trying to guide a in plane that's landing on an aircraft carrier. 👍👍👍

[@messrtwinky]

Brings tears to eyes! Such wondrous beauty.

[@user-sn3fs9tx6b]

1:21~1:31 ECONOMIC WARS The men stood by the sill, calmly, and waited their turn to jump. [Out with a crash.]

[@FlowEckurt]

I love this recording since I was 14 years old, this vocal freedom to play the phrases and the expressiveness of the sound touch my heart

[@ericofelix2005]

You can find in Rubenstein's playing, a tons of golden tone. Each of the notes he played, sounded as clear and pure as crystal. He might not play as fast as you expected, but you can assure to hear a pure beautiful music that can reach the depth of your heart.

[@paulbeecroft9635]

One of the last greats, his legacy will live on

[@blandinedevit_pianadiction]

this man is just THE perfect pianist. every note sounds like it should.

[@rockmeamadeus6105]

Rubinstein, shown here in his 80's, is brilliant.

[@claireryan8074]

Bravo, Maestro Rubinstein!

[@drewgoddard7796]

Agree with the comment below. A most underrated piece. What a player too. Amazing 👏