I saw him in Brussels, after the war. I was 16. We were rather poor, so our seats were on the side, almost over him. For two hours I was totally enthralled, I could not look at anything but his hands. I still feel it after all those years . It was my first real concert, unforgettable.
@stanleyjensen19504 жыл бұрын
There are those who go their entire life and not experience art as you did...and, even more sadly, there are those who could have sat where you sat and not understood at all what you felt when you heard him play.
@carlop30194 жыл бұрын
@mishasawangwan66524 жыл бұрын
beautiful.
@AdieLoveCA4 жыл бұрын
how lucky you were!!
@pubgplayer17204 жыл бұрын
Tu parles Français Belgique, ou Néerlandais flamand?
@The1976spirit5 жыл бұрын
I can´t imagine a world without Arthur Rubinstein
@garrettcooper4713 жыл бұрын
I can it'd be crap
@tomaserrazuriz43813 жыл бұрын
beutyful answer my friend!! I can't imagine it also... Without any one that asks what is the soul. If you ask with words, you needs words to answer... poetry, but he answered with sounds, and responded with sounds: music... We can hear the soul, we can breathe it, as he shows....
@piikkikruunu3 жыл бұрын
We don't have to. 🙂 ❤️
@aram5642 Жыл бұрын
Art wouldn't suffer (pun intended)
@user-zz2dx3qf7u6 ай бұрын
You're seeing it now.
@andresgunther5 жыл бұрын
"You must not touch any piece of music which is not 'yours'; which doesn't talk to you" "Du sollst kein Musikstueck spielen das nicht 'dein' ist; das dich nicht anspricht" "No debes tocar ninguna pieza musical que no sea 'tuya'; que no the diga nada" This is so extremely important. This video should be watched by any musician who takes his profession seriously.
@user-pq6yx6gf8m3 жыл бұрын
Mmmmm, Do you like how playing Horowitz???
@kraftpr6 жыл бұрын
There will never be another like him. The world is a much poorer place without him. What glorious music he must be making in heaven!
@Alpha-Andromeda Жыл бұрын
He is my great great uncle. My father looked just like Arthur, a perfect gentleman except he was schooled in Britain so he had a British accent. It’s my son who has inherited his hands. If he could only see the talent we all see in him he might not balk at practicing. Viva Arthur Rubinstein forever ❤ “when I play I make love” …
@takeshiaiza3374 Жыл бұрын
Please, when he gets older… do everything in your power to nudge him along a path similar to Artur Rubinstein. I would cherish so greatly watching your son play in person one day. If you don’t mind me asking, what is his name?
@takeshiaiza3374 Жыл бұрын
Also, recently I learned that his name might be pronounced “Artur”. This might be a rumor i heard… if so, my apologies.
@brmf4346 Жыл бұрын
I love my native land for giving birth to Artur Rubinstein and countless great musicians.
@MrAristaeus4 жыл бұрын
“Unplayable”... 05:05 THAT admission comes close to explaining a little Rubinstein’s artistic genius... his perception, insight, and modesty. He was a true poet and reached a height in his artistry that very few pianists achieve in their ‘playing’, which is no longer about pianism, no matter how honourable and impressive. There IS an elemental Truth in what he managed to express.
@kelvino12374 жыл бұрын
do you know the name of the piece that comes in after this?
@nunoareia274 жыл бұрын
@@kelvino1237 it's the schubert quintet. The adagio.
@sleepysundaymorning50343 жыл бұрын
i think he said "Unbearable"
@alsleepr Жыл бұрын
I saw him in 1975 as a teenager, and his performance was so inspiring to me as a young pianist. It is interesting to look back and realize he was 88yo and played in such an effortless manner. I won't ever forget that performance...thanks for sharing this video.
@horatiodreamt5 жыл бұрын
IIRC, I saw part of a televised interview of Horowitz. Horowitz said music comes from here (he pointed to his heart) but "this is always in control" (he then pointed to his brain). He also said that "music is controlled emotion".
@thegreatagnesbaltsa39484 жыл бұрын
That Chopin Nocturne op.27 no.2 in d flat in the beginning is one of my favorite Chopin, and it's heavenly. His meaningful words and love for music are so touching. i mean his genuine soul makes me cry.. The silence with Schubert at 05:05 tells us everything...
@thomasmeier94872 жыл бұрын
Rubinstein, a man who lived the pianoforte, who passed on music with such devotion that it could move people to tears, and generations of pianists who saw him as a role model, says many things right. But it is not only talent that one has to bring along, but it is education that is the first prerequisite for letting people develop talent. What use is talent and love of music if there is no discipline, no seriousness and no education or good teachers? Everything must come together to become a good musician. One thing is not enough. A teacher shapes the student and a bad teacher can ruin the best talent. If talent and a very good teacher come together, then an outstanding artist can emerge. Schubert had very good composition teachers, like Salieri, who was also a teacher of Beethoven. Rubinstein himself had lessons with Karl Heinrich Barth, who brought out pupils like Heinrich Neuhaus and Wilhelm Kempff, and Barth himself was a pupil of Hans von Bülow and Karl Tausig. So nothing comes from nowhere. Nevertheless, Rubinstein's will and talent was of course his driving force, but also the search for a very good teacher helped him to become what he became.
@donatiennecaron67155 жыл бұрын
Indeed, sooo true what he says. Making music is the ultime way of communication. It’s the most beautiful language that exists. Even as an amateur player it’s like heaven to express our deepest feelings of our soul through playing music.
@groovermctoober45085 жыл бұрын
My God, this is so uplifting, so immeasurably beautiful...
@tinatinratiani Жыл бұрын
Rubinstein's words resonate deeply with musicians and music lovers worldwide. His emphasis on playing with feeling and infusing one's soul into the music serves as a constant reminder of the true essence of musical expression. His interpretations, particularly of Schubert's quintet, continue to move and captivate audiences, leaving an indelible mark on the world of classical music. Rubinstein's wisdom and passion for music will forever be cherished by generations to come.
@arman23395 жыл бұрын
"When I play music, I make love." Reminds me of what Schwarzenegger said about pumping iron in his documentary. You know 😉
@jassskmaster75754 жыл бұрын
lmao yea I know
@LiveUPMedia4 жыл бұрын
What was the peice he played after he said that?
@adrianbartholomew37854 жыл бұрын
Exactly.
@pianomaly98593 жыл бұрын
@@LiveUPMedia Slow mvt. from Schubert String Quintet in C.
@MyFunnyBeard Жыл бұрын
@@LiveUPMedia it's not shubert's quintet. It's Beethoven's Quintet op. 59 no. 1 the adagio section.
@javierbiaggi30722 жыл бұрын
Maestro, you are already living above the science. You now understand that soul can't be define by scientist because it can't be studied under their the 4 forces of the universe. Science can't explain why we seek the truth nor why we wrote poems nor why we seek beauty. Soul is that part of us that move us beyond the rational and physical state into the realms of beauty and joy, heavens itself were you dwell now immersed in beauty and music.
@johnhedgerguitarstudio3436 Жыл бұрын
This is so wonderful! Arthur Rubinstein made love to the whole world every day of his life!
@amanjhariya34272 жыл бұрын
Genius is an underwhelming compliment for him
@alecpetrossian74594 жыл бұрын
I wish I had the chance to see him live in concert.
@Hepatic_Cardiomyopathy2 жыл бұрын
Me too
@carlrichards49 Жыл бұрын
@@Hepatic_Cardiomyopathy I was privileged to hear him live many times and it was always magical. His recordings, wonderful as they are, do not capture his gigantic personality nor the love he projected toward his adoring audience. Once we had stage seats at Carnegie Hall, about six feet from the keyboard. Unforgettable. There will never be another like him. As someone said about Liszt, "the memory of his playing consoles me for being no longer young."
@valentina6429 Жыл бұрын
I heard him many times and spoke to him. He was delightful and very witty 😂❤
@bruce_c_in_nz Жыл бұрын
I think I am in the minority of a small minority. First, I love the entire work, which has four movements. Only a small number of people regard this work as the greatest of all. I share this view with one of the great pianists of all time. He focuses, as most lovers of the work do, on the profound beauty of the adagio (slow) second movement. The third movement contains two parts, the centre part being called a trio. I find this part even more profound than the exquisitely beautiful adagio and it takes me to the depths of despair. So far, I am unaware of anyone sharing this perception. To complete the picture, Schubert's final movement is mostly quite upbeat and jolly - a total contrast.
@srirampdm4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! And that part about him talking about the soul as a power in us, being the same in all of us together as humans - sounds like he would find much comfort in ancient Indian philosophy, especially the Upanishads :) It's a beautiful and noble concept, wish more people knew about it!
@cultivandoflores39903 жыл бұрын
Pode haver grandes pianistas. Claro que há! Mas como Arthur Rubinstein não haverá! Está pra nascer!
@richardherbert9320 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely the genius!
@oluapingo10 ай бұрын
What an amazing man/artist.
@NoferTrunions6 жыл бұрын
What he said is absolutely true - somehwhat shocking because I came to the same conclusions over the years. After watching him speak, he now reminds me so much of Maria João Pires.
@timotot1235 жыл бұрын
Schubert was such a great great composer. I don't know even half of his works however I know the great influence his music has had on other great composers and performers. I trust my instinct that Schubert was one of the greatest composers along side Bach, Beethoven and Mozart
@geldbohne87324 жыл бұрын
cough chopin cogh
@davidgerhardus38854 жыл бұрын
@@geldbohne8732 there is no comparing in how much one loves music of a composer. And thats good. However the influence of a composer is no matter of subjectivity. And chopins influence is there but not as great as that of bach beethoven mozart and bach (well wagner and schoenberg should be up there too as well as haydn although im not a real fan). That of course doesn't matter when listening to chopins great music.
@pubgplayer17204 жыл бұрын
@@davidgerhardus3885 Come on though, Chopin was better than *every single* composer at his time. Even Liszt (Liszt ripped off Chopin's work anyways). Chopin is ranked number 4 out of top best classical composers, based on peoples' votes. His music is stunningly revolutionary and beautiful. Chopin is number 4 besides Mozart, Bach, and Beethoven.
@elijahj99023 жыл бұрын
Chopins works are very emotional and requiring of attention. There are enjoyed in private and intimate settings. Not to say there are bad, Chopin remains my favorite composer, but as you see, in a public perspective his works aren’t as preferred as Bach or Schubert.
@laukunst3 жыл бұрын
You are absolutely right. Schubert was a huge composer. And lived only 31 years. Frequently with mone issues, trying to sell his music to editors. Sick, sad sometimes, but always surrounded by friends and his beloved brother. The profound messages of his music are offered to us.
@carmenmorel32032 жыл бұрын
The MAXIMAL MASTER SINCE EVER🌷
@clydebermingham1212 жыл бұрын
I think , part of what he is explaining &/or expressing here is partly about story telling when composing & performing music 🙏🏽
@shary51654 жыл бұрын
He says exactly what I coudn't find the words for. Playing it is like making love. All my soul and feelings go into it.
@jazzinit4u5 жыл бұрын
He lived music. He breezed music. " you can't learn talent"
@merianaki14 жыл бұрын
Thank you...thank you... How wonderful and true words, feelings...
@ellisonhamilton33224 жыл бұрын
Arthur Rubinstein spoke through music like no other. The world is the poorer for his absence.
@rrrrrr-kb9sb Жыл бұрын
He always said: “I love life; I’d be happy in prison.” Easy to say that when you’re rich & famous.
@pacificcoastpianos Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this 🙏
@markgoyette68273 жыл бұрын
Absolutely Amazing
@surapolp6 жыл бұрын
The music at 2:40 isthe transcription of Adagio from Beethoven's String Quartet op.59 No.1.
@netgezgini68016 жыл бұрын
This part also sounds like Chopin's famous Valse Melancolique in F-sharp minor.
@raphaelneves76666 жыл бұрын
@@netgezgini6801 it's Mayer
@donatiennecaron67155 жыл бұрын
Surapol Pairojtanachai Where could I find this PDF for playing this piece on the piano? Thanks for helping me!🙏🙏
@MyFunnyBeard5 жыл бұрын
@@donatiennecaron6715 I second that request. I feel a loss without it.
@cylnx41745 жыл бұрын
Here is a piano transcription: imslp.org/wiki/Special:ImagefromIndex/25874/frz
@monumentofwonders6 жыл бұрын
Wonderful and wise.
@silviapavani-devisser11503 жыл бұрын
what an insight on the nature of soul
@simonboccanegra38114 жыл бұрын
He says here that he would like to hear the Schubert D.956 quintet just before dying. As it happened, the last piece he heard was the Brahms "Double" Concerto, according to friends who were present.
@Ivan_17912 жыл бұрын
That's a pity.
@user-pu7uc9gi2x4 жыл бұрын
We miss you so much...♥♥♥♥
@goldenboy8863 жыл бұрын
The soul is of the essence. The essence is of the soul.
@FilipSandecomposer5 жыл бұрын
A really Nice footage...Thanks for sharing!
@jtt66502 жыл бұрын
All my grandparents died before I was born (the last one a week before), so I pretend he’s my grandfather! ☺️
@josephnelson24864 жыл бұрын
Good expression 🎼🎹👏
@ikmarchini5 жыл бұрын
How odd and yet how right that Rubinstein the great pianist should introduce the the Schubert Quintett for strings. That shows his profound understanding of music.
@spuckwith10 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this Ben
@williammolina1916 Жыл бұрын
Son sus manos el encantamiento que brinda a las fibras del sentimiento alegría y descanso
@racheloliver176 жыл бұрын
Heavenly!!
@kiyashahidi7686 жыл бұрын
This is to die for
@lucasgust77205 жыл бұрын
2:40 it seemed to me he was going to play Rach 2
@MrAristaeus4 жыл бұрын
Lucas Gust same key signature and chord. You have a good ear!
@monitor19984 жыл бұрын
I thought the same!
@edenyarkoni42824 жыл бұрын
me too
@Javid_744 жыл бұрын
Haha yeah I thought exactly the same
@psirus894 жыл бұрын
I always think I have very bad pitch. I have a lot of troubles finding notes for a pop song, even tho I play piano all my life. Why is it, that I instantly heard Rach 2 like you, but cant find notes for a simple pop song. I know you can train it, but still. If I have a reference I know the notes. Otherwise its very difficult for me
@cubanm813 жыл бұрын
EL MAS GRANDE DE TODOS. MI VIEJO.
@patrizialauraf5 жыл бұрын
with all my soul
@gerardbedecarter28 күн бұрын
Most interesting.
@yyjj8415 жыл бұрын
A wise man
@AdamantSeraph4 жыл бұрын
Just an artist....but a real one
@clydebermingham1212 жыл бұрын
His approach to classical music is kind of as a Jazz musician’s approach to Music 🙏🏽 Sentimental & emotional ... not just structural 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽🎹🎵
@alanleoneldavid17872 жыл бұрын
Every good classical musician approach music filled with emotions
@jgMaximo_2 жыл бұрын
This jazzers are funny, they think they invented music...
@giorgioarturociompi93136 жыл бұрын
I get it. Not that it makes me "special", but every time I hear this movement of the Schubert Quintet, I steel myself saying "I will not cry". But I cannot stop the tears. Is it harmony? Is it the key?? What is this force beyond my control??? Ultimately, it is a gift, I think, but a gift that has repercussions in dealing with one's everyday life.
@hamzabustami7106 жыл бұрын
Giorgio/Arturo Ciompi true dat
@timotot1235 жыл бұрын
It's absolutely life... but to think of this man's condenced life yet creating music of a person who has lived a full life
@tdkyyyy4 жыл бұрын
May the force be with you. you are blessed to have the ears, the connection with masters like Arthur, that is a gift that everyone may has, just reflected in different fields.
@mr.toiletepaper96927 жыл бұрын
true, Rubinstein !
@altravolta6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing
@JerichoMile45 жыл бұрын
Uh...Arthur Rubinstein loves music and has talent !!
@gianlucacristofaro4 жыл бұрын
Very interesting! He was a genius!! For my musical taste, he is better than Horowitz
@user-tp4zo5je6k5 жыл бұрын
初めの表情、最高!
@modernmozart8134 жыл бұрын
If I were dying I would like somebody playing Chopin for me (not a waltz ) but any one.
@peppinogar6 жыл бұрын
Il migliore interprete di Chopin!
@grazynatylicki6933 Жыл бұрын
❤️
@pianogus9 күн бұрын
The only pianist that really understood (and made love to that D-flat Chopin Nocturne) was Dinu Lipatti.
@syaleejj71475 жыл бұрын
❤❤❤
@viktorthegreat35944 жыл бұрын
Seems like he knew something.
@ez3333Ай бұрын
🌹🌄😇🌄🌹
@joshuad.mendes37286 жыл бұрын
Amazing.....
@BobK54 жыл бұрын
Schubert 😎👌
@kliberalsing6 ай бұрын
Please, what is the name of the piece/fragment at 02:40?
@jean-yvesPrax Жыл бұрын
His message is clear, no doubt on it : music first, virtuosity after, we all agree ; but said again and again... repeated so many times, it becomes a kind of "cliché" telling us that all player (and especially asian ones) gifted with virtuosity will never be musicaly sensitive, unable to bring emotion, affetto... Yuja Wang is the perfect conter-example of an artist which is may be the most virtuose worldwide and at the same time able to play with extreme sensibility. (Mélodie of Orféo from Glück, Concertos of Rachmaninov). On top of that, Rubinstein playing Chopin was excellent, Samson François, in my opinion, even better... but we must admit that both were NOT virtuose at all.
@bruce_c_in_nz Жыл бұрын
I agree 100% about Yuja, even though much of the music she plays is not among my favourite works.
@kristine69965 жыл бұрын
💎
@evenstensvand67707 жыл бұрын
What is the second piece Rubinstein is playing called?
@cristinavalentin62183 жыл бұрын
What piece did he play in this interview ?
@rainbowstrangler36874 ай бұрын
What is the song he plays at 2 Minutes 40 seconds??
@GiorgiIssakadze3 жыл бұрын
@ez3333Ай бұрын
🌹🔥❤😇❤🔥🏦
@copleysq7 жыл бұрын
Basically we think in harmony with what i call Cosmic Abstract Relationship --- the source of everything, including dark matter, life beyond our grappling imaginings, fractals, strings, knots and a sphere outside that dances with gravity; before big bang and after Perlmutter´s whimper---eternal relationship abstract cosmic. Everything participates in infinite abstract cosmic relationship; even how come we love roses and the beautiful moon, and Lana Turner and Clark Gable; we enjoy relationship because it is what we are. A tragic failing in logic is the ignoring of vector---what is the direction of the thought: Without relationship there could not be, e g, electrons; relationship comes first; electron comes from relationship. Abstract relationship is that without which, nothing; and with which, all. Everything is the effect of relationship expressing itself; it does so in pattern and repetition, thus producing form; form lives. This is tracked by time; time is the trail of events; form in relationship with time is life. We foolishly reify time, as much else; reification is the curse of philosophy, making things of ideas. Random does not mean chaotic; random is in relationship. The notion of beginning is absurdly reific. There is no need for there ever to have been beginning. Relationship simply IS. Evolution expresses relationship of individual with environment; evolving happens, together. All physics forces express cosmic relationship; that is what they do; they are expressions of cosmic relationship. There is nothing but Relationship-manifesting-itself.
@robin-hr9up7 жыл бұрын
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
@camsun73267 жыл бұрын
Robert Chadis damn
@sasha421967 жыл бұрын
What??
@bernios34466 жыл бұрын
A bit far off. This is about playing music, no?
@thorick5906 жыл бұрын
music is subjective, mysticism is subjective, but dark matter is not and no one today knows what dark matter is... happily that has no bearing on music.
@juancarloslonconvidal518 Жыл бұрын
LO MISMO DIGO YO,
@davideguiguren27704 жыл бұрын
Someone nows of which Schubert quintet Rubinstein was talking about at the end of the video?
@davideguiguren27704 жыл бұрын
@Simone Santi Gubini Thank you ((:
@bruce_c_in_nz Жыл бұрын
Schubert wrote two (complete) quintets. This was the second, and is correctly described as a string quintet - the formation is a string quartet augmented by an extra 'cello (the two of them play mostly different parts). The other is a fairly well known and popular work, usually called "The Trout Quintet" (because it features a song Schubert had previously written called "Die Forelle", which is German for "The Trout"}. The instruments here are piano, violin, viola, 'cello and bass. Most music lovers would say that the string quintet is far more profound. A.R. says in effect that it is the most profound music ever written, and I happen to share that view and have done for 50 years now. Schubert was himself very close to the end of his life when he wrote the work.
@raulcastilloroman28504 жыл бұрын
la bestia...
@raulloveday80804 жыл бұрын
3:00
@TheBlackFriesian6 жыл бұрын
This guy, I would say, is definitely almost an Ubermensch; if not one already.
@liedersanger14 жыл бұрын
Not an appropriate term to use.
@doublenegation78703 жыл бұрын
Nietzsche was a reactionary twirp. Rubenstein is explicitly using Hegelian vernacular.
@treefrog23833 жыл бұрын
oh god what if i don't have the talent ; - ; will hard work be enough?? shshdjdkl
@florencelaw11222 жыл бұрын
definitely.
@mochiusagi3425 жыл бұрын
Anyone know what the first song he played in the beginning?
@nilstoomingas51915 жыл бұрын
if you havent found it already, it is chopin nocturne in D-flat major, op 27
@christianc.larico90335 жыл бұрын
How is it called the song he was playing at the start? 😭♥️
@lllliiioor1235 жыл бұрын
its one of chopin nocturnes, not sure which one
@xPainProduction5 жыл бұрын
op 27 no 2
@kelvino12374 жыл бұрын
someone has to tell me the name of the piece that comes in after 5:05
@marcodirenzo90004 жыл бұрын
Schubert string quintet op 163. Adagio ✌🏻
@Jason-pt6mp4 жыл бұрын
@@marcodirenzo9000 Woah woah use D numbers - it's D956
@CatLover694203 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, the most important things for musicians: music, talent, composing, soul, Schubert Quintet
@bruce_c_in_nz Жыл бұрын
The quintet - the whole work, not just the slow movement - has been my favourite musical composition for about 50 years now. I too would love my exit from this world to be accompanied by this music. Schubert wrote the work at the very end of his own life.
@PooyaRadbon Жыл бұрын
What is the piece he plays 2:40 ??
@user-xb8tk9en2h Жыл бұрын
What is the first piece he played?
@user-ig6ft1wc7p10 ай бұрын
@@user-xb8tk9en2hthe first piece is a Chopin nocturne in d flat. major
@user-ig6ft1wc7p10 ай бұрын
a transcriptions of Beethoven String quartet op59 no 1
@CaseyRocky5 жыл бұрын
Location of the interview?
@enrriquebarraza11924 жыл бұрын
can someone tell me, what is the melody of beginning of the video
@blakeray98562 жыл бұрын
Chopin, Nocturne in D-flat major, Op. 27 No. 2
@sergiorosalea1256 жыл бұрын
can some one give me the name of the pieces he plays
@rose-marietrembloy2434 жыл бұрын
Schubert Quintet in ? C major( en do majeur. THE masterpiece.
@toanle48915 жыл бұрын
what is the name of the Schubert's piece?
@brianandrewleahy15 жыл бұрын
Schubert: String Quintet op. 163, adagio
@armageddon543 Жыл бұрын
what is he playing in the beginning?
@ZKLofiTone Жыл бұрын
Nocturne in d-flat major I guess
@joaquinmartagonaguirre33544 жыл бұрын
2:00 song?
@Maralegar20093 жыл бұрын
Beethoven String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1, "Razumovsky": III. Adagio molto e mesto
@joaquinmartagonaguirre33544 жыл бұрын
0:20 song?
@Luxocs4 жыл бұрын
Chopin Nocturne in D-flat major op 27. No 2
@modernmozart8134 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you !!I love you 🥰🥰🥰🥰I’m wondering which bring you more satisfaction making love or playing piano 😂😂😂😂😂For me more or less the same 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@nicolasaubert42487 жыл бұрын
what is the song to 2:40 ?
@ondine99976 жыл бұрын
I believe it is a transcription from orchestra to piano by Rubinstein - The original piece is by Beethoven, however that is all I know
@pdr7702 жыл бұрын
מוסיקה זה תורה לא נעימות רק. רק אם זה מתאים בטח לא וולס מהתורה אחרת זה בריטני ספירס. אני שופן המלחין שהלחין את העונות ארתור. זה רגש תורני מהנשמה היהודית לא מהלב, זה חשוב. מהנשמה.
@HighSchoolGuitar4 жыл бұрын
BS on the talent thing. He got there the same way everyone does, but does not recognize it. That is fine, but do not mistake a master performer for a master teacher. A master teacher not only understands how to teach others to perform in their domain, but also the process it takes to get there.
@MorganHayes_Composer.Pianist4 жыл бұрын
Spot-on.. Glad someone called him out on this long discredited line of thinking. I loved hearing him play Beethoven op.59 no.1.
@petermerelis2 жыл бұрын
it's a shame that contemporary culture's obsession with equality has blinded many to obvious truths-- the unequal distribution of talent among them. Rubenstein is right.
@yoketsume57292 жыл бұрын
@@petermerelis That doesn't mean having less talent than one other won't make you reach that spot, like Rubinstein was basically saying. You'll just have to work a little harder. This talent BS speech is extremely dangerous, keeping people away from trying to make more than a hobby out of their passions, if they want to. If nowadays generations are obsessed with equality (trying to even put it as a bad thing is laughable on its own) older generations probably didn't even care about it. And since we're talking about Rubinstein, I don't think Chopin wrote what he wrote because someone told him he was talented, but because he put all of his life and efforts inside what he believed in.