Rubinstein-Chopin-Scherzo Op.31 (HD)

[@MaScalo4508]

Rubinstein at 90 years old is the absolute boss here

[@lkrupp215]

Attended a live Rubinstein concert when he was around this age or older in St. Louis, Mo. During the concert he managed to break a hammer on the big Steinway D. The piano technician came out, replaced the hammer and Rubinstein returned and continued the concert as if nothing had happened. Later I heard a friend of the piano technician report that when the technician came back stage to say, “Maestro, you have broken a hammer” the old man displayed a fiendish grin. Yep, he still had it!

[@jacquieviegas6082]

What I love so much about this performance is the speed. So many great performers today play at breakneck speed which I sometimes find exhausting to listen to and it sounds like a ruaway train out of control. This is the perfect balance of lyricism and piano gymnastics. So glad there are so many recordings of this superb performer.

[@iangindes]

Jacquie Viegas , could not agree more!

[@ml-ei3nz]

Wow! I started to play this piece. After a month of study just with the score, without comparing to great pianists I also have to agree. You understand every note here as it's written. Absolutely perfect tempo.

[@despiertaenmisueno]

❤

[@patriciagraham222]

Chopn and Rubinstein, both out of this world marvellous - the brilliance is breath-taking!

[@guilhermeassef8028]

nobody can play this music better than rubinstein, this is the perfection

[@健神尾]

数あるルービンシュタインのピアノ演奏の中でも、私はこの動画が最高に気に入っております。年齢を全く感じさせない、格調の高い、ルービンシュタインの力強い演奏が私を虜にさせるのです。このスケルツォを聴く度に、私はルービンシュタインの存命中に一度でいいから、そのライブが聴きたかった、とつい思ってしまいます。私はこの動画から、いつも勇気と希望を頂いております。本当に感謝しかありません。

[@waynesmith3767]

Whenever I see and hear him I feel better about humanity. I adore this beautiful old man. I remember being young and knowing very little about Chopin and Rubinstein was just a name to me I bought an LP of him playing the Ballades on impulse ( and a tiny budget!) and when I put the needle on the LP I felt bliss and awe! A feeling that has never gone away.

[@chipesh]

Whilst admiring the performance, don't forget the real genius behind the composition. I don't understand how Frederic Chopin could create such music. He was not of this Earth, a true gift of God.

[@hansdekorver7365]

One will never forget Chopin. But in 100 or 200 years all those pianists will be forgotten.

[@agamaz5650]

fuck no how can you say that chopin will be immortal

[@jamesjakucyk3936]

It is really a testament to the genius of these composers that even the greatest modern pianists are still living their shadow.

[@miltonmoore5294]

@@agamaz5650 How DARE you pollute this comment page with the vile, profane, disgusting, and hated "F" word, you illiterate, low-life buzzard-brained crude lunkheaded dingbat! And you need to learn how to punctuate a simple sentence and get schooled in capitalization! OFF WITH YOU, YOU INFERNAL WASTE OF SPACE!

[@xDMrGarrison]

@@miltonmoore5294 hahahaha xD This is one of my favorite comments ever

[@DearProfessorRF]

If you want to play beyond technical pyrotechnics and recite a poem or be a storyteller while you do it, this is the kind of pianist you want to watch and listen to.

[@angeloalbertogranata1197]

Hahaha the expression at the end is like "yeah I'm an 80 old man but I'm still the best"

[@Mike1614YT]

he's right

[@agamaz5650]

so true lol

[@BeethovenHD]

disrespectful

[@aussiegamer2658]

rude

[@bengie11355]

Yeah, now Seong Jin Cho has him beat. And he is only a quarter of this guys age.

[@paulotrabaland9916]

Ce sont souvent les interprétations de Mr Rubinstein qui me font ressentir le plus d'émotions.

[@giuseppemariaperego8937]

Magnifica interpretazione ❤❤❤❤❤❤Giuseppe Perego Monza 16.2.1962 Grazie

[@sdorr]

Walking through Royce Hall at UCLA, in the late 60's, after studying, I heard a concert in progress. Standing in the hall outside the concert, I recognized Arthur Rubinstein's playing. When Intermission came, I stood by one entrance, and slipped into an (inexplicably!) empty seat. I was entranced, and went backstage afterward, joining a long line of fans, who he would only very briefly grasp hands with, not shake hands with...I told my mother soon after, and she, also a great admirer of the artist, said that I must never wash my hands...

[@jamesjakucyk3936]

Not many of today's college students have a taste for Chopin!

[@ellischernoff8603]

I was in the audience that nigh

[@hansdekorver7365]

@@ellischernoff8603 August 1973 , Amsterdam ?

[@yunzhang4738]

And then corona happened

[@sdorr]

@@yunzhang4738 ...pretty gnomic, YZ... something doesn't compute, even for those who "connect" ....

[@vincenttran160]

This is amazing, my favourite performance of this piece. He takes his time and builds up the tension so well

[@robertoguasco356]

Horovitz ..sorry

[@giuseppemariaperego8937]

E pensare che Artur Rubinstein in un intervista ha detto:" Avrei dovuto lavorare di più alla tecnica..."😂😂😂❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉 Giuseppe

[@RolandD70]

the best pianist of all times playing the best composer for the piano Chopin. Forever eternal master Rubinstein.

[@peace-now]

I wouldn't disagree with that.

[@vankasnak1]

+SugarTomAppleRoger why no one is mentioning Richter

[@ЛенаО-О]

Да,Рубинштейн самый лучший шопенист всех времён!И ещё Генрих Нейгауз.Я бы только их и слушала!)

[@doyleperkins7663]

RolandD70 I would say a toss between Franz List and Frederic Chopin...or somewhere in the middle...

[@alainspiteri502]

RolandD70 . . . and immortal Chopin , he is more than all the interpreters !

[@slaypotato1515]

Thank u again utube for giving soooooo many the opportunity to watch the great maestro who would never have had the good fortune to see him perform in person since early last yr when the pandemic hit u really came thru for all that were stuck in their homes many jobless I for one watch utube more than reg tv on my iPad with ur programming n all the tv station apps I’m good to go please continue Much love Pamela NC 🙋🏼‍♀️👍❤️

[@pianomaly9]

Beautiful! I heard him play the C# minor Scherzo Op.39 on 10/28/75 in Los Angeles. He made it sound Brahmsian, but still wonderful and majestic.

[@1990201088]

Rubinstein e Chopin,dois gênios. Amo !!!!

[@mariaflauta2580]

la música no es como el deporte: en la música no importa cuantos años tengas, puedes seguir siendo cada vez mejor! que maestro!!!!

[@avuncular300]

There should have been thunderous applause for such a moving and detailed performance, A great man and musician.

[@veradekleva2158]

Geniali l'autore ed il pianista. Grazie

[@valeo6820]

Nobody has ever played Chopin than Rubinstein. The Polish pianist was a genius. A true, genuine artistic genius.

[@doublehelix3952]

Rubinstein was the consummate Chopin-zee--No one could touch him: He played the music, not simply the notes.

[@gidsamerosido6074]

He had all resources at hand. He too was Polish

[@ACCORDEONCROMATIK]

❤grande sr. Artur hai dedicato tutta la vita alla musica e si sente, quello che mi trasmette quando suona Chopin è tutte le sfumature dell anima ❤grazie😘💕

[@m.josepiruizdecastaneda4229]

Chopin un genio inimitable. es dificil elegir una obra suya, porque todas son obras maestras , con sus sonidos característicos, originales , diferentes , inconfundibles, únicos. El juego de las alteraciones, es fabuloso. Los que se atreven a intérpretarlo tienen que ser grandes pianistas.

[@panagiotismolochtos8481]

Arthur Rubinstein ...the last civilized man ... best scherzo 2 performance here by far away

[@mattdouglas8900]

I love Zimmerman's interpretation. Check it out :)

[@marielledechopin]

Matt Douglas both are an incredible másters !!!

[@classicpiano_868]

Chopin lascia sempre il segno. Grande musica.Grande interpretazione.

[@mlechevalier38]

music is like food : receive and ingredient are the same BUT the cook is different. So the flavour is different . Not a competition just enjoy☺

[@kumo-kun1831]

I love your description it fits in sooo well, even it’s the same cook, the second time might taste better too, but the first time might as well taste better in different people’s tongue!! And when do we see cook even compete for better flavour? There’s no such thing as the “perfect flavour”, same as music, nothing is called “perfect interpretation”.

[@theodorinavesselinova1504]

The style and finesse that he plays with, the technique, yes he is the best! His look at the end is the look of a concentrated great pianist. Everything sounds so smooth and gentle, with great dynamic. It is not only about playing in tempo without making a mistake! it takes much more for being a great pianist!

[@akgypsy]

Superb! I started learning this piece when I was a teenager, and never actually followed through. This is partly nostalgic and partly sheer delight in watching/listening to Rubenstein's genius. Love it! I agree with Bradley Burgess.... who would give this a thumbs down????

[@MusikPiratCH]

Two pianists had made it impossible for me to listen Chopin played by other pianists (including even Evgeny Kissin)! Those two pianists are Arthur Rubinstein and Krystian Zimerman! Thank you both! :D

[@423985728945]

MusikPiratCH Zimerman's renditions are over edited, but it's still good to listen to them

[@dragmio]

MusikPiratCH Interestingly, although trivially, Chopin, Rubinstein and Zimerman are/were not only all Poles, but they seem to have identical noses when viewed from the side. Coincidence? I don't think so! ;)

[@BlairLSK]

dragmio I have a very small nose and a dream of becoming the best pianist I can be. Thank you for killing that dream.

[@dragmio]

BlairLSK :D I'm a bastard, I know. :)

[@markswanson549]

MusikPiratCH Have you heard Martha Argerich play this?

[@silviapezzolo]

Che suono meraviglioso, precisone e tocco profondo e soave. Interpretazione per me unica del grande maestro.

[@MrRjcosta]

Divertiti🎹🎼🎶🎶🎶😊💛☀️🙏🕊

[@MrRjcosta]

Un gioiello👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🎹🎼🎶🎶🎶💛🙏

[@liedersanger1]

I think I know what "nobility" in performance means. It means being full of emotion but holding most of it reserve, not using the piece to show off (Lang Lang)or to express your own emotions (Horowitz). It is a kind of calm obeisance to the work of art, not pushing, not wringing its neck, just letting it unfold...

[@pvonberg]

Please don't mention Lang Lang in the same breath with Horowitz.

[@willemeret2398]

Peter Von Berg I think he’s discounting Horowitz saying he’s changed the piece from a Chopin to a Horowitz piece disregarding the score, in essence discrediting both

[@eddund6932]

@@pvonberg Disons, Lang Lang performer contre Horowitz et Rubinstein musiciens, bref deux mondes diamétralement opposés

[@tanskiclaudius]

Das ist phantastisch ! Wundervoller Rubinstein ! Danke !

[@giannistera3043]

Suono cristallino senza sbavature. Grande energia. Che si vuole di più? Chapeau

[@arturolopez-portillo4452]

No hay otra interpretación más que ésta con Rubinstein

[@tamcocar]

The three people who gave this a thumbs down attend the school for the impossibly miserable. This is perfection!

[@kguy152000]

That school has grown in size.

[@pianoman1857]

He didnt't play, he was singing ... Whatever most of pianists forget today.

[@DamjanMileski]

Axel Mothe I couldn't agree more with you

[@lukashainerkjr6013]

I don't understand. Can you explain?

[@craftofboomcob2145]

Axel Mothe You are right

[@craftofboomcob2145]

Alan Yes

[@lukashainerkjr6013]

Alain I see. Thanks!

[@trevenfry8561]

Bravo! This was simply wonderful

[@mariageorgetesoares3290]

Rubinstein maravilhoso!!!

[@franchescacarrasco6351]

Tambien demuestra una gran ecuanimidad y serenidad, seguridad increible!!!!a esa edad.! Magistral interpretacion!

[@nadpatlou1]

amazing!!!.... one of my best favourite pianist.... simply one great man! do it!!!

[@황혼-y6w]

He's a Legendary Pianist, I mean that he always plays piano with passion and enthusiasm, even though when he was an elderly, and then surprises (inspires) all of the listeners of his songs, like myself !

[@rufinosanchez2703]

Creo que el Maestro ha llegado a la perfección.

[@yunzhang4738]

So what I don’t get is that why is Lang Lang getting so much hate? He has literally done nothing wrong to offends you all. So I don’t understand

[@pavlinapanovska9131]

Каков прелет по пијаното... Како летен дожд, како птици во лет, како бои на виножито, преубаво, и нежно и силно, се во истовреме... Големо благодарам!

[@yokobyeol6255]

I love that serious expression and concentration ❤️

[@llomax9642]

I love these kind of pianist that play with his hands not his head

[@Cami5039]

Absolute perfection!

[@gassyboi]

I have always enjoyed Rubinstein's interpretations. He plays this with authority.

[@aeropianogrl]

His ending was on point, and that leggerio section though- brilliant.

[@PedroFragosoPires]

Pure Music.

[@eddund6932]

En écoutant jouer Rubinstein on ne peut qu’éprouver beaucoup d’affection et du respect.

[@banumathi8684]

I love Chopi

[@valentinocaputo8257]

Grandissima interpretazione di Chopin, del Maestro, accompagnato dal Pianoforte Steinway & Sons, uno strumento musicale con una sua anima.

[@hannastaszak1684]

Arcydzieło, rewelacja ! Chopinie, geniuszu ❤️

[@ArianaSoy]

my heart simply melted...my son its just about to finish learning this wonderful piece

[@lauraemme126]

E non c'è niente da fare, ogni volta che ascolto questo brano, mi viene la pelle d'oca e non riesco a trattenere le lacrime.............sarò scema o no !!

[@robertopirovano6307]

È il migliore.........

[@leandrojulianaccorinti5429]

Junto al tango "Volver" y "La gloria del águila" por Gardel, y esta obra de Chopin te dedico una vez más. Vamos a volver. Vas a volver, Cristina, ya volviste.

[@rudolfgolez3241]

Pianist, Piano, and new tech the great pyramid of sound and sight perfection

[@enumoni2252]

Is that a quote from Liszt?

[@히히-u1x5t]

이 많은 세월을 살아오면서 그 세월의 음악을 보여주는 진가인것 같다. 정말 최고의 스케르초2번이다. 봐도봐도 질리지가 않는다.

[@paloaltoandthequiett]

공감합니다 👍👍

[@AlexanderArsov]

Rubinstein always excelled in the Second Scherzo. Had he lived to be 105, he still would have put much of the competition to shame.

[@Manuela6947]

Dios mio! Que perdida que este señor se nos haya ido! .

[@Nunofurdambiznez]

Absolutely beyond incredible.. WOW!

[@cubanm81]

Bravoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo mi viejo por siempre.

[@datakrupa]

One of Chopin's greatest works played by the master. Doesn't get any better. Makes me want to dust this one off and start learning it again.

[@RespectWong]

Perfect.

[@katiateixeiradacosta1503]

Elegante, fino, sonoro, lindo

[@cesardavidvargas3755]

Maravilloso!!

[@noemiamaria1430]

THANKS.FOR UPLOADING ❤❤

[@dennislaux]

A master at work.

[@bedenerexhepaj293]

Simply Sublime!!! Thank you!!!

[@silviocpfrg]

Absolutamente lindo !!!

[@enzopedretti2660]

Grandissima esecuzione

[@tadeuszapyr1662]

Amazing ❤️

[@victoriagemagarciaceballos4523]

Simplemente maravilloso

[@sdorr]

A prime example of musical storytelling, that transcends ordinary musicianship, or piano playing, where the performer merely renders all the notes, etc... Chopin's high art is apparent even with journeymen. However, in the hands of a master...

[@tamazpatarkalashvili2811]

Great scherzo and great performance!

[@bretsonenstein]

I think I'll mark this so I can come back to it!

[@rcom9880]

No better reason for KZbin to exist.

[@agamaz5650]

this is sooo gooooood, it's like watching art tatum almost

[@barney6888]

my my, the boy has talent

[@joseantoniogarciamatanza3429]

Dos genios en uno. ¿Alguien da más?.

[@maro8169]

ライブ演奏を聞きたかった～！ 凄い！

[@QuantumPablo]

Insuperable!

[@cristiandone5749]

el mejor Arthur Rubinstein es despues de los 70 años indudablemente

[@pauloleite9356]

Melhor intérprete de Chopin

[@navas325]

Pude verlo en el Colón con mi hermano Eduardo¡!!¡¡ sublimeee

[@kokia333]

i ❤ Chopin💋💋👍👍👍👍💞💞💞💞

[@joemorrow8711]

Love how he brings out the falling melody of the first two chords of the calm middle section. Nobody else I've listened to does it quite like Rubinstein

[@fantonyxiangshudecarvalho]

A. Rubinstein, The Great.

[@guillermojaramillo8911]

genial , perfecto, uhhhh... que dificil...

[@elgatosucio]

Still the greatest.

[@vassiagianneli4143]

Only God could play Chopin like Rubinstein does...

[@capocannoniere9]

Wonderful !! Hermoso !!

[@charlesdavis7087]

A. R. is playing for the auditorium.... not the "room".... the salon... The intimate quality of Chopins work is lost, the master work is overlooked. Get it? It's lost. Listen. Listen. The question persists. Answer come and go... but the question remain. Long live, vive la Liberty and Eros and Lobster. with hot butter. I hate it when the butter is room temp. Silly, empty , unexamined and probably a true wonder. and God born wonder, good for all of us. Here and now, as kindness and great music, and friends......... Explorers All. Yes, I mean it. Upon the Here and Now.... Thank you Ekarte Tolle.

[@annjeanmillikan]

Absolutely divine!

[@nicolasantoro4049]

Legendary

[@danielkrzysztof8572]

The Best ever!!!

[@hansdekorver7365]

Good rhythm of the big chords !

[@Orinococ23]

14 person thought they played better than Rubinstein

[@esture8413]

+Li Tiga 14 people were wrong

[@yingyeyap1250]

Li Tiga 22 person to be exact haha

[@mariacaputo1400]

che emozione non ci sono parole

[@rogermacmillan2392]

Vicar of. Dibley

[@retrogamerdave362]

I think most of us can agree that Rubinstein never had a truly great technique, but always played with his soul. He believed that all music should be played in a noble fashion and that always came through in his recordings. While there are some of his records that I dislike, there are others I absolutely adore.