The Rubinstein Collection Volume 68 - Bach/Busoni, Franck, Liszt, Debussy & Villa-Lobos
The Rubinstein Collection Volume 68 - Bach/Busoni, Franck, Liszt, Debussy & Villa-Lobos
Genre: Piano Recital | 1 CD | EAC & FLAC (CUE+LOG) | Complete Covers & PDF | 297 MB
1961, 1965 & 1970 recording & 1999 release | Publisher: RCA Red Seal 09026 63068-2
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Genre: Piano Recital | 1 CD | EAC & FLAC (CUE+LOG) | Complete Covers & PDF | 297 MB
1961, 1965 & 1970 recording & 1999 release | Publisher: RCA Red Seal 09026 63068-2
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Works/Tracks
1. (00:14:26) Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Busoni): Chaconne (from Violin Partita No. 2, BWV 1004)
2. (00:05:02) César Franck - Prélude, Chorale & Fugue in B minor, FWV 21: I. Prélude
3. (00:06:47) César Franck - Prélude, Chorale & Fugue in B minor, FWV 21: II. Chorale
4. (00:06:59) César Franck - Prélude, Chorale & Fugue in B minor, FWV 21: III. Fugue
5. (00:11:05) Franz Liszt - Sonata in B minor, S 178: I. Lento assai
6. (00:06:02) Franz Liszt - Sonata in B minor, S 178: II. Andante sostenuto
7. (00:05:42) Franz Liszt - Sonata in B minor, S 178: III. Allegro energico
8. (00:04:07) Franz Liszt - Sonata in B minor, S 178: IV. Stretto quasi presto
9. (00:03:06) Franz Liszt - Valse oubliée, S 215: I. Allegro in F sharp
10. (00:04:31) Claude Debussy - La plus que lente (Valse), L 121
11. (00:01:30) Heitor Villa-Lobos - Prole do bebê, Book I: VII. O Polichinelo
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Artur Rubinstein
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Arthur Rubinstein / The Rubinstein Collection Volume 68 - Bach-Busoni, Franck, Liszt, Debussy, Villa-Lobos
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Recording Information
recorded in 1961, 1965 & 1970
Rome & New York City
released in 1999
RCA Red Seal 09026 63068-2
Reviews
The program in Volume 68 of RCA's Complete Arthur Rubinstein Collection is uncommonly well balanced to demonstrate that the pianist's musical sympathies went far beyond Chopin and Brahms.
Rubinstein considered Ferruccio Busoni's arrangements of J. S. Bach's music to be the ideal transference of Bach's musical thought to the modern piano. This, Rubinstein's only recording of the Chaconne, was recorded in 1970. The pianist moves through the shifting moods of Bach's variations smoothly, characterizing the contrasting episodes while maintaining the basic pulse. Anyone who thinks Rubinstein did not possess a rock-solid piano technique need only listen to this performance as proof of the pianist's abilities. He can match his younger colleagues finger for finger, and tonally he can't be beaten. Unlike, say, Kissin, Rubinstein is able to push the piano to its dynamic limits, without ever creating a harsh sound.
If I had to choose one solo recording to demonstrate Rubinstein's gifts as a pianist and interpreter, it would be this version of Franck's Chorale, Prelude & Fugue, also recorded in 1970. Basically, the key to bringing this difficult piece to life lies in the careful balancing of totality and detail. Despite his posthumous reputation as a "Romantic" pianist, Rubinstein was essentially concerned with the big-picture, musically speaking. By avoiding the temptation to point out certain details in Franck's piano writing, the framework of the piece emerges more clearly. Rubinstein, at 83, plays with all the brilliance heard on earlier versions, and with even greater structural control.
I don't think Rubinstein loved Liszt the way he loved Chopin or Brahms. Although he performed Liszt's mammoth Sonata virtually from the beginning of his career, he did not record it until 1965, when he was 78. There are three basic approaches to this work: Demonic, Narrative, or Structural. Rubinstein unhesitatingly chooses the latter course, with just a dash of the previous two. This performance does not have the frisson or diabolical qualities of Horowitz' legendary 1932 recording. Nor does it have the ineffectual mooning of Watts' unfortunate 1985 version. Nor, thankfully, is it study in sterile perfection, as is Pollini's recording. Rubinstein plays the Sonata as a SONATA, not as a balancing act between orgies of speed and sentimental interludes. (It must be admitted, however, that there are a few bluffed passages and even a misreading of the text on Rubinstein's part.) Also included on the CD is Liszt's Valse-oubliee, along with the Sonata Rubinstein's only stereo recording of Liszt's solo music.
Rubinstein was playing Debussy's music when it was hot off the press, and La plus que lent was a great favorite is his. The Villa-Lobos O Polichinelo was long associated with the pianist, and was the last piece he ever played in public. It makes an effective encore here.
RCA's remastering preserved Rubinstein's unique tonal qualities, and has greater dynamic impact than previous issues. Hank Drake on amazon.com