The Rubinstein Collection Volume 45 - Chopin Ballades & Scherzos (1959 & 1965 recordings)
Genre: Romantic piano music | 1 CD | EAC & FLAC (CUE+LOG) | Complete Covers & PDF | 327 MB
1959 & 1965 recording, 1999 release | Publisher: RCA Red Seal 09026 63045-2
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Genre: Romantic piano music | 1 CD | EAC & FLAC (CUE+LOG) | Complete Covers & PDF | 327 MB
1959 & 1965 recording, 1999 release | Publisher: RCA Red Seal 09026 63045-2
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Works/Tracks:
1. (00:09:22) Ballade No. 1, Opus 23: Largo - Moderato in G minor
2. (00:06:42) Ballade No. 2, Opus 38: Andantino in F major
3. (00:07:19) Ballade No. 3, Opus 47: Allegretto in A-flat major
4. (00:10:44) Ballade No. 4, Opus 52: Andante con moto in F minor
5. (00:09:05) Scherzo No. 1, Opus 20: Presto con fuoco in B minor
6. (00:09:45) Scherzo No. 2, Opus 31: Presto in B-flat minor
7. (00:07:15) Scherzo No. 3, Opus 39: Presto con fuoco in C-sharp minor
8. (00:10:58) Scherzo No. 4, Opus 54: Presto in E major
9. (00:03:16) Tarantelle, Opus 43: Presto in A-flat major
Performers:
Arthur Rubinstein
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Recording Information
Arthur Rubinstein
The Rubinstein Collection Volume 45
Frédéric Chopin: Ballades, Scherzos, Tarantelle
recorded in 1959 & 1965
released in 1999
RCA Red Seal
09026 63045-2
Reviews
Rubinstein was in his prime when these versions of the Chopin Ballades and Scherzos were recorded in 1959. Curiously, although this was to be his third version of the Scherzos, he had never recorded the Ballades before.
Rubinstein was temperamentally well suited to these works, moreso than in the Mazurkas and Preludes. The narrative aspect of the Ballades suited his intuitive sense of structure well. At this point in his career, Rubinstein had known these pieces for six decades. It is no wonder, therefore, that he performs them more convincingly than, say, Kissin does on his recent recording.
The Scherzos are outright virtuoso works. Rubinstein would occasionally perform all four in concert, back-to-back. Any other pianist would have been exhasted by the effort. Not Rubinstein, who posessed a seemingly inexaustable reserve of energy. The pianist is just as on top of these pieces, technically, as any of his colleagues, and much more attuned to them musically.
The Tarantella is an effective encore here, if lacking in the final degree of "bite" (pun intended) this crazed dance piece requires.
The sound, made from original recordings produced by RCA's legendary Jack Pfeiffer, is spectacular–sounding every bit as lifelike as the best of today's digital recordings.
This is the one to get! (Hank Drake on amazon.com)