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| ARTIST: | Emmanuel Chabrier, Claude Debussy, Gabriel Faure, Francis Poulenc, Maurice Ravel, Artur Rubinstein |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | RCA |
| FEATURES: | Original recording remastered |
| TYPE: | Waltz for Keyboard, Keyboard Work with Descriptive or Unclassified Title, Intermezzo for Keyboard, Nocturne for Keyboard, Keyboard Music, Coll. of Character/Single-Movement/Misc. Works for Keyb., Classical Music, Classical Artists, Classical, Keyboard, Character/Single-Movement/Miscellaneous Work for Keyboard, Chamber Music & Recitals |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | Valses nobles et sentimentales: Modere, Valses nobles et sentimentales: Assez lent, Valses nobles et sentimentales: Modere, Valses nobles et sentimentales: Assez anime, Valses nobles et sentimentales: Presque lent, Valses nobles et sentimentales: Vif, Valses nobles et sentimentales: Moins vif, Valses nobles et sentimentales: (Epilogue) Lent, Mouvements Perpetuels: Assez modere, Mouvements Perpetuels: Tres modere, Mouvements Perpetuels: Alerte, Intermezzo In A-Flat: Intermezzo In A-Flat - As-dur - la bemol majeur, Forlane (Le tombeau de Couperin, No. 3), La vallee des cloches (Miroirs, No. 5), Nocturne No. 3, Op. 33, No. 3 In A-Flat: Nocturne No. 3, Op. 33, No. 3 In A-Flat - As-Dur la bemol majeur, Intermezzo No. 2 In D-Flat: Intermezzo No. 2 In D-Flat - Des - dur re bemol majeur, Scherzo-valse (Pieces pittoresques, No. 10), La Soiree dans Grenade (Estampes, No. 2), Jardins sous la pluie (Estampes, No. 3), Hommage a Rameau (Images, Book I: No. 2), Reflets dans l'eau (Images, Book I: No. I), La plus que lente (Valse), Poissons d'or (Images, Book II: No. 3) |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 090266304325 |
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Customer Reviews of Rubinstein Collection, Vol. 43
Ravel blind taste test ... So, last night I sat four of my kids down and played four different pianists performing the first of the Ravel "Valses nobles et sentimentales". They were Paul Crossley, Jean Yves Thibaudet, Friedrich Gulda, and Arthur Rubinstein. I didn't tell them who the pianists were and simply asked them which of the performances they preferred. My middle daughter (13) and middle son (15) immediately and without hesitation picked the Rubinstein performance. They commented on the care he took to PLAY the piece. My son felt the other performers pounded too much and my daughter felt some of the others too rushed. They all liked the Gulda second best, the Crossley third. The middle daughter hated the Thibaudet. She said it sounded harsh and clanged. Brian felt the Thibaudet was all over the place - rushed, then too slow, then rushed again. My youngest daughter (9) liked them all. She noted that they were different, but didn't feel she could like one better than the others. My seven year old son was just too young but knew he liked the music. Then I played the orchestrated version conducted by Boulez and the ALL loved and responded in a big way and decided that the orchestrated version was MUCH nicer than the piano version because of the rich sounds of the orchestra.
For my own rating, I love the Rubinstein, admire the Gulda, and like the Thibaudet and Crossley for what they are while not being totally convinced by their performance choices. And being a pianist of a sort, I always like the piano best even when I also like orchestrations.
Rubinstein at His Best
Some of Rubinstein's best work on record is on this disc. Although known as a Chopin player, that was by no means the limit of his pianistic culture. Rubinstein, who lived a considerable portion of his life in Paris, was especially adept in the French repertoire.
Ravel's Valses Nobles and Sentimentales, and the other pieces, benefit from Rubinstein's urbane, unfussy approach. Rubinstein never attempts the "piano without hammers" approach of Gieseking, but his tone is far from percussive.
The Chabrier Scherzo Valse demonstrates Rubinstein's remarkable memory and ability to assimilate new music. While recording this album, a friend showed Rubinstein the printed score for the Scherzo Valse. The pianists liked the piece, memorized it overnight, and recorded it the next day. He sounds like he has known the piece his entire life.
The sound, stereo except the Debussy pieces, is fine.