Arthur Rubinstein - Arthur Rubinstein Plays Great Piano Concertos (2013)

• Title: Arthur Rubinstein Plays Great Piano Concertos
  
• Year Of Release: 2013
  
• Label: RCA Red Seal
  
• Genre: Classical
  
• Quality: flac lossless
  
• Total Time: 13:05:43
  
• Total Size: 3.35 gb
  
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Tracklist

CD1
01. Concerto No. 20 for Piano and Orchestra in D Minor, K. 466: Allegro
02. Concerto No. 20 for Piano and Orchestra in D Minor, K. 466: Romance
03. Concerto No. 20 for Piano and Orchestra in D Minor, K. 466: Rondo. Allegro assai
04. Concerto No. 21 for Piano and Orchestra in C Major, K. 467: Allegro maestoso
05. Concerto No. 21 for Piano and Orchestra in C Major, K. 467: Andante
06. Concerto No. 21 for Piano and Orchestra in C Major, K. 467: Allegro vivace assai

CD2
01. Concerto No. 23 for Piano and Orchestra in A Major, K. 488: Allegro
02. Concerto No. 23 for Piano and Orchestra in A Major, K. 488: Andante
03. Concerto No. 23 for Piano and Orchestra in A Major, K. 488: Presto
04. Concerto No. 24 for Piano and Orchestra in C Minor, K. 491: Allegro
05. Concerto No. 24 for Piano and Orchestra in C Minor, K. 491: Larghetto
06. Concerto No. 24 for Piano and Orchestra in C Minor, K. 491: Allegretto

CD3
01. Concerto No. 17 for Piano and Orchestra in G Major, K. 453: Allegro
02. Concerto No. 17 for Piano and Orchestra in G Major, K. 453: Andante
03. Concerto No. 17 for Piano and Orchestra in G Major, K. 453: Allegretto
04. Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra in C Major, Op. 15: Allegro con brio
05. Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra in C Major, Op. 15: Largo
06. Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra in C Major, Op. 15: Rondo: Allegro scherzando

CD4
01. Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: Allegro con brio
02. Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: Adagio
03. Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: Rondo. Molto allegro
04. Concerto No. 3 for Piano and Orchestra in C Minor, Op. 37: Allegro con brio
05. Concerto No. 3 for Piano and Orchestra in C Minor, Op. 37: Largo
06. Concerto No. 3 for Piano and Orchestra in C Minor, Op. 37: Rondo: Allegro

CD5
01. Concerto No. 4 for Piano and Orchestra in G Major, Op. 58: Allegro moderato
02. Concerto No. 4 for Piano and Orchestra in G Major, Op. 58: Andante con moto
03. Concerto No. 4 for Piano and Orchestra in G Major, Op. 58: Rondo: Vivace
04. Concerto No. 5 for Piano and Orchestra in E-Flat Major, Op. 73: Allegro
05. Concerto No. 5 for Piano and Orchestra in E-Flat Major, Op. 73: Adagio un poco mosso
06. Concerto No. 5 for Piano and Orchestra in E-Flat Major, Op. 73: Rondo. Allegro

CD6
01. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: Allegro maestoso
02. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: Romance
03. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 11: Rondo
04. Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in F Minor, Op. 21: Maestoso
05. Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in F Minor, Op. 21: Larghetto
06. Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in F Minor, Op. 21: Allegro vivace

CD7
01. Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra in D Minor, Op. 15: Maestoso
02. Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra in D Minor, Op. 15: Adagio
03. Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra in D Minor, Op. 15: Rondo allegro non troppo
04. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 16: Allegro molto moderato
05. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 16: Adagio
06. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 16: Allegro moderato molto

CD8
01. Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: Allegro non troppo
02. Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: Allegro appassionato
03. Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in B-Flat Major, Op. 83:: Andante
04. Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: Allegro grazioso
05. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 54: Allegro affettuoso
06. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 54: Intermezzo. Andantino grazioso
07. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A Minor, Op. 54: Allegro vivace

CD9
01. Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in C Minor, Op. 18: Moderato - Allegro
02. Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in C Minor, Op. 18: Adagio sostenuto
03. Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in C Minor, Op. 18: Allegro scherzando
04. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
05. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: Andantino simplice
06. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B-Flat Minor, Op. 23: Allegro con fuoco

CD10
01. Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in G Minor, Op. 22: Andante sostenuto
02. Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in G Minor, Op. 22: Allegro scherzando
03. Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in G Minor, Op. 22: Presto
04. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat: Allegro maestoso (Redbook Stereo)
05. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat: Quasi adagio (Redbook Stereo)
06. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat: Allegretto vivace (Redbook Stereo)
07. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-Flat: Allegro marziale animato (Redbook Stereo)
08. Symphonic Variations: Poco allegro (Redbook Stereo)
09. Symphonic Variations: Allegro non troppo (Redbook Stereo)
10. Nights in the Gardens of Spain: At Generalife
11. Nights in the Gardens of Spain: Distant Dance
12. Nights in the Gardens of Spain: In the Gardens of the Sierra de Córdoba

CD11
01. Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise, Op. 22 in E-flat: Andante spianato
02. Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise, Op. 22 in E-flat: Grande Polonaise
03. Fantasia on Polish Airs in A Major, Op. 13: Largo non troppo
04. Fantasia on Polish Airs in A Major, Op. 13: Andantino
05. Fantasia on Polish Airs in A Major, Op. 13: Kujawiak. Vivace
06. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Introduction
07. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation I (Precedente)
08. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Theme
09. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation II
10. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation III
11. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation IV
12. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation V
13. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation VI
14. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation VII
15. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation VIII
16. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation IX
17. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation X
18. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XI
19. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XII
20. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XIII
21. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XIV
22. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XV
23. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVI
24. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVII
25. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVIII
26. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XIX
27. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XX
28. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XXI
29. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XXII
30. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XXIII
31. Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XXIV
32. Symphonie Concertante, Op. 60: Moderato
33. Symphonie Concertante, Op. 60: Andante molto sostenuto
34. Symphonie Concertante, Op. 60: Allegro non troppo

First the bad news: Rubinstein’s last Beethoven concerto cycle, with conductor Daniel Barenboim, is his least impressive. Mind you, it’s not bad, but he was well past his prime and it shows–less in the occasional dropped note than in the lack of forceful accents and spontaneity in the phrasing. Rubinstein’s later Brahms concerto recordings, with Leinsdorf and Ormandy, on the other hand, are still quite good. His Chopin concertos and Rachmaninov Second (Ormandy) and Paganini Rhapsody (Reiner), have always been acclaimed, particularly the Rhapsody, for both soloist and conductor.

The later Nights in the Gardens of Spain and Saint-Saëns Second Piano Concerto, both with Ormandy, remain very impressive. The Saint-Saëns was a Rubinstein specialty, and no one inflected the central movement’s second theme with such an infectious bounce–and those Philadelphia cellos are drop-dead gorgeous. Franck’s Symphonic Variations are out of fashion today, but it’s a great work and this is possibly its finest recorded performance. Rubinstein’s Tchaikovsky Concerto with Leinsdorf is a class act from start to finish, as is his Schumann Concerto with Giulini.

Szymanowski’s Symphony No. 4 (Sinfonia concertante) was composed for Rubinstein, and it’s a shame he never remade it in stereo, but this still remains a benchmark version in good mono sound. Perhaps the most pleasant surprise will be Rubinstein’s Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 17, 20, 21, 23, and 24. Here Rubinstein’s gifts as a chamber music player are evident in the form of some truly delightful interplay between solo and orchestra. Witness the coda of Concerto No. 17 (sample). It may not be “authentic,” but it’s very stylish and consistently enjoyable.

Presumably there will be a Beethoven box in this series that features the Leinsdorf concerto cycle, but aside from this single unfortunate repertory choice, this is a mostly impressive set and a very good deal at budget price. The engineering is variable, understandably, but certainly acceptable.

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