Artur Rubinstein - The Chopin Collection: The Waltzes

Chopin (Artist), Rubinstein (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000003ENW
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #194,318 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Op. 18 - In E-Flat ('Grande valse brillante')

2. Op. 34: No. 1 in A-Flat ('Valse Brillante')

3. Op. 34: No. 2 In A Minor ('Valse Brillante')

4. Op. 34: No. 3 In F ('Valse Brillante')

5. Op. 42: In A-Flat (The 'Two Four' Waltz)

6. Op. 64: No. 1 In D-Flat ('Minute' Waltz)

7. Op. 64: No. 2 In C-Sharp Minor

8. Op. 64: No. 3 In A-Flat

9. Op. 69: No. 1 In A-Flat ('L'Adieu') (Posth.)

10. Op. 69: No. 2 In B Minor (Posth.)

11. Op. 70: No. 1 In G-Flat (Posth.)

12. Op. 70: No. 2 In F Minor (Posth.)

13. Op. 70: No. 3 In D-Flat (Posth.)

14. In E Minor (Posth.)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars They don't play 'em like this any more, October 30, 2006

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Eric Krupin (Salt Lake City, UT) - See all my reviews
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Barry De Boer's review below is obviously knowledgeable - but I feel he has missed the forest for the trees. Maybe a Juilliard student would be concerned whether Rubinstein is using the Debussy edition here or not. But I certainly don't - and I doubt whether any one else consulting these reviews will either. What they *will* care about, I suspect, is whether the playing will deliver that sense of being transported back to a 19th century salon [where George Sand is flicking her cigar ash in the pianoforte, no doubt] that someone in the market for the Chopin waltzes would be looking for.

The answer is: Oh my goodness, yes. Rubinstein was one of the last survivors of the Golden Age of Pianism, and he brings an aristocratic feel for this music that today's competition technicians - for all their chops and digital sound - can only mime. Dinu Lipatti's performance of these pieces has its cult, and I'll grant it has a genuine youthful charm beneath its dim, boxy recording. But to my mind there's no comparison. This is a mature performance by one of the universally-acknowledged master Chopinists, presented in soft-edged but easy-on-the-ears 50s stereo. You don't need to bother with any of the others.

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesomely Beautiful, September 19, 2011

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This review is from: Artur Rubinstein - The Chopin Collection: The Waltzes (Audio CD)

I borrowed this Music CD from my library. It was so incrediblely heart lifting and wonderfully performed that I had to go immediately to Amazon.com and order my own copy. As I listen to this master pianist and master composer, my spirits soar. It's truly beautiful and I strongly recommend it.

5.0 out of 5 stars As good as it gets., January 19, 2010

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V. Venkatesh "Venkatesh" (Singapore) - See all my reviews
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You won't go wrong with this one. Rubinstein plays Chopin Waltzes as they are meant to be played. This one is a treasure.