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theodopolis

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Rubinstein and the Chopin Etudes.

on: March 24, 2005, 01:48:35 AM

I'm sure I read somewhere that Artur Rubinstein 'feared' the Chopin etudes. However, does this mean that he never recorded them, I can only find the 'Trois nouvelles études.'
It would seem a shame that this great of the keyboard could not spread his mastery of the complete oeuvre of Chopin.

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SteinwayTony

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Re: Rubinstein and the Chopin Etudes.

Reply #1 on: March 24, 2005, 01:55:08 AM

Unfortunately, you're right. Rubinstein never recorded the etudes.

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presto agitato

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Re: Rubinstein and the Chopin Etudes.

Reply #2 on: March 24, 2005, 03:52:03 AM

As far is i know he never recorded them because he wasnt able to play Op 10-1 and Op 10-7.

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Hmoll

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Re: Rubinstein and the Chopin Etudes.

Reply #3 on: March 24, 2005, 05:34:20 PM

He recorded, and performed some of them, but never recorded all of them.

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SteinwayTony

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Re: Rubinstein and the Chopin Etudes.

Reply #4 on: March 24, 2005, 05:46:23 PM

In his younger days he often performed the Op. 25 cycle, but he was criticized for performing them before having learned them properly.

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