Thursday, December 15, 2011

Rubinstein - Piano Concerto #4 in D minor #75

Rubinstein - Piano Concerto #4 in D minor

Anton Rubinstein (1829 - 1894) was a Russian pianist, director and composer. In the 19th century virtuoso performer / composers such as Franz Liszt as part of a tradition. One of his compositions at the time, though seldom heard now, equally as a composer as he is a respectable performer.

He is popular in Europe as a virtuoso pianist, and even the United States, popular during the 1872-73 concert season. 200 concerts in 239 days on them. This tour of the Steinway piano company, and he received 200 per concert plus costs. Rubinstein said that this visit: "For example, under the condition of slavery to our store, and May is an opportunity for the industry is one of only a portion of the robot, to perform mechanical work of the artist remains no dignity, he lost the receipt, and the success was invariably ....! gratifying, but not all, so long that I began to despise myself and my art. So it was a deep dissatisfaction that when I return in a few years later that I was an American tour, I refused pointblank ... "In fact, he was not alone in this journey to have enough money to achieve a Do not worry about the decision not to call again to help him.



Attendance, Rubinstein have benefited so much that Beethoven Beethoven's illegitimate son, as he was about. Liszt called him a second van. His hand is outstretched palm, short, thick fingers that have been finger-tip broad and square with the paws was more like it. His piano roar, or it may be a whisper and say. The pedal is a master, and said, "is a piano pedal and soul".

Rubinstein's life was music and music education in Russia in 1862 in St. Petersburg in particular the contribution of the founder of the music conservatory. But, make pickles, and until his death from heart disease and his life has been all recitals.

He was highly esteemed piano concerto # 4 by Rachmaninoff and Paderewski was a virtuoso pianists as part of the repertoire. This is generally followed the Romantic piano concerto, and 3 of the structure of the moderato assai, Andante, Allegro.




Rusinstein's Piano concerto #4 in D minor: