Tuesday, November 28, 2023

November 28 - Anton Rubinstein (The Musical Birthday Series, 5th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for November 28th are here: Jean-Baptiste Lully (2019), Anton Rubinstein (2020), Paul Shaffer; Ferdinand Ries (2021), and Jean-Baptiste Lully (2022)

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Anton Rubinstein (28 November [O.S. 16 November] 1829 – 20 November [O.S. 8 November] 1894) was a Russian pianist, composer and conductor, whose pianism was said to rival Liszt's.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Be That as It May


When caught up in the moment of performance, Rubinstein did not seem to care how many wrong notes he played as long as his conception of the piece he was playing came through. — Wikipedia


When Rubinstein played in the zone

He played with aplomb all his own;

But musical thinkers

Complained of the clinkers

To which his performance was prone.

 

 

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