ARTUR RUBINSTEIN, ARTUR ALSO SPELLED ARTHUR (JANUARY 28, 1887, ŁÓDŹ, POLAND, RUSSIAN EMPIRE — DECEMBER 20, 1982, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND)
Rubinstein began study at the age of three and at the age of eight studied at the Warsaw Conservatory. The following year he became a pupil of Heinrich Barth in Berlin. Rubinstein was seven when he made his first public appearance, and he made his European debut in Berlin at 13. In 1906 he made his American debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall but received a cool reception because of his youth. During World War I Rubinstein, who was fluent in eight languages, served as a military interpreter in London and performed there with the violinist Eugène Ysa e. From 1916 to 1918 he visited Spain and South America and created a sensation by introducing works by Manuel de Falla, Isaac Albéniz, and Enrique Granados. Another trip to the United States in 1919 proved to be lacklustre, however. During the 1920s Rubinstein developed a reputation as a cosmopolitan socialite, but in 1932 he married Aniela Młynarski and began to seriously analyze his artistry. He renewed his dedication to music, practiced 12 to 16 hours a day, and brought a new discipline to his already brilliant technique. When he returned once again to the United States in 1937 and performed at Carnegie Hall, he was hailed as a genius.
TRACKLIST
6560 SCHUMANN – Papillons (Butterflies), Op. 2
6596 BRAHMS – Capriccio, Op. 76, No. 2, b
6744 BRAHMS – Rhapsody, Op. 79, No. l, b
6755 FALLA-RUBINSTEIN – Ritual Fire Dance from ballet “El Amor Brujo”
6811 CHOPIN – Preludes, Op. 28, Nos. l, C; 4, e; 10, c#; 21, Bb and 24, d
6834 DEBUSSY – L’Isle Joyeuse (The Joyous Isle)
6857 RIMSKY-KORSAKOFF – Selections from the Opera “Le coq d’or”
6922 PROKOFIEFF – Suggestion diàbolique, Op. 4, No. 4
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