Arthur Rubinstein was 77 years old when playing this... awesome!

Best interpreter of Chopin I ever heard !

He's so clean with his tone. Outer notes ring true and inner voices aren't blurred. It's insane. What a weapon

All four of these etudes are fabulous, but the first -- the "Harp Etude" in A Flat Major is breathtakingly beautiful, a performance for the ages. Rubinstein's pacing of each phrase is a miracle, too, with perfect handling of the rubato. And his singing tone!!!! Simply gorgeous.

only when you are a pianist yourself you will truly appreciate how absolutely incredible all his dynamics, pauses, rubato, tone production, interpretation is.

0:09 - Étude Op. 25, No. 1 "Aeolian Harp" 2:42 - Étude Op. 10, No. 5 "Black Keys" 4:23 - Étude Op. 25, No. 5 "Wrong Note" 7:25 - Étude Op. 10, No. 4 "Torrent"

Best recording I have ever found for all four of these etudes, especially the "Wrong-Note." Bravo, Rubinstein.

The finale of op 10 no 4 is the most ferocious I have yet heard, only matched by a young and electrifying Martha Argerich in the Chopin competition in the 50s. Considering Rubinstein's age at this time, I am impressed at how "simply" he demonstrates such massive energy.

I have never Rubenstein play Chopin studies. The performances are superb. He maintains his technique and beautiful tone. He makes each study a different poem Rubenstein was unique

So effortless! Beautiful playing, beautiful spirit.

The ultimate Chopin interpreter IMO

let's remember music is a medium .......that transcends times and History.....so listen to it ,and let your mind be at peace!

I would give my left ball to hear Chopin playing these.

That singing line! I love the sparkle in the treble at the end. And the way he shaped his phrases. Just amazing.

Rubenstein has so much power and control.. what a thundering and brilliant finish to all these etudes..

Deze etude is in mijn hart gesmeed en Arthur speelt dat met zoveel liefde en begrip. Alle pianisten moeten dit horen. Dit is mooi wat deze grootmeester doet en vele etudes zijn er geschreven door Chopin en dit is een schitterende bloemlezing van een oprecht Musicus. Alle lof voor Arhtur Rubinstein die mij vandaag ook weer tot troost en bemoediging is. Wat een lief man. Kracht tederheid en doorzettingsvermogen deze man kan niet genoeg geprezen worden

8:55 that’s literally the best left-hand I’ve ever heard.

heard these live in NYC in 1966-1967 great then and great to have these posted! thanks

so inspiring

This is out of my league. I'm here via Darren Beattie. This dude is a wizard..

Grandioso. Il mio pianista preferitp da sempre.

With 77 years Rubinstein still managed to play Op.10,4 in the prescripted speed of 176 Mälzel. Bravo!

Sensational. I especially like the "Black Key" etude.

Loved it! He certainly was one of the greatest piano player! Thank you

all of these are a challenge. fantastic footage of a genius in action.

This Torrent performance prbbly best ever played.

Ich kannte bisher nur die langweiligen Aufnahmen mit der deutschen Grammophon und war nie sonderlich begeistert von Rubinstein, aber was er hier live zeigt ist atemberaubend! Jetzt verstehe ich warum er als großer Pianist gilt!

The first time I actually enjoyed the Black Key etude

Piękno muzyki Fryderyka Chopina to fenomen graniczący z cudem.

You can keep those who preceded as well as those who have come since This man was blessed!

Wow he is so cool especially the finishing part is amazing 👏 👏 👏👏👏

Magic. What a wizard! Wonderful how Rubinstein uncovers the deeper architecture underpinning a piece. Didn't realize that the genius had such small (but muscular) hands, though never a problem getting hold of those tenths...Thank you Mr/Mrs Prokofieff for sharing this treasure with us.

Maestro de los maestros,como decimos en Andalucia.🌷

Thank you for this. ❤

Etude no.4 was great

It appears the the pitch for the audio from the reel is one pitch higher than it should be… but awesome playing. What a legend

5:15 Im addicted to this section currently

And unlike the pianists of today he lets his hands show all the emotion - doesn't need to roll his head about at all.

Thanks for posting !

I have heard so many performances of the Op.25 No.5. Rubinstein’s is the first one I’ve actually liked.

Thank you for sharing.

Such incredible artistry.

Such a wonderful performance.

What a talent!

Fantastico. Grazie!!

wonderful, rare footage. He plays more with honesty than shallow virtuosity.

That last etude was riveting

TO THINK THAT RUBINSTEIN DIDN'T RECORD THE ETUDES, BECAUSE HE DIDN'T THINK HE WAS GOOD ENOUGH. I'VE NEVER HEARD ANYONE PLAY THE WRONG NOTE ETUDE AS WELL AS THIS, & ONLY HOROWITZ COULD PLAY THE OTHERS AS WELL AS HE PLAYED THEM.

Wow thank you!!

Wonderful! Chopin is my favorite and most of my posts are on his pieces :)

Bravo indeed! The piano is very sharp#

Very very good music, I really really like Rubinstein.

Wonderful.

Bravo,Bravo..........

Огромное спасибо!

Rubi has such great control and poise and color! Great. Thank you very much for sharing with us!

Incredible 👏👏👏

Alles was ich übersehe, in dem Alter, mit dem wachen Talent - völlig allein stehend.

Das ist unglaublich......

❤️

I wish i had his posture lol

It is... priceless!!

Perfect ！

Ik denk dat ge dat in zijn tijd moet zien. Arthur was uiteraard een ENORM BEGAAFD pianist, dat vind ik tenminste! Toch doet hij hier en daar mooie dingen, zoals plotse rubato's, diminuendo's en tempowisselingen. Ik ben niet zo negatief over Rubinstein als gij. Maar ik houd in 't alg. niet van zijn klank, hetgeen ook voor o.a. de buitengewoon begaafde pianist Brendel opgaat. Groetje, Geert.

bravo.....Arthur...

Unico sensazionale, la perfezione

Pure heaven.

ВЕличайший пианист!!!!

how can one dislike this video?

There's no reason to doubt you, the reason I mentioned Rachmaninoff was because I remembered reading or hearing somewhere that he too had an enormous stretch. And then the the imagination ran wild, i.e. some sort of clash of the Titans (who can stretch the furthest?) and Rachmaninoff composing a piece and thinking to himself "I'll just pop in a few extra notes in this chord to give Artur a hard time...". Still in shock about that 12th, I can't even get it with my elbow!

I just like it very much ！

An extraordinart man. It is worth reading his Wikipedia entry.

Just want to fold him up and put him in my pocket, save him for a rainy day.

Black Keys Etudes

Marcel, ondergetekende heeft ooit, in Rio de Janeiro 1985, concerten voor 2 piano's aangeboden gekregen met een dochter van Arthur!

godly tone

He was best player

...doubtful is there was ever - ever - a more musical interpretation of these very popular pieces. Even Horowitz emphasized the pianistic rather than the music - which is easily demonstrated by listening to Vlad and others play these - after hearing Rubinstein - a simply unequaled interpreter of Chopin, and musical storyteller supreme...

It really is a crime we can't see his hands in the Op. 10 No. 4.

7:27 nunca havia visto algo assim wow

This is the best person on the instrument .....ever; of course, I never heard Chopin or the big L.

I just very much!

the best..............

Then the recording could only lose its priceless value.

Me parece que su posición al piano y sus manos se asemejan muchísimo a Horowitz, sera acaso la misma técnica o algo parecido, al fin de cuentas fueron contemporáneos. His hands position and way he sits at the piano reminds me Horowitz's elegance. Could be the same technique? after all they were contemporaries.

Ja, vreemd... ik meen mij te herinneren dat ik over de Pollini ook ooit zoiets gelezen had: raar, he! Richter, Pollini, Dehoux... :-)

a sober face expression does not necessarily prevent a performance from being a masterpiece

Not loving most of that middle section of the Wrong Note Etude, though maybe it sounded better live. Seemed way too straight to me. Loved the rest of that piece. Interesting how he held back on the combo RH a-g# and LH c#-b at the end of the etude. I haven't heard it done that way. Kind of liked it.

Uomo dal talento immenso

that aeolian harp is divine!

Pollini usually gets all the credits

Very fast and still so EASY. Think at it. Usually people do simple thing very opposite:struggle hard

Amazing and indeed rare performance; he almost feared playing Etudes in public, as he found them so unsuited to his hands. (One of his recital habits: He'd pick out a nice-looking lady from the audience to play to, although she wouldn't necessarily know it. At Montreal's Plateau Hall back in the '40s, that lady was my Aunt Ruby Stormont. I am indebted to her and her brother Reggie for inspiring my pianistic talents.)

4:14 crowd's reaction: "Damn we wanna clap!!! oop! but he's not done yet.."

ㅠ..ㅠ 말로 표현할수 없다....

No entiendo cuando filman planos que no incluyen las manos y teclado como el estudio final . Cómo si a un atleta le filmen solo el rostro

so analytic ...

Please give other great artists a second listen! My favorites: Anievas and Trifonov are masters of subtlety, poetry, passion --but definitely even Pollini, Lugansky, Novaes, Horowitz Revolutionary. They have magnificent things to say as well, and i feel that their balance between pure technical virtuosity & musicality is more convincing, satisfying than Rubinstein here, particularly the Etudes Op.10 No.5 and the Op.25 No.5.

I do not know why "Kyle" comes as a name I am "Catherine"

77歳でこの演奏できるってことは、それだけ合理的なテクニックの持ち主だったんでしょうね。 Op.10-4は身体の動き安定してますもんね。 ただちょっと楽譜と違うのがやはりこの時代らしいというか（笑） でもまたそれが個性的で面白いというのも。