ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN - 8 Original Albums: My Chopin Favorites [CD de audio] Arthur Rubinstein

10 CD box set featuring eight original albums and top-class bonus tracks from the best-known pianist of the 20th century, Arthur Rubinstein, performing works by Chopin at the height of his mastery. The recordings collected together for these 10 CDs assured Rubinstein his place in the "Hall of Fame" of the greatest virtuosi of our time. From his debut as thirteen-year-old in Berlin until his last appearance in 1976 in London he had given several thousand concerts and made more than 700 recordings. "Rubinstein's tone never appears feeble, even in piano is has a full sound. His tone has a base that allows power without sounding hard when forte. These impressive tonal qualities come to the fore especially in his interpretations of Chopin. Rubinstein's unerring sense of rhythm (for instance in the mazurkas), his skill in letting the piano 'sing' (the nocturnes are a good example), his unique gift, the ability to marry feeling and awareness of form (clearly discernible in the concertos, sche