Arthur Rubinstein-the Complete Album Collection
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From December on, "Arthur Rubinstein The Complete Album Collection" will be the world's biggest CD edition for a solo artist according to Guinness World Records (TM). It features all the legendary pianist's issued recordings made by RCA Victor between 1940 and 1976, and includes one LP issued on the DECCA label in 1978. The collection also includes the recordings Rubinstein made in England for the English label His Master's Voice (HMV) between 1928 and 1940, most of which were released in the United States by RCA on its Victor label. The collection includes complete studio and live performances, solo, concerto and chamber music repertoire in reproductions of original LP sleeves and labels, the earlier recordings, initially released on 78-rpm discs, appear in three sets with 14 CDs in the edition.
The bonus CDs in this edition (CDs 140-142) contain recordings of his legendary 1961 cycle of ten concerts at New York's Carnegie Hall. They include four works that Rubinstein had never before committed to disc plus two others that represent brand-new additions to his RCA discography.
This edition also boasts the finest sound quality ever bestowed on Arthur Rubinstein's complete recordings. The masters for the principal works in the collection come from the series of Living Stereo SACDs and Japanese XRCDs. All the other recordings are based on masters from the Rubinstein Collection of 1999, technically and sonically refurbished for this edition. In cases where the desired results could not be obtained, Sony Classical has gone back to the original analogue tapes.
The 164-page full-colored hardcover book in landscape format includes new liner notes by Rubinstein biographer Harvey Sachs, photos shot or selected by Arthur Rubinstein's daughter Eva Rubinstein, an essay about the legendary 1961 Carnegie Hall concerts, complete discography in alphabetical and chronological order featuring 78s, 45s and LPs and track listings with complete discographical notes, producer names and matrix nos.
The two bonus DVDs are "Rubinstein Remembered", a documentary tracing the great pianist's life from his origins in Łódź, Poland, through his final concert there in 1975, with interviews from family and friends, newsreels, home movies, TV interviews and performance footage. Narrated by Rubinstein's son John Rubinstein and produced by Peter Rosen and the "The Benefit Recital for Israel 1976" recorded at Ambassador College, Pasadena, California on Jan 15, 1975 featuring works by Beethoven, Schumann, Debussy, Chopin and Mendelssohn.
The "Arthur Rubinstein Complete Album Collection" consists almost entirely of reproductions of vinyl LPs in their original sleeves. The few exceptions that were only released on CD retain their original CD cover. Thus for the first time ever, music lovers have the opportunity of discovering every single one of Rubinstein's original albums in a single issue.
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- 製品サイズ : 31.12 x 24.38 x 15.75 cm; 7.2 kg
- メーカー : RCA Red Seal
- EAN : 0886979113626
- SPARSコード : DDD
- レーベル : RCA Red Seal
- ASIN : B005G0ETV0
- ディスク枚数 : 144
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DVDは2枚
DVD 1 THE BENEFIT RECITAL FOR ISRAEL 1975 ‾ RUBINSTEIN
DVD 2 RUBINSTEIN REMEMBERED ' A DOCUMENTARY
CD全142枚は以下のとおり
CD 1-5 THE EARLY RECORDINGS 1928'1935 ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 6-10 THE EARLY RECORDINGS 1931'1939 ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 11-14 THE EARLY RECORDINGS 1938'1949 ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 15 RACHMANINOFF ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' NBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ' GOLSCHMANN
CD 16 GRIEG ' PIANO CONCERTO ' LISZT ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' RCA VICTOR S. O. ' DALLAS S. O. ' DORATI
CD 17 TCHAIKOVSKY ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' MINNEAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ' MITROPOULOS
CD 18 CHOPIN ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' NBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ' STEINBERG
CD 19 SCHUMANN ' PIANO CONCERTO ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' RCA VICTOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ' STEINBERG
CD 20 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO SONATAS NO. 23 “APPASSIONATA” & NO. 18 “THE HUNT” ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 21 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO SONATA NO. 8 “PATH'TIQUE” ' SCHUMANN ' FANTASIEST'CKE ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 22 FALLA ' NOCHES EN LOS JARDINES DE ESPA'A ' MOZART ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 23 ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 23 SCHUMANN ' PIANO QUINTET ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' PAGANINI QUARTET
CD 24 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' NBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ' TOSCANINI
CD 25 SCHUBERT ' PIANO TRIO NO. 1 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' HEIFETZ ' FEUERMANN
CD 26 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO TRIO NO. 7 “ARCHDUKE” ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' HEIFETZ ' FEUERMANN
CD 27 BRAHMS ' PIANO TRIO NO. 1 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' HEIFETZ ' FEUERMANN
CD 28 FAUR' ' PIANO QUARTET NO. 1 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' MEMBERS OF THE PAGANINI QUARTET
CD 29 RAVEL ' PIANO TRIO ' MENDELSSOHN ' PIANO TRIO NO. 1 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' HEIFETZ ' PIATIGORSKY
CD 30 TCHAIKOVSKY ' PIANO TRIO ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' HEIFETZ ' PIATIGORSKY
CD 31 CHOPIN ' SCHERZOS NOS. 1-4 ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 32 PIANO ENCORES BY ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN
CD 33 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 4 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA ' BEECHAM
CD 34-35 CHOPIN ' THE COMPLETE NOCTURNES ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 36 CHOPIN ' 24 PR'LUDES, OP. 28 ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 37 BRAHMS ' PIANO SONATA NO. 3 ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 38 CHOPIN ' POLONAISES OPP. 26, 40, 44 & 53 “HEROIC” ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 39 CHOPIN ' PIANO SONATA NO. 2 “FUNERAL MARCH” ' DEBUSSY ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 40 BRAHMS ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ' MUNCH
CD 41 RACHMANINOFF ' RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI ' SZYMANOWSKI ' SYMPHONIE CONCERTANTE ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 42-44 CHOPIN ' THE COMPLETE MAZURKAS ' POLONAISE-FANTAISIE ' GRANDE POLONAISE BRILLANTE ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 45 SCHUMANN ' CELLO CONCERTO ' BRAHMS ' CELLO SONATA NO. 1 ‾ PIATIGORSKY ' RUBINSTEIN
CD 46 FRANCK ' STRAUSS ' VIOLIN SONATAS ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' HEIFETZ ' S'NDOR
CD 47 BRAHMS ' INTERMEZZI ' CAPRICCIO ' RHAPSODIES ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 48 CHOPIN ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ' WALLENSTEIN
CD 49 SCHUMANN ' CARNAVAL ' FRANCK ' PR'LUDE, CHORAL ET FUGUE ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 50 BRAHMS ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ' REINER
CD 51 RUBINSTEIN PLAYS GRIEG
CD 52 CHOPIN ' WALTZES ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 53 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO SONATAS NO. 23 “APPASSIONATA” & NO. 8 “PATH'TIQUE” ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 54 RUBINSTEIN PLAYS LISZT
CD 55 FALLA ' GRANADOS ' ALB'NIZ ' MOMPOU ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ' JORDA
CD 56 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' SYMPHONY OF THE AIR ' KRIPS
CD 57 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' SYMPHONY OF THE AIR ' KRIPS
CD 58 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' SYMPHONY OF THE AIR ' KRIPS
CD 59 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 4 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' SYMPHONY OF THE AIR ' KRIPS
CD 60 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 5 “EMPEROR” ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' SYMPHONY OF THE AIR ' KRIPS
CD 61 SAINT-SA'NS ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 ' FRANCK ' VARIATIONS SYMPHONIQUES ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' WALLENSTEIN
CD 62 RACHMANINOFF ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 ' LISZT ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' REINER ' WALLENSTEIN
CD 63 SCHUMANN ' PIANO CONCERTO ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' RCA VICTOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ' KRIPS
CD 64 RUBINSTEIN PLAYS CHOPIN
CD 65 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO SONATAS NO. 21 “WALDSTEIN” & NO. 18 “THE HUNT” ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 66 CHOPIN ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 ' GRANDE POLONAISE BRILLANTE ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' WALLENSTEIN
CD 67 BRAHMS ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' RCA VICTOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ' KRIPS
CD 68 CHOPIN ' SCHERZOS NOS. 1-4 ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 69 CHOPIN ' BALLADES NOS. 1-4 ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 70 BEETHOVEN ' VIOLIN SONATAS NO. 9 “KREUTZER” & NO. 5 “SPRING” ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' SZERYNG
CD 71 GRIEG ' PIANO CONCERTO ' LISZT ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' WALLENSTEIN
CD 72 RACHMANINOFF ' RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI ' FALLA ' NIGHTS IN THE GARDENS OF SPAIN ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 73 BRAHMS ' PIANO SONATA NO. 3 ' INTERMEZZO OP. 116/6 ' ROMANCE OP. 118/5 ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 74 MOZART ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 24 ' RONDO K. 511 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' RCA VICTOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ' KRIPS
CD 75 CHOPIN ' PIANO SONATAS NO. 2 “FUNERAL MARCH” & NO. 3 ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 76 CHOPIN ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' NEW SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OF LONDON ' SKROWACZEWSKI
CD 77 GRIEG ' PIANO CONCERTO ' FAVORITE ENCORES ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' RCA VICTOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ' WALLENSTEIN
CD 78 HIGHLIGHTS FROM RUBINSTEIN AT CARNEGIE HALL
CD 79 BRAHMS ' VIOLIN SONATAS NO. 2 & NO. 3 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' SZERYNG
CD 80 BEETHOVEN ' VIOLIN SONATA NO. 8 ' BRAHMS ' VIOLIN SONATA NO. 1 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' SZERYNG
CD 81 MOZART ' PIANO CONCERTOS NO. 23 & NO. 21 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' RCA VICTOR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ' WALLENSTEIN
CD 82 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO SONATAS NO. 14 “MOONLIGHT” ' NO. 26 “LES ADIEUX” ' NO. 8 “PATH'TIQUE” ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 83 SCHUMANN ' CARNAVAL ' FANTASIEST'CKE ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 84 TCHAIKOVSKY ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ' LEINSDORF
CD 85 MOZART ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 20 ' HAYDN ' ANDANTE & VARIATIONS ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' WALLENSTEIN
CD 86 MOZART ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 17 ' SCHUBERT ' IMPROMPTUS D 899/3-4 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' WALLENSTEIN
CD 87 CHOPIN ' WALTZES NOS. 1-14 ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 88 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 5 “EMPEROR” ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ' LEINSDORF
CD 89 A FRENCH PROGRAM ' RAVEL ' POULENC ' FAUR' ' CHABRIER ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 90 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO SONATAS NO. 23 “APPASSIONATA” & NO. 3 ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 91-92 CHOPIN ' POLONAISES & IMPROMPTUS ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 93 LISZT ' PIANO SONATA IN B MINOR ' SCHUBERT ' “WANDERER” FANTASY ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 94 CHOPIN ' BARCAROLLE ' 3 NOUVELLES 'TUDES ' BOL'RO ' FANTAISIE ' BERCEUSE ' TARANTELLE ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 95 BRAHMS ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ' LEINSDORF
CD 96-98 CHOPIN ' THE COMPLETE MAZURKAS ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 99 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ' LEINSDORF
CD 100 BRAHMS ' PIANO QUINTET ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' GUARNERI STRING QUARTET
CD 101-102 CHOPIN ' THE COMPLETE NOCTURNES ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 103 SCHUMANN ' PIANO CONCERTO ' NOVELETTES ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ' GIULINI
CD 104 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 4 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ' LEINSDORF
CD 105 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ' LEINSDORF
CD 106 CHOPIN ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 ' FANTASY OP. 13 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ' ORMANDY
CD 107-109 BRAHMS ' THE 3 PIANO QUARTETS ' SCHUMANN ' PIANO QUINTET ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' GUARNERI STRING QUARTET
CD 110 SCHUBERT ' PIANO SONATA NO. 21 ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 111 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ' LEINSDORF '
CD 112 SCHUMANN ' KREISLERIANA ' VOGEL ALS PROPHET ' ARABESKE ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 113 SAINT-SA'NS ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 ' FALLA ' NOCHES EN LOS JARDINES DE ESPA'A ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' ORMANDY
CD 114 THE BRAHMS I LOVE ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 115 DVO''K ' PIANO QUINTET ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' GUARNERI STRING QUARTET
CD 116 BRAHMS ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ' ORMANDY
CD 117 RACHMANINOFF ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA ' ORMANDY
CD 118 DVO''K ' PIANO QUARTET ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' GUARNERI STRING QUARTET
CD 119-120 BRAHMS ' THE 3 PIANO TRIOS ' SCHUMANN ' PIANO TRIO NO. 1 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' SZERNYG ' FOURIER
CD 121 FAUR' ' PIANO QUARTET NO. 1 ' STRING QUARTET ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' GUARNERI STRING QUARTET
CD 122-123 SCHUBERT ' PIANO TRIOS NOS. 1 & 2 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' SZERNYNG ' FOURNIER
CD 124 BRAHMS ' CELLO SONATAS NOS. 1 & 2 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' PIATIGORSKY
CD 125 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO SONATA NO. 18 “THE HUNT” ' SCHUMANN ' FANTASIEST'CKE ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 126 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 5 “EMPEROR” ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA ' BARENBOIM
CD 127 MOZART ' THE 2 PIANO QUARTETS ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' GUARNERI STRING QUARTET
CD 128 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 4 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA ' BARENBOIM
CD 129 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA ' BARENBOIM
CD 130 BACH-BUSONI ' CHACONNE ' MOZART ' RONDO K. 511 ' FRANCK ' PR'LUDE, CHORAL ET FUGUE ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 131 SCHUMANN ' SYMPHONIC ETUDES ' ARABESQUE ' RAVEL ' DEBUSSY ' ALB'NIZ ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 132 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' LONDON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA ' BARENBOIM
CD 133 BEETHOVEN ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 ' PIANO SONATA NO. 18 “THE HUNT” ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' BARENBOIM
CD 134 SAINT-SA'NS ' DEBUSSY ' GRANADOS ' ALB'NIZ ' SCHUMANN ' RUBINSTEIN ' MOMPOU ' CHOPIN ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 135 SCHUBERT ' PIANO SONATA NO. 21 ' SCHUMANN ' FANTASY IN C ' VOGEL ALS PROPHET‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 136-137 THE BENEFIT RECITAL FOR ISRAEL 1975 ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 138 BRAHMS ' PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 ‾ RUBINSTEIN ' ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA ' MEHTA
CD 139 INTERVIEW CD ' ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN IN CONVERSATION WITH MARTIN BOOKSPAN & NATHANIEL JOHNSON
CD 140 BONUS CD ' NEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM CARNEGIE HALL, VOL. 1 ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 141 BONUS CD ' NEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM CARNEGIE HALL, VOL. 2 ‾ RUBINSTEIN
CD 142 BONUS CD ' NEW HIGHLIGHTS FROM CARNEGIE HALL, VOL. 3 ‾ RUBINSTEIN
他のサイトでもいまだ2.6万円程度で売られているのに、1.2万円ってなんの「バグ」だろう。
ちなみに「入荷時期未定」とあっても、まだ完全に世界市場から消えた訳ではなく、最低価格保障もありいつかはこの値段で買えると言う事ですので、
待てば海路の日和ありというやつでしょう。私は1ヶ月程待った後この価格にて買えました。
ルービンシュタインのファンの方はすでに入手されていると思われますので、迷っている方へのお買い得情報;
・ホロヴィツと並び20世紀を代表するスーパースタータイプ・ピアニストです。
米アマの人気ぶりをご覧あれ。いかに彼が未だアメリカ国民に支持されているか。
・そして豪華写真集(A4変形・160p)に載っている、そうそうたる著名人とのショット。
チャップリン、ストラヴィンスキー、エリザベス2世、ピカソ……すばらしき顔の広さ。
愛妻や愛息とのスナップもほほえましい。この写真集だけで4000円以上はしそう。
・144枚(SP14枚、モノラル41枚、ステレオ78枚、ボーナスCD6枚、DVD2枚)というすさまじいボリューム。
ジャケットを眺めているだけでも楽しい。
・xrcdリマスター7枚、リビング・ステレオなどSACD DSDリマスター7枚。これだけで元手は取れる事でしょう。
(2013年までで、xrcdリマスターを採用している個人全集はコレとトスカニーニだけみたい)
・ホロヴィッツ・グールド・リヒテルらと比べても幅広いレパートリー。それらを王道的でゆとりを持った演奏で聴かせてくれます。
ホロヴィッツのカーネギーBOX、グールドのバッハBOXと平行して聴き、ピアニズムの違いを堪能するのも面白いでしょう。
・協奏曲や室内楽の多さ。彼は共演者との調和が上手い。
特にシェリング&フルニエとの滋味あふれるトリオはグラミー賞を2度受賞したらしい。
・先行販売のショパン&ブラームスBOXを持っていてもだいじょうぶ、まだ100枚以上残っています(笑)。
ショパンのほうは音がいまいちだったし、こちらのほうが若干いいかもしれない?
ちなみに箱は巨大です。30×24×16cmほど。これを邦楽4,5枚分の価格で売っていいのか。
ただ言えるのは、ピアノを愛する人多くにとって、この箱は一生ものの財産となることでしょう。
さあ、あなたはどういたいますか。
この発売を知った時からとても気になっていました。
(個人的にはショパンのコンチェルトが好きです でも彼のもので
人気なのはマズルカであることは後から知りました。)
重さはだいたい7キロちょっとです。(枚数が多いので)
内蔵されているブックレット(というかかなりしっかりした大きめな
もので、写真集のよう。。アルバムの詳細もアルバムの裏には勿論
本にも記載されてます。若き日のエリザベス女王、そして何より
驚いたのはチャップリンとの写真(私は若い頃のチャップリンを写真
で知っているだけでした)やピカソ、アインシュタイン ハイフェッツ
との写真も。。説明は英語なのでこれからじっくり読みながら音楽
も聴きたい。
こんな風に贅沢にクラシックを味わえることのありがたみをかみしめさせて
くれるクラシックボックスだと思いました。
お値段以上の価値があります。
しかし、自分が鑑賞する時間を考えると購入しても置いておくだけかな?
と考えてそのままにしていました。その間、数枚持っているルービンシュタインのCDを
聴いていたのですが、とうとう購入に踏み切りました。
枚数が枚数だけにどうかなと心配でしたが、結果としては決断して良かったです。
他の方も書かれているように、価格以上の満足感と充実感があります。
一枚聴き出すと他にも聴きたいという気持ちが出てきて、もうキリがありません。
この全集を聴くことで、いろいろなことに改めて興味が出てきました。
ルービンシュタインの生涯のこと、演奏する作曲家のこと、演奏曲のこと、共演者のこと。
何だか、自分の生活にちょっとした張りが戻ってきたようです。
内容は1928年の録音から収録されていますが、以前から発売されていたものよりノイズが減って聴きやすくなっています。その後の音源もリマスタされているようで141枚のCDを聴く楽しみが倍増です。さらにハードカバーのブックレットが素晴らしい!愛する妻や家族、そしてピカソやエリザベス女王、アインシュタインとの貴重な写真と共に収録されている曲が録音年、作曲家別(バッハは数曲しか無かったのが以外でした)、CDごとにそれぞれ掲載されています。このブックレットだけで5000円ぐらいはしてもいいです。価格は15000としても1枚あたりなんと約100円!!!!これはもう異常です(しかもブックレットが付いています)。私だったら1枚1000円で14万1000でも買うでしょう。
ちなみにこのセットは1人のアーティストとして世界最大だそうです。
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But that thrill is slightly tempered by the fact that Sony/BMG has opted for some pretty stupid packaging choices here.
First, the pink color they picked for the box cover is just awful. It was obviously chosen to match the pink color of the inside cover of the enclosed book. Bad choice, especially as Sony could have opted for ANY OTHER COLOR in the PMS scale and done just fine. What's wrong with a deep red (as in Red Seal) or a deep blue or even black? Any of them would look fine on the shelf. The pink is just plain ugly. Worse, it looks cheap.
Then, there's the multi-disc sleeves used to house the earliest recordings and any sets that are comprised of 3 or more CDs. Sony/BMG opted for gatefold sleeves that open up flat and accommodate up to 6 CDs. Unfortunately, rather than have spindles on which to place each CD, the gatefolds use a paper sleeve system with a slit on either side of the inner-held CDs. The problem comes in dislodging the CDs that are not positioned in the end positions on the gatefold. The inner discs are removed through a cumbersome - and potentially disastrous - process of trying to push a CD out from one side of the sleeve, getting it over the top of the sleeve next to it, then using your fingers to pull the disc out the rest of the way. If that sounds ridiculous, it is. It is THE worst design I have ever seen to house multiple CDs. I'm sure that Sony/BMG didn't come up with this on their own. Most likely they found the option at some printer and went with it. Mistake #2.
The solution here is to remove the CDs ONCE from these gatefold sleeves and place them in those individual CD-R sleeves you buy at Staples. I think there's enough extra room in the box to house those and hold onto the poorly designed sleeves that do at least have the track listings on them.
Another thing that I found bothersome (rather than annoying) concerns the CDs and the CD sleeves themselves. The cover art is nice - Sony has gone back and used the original LP art in most cases. But the CD labels themselves are half-assed. Sony has copied the DG "Originals" look by making the CD labels look like old LPs, complete with an old LP-style label. Unfortunately, CDs have only one playing side, whereas LPs had two playing sides. DG realizes this and prints the contents of BOTH sides of the old LP on their CD labels so you know what's on the WHOLE CD. Sony/BMG, however, prints only the info that was on Side A of the LP! That means that you have no listing on the CD for what was on the B Side of the LP. Not a big deal IF the CD holds a single piece, like the "Emperor Concerto," but quite a problem if the CD holds an LP of multiple works by multiple composers.
As relayed in the accompanying book, this was a VERY conscious decision on Sony's part. The decision was made to include all of the track listing info in the hardcover book, rather than on the CDs or CD sleeves themselves. I can understand this decision, especially as the book is a model of its kind, including all kinds of info - matrix numbers, recording dates, etc - that add a great dimension to the book and to the set itself. There's more info here than has ever been made available on these recordings, and that's to be appreciated. But one can quibble with Sony's decision to list only the Side A contents of each LP on the CD label, rather than updating them to the CD-era standard, because these are - after all - CDS, and NOT LPs. Just because you decided to design the CDs to look like LPs doesn't mean you have to follow LP conventions, does it? At the end of the day, you'll need to reference the book to see the track listing for each CD. Not horrible, but a bit bothersome, as I said.
The above caveats are noted because it wouldn't have cost Sony an extra dime to make the set look attractive (ie: NOT pink) or to use packaging for the multi-CD sets that made sense to the end user. The decision to include complete track listings only in the book is something I can live with as the book is so wonderful.
I've spent my time knocking the packaging, because the music and the recordings themselves are pure gold. I've just listened to the stereo version of the Chopin Nocturnes and the sound is *incredible.* It sounds almost as if Rubinstein is in the room with you. And there's no distortion on the top end as there was in the brown "Complete Chopin" box RCA issued back in the early 90s! It's also nice to finally have many of Rubinstein's concerto recordings with Boston/Leinsdorf in refurbished sound, though they provide confirmation (once again!) that the recorded sound in Rubinstein's earlier "Living Stereo" recordings was more open and more realistic than these recordings made during the "Dynawarp" era.
I must admit that it is nice to have all of those original LP covers adorning each CD. What a trip down memory lane! I find myself conjuring up mental images of the first time I encountered these recordings on LP back in my high school and college days (particularly the Beethoven Concerti with Leinsdorf, which I owned in an LP box set that I played to death).
Even with the above caveats noted, this set is highly recommended, especially at the $107 I spent to acquire the set in December, 2013.
One may marvel at the extraordinarily prolific recorded legacy Rubinstein left us. The reasons for such a plethora of recordings are down to two factors: firstly his exceptional musical longevity ,secondly the fact that Rubinstein unlike many other artists ( Clifford Curzon's name springs to mind here) loved making records . He used to say: "I absolutely love it as it gives me a feeling of perpetuation" but by the same token,he did not like listening to his old recordings because "new ideas,new tempi rendered the previous interpretations obsolete" ( quoted from his conversation on cd 139).
Rubinstein's name will for ever be associated with Chopin in the same way as Schnabel's with Beethoven, Gould's with JS Bach and Haskil's with WA Mozart. It would be no exaggeration to say that ahead of his time,he created a specific but not necessarily idiosyncratic style of playing for this composer . His style was based on a strict adherence to the score,an apparent simplicity and emotional directness devoid of any artificial sentimentality, a style which no doubt influenced generations of pianists to the present day. For example, his account of the F minor concerto and the waltz in C sharp minor on cd 2 gives ample evidence of this modern style of playing with no excessive use of rubato ,no gimmicks , which gives that sense of timelessness and eternity to the music. Something that only the very greatest artists such as Lipatti, Haskil or Callas manage to convey. Amazingly, the 1928 recording faithfully reproduces his tone and depth of playing with hardly any distortion of any kind, resulting in that respect in a sound which is as good as the recordings he made in the 60's.
However,if a large portion of his recorded output is dedicated to Chopin's music, one should not overlook the huge breadth of his repertoire which ranged from Bach to modern composers such as Prokofiev. Oddly enough though,he never played any Bartok music.
When singling out the very best of all these recordings, a special mention ought to be made of his reading of the Brahms solo works and concertos which are simply in a class of their own. In particular, his rendering of the second piano concerto with Albert Coates conducting is one of the most electrifying ever committed on record.
Also,his interpretations of Albeniz, Granados and De Falla are as Spanish and as colourful as one could wish for,comparing more than favourably with the likes of De Larrocha's or Del Puyo's.
Furthermore, Rubinstein was an exceptional chamber music player. Back in 1949 he teamed up with Piatigorsky and Heifetz to form what was to be nicknamed by the press, the Million Dollar Trio, the perfect American ploy to the celebrated Casals ,Thibault and Cortot formation from the other side of the Atlantic. We are very lucky indeed to have in this box set the mythical recordings that this legendary musical team left to posterity. After all these years, their reading of the Ravel, Mendelssohn and Tchaikovsky trios still remain unsurpassed in terms of sheer artistry, technical perfection, depth of understanding and total musical symbioses( see cds 29 and 30).
Rubinstein also teamed up with other legendary artists such as Henryk Szeryng ( cds 79 and 80) and members of of the Guarneri Quartet ( cds 107, 108 and 109) to produce benchmark recordings which still have to be bettered.
Faced with such prodigious perfect recordings , one may wonder whether the box set hides any weaknesses. Well, there is no such thing as absolute perfection. For instance,compared to the very best, his 1963 Appassionata, his 1965 Liszt sonata, his 3rd Brahms sonata accounts will sound somehow slightly below par, but this is a very minor quibble compared to the consistently exhalted high level of music making and artistry on offer in the whole box set.
Another aspect of his playing which might call for a critical appraisal is how he evolved artistically and technically over the years. Although there is no denying that Rubinstein's artistic insight and technical ability remained intact until he died, his style of playing did change somehow over the years.From being spontaneous, liberated in a virtuoso manner and technically assured to the point of taking great risks when the music demanded it, in the later years there was a tendency on his part to sound more cautious and more deliberately calculated. Some might say he was more searching, a bit like Brendel in his later years if you will.
So,how do you like your Rubinstein?Spontaneous or searching ? Well, it will depend on how discriminating listeners and dedicated music lovers will view the music.
There is however,something in his playing which never changed and remained a constant feature throughout his whole career. He always played from the heart and with great humanity,always giving his public an insight into his experience of life and music. These traits give a kind of unity,coherence and consistency to the whole box set.
The famous 1961 Carnegie Hall recitals, the memorable 1963 Nimègue recital currently available from the French review Diapason, the mythical 1964 Moscow recital as well as the moving benefit recital for Israel bear witness to the enduring aspects of his playing which never disappeared over time.
Incidentally, these concerts are in the same league as Horowitz's Carnegie Hall concerts and Moscow recital. Both pianists had that special magnetism and both had the same ability to communicate and share with their public what they loved best: Music, except that Horowitz seemed to hypnotise his public as it were to force it to listen to him playing whilst Rubinstein gently coaxed his public into sharing his music making with him.
Inevitably, the two giants of the keyboard are bound to be put under scrutiny here for comparison. Who was the greater pianist? Horowitz or Rubinstein? the latter seems to have given part of the answer when he was once famously quoted as saying that Horowitz was the better pianist but he himself was the better artist! The rest of the answer will lie with the various opinions emanating from the community of music lovers.
I for one love them both but if hard pressed I would choose Artur over Vladimir for sheer musical enjoyment and enrichment. I greatly admire Horowitz but I am deeply moved by Rubinstein.
Looking now at material and practical considerations , if you are remotely interested in acquiring this truly exceptional box set, I would urge you to do so asap whilst it can still be obtained for a reasonable price if you shop around. I bought my own set for £170 + £ 1.26 for p&p. It will command stratospheric prices before long. So ,do not shilly shally , get it now!
Mais, depuis le début, on retrouve cette sonorité de bronze, homogène, jamais brutale, et surtout ce sens du cantabile et de la respiration de chaque phrase musicale. Quel pianiste a-t-il jamais aussi bien chanté avec son instrument ?
Au sommet des réussites, je mettrais toute la musique de chambre, surtout avec les Guarneri (les Brahms !). La célébrité (méritée) de ses interprétations de Chopin, qu'il a eu le mérite de débarrasser de tout mièvrerie sentimentale, a peut être occulté les mérites de ses Brahms (Concerto 1 avec Reiner et 2 avec Krips, Ballades op.10, sonate 3) Schumann (Carnaval, Fantasiestücke op.12) Beethoven (Concertos avec Krips, sonates 14,21,23,26) Rachmaninov (Concerto 2 et Variations Paganini avec Reiner) ...
Au niveau des déceptions, les Préludes de Chopin (Prise de son épouvantable !) et surtout ... le peu de musique du XXème siècle !
Il connaissait pourtant tout le piano de Szymanowski, mais n'enregistre que 4 Mazurkas et la Symphonie Concertante, qui lui avait été dédiée, comme plusieurs autres oeuvres (Rude Poema de Villa Lobos, Fantasia Bética de Falla, Piano Rag Music de Stravinsky...) également absentes. A propos de Stravinsky, on retrouve un enregistrement public à Carnegie Hall de Petrouchka (qui lui avait aussi été dédié) dans le coffret: le premier mouvement est catastrophique ...(les octaves !) mais ça s'arrange par la suite. Dommage aussi qu'on ne dispose pas de tout Iberia. Avec le prestige qu'il avait acquis, il aurait pu imposer toutes ces pièces ... Pour être objectif, on rappellera qu'au début de sa carrière (avant la première guerre mondiale !) il se faisait siffler quand il interprétait Ravel ou Debussy (des "contemporains", dont il nous a laissé quelques beaux témoignages). Bien plus tard, il regrettait de ne pas avoir pris le temps de travailler les sonates de Prokofiev.
Sur le plan technique, il faut signaler que la plupart des enregistrements de ce coffret ont bénéficié d'un remastering, très réussi, comme le coffret lui-même, assorti d'un luxueux livret trilingue.
Alors, "Pianiste en Technicolor" ? "Roi des fausses notes" ? Oublions l'aspect public du personnage, et laissons nous porter par ses interprétations, sincères, évidentes, chantantes, émouvantes...
Auch die beiden Aufnahmen der B-Dur-Sonate D 960 von Schubert, die nur im Abstand von vier Jahren entstanden, machen den Hörvergleich zwingend.
Bei der schieren Menge an Material macht ein chronologisches Hören durchaus Sinn. Da die CDs oft meist das Programm der entsprechenden Original-LP enthalten (und deren charmante Originalcover), schaffe ich es meist morgens oder in der Mittagspause eine CD zu hören. Dabei wird einem bewusst, wie dramaturgisch und hörphysiologisch sinnvoll die kürzere Spielzeit einer LP gegenüber einer CD war- wann hört man schon einmal ununterbrochen und konzentriert 80 Minuten am Stück durch !? Insgesamt eine ganz dicke Empfehlung, um mit einem der bedeutendsten und begabtesten Pianisten des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts eine lange und sehr bereichernde Klangreise durch dessen Gesamtschaffen zu unternehmen.