Last recording of 3rd & 4th piano concertos by Rubinstein
I'm just listening for first time that record and wanted to share with the forum the circumstances of the recording.
With Barenboim (Rubinstein's protegee) directing the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rubinstein (88 years old!) managed the following "light" agenda:
March 9, 1975 (sunday): Rehearsing with LPO and performing at the Royal Albert Hall 4th & 5th Piano Concertos (the orchesta aceepted to make an exception on the rule of 2 sessions maximum per day).
March 10: Recording 4th & 5th concertos.
March 11: Recording the 3rd concerto.
Rubinstein was so pleased with the results that he wanted to record 1st & 2nd to make a full cycle (his third complete cycle after 1956 under Krips & 1967 under Leinsdorf), but he said that since he had permormed that works far less than the latest concertos, he wanted some time to prepare them, so he recorded them one month later (April 9, 10 & 11).
With Barenboim (Rubinstein's protegee) directing the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Rubinstein (88 years old!) managed the following "light" agenda:
March 9, 1975 (sunday): Rehearsing with LPO and performing at the Royal Albert Hall 4th & 5th Piano Concertos (the orchesta aceepted to make an exception on the rule of 2 sessions maximum per day).
March 10: Recording 4th & 5th concertos.
March 11: Recording the 3rd concerto.
Rubinstein was so pleased with the results that he wanted to record 1st & 2nd to make a full cycle (his third complete cycle after 1956 under Krips & 1967 under Leinsdorf), but he said that since he had permormed that works far less than the latest concertos, he wanted some time to prepare them, so he recorded them one month later (April 9, 10 & 11).