2 Quotes & Sayings By Authur Rubinstein
Arthur Rubinstein was the first child of the composer Ignacy Rubinstein and his second wife Régine. He was born in Warsaw, Poland, where his father had settled after fleeing Russia. The family moved to Paris in 1880 and two years later, to London. As a boy, Arthur studied the piano with his father and at first resented him for refusing to allow him to study with Liszt
But as he grew older and began playing first recitals and then concertos, he respected him as a great musician and teacher. It was Ignacy who gave him his first musical lessons; some of those lessons were recorded by Arthur's father as a transcription of Chopin's Etudes (transposition, editorial additions by Arthur). Arthur entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1891, but although he won many prizes he felt that his career would advance more rapidly if he could find an agent willing to represent him.
Ignacy agreed to this, but insisted that Arthur must learn English before professional engagements could begin. Arthur agreed, and spent four years studying English with the help of James Blackstone. His first concert was given in 1897 with Ignacy at the piano.
He made many recordings for Edison Records between 1902 and 1914, including transcriptions of Chopin's Etude No. 3 in E minor Op. 10, No.
14 in F minor Op. 25 No. 1, Op.
25 No 1-3, Op. 26 No 1-3 (and other studies), Liszt's Grandes Etudes de Paganini (and other studies), Liszt's Grandes Etudes Symphoniques (Scherzo-Valse-Passacaille-Recueillement), Chopin's Waltzes Nos. 1 & 2 in B minor Op.
18 (with Ignacy at the piano). In addition he also recorded works by Schumann (Sonata in A minor) Rachmaninov (Prelude No 2 in C sharp minor), Debussy (Impressions de France), Ravel (Tzigane) Prokofiev (Sonata No 3) Shostakovich (Sonata No 1) Rachmaninov (Sonata No 3) Scriabin Sur Suite d'Etudes et d'Impressions Frank Bridge Sonatina for Viola & Piano On March 12th 1910, Rubinstein married Ida Kaminska whom he had met while studying at the Paris Conserv