Arthur Rubinstein - Chopin: Nocturnes (1999 Remastered) (1967/1999) (Hi-Res)
FLAC (tracks, digital booklet) 24bit-96kHz - 2.09 GB
1:47:56 | Classical | Label: Sony Classical
FLAC (tracks, digital booklet) 24bit-96kHz - 2.09 GB
1:47:56 | Classical | Label: Sony Classical
In August-September 1965 (February 1967 for Op.55 No.2) Rubinstein, then 79 years old, recorded for RCA these 19 Nocturnes here reissued — following Chopin's wishes, Rubinstein never performed or recorded the two unpublished nocturnes that fill out many recorded sets. Between effusion and restraint near-ideally balanced, and in a true, fair and alert tone, Arthur Rubinstein stands apart, in addition to his incomparable rubato, by a spontaneity and youth of heart with which he animates these pieces; bathed in light and colors, they are no longer melancholic only.