ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN The Complete Album Collection

 

Arthur Rubinstein is widely considered to be the greatest pianist of the 20^th Century. He received 5 Grammy Awards for his recordings in both the Chamber Music and Solo Instrumental categories between 1960-1978 and received a posthumous lifetime achievement in 1994.

 

Arthur Rubinstein – The Complete Album Collection is a Guinness World Record breaking product. The world’s biggest CD edition for a solo artist, it features 142 CDs and 2 Bonus DVDs from this legendary artist all housed in a stylish cerise box with a comprehensive 164-page full colour hardback book.

 

The complete studio and live recordings of solo, concerto and chamber music repertoire on RCA Red Seal in their best remastered versions. Includes all EMI recordings [originally released on RCA]

 

3 Bonus-CDs

Three  new Chopin and one new Debussy work added to the discography

First-ever release of a whole Chopin Collection

More than 3 ½ hours of previously unreleased music

Highlights from Rubinstein’s 1961 Carnegie Hall recitals [“50th Anniversary Special Releases”]

 

2 Bonus-DVDs

Rubinstein Remembered, a documentary tracing the great pianist’s life.

The Benefit Recital for Israel, (1975)

 

164-page full-coloured hardcover book in landscape format includes

New liner notes by Rubinstein biographer Harvey Sachs

Essay by John Rubinstein

Photos shot and selected by Eva Rubinstein

Essay on Rubinstein’s 1961 Carnegie Hall recitals

Complete discography in alphabetical and chronological order, featuring 78s, 45s and LPs

Track listings with complete discographical notes

 

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 “PATHÉTIQUE” • SCHUMANN – FANTASIESTÜCKE ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 22   FALLA – NOCHES EN LOS JARDINES DE ESPAÑA • 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   FAURÉ – 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 PRÉLUDES, 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 • SÁNDOR

CD 47   BRAHMS – INTERMEZZI • CAPRICCIO • RHAPSODIES ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 48   CHOPIN – PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 ~ RUBINSTEIN • LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC • WALLENSTEIN

CD 49   SCHUMANN – CARNAVAL • FRANCK – PRÉLUDE, 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 “PATHÉTIQUE” ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 54   RUBINSTEIN PLAYS LISZT

CD 55   FALLA • GRANADOS • ALBÉNIZ • 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-SAËNS – 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 “PATHÉTIQUE” ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 83   SCHUMANN – CARNAVAL • FANTASIESTÜCKE ~ 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 • FAURÉ • 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 ÉTUDES • BOLÉRO • 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-SAËNS – PIANO CONCERTO NO. 2 • FALLA – NOCHES EN LOS JARDINES DE ESPAÑA ~ RUBINSTEIN • ORMANDY

CD 114  THE BRAHMS I LOVE ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 115  DVOŘÁK – 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  DVOŘÁK – PIANO QUARTET ~ RUBINSTEIN • GUARNERI STRING QUARTET

CD 119-120 BRAHMS – THE 3 PIANO TRIOS • SCHUMANN – PIANO TRIO NO. 1 ~ RUBINSTEIN • SZERNYG • FOURIER

CD 121  FAURÉ – 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 – FANTASIESTÜCKE ~ 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 – PRÉLUDE, CHORAL ET FUGUE ~ RUBINSTEIN

CD 131  SCHUMANN – SYMPHONIC ETUDES • ARABESQUE • RAVEL • DEBUSSY • ALBÉNIZ ~ 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-SAËNS • DEBUSSY • GRANADOS • ALBÉNIZ • 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

DVD 1   THE BENEFIT RECITAL FOR ISRAEL 1975 ~ RUBINSTEIN

DVD 2   RUBINSTEIN REMEMBERED – A DOCUMENTARY

 

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