Anton Rubinstein: Cello Concerto No 2 in D minor, Op. 96
Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894)
Cello Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 96
I. Allegro moderato
II. Andante 11:19
III. Allegro - Moderato - Allegro vivace 16:45
Werner Thomas, cello
Bamberger Symfoniker
Yuri Ahronovich, conductor
Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein (November 28, 1829 -- November 20, 1894) was a Russian pianist, composer and conductor who became a pivotal figure in Russian culture when he founded the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. He was the elder brother of Nikolai Rubinstein who founded the Moscow Conservatory.
As a pianist, Rubinstein ranks amongst the great 19th-century keyboard virtuosos. He became most famous for his series of historical recitals-seven enormous, consecutive concerts covering the history of piano music. Rubinstein played this series throughout Russia and Eastern Europe and in the United States when he toured there.
Although best remembered as a pianist and educator (most notably in the latter as the composition teacher of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky), Rubinstein was also a prolific composer throughout much of his life. He wrote 20 operas, the best known of which is The Demon. He also composed a large number of other works, including five piano concertos, two cello concertos, a violin concerto, six symphonies and a large number of solo piano works along with a substantial output of works for chamber ensemble. Rubinstein chose to write in an early-Romantic Germanic style and did not exploit the native characteristics of Russian music in his work until relatively late in his career, and in only a handful of compositions, including the 5th Symphony, 2nd Cello Concerto and Caprice Russe for piano and orchestra.
After Rubinstein's death, his works began to lose popularity, although his piano concerti remained in the repertoire in Europe until the First World War, and his principal works have retained a toehold in the Russian concert repertoire. Over recent years, his work has been performed a little more often both in Russia and abroad, and has often met with positive criticism. Amongst his better known works are the opera The Demon, his Piano Concerto No. 4, and his Symphony No. 2, known as The Ocean.
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This should be considered a standard for cellists.. wish more big names would play it so it could finally have the recognition it deserves.
@JAMESLEVEE
6 жыл бұрын
So should the 4 concertos of Karl Davydov, to whom Rubinstein dedicated this work.
@steveegallo3384
4 ай бұрын
@@JAMESLEVEE -- Indeed.....BRAVO from Mexico.....again!
Beautifil concerto! Thanks for shate!
Браво блестящий концерт тоже очень редко его играют музыка изумительная красивая
@alastairboles4437
5 жыл бұрын
Я согласен
A truly beautiful, very melodic, cello concerto. Rubinstein needs to be rediscovered.
Truly magnificent! His music is about beauty, suffering and joy!
The score is available now at IMSLP in piano reduction. According to the title page the concerto was composed for, or at least dedicated to Karl Davydov (Charles Davidoff in French). There are two Davydov cello concertos available here on YT.
@foveauxbear
6 жыл бұрын
I just LOVE this piece - keep listening to it.
@annaschweinberger7254
5 жыл бұрын
Wunderschön
Een prachtig concert , genieten
This has been available for five years and I've only just found it! Many thankees!
Share it with your friends!
Bello concierto con un segundo movimiento espectacular. ¡Qué lástima que sus obras no se ejecuten en la actualidad y lleguen a ser conocidas por muchos aficionados a la música clásica!
Belated Thanks, Prof. Levee......from Mexico!
Interesting to think that this is written 20 years BEFORE the Dvorak concerto.
Schönes Konzert! Sehr gut zum Anhören während man etwas lernt.
the influence of my idol schumann is clear in his music.brilliant piece
What a beautiful record! 🎶🎶 Thank you for sharing! 🤗
Can never have enough of wonderful music. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Like Beethoven? So what? Can't get enough of him either.
This is truly beautiful music in my opinion. Thanks for uploading it.
génial , magnifique, enchanteur
This is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing.
FIRST TIME I HEAR IT, AND IT SEEMS VERY NICE. I RALLY NEVER HEARD HIS MUSIC EXCEPT ANGELICAL VISION SEEM ROMANTIC, BUT IS ALMOST NOY KNOWN...............WHT A SHAME....SEE AS MUSICIANS DO NOT PLAY HIS MUSICE EVER. RODOLFO VIQUEZ
Great discoveries abound!
Beautiful, and such purity of sound from the cellist! Thank you for the upload.
Ahhh, my beloved.........thank u.
What a tremendous concerto! If you didn't look at the name 'Anton Rubinstein' first you might almost assume it was written by a greater composer like Dvorak or Elgar with its rich strains of melancholy. The Fourth Piano Concerto is a masterpiece of volcanic energy, but there are deeper strains of feeling running through this concerto that I didn't suspect were in Rubinstein ...
@alastairboles4437
5 жыл бұрын
It was written by a great composer, like Anton Rubenstein. Deserves much greater publicity
@SovietClassic
4 жыл бұрын
Iian Neill, Dvorak or Elgar are greater than Rubinstein? come on...)
@iianneill6013
3 жыл бұрын
@@SovietClassic There is no doubt that Anton Rubinstein was the second greatest pianist in history ... that is already a tremendous achievement!
Among romantic Russian composrs, A. Rubinstein is severely underrated. Alll the glory goes to Tchaïkovski, which is not always excellent, and some composers as Tanejev, Rubinstein, and some others, are ignored by music lovers. It is time to reverse that movement and to retrieve these beautiful composers.
@alastairboles4437
5 жыл бұрын
Agree
@steveegallo3384
4 жыл бұрын
@@alastairboles4437 -- True...except NEVER at the expense of the GIANT TSCHAIKOWSKI! (Greetings from San Agustinillo!)
@alastairboles4437
4 жыл бұрын
@@steveegallo3384 Yes I'm a great fan of Пётр Ильич Чайковский
@steveegallo3384
4 жыл бұрын
@@alastairboles4437 -- …..yes, and of the last 4 minutes of Черевички !
@steveegallo3384
4 жыл бұрын
@@alastairboles4437 -- Sorry, neglected to mention Pletnev in his 2nd......
good music
We really need to know the names of the performers, thanks! Especially because it is so beautifully played!
@JAMESLEVEE
5 жыл бұрын
The performers are on the title page of the video, but I added them to the description anyway. I believe that the soloist now goes by the name Werner Thomas-Mifune.
@vcsam12
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you
That's one of bests consertsfor cello in 19 th sentury... horrible the situation, than because ideology and musicoligy "hate" to Rubinstein music in Russian and Soviet tradition, great cello's concertos of composer, than more good maybe from a lot of popular concertos, was perfomanced from his death ONLY ONE TIME, thanks for Aronivitch
Der Zeit entsprechent
To Diamondana, je t'aime
When was this recorded ? Thank you.
@JAMESLEVEE
7 ай бұрын
The original recording was made in 1989 and released on Koch- Schwann.
Who's the cellist?
@JAMESLEVEE
8 жыл бұрын
+Braden Young Performer information can be found at the beginning of the video and in the description under the "Show more" button. I understand that the soloist goes by the name Werner Thomas-Mifune nowadays.
Is there a recording of this Concerto No.2 ? There is a recording of the 1st Concerto , but I find none, yet, for No.2. TIA.
@JAMESLEVEE
2 жыл бұрын
This is from a recording of both concertos. It was released on the defunct Koch label. I think it may have been re-released on another label. Try this: www.amazon.com/Rubinstein-Cello-Concertos-Nos-1-2/dp/B01FXZX60M
@stevehaufe489
2 жыл бұрын
@@JAMESLEVEE Thanks ! I prefer # 2.
@JAMESLEVEE
2 жыл бұрын
@@stevehaufe489 So do I. It's formally more interesting and melodically more nationalistic.
@stevehaufe489
2 жыл бұрын
@@JAMESLEVEE Exactly.
Why 3 dislikes?
@NareshNaresh-lr9nq
Жыл бұрын
Might be jealous being musicians!
CELLO PART hz.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/2/26/IMSLP259008-PMLP420088-Rubinstein_Co_2_Vc.pdf PIANO hz.imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/0/07/IMSLP259018-PMLP420088-Rubinstein_Co_2_Vc_PIANO.pdf
full of jewish angst, wonderful
Surprisingly folksy work, touches of Kamarinskaya in the finale. Better than the usual Anton fare. 🙂