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Антон Григорьевич Рубинштейн
Russian composer
- From
- Transnistria, Russia
- Active
- 1829–1894
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 68
- classical
About
Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein (Russian: Антон Григорьевич Рубинштейн, romanized: Anton Grigoryevich Rubinshteyn; 28 November [O.S. 16 November] 1829 – 20 November [O.S. 8 November] 1894) was a Russian pianist, composer and conductor who founded the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. He was the elder brother of Nikolai Rubinstein, who founded the Moscow Conservatory.
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As a pianist, Rubinstein ranks among 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 as the composition teacher of Tchaikovsky), Rubinstein was also a prolific composer; he wrote 20 operas, the best known of which is The Demon. He composed many other works, including five piano concertos, six symphonies and many solo piano works along with a substantial output of works for chamber ensemble.
In 1865 Rubinstein married Vera de Tschikouanov, a maid of honor at the Russian court, who bore him three children.
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Discography
Albums
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Rubinstein: Piano Concerto no. 3 in G, op. 45 / Kabalevsky: Piano Concerto no. 3 in D, op. 50 “Youth”
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Symphony no. 2 “Ocean” (complete 7-movement version)
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Violin Concerto in G major, op. 46 / Don Quixote (Humoresque), op. 87
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Piano Sonatas nos. 1 & 3
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Les deux sonates pour alto et piano
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Piano Sonatas nos. 2 & 4
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Two Sonatas for Cello and Piano
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Anton Rubinstein: Piano Concerto no. 4 in D minor / Moritz Moskowski: Piano Concerto in E major
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Fantaisie Op. 84 / Concertstück Op. 113
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Piano Music, Vol. 2: Soirées musicales, op. 109
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Symphony no. 5 / Dmitry Donsky / Faust
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Piano Music, Vol. 1: Album de Peterhof, op. 75
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Symphony no. 4 in D minor, op. 95 “Dramatic”
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Piano Concertos nos. 3 and 4
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String Quartets I & II (The Royal String Quartet Copenhagen)
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Piano Concertos nos. 1 and 2
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Viola Sonata / Quintet for Piano & Winds
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Piano Concerto o. 5 / Caprice Russe
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Piano Concertos nos. 2 and 4
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Forgotten Romance
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Piano Concerto no. 4
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Russian Violin School: Igor Politkovsky
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Solo Piano Music
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Rubinstein: Piano Concerto No. 4 / Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2
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Chantal Masson-Bourque, viola and Mariko Sato, piano
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Rubinstein: Konsertto pianolle ja orkesterille nro 4 d-molli / Prokofjev: Sonaati nro 3 / Isoäidin tarinat / Sarkasmit / Toccata
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Symphonies, Vol. 1: Symphony no. 1 / Ivan the Terrible
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Ten Shakespeare Sonnets
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Symphony no. 3 / Eroica Fantasia
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Six Etudes / Barcarolles
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Chamber Works
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Piano Quintets
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Complete Works for Cello and Piano
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Sonates: pour alto, op. 49 / pour violon, op. 98
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The Romantic Piano Concerto, Volume 38: Rubinstein: Piano Concerto no. 4 in D minor / Scharwenka: Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor
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Cello Concertos
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Cello Sonatas
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Piano Music (1852-1894)
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Piano Music (1871-1890)
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Piano Concertos
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Symphony No. 6 / Don Quixote
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Complete Violin Sonatas
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Piano Quartets
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Stunden, Tage, Ewigkeiten: Heinrich Heine – Lieder
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Rubinstein: Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 70
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Piano Concertos № 3 & 5
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Songs of the Cello: Homage to Pablo Casals
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Piano Sonatas nos. 1 and 2 / Three Serenades
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History of the Russian Piano Trio • 1
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Le Bal
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Piano Concertos 2 & 4
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String Quartets, op. 47 nos. 1 & 3
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Piano Music
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Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Pièces caractéristiques
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Preludes and Études
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Piano Works
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String Quartets, op. 17 no. 2 & 3
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Piano Sonatas nos. 3 and 4
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Le Bal
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The Rubinstein Collection, Volume 31: Liszt / Anton Rubinstein
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Sibling
Teacher
- Alexander Villoing
- Józef Hofmann
- Siegfried Wilhelm Dehn
- Ippolit Al'tani
- Józef Śliwiński
- Валентина Серова
- Arthur Friedheim
- Sandra Drouker
- Элла Адаевская
- Пётр Ильич Чайковский
- Alberto Jonás
- Roman Statkowski
- Осип Сoломонович Габрилович
- Ernst Jedliczka
- Павел Любимович Кон
- Леокадия Александровна Кашперова
Also known as
Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein · Anton Grigorjewitsch Rubinstein · Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein · Anton Grogorevich Rubinstein · Anton Rubeinstein · Anton Rubenstein · Anton Rubinstein · Rubenstein · Rubinstein · Антон Рубинштейн
Tags
- composer
- pianist
- russian composer
- russian pianist
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 0f4d7f2c-69e9-4795-90f8-024b29a67cbe
- ISNI
- 0000000110347321
- IPI
- 00026946269
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