My Young Years
- 511 pages
- 18 hours of reading
The personal recollections of the piano virtuoso provide a record of his life and creative development from his childhood days in Poland to the years of the First World War.
Artur Rubinstein Books
January 28, 1887 – December 20, 1982
Artur Rubinstein was a Polish pianist widely regarded as one of the greatest piano virtuosos of the 20th Century. He garnered international acclaim for his performances of Frédéric Chopin and Johannes Brahms, as well as his championing of Spanish music. His technical mastery and profound musical insight allowed him to convey the full emotional scope of the works he performed. Rubinstein's legacy endures through his recordings, inspiring contemporary and future generations of musicians and listeners.
My Many Years
- 626 pages
- 22 hours of reading
Rubinstein's memoir is the continuation of his first earlier work which dealt with his childhood and early adult years. This work covers the year 1917 to 1980. It opens with an account of his South American tour, then goes on to tell of his brief time in New York. It then gives much space to his years in Paris in the 1920's and 1930's. It goes on to tell of his meeting his future wife Nela, their feeling the Gestapo in France and settling in Hollywood. As in Paris Rubinstein rapidly establishes himself as desired social figure and mingles with the social elite.Above all of course Rubinstein is a great master pianist. And he has much to say about the way an artist must use the gift which he has been given. This is a rich work and one most highly recommended.
Moje mladá léta
- 575 pages
- 21 hours of reading
Interesantně napsané vzpomínky jedno z největších novodobých pianistů, který proslul nejen svým virtuózním uměním, ale i "bohatýrským" životem, v němž nechyběla četná milostná dobrodružství a nevázané pijatiky, končící nočním flámem. Tato kniha mapuje počáteční fázi jeho života, kterou končí rokem 1916.