Arthur Rubinstein Piano Competition, 2023

[Belle]

This competition is at the Finals stage, but here is the first stage of you want to taste its wares:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0jncXHqlgA

[Lance]

I saw his name and my heart skipped a beat! You picked my favourite pianist of all time. I had the great pleasure of meeting him after a concert. Have all his recordings and many private ones as well. I will be looking in on this competition. Artur Rubinstein: MY PIANISTIC HERO!

[Belle]

The chamber music programs for the last stage of the competition are very fine indeed, and not the usual suspects of "Kreutzer", Dvorak, Brahms, Franck etc. Take a look as they're really interesting. For the finals tonight it IS Brahms, however!!

Mother, Father kindly disregard this letter!!

[Holden Fourth]

The recording quality of this is not very good. Distortion, the inability to pick up the ppp details on the Fazioli and the general impression that this is being played through a veil giving the impression of a lack of articulation from all the pianists. (I listened to more of stage 1 and stage 2 and just gave up). The sound just doesn't do any of the artists justice. When I compare this to the Cliburn sound wise well....there really isn't a comparison.

[Belle]

The recording quality of this is not very good. Distortion, the inability to pick up the ppp details on the Fazioli and the general impression that this is being played through a veil giving the impression of a lack of articulation from all the pianists. (I listened to more of stage 1 and stage 2 and just gave up). The sound just doesn't do any of the artists justice. When I compare this to the Cliburn sound wise well....there really isn't a comparison.

I didn't notice that sound quality, but my hearing isn't the best now; in fact, it's in decline. But I did like the mixture of chamber music performances; one from Rimsky-Korsakov!!

How fortunate than you can hear those discrepancies in the sound quality!!

[Rach3]

Israela Margalit on competitions:

https://medium.com/@m.israela/about-win ... 69356a6618