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A wonderful documentary film featuring Arthur Rubinstein which shows him improvising a lot and playing snippets from the following works: Chopin: Etude in A-Flat Major, Op. 25 No. 1; “ Etude in C Major, Op. 10 No. 1; “ Etude in A minor, Op. 10 No. 2; “ Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23; Szymanowski: Symphonie Concertante, Op. 60; Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales; Schubert: Sonata in B-Flat Major, D. 960. The spoken parts are all in the original German, and the English subtitles are my own -- just hit the “CC“ button in the playback window to show the subtitles (or to turn them off if you prefer). This clip was made in 1966 by the North German Radio when Arthur Rubinstein came to Hamburg, Germany to inspect his own favorite, personal Hamburg Steinway D-274 piano which was dropped from a crane somewhere while he was taking it on tour. It was sent back to the Hamburg Steinway factory for repairs. The event takes place in a room
