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...album is a declaration of renewal from an old master who will always have a lot of the kid in him. "Maybe I can't recapture that old energy," he says. "But I can recapture the spirit of that energy. I have a lot left in me. Rubinstein was playing brilliantly at 80; Picasso didn't stop. Why should...
...that these four musicians enjoy getting together to read chamber works, but they'll have trouble competing against today's better groups and the classic historical recordings of the last 50 years. I would much sooner pick up the Busch Quartet with Rudolf Serkin, the Guarneri Quartet with Artur Rubinstein or the contemporary recordings by the Cleveland Quartet and Brian's upcoming favorites, Domus...
...well as offering majestic and emotional interpretations of the great Russian and German concerti--Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and Brahms--Cliburn has always had a special affinity for solo piano works. His recording of Chopin have matched those of the late Artur Rubinstein and Claudio Arrau in popularity. Sunday's concert will feature Chopin's C-Sharp Minor Scherzo as well as pieces by Debussy and Szymanowski...
...very least, Sunday's concert will offer a glimpse of the brilliance that put the U.S. on the pianists' map for the first time. Names such as Rubinstein, Sviatoslav Richter and Jan Paderewski had dominated the piano world since the turn of the century, Many such as Rubinstein and Rudolf Serkin, eventually made their homes in this country, but Cliburn was the first native-born American to become a definitive performer of major works. He could have been remembered for his legacy or virtuosity alone, but this tour represents his valuable commitment to bringing classical music into American eyes...
...Arba, an unprecedented step in applying to Jews a remedy used regularly against Palestinian troublemakers. Government ministers emerging from a Cabinet meeting after the Hebron slaughter discussed a number of other ideas with reporters. Environment Minister Yossi Sarid spoke of expelling militant settlers from the territories. Education Minister Amnon Rubinstein advocated completely outlawing Kach, the political party established by Kahane, with which Goldstein was affiliated. The party is already barred from participating in elections. Tourism Minister Uzi Baram suggested disarming Kachniks...