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...born in the industrial city of Lodz, Poland, on Jan. 28, 1887. His father, who owned a small textile factory, quickly recognized his son's talent. At four, Rubinstein had calling cards that read ARTUR THE GREAT PIANO VIRTUOSO; at eight, he was studying in Berlin. In 1906 Rubinstein made his first trip to America. The notices were mixed; some praised his spirit, but others carped about his technical waywardness, a criticism that haunted him for nearly 30 years. Disheartened, Rubinstein returned to Europe, where he lived the uncertain, itinerant life of an aspiring performer, moving from hotel...
...history has it that Tchaikovsky taught Taneyev everything he knew (about composition). Nikolas Rubinstein, brother of the pianist extraordinaire of the nineteenth century but unrelated to Artur Rubinstein, taught him piano at the conservatory. The fledgling Taneyev also followed in Rubinstein's footsteps by taking over Nikolas's job when he passed away. Then he took over the Moscow Conservatory...
...supple and urgent, fully equal to the symphonic sweep of the great C major quintet as well as the tragic stoicism of the G minor. What it sometimes misses is the mystery of Mozart's luminous, godlike simplicity. But then that is the quality in Mozart that Artur Schnabel described as "too easy for children and too difficult for artists...
...great artists as well as amateurs, chamber music can call forth the deepest emotions. Not long ago, Artur Rubinstein, who is 91, invited the Juilliard Quartet to rehearse at his Paris town house. After a leisurely lunch, the four went to work in the living room, with the old man listening. They had played only a few bars of Mozart when tears began to stream down Rubinstein's face. "I began to cry too," says Violinist Mann. "We all began to cry. It may not have been the best performance we ever gave, but it was certainly the most emotional...
...1920s, Army Captain Artur Carlos de Barros Basto, a descendant of Marranos, converted to Judaism and helped establish a synagogue and seminary in Oporto. He toured rural areas telling the Jews that there was no longer reason to be afraid. During the early years under Salazar, the right-wing Catholic Action movement started a smear campaign against Barros Basto. His seminary was closed down, and he was court-martialed for immorality because he promoted circumcision. He died a broken...