Rubinstein performing Ritual Fire Dance.

[kluurs]

Amazing

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[taiwan_girl]

that was pretty amazing!

[Horace]

Yes, amazing.

Here he was trying to resurrect a late Brahms, late in his own life. Less successful, but interesting to see. He probably hadn't played it in years.

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[Copper]

@kluurs said in Rubinstein performing Ritual Fire Dance.:

Amazing

How many people in the world today could do that?

[George K]

@kluurs believe it or not, I learned that when I was in my teens. I believe this was the arrangement.

I've watched him play this at least a dozen times.

I never understood that high-handed stuff at about 0:48. Also, why switch the trill from one hand to another, like at 0:43? Also, there was no glissando at the end.

The Cziffra version is harder. A LOT harder.

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This is at about 0;20

He doesn't do the glissandos (glissandi?) at the end either.