ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN PLAYS CHOPIN Chopin wrote the Piano Concerto No. 2 in 1870, at around 20 years of age, before he had finished his formal education. Chopin’s two piano concertos were written within a year of each other. It was the second of his piano concertos to be published (after the Piano Concerto No. 1), and so was designated as “No. 2”, even though it was written first. The Piano Concerto No. 2 contains the three movements typical of instrumental concertos of the period: Maestoso, Larghet

Happy birthday to "the last romantic," Frédéric Chopin! This is his Mazurka No. 21 in C-sharp Minor performed by Arthur Rubinstein in a private recital. This rare film will be featured as part of Great Pianists on Film series in April. 🎹 💕 >> https://bit.ly/2UcmrmF | Lincoln Center