Listening Through The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music
Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894)
Bio
Anton Grigoryeich Rubinstein was born in the Russian Empire, in the region that is now Moldova. His parents were Jewish but the family converted to Russian Orthodox when he was a child. He attempted to enter the Paris Conservatoire but instead impressed the local piano superstars Liszt & Chopin and began a life of piano touring and composing. He became an international giant and returned to Russia to reform the St Petersburg Conservatory but politics forced him to live part-time there and part-time in Dresden.
Music
Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Minor
Piano Concerto No 2 in F Major
Symphony No. 1 in F Major
Symphony No. 2 "Ocean"
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