Anton Rubinstein - Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 (Joseph Banowetz)

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Composer: Anton Rubinstein

1. Piano Concerto No. 3 in G major, Op. 45: I. Moderato assai
2. Piano Concerto No. 3 in G major, Op. 45: II. Moderato
3. Piano Concerto No. 3 in G major, Op. 45: III. Allegro non troppo
4. Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 70: I. Moderato assai
5. Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 70: II. Andante
6. Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 70: III. Allegro

Joseph Banowetz, piano
Slovak State Philharmonic Orchestra, Košice
Robert Stankovsky, conductor
Date: 1991
Label: Marco Polo
http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.223382

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Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein (November 28 [O.S.November 16] 1829 – November 20 [O.S. November 8] 1894) was a Russian pianist, composer and conductor who became a pivotal figure in Russian culture when he founded the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. He was the elder brother of Nikolai Rubinstein who founded the Moscow Conservatory. As a pianist, Rubinstein ranks amongst the great 19th-century keyboard virtuosos. Rubinstein was also a prolific composer throughout much of his life.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Rubinstein

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Joseph Banowetz (born December 5, 1936) is an American-born pianist, pedagogue, author, and editor, currently teaching at the University of North Texas. Among his teachers are Carl Friedberg (a pupil of German composer/pianist Clara Schumann) and György Sándor (a pupil of Hungarian composer Béla Bartók). Banowetz is an expert on the music of the Russian Romantic Composer, Anton Rubinstein.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Banowetz

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