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ANTON RUBINSTEIN
REWARD CARD.
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Royal Conservatory, St. Petersburg
James Hoffmeister
T. PRESSER CO., Phila.
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Born November 28, 1829. Died November 20, 1894.
Anton Rubinstein
ORN at Vichvatinets (Podolia), six years earlier
than his talented brother, Nicholas; these two
prodigies served to establish the fame of Villoing as a
piano teacher. As a matter of fact, Anton always
considered his brother the greater, as seems usual with
so many geniuses. Both had the first lessons from their
mother. At the age of ten, Anton gave concerts in
Moscow and started touring at eleven. While in
Germany (1843-1844), he became the friend of Mendels-
sohn, and later, of Liszt.
In 1862 he became the Director of the St. Petersburg
Conservatory, remaining there for five years. His
American tour (1872-1873) comprised two hundred and
fifteen concerts (a remarkable undertaking), for which
he received $40,000. But, in spite of all, he remained a
disappointed man, since he preferred to be considered
as a great composer, rather than as a pianist. As he
said, himself, he "picked up laurels where they did not
belong to him.' Nevertheless, competent opinion
places him as the greatest pianist who ever lived. His
greatest achievement seems to have been the series of
Historical Piano Recitals, in which he covered the whole
of the literature for the instrument.
Unquestionably, his finest composition is the Piano
Concerto in D Minor, played so beautifully by his
pupil, Josef Hofmann. And who does not know his
Melody in F?
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