Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Anton Rubinstein

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Russian musician Anton Rubinstein.
Last updated on December 19, 2024.
Anton Rubinstein

Anton Grigoryevich Rubinstein 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.

Pianists call me a composer, composers call me a pianist. The classicists think me a futurist, and the futurists call me a reactionary. — © Anton Rubinstein
Pianists call me a composer, composers call me a pianist. The classicists think me a futurist, and the futurists call me a reactionary.
Russians call me German, Germans call me Russian, Jews call me a Christian, Christians a Jew.
The pedal is the soul of the piano.
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