Rudepoêma
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Rudepoêma is a composition by Heitor Villa-Lobos. It was written in Rio de Janeiro from 1921 to 1926 and is the largest and most challenging work Villa-Lobos wrote for the solo piano. It is in one con
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Arthur Rubinstein
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Arthur Rubinstein OMRI was a Polish and American pianist. Widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of his day, he received international acclaim for his interpretations of classical music compo
Rudepoêma
…Villa-Lobos compounded two words together: rude, meaning "rude", "coarse", "uncultured", "discourteous", and poema, "poem". However, the score's dedicatee, Arthur Rubinstein, explained, "The 'Rude' of the title did not have the English meaning. In Brazil it meant 'savage'. When I asked him if he considered me a savage…
Arthur Rubinstein in 1937, by Carl Van Vechten
Childhood home of Artur Rubinstein at Piotrkowska Street, Łódź, Poland
Rubinstein, age 19, in 1906
A cast of the pianist's hands, at the Łódź museum