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Title: bloated mediocrity
Review: I must admit that I found the below reviews far more enjoyable than the Rubenstein E Flat. In the notes (referring to Lhevinne's American debut in 1906) one finds "The critics even then thought the concerto old-fashioned, and thus ended the history of the Rubinstein E Flat". I don't mind "old-fashioned", but I do mind unnecessarily bloated music filled with mediocre melodies. In that light, I don't find it inappropriate at all that "thus ended the history of (this concerto)". Yes, there were "huge chordal stretches, healthy virtuosity, and chromatic flourishes", however I don't find this to make "excellent music" or "good sound" as says David Dubal. Those qualities are inherent in music that endures. In my mind the Rubinstein E Flat fails that test.
