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Nikolai Rubinstein
Nikolai Grigoryevich Rubinstein (2 June 1835–23 March 1881) was a Russian pianist and composer. He was the younger brother of Anton Rubinstein and a close friend of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

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Grave of Nikolai Rubinstein in Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow
Born to Jewish parents in Moscow, where his father had just opened a small factory, he studied piano first with his mother, and later with Alexander Villoing, like his brother. In the 1840s he and Anton were brought to Berlin by their mother, where they studied under Siegfried Dehn and attracted the interest and support of Mendelssohn and Meyerbeer. He was responsible for founding the Moscow Conservatory on September 1, 1866 — he was also its director. He was generally regarded as one of the greatest pianists of his time, although now his reputation is overshadowed by his brother's. Nevertheless, his pianistic style was quite at odds with that of his fiery brother. Nikolai instead opted for a restrained classicism more in line with the musical values of Clara Schumann than Franz Liszt.

While holding his Moscow post, Nikolai persuaded Tchaikovsky to write for him the celebrated Piano Concerto No. 1. According to Tchaikovsky's letters, Rubinstein was unimpressed with the work, and would only perform it if rewritten. Tchaikovsky refused, and the work was premiered instead by the pianist Hans von Bülow. Nevertheless, Tchaikovsky wrote his Piano Trio in A minor in Rubinstein's memory after he died in Paris.

Nikolai Rubinstein was also a composer of some note. Among his most popular works is his Tarantella in G minor and his Fantasia on a Theme by Schumann, both for piano solo.

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A pianist is a person who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with a smaller ensemble, or accompany one or more singers or solo instrumentalists.
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composer is a person who writes music. The term refers particularly to someone who writes music in some type of musical notation, thus allowing others to perform the music. This distinguishes the composer from a musician who improvises or plays a musical instrument.
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Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein (Russian: Антóн Григóрьевич Рубинштéйн
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Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильич Чайкoвский, Pjotr Il’ič Čajkovskij
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Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born and generally known as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3, 1809 – November 4, 1847) was a German composer and conductor of the early Romantic period.
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Giacomo Meyerbeer (September 5, 1791 – May 2, 1864) was a noted German-born opera composer, and the first great exponent of Grand Opera.

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Meyerbeer was born to a Jewish family in Tasdorf, near Berlin, Germany with the name Jacob Liebmann Beer.
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Clara Josephine Wieck Schumann (September 13, 1819 – May 20, 1896) was a German musician, one of the leading pianists of the Romantic era, as well as a composer.
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Franz Liszt (Hungarian: Liszt Ferenc; pronounced /lɪst/, in English: list) (October 22 1811 – July 31 1886) was a Hungarian [1] virtuoso pianist and composer of the Romantic period.
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The Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Op. 23, was composed in November 1874 - February 1875 at the instigation of the piano virtuoso Nikolai Rubinstein, director of the Moscow Conservatory.
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Hans Guido Freiherr von Bülow[1] (January 8, 1830 – February 12, 1894) was a German conductor, virtuoso pianist, and composer of the Romantic era. He was one of the most famous conductors of the 19th century, and his activity was critical for establishing the
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Trio in a minor, op. 50 for piano, violin, and cello is subtitled In memory of a Great Artist, by whom the composer meant the pianist Nikolai Rubinstein (1835-1881), a close friend of the composer.
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The tarantella (tarentule, tarentella, tarantelle, tarentelle, tarantel) is a traditional, southern Italian dance of 6/8 or 4/4 time, characterised by the rapid whirling of couples.
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The fantasia (also English: fantasy, fancy, German: fantasie, French: fantaisie
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Robert Alexander Schumann (June 8, 1810 – July 29, 1856) was a German composer and pianist and the husband of Clara Schumann. He was one of the most famous Romantic composers of the nineteenth century, as well as a famous music critic.
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