Chopin, Frédéric > Arrau, Claudio

Chopin: Piano Encores - Raindrop Prelude; Minute Waltz; Ballade no 1 et al. / Claudio Arrau, Zoltan Kocsis, Stephen Kovacevich

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for Piano in A flat major, B 131/Op. 42 "Grande Valse"; Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 6...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Cziffra, Gyorgy; Davidovich, Bella; Harasiewicz, Adam; Kocsis, Zoltan; Kovacevich, Stephen; Magaloff, Nikita; Orozco, Rafael

Chopin was one of the greatest ever composer-pianist, who moved to Paris from his native Poland when he was 20, following the Russian suppression of...continue...

Claudio Arrau: The 80th Birthday Recital / Beethoven, Debussy, Liszt & Chopin [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-01-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Claude Debussy: Images for Piano, Set 1; Franz Liszt: Année...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio

Euroarts presents the fourth release of the successful 4-part Signature Performance series featuring Claudio Arrau. Claudio Arrau, one of the twentieth century's greatest pianists, performed...continue...
Run Time: 111 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French, German, Spanish
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The Liszt Legacy / Claudio Arrau, Alicia Larrocha, Raymond Lewenthal, Benno Moiseiwitsch and Egon Petri

10 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-11-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"; Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonli...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; De Larrocha, Alicia; Lewenthal, Raymond; Moiseiwitsch, Benno; Petri, Egon

The pièce de résistance of Deutsche Grammophon's Liszt 200th anniversary celebration is a 10-CD box that brings together five great piano virtuosos of the past...continue...

Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1; Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 / Claudio Arrau, piano

1 CD / ICA Classics / 2011-11-15

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58
Performers: Arrau, Claudio
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto; Dohnányi, Christoph von
Ensemble: ; Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra

Few artists of any generation prompted such consistent praise as Arrau who embraced virtually every part of the piano repertoire, including marathon cycles of Bach,...continue...
Recording information: Saal 1, Funkhaus, Cologne, Germany....continue...

Claudio Arrau: The Maestro & The Masters / [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-09-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 7 in D, Op. 10 no 3; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Franz Schubert: Pieces (3) for Piano, D 946; Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio
Conductors: Tevah, Victor
Ensemble: University of Chile Symphony Orchestra

Only rarely do musicians win fame as great interpreters of everything they touch- one such virtuoso is Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau. In this historic recital,...continue...
Run Time: 115 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
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Twilight: Chopin For Dreaming

2 CD / Decca / 2010-10-19

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28; Waltz for piano no 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213; Nocturne for piano no 2 in E flat major, Op. 9/2, CT. 109; Nocturne for piano...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio
Conductors: Inbal, Eliahu

This 2-for-1 CD release has over 2 and a half hours of the most relaxing music of Chopin. Every selection is masterfully played by Chilean...continue...
Personnel: Claudio Arrau (piano)....continue...

50 Classical Music Favorites

3 CD / Decca / 2010-06-08

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F; Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben, BWV 147; Suite no 3 in D; Toccata & Fugue in D minor, BWV 565; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Symphony no 40 in G min...
Performers: Agostini, Federico; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Black, Neil; Carmirelli, Pina; Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Colandrea, Italo; Copley, Michael [Recorder/Flute]; Davidovich, Bella; Freire, ...
Conductors: ; Brüggen, Frans; Davis, Colin; Masur, Kurt; Varviso, Silvio; Haitink, Bernard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Marriner, Sir Neville; Zinman, David; Schreier, Peter; Bychkov, Semyon; Szell, George; Bauer-T...
Ensemble: ; I Musici

Fritz Busch Conducts Beethoven, Dvorak, Brahms, Chopin

1 CD / Guild / 2010-05-11

Works: Antonin Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92; Johannes Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53; Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphon...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio
Conductors: Busch, Fritz

This is one of the more important historical CDs issued of the great German-born conductor Fritz Busch in that it brings together for the first...continue...

The Complete Chopin Edition

16 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra in A major on Polish Airs, Op 13; Rondo f...
Performers: Andsnes, Leif Ove; Anievas, Agustin [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Barto, Tzimon; Bordoni, Paolo; Brantelid, Andreas; Clein, Natalie; Favaretto, Giorgio; Frang, Vilde ...
Conductors: Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw

To celebrate his monumental 200th anniversary, EMI Classics releases Frederic Chopin's complete works featuring his most beloved piano sonatas, mazurkas, waltzes, nocturnes, polonaises, etudes, improm...continue...

Chopin Complete Edition / DG

17 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2010-01-26

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Variations for Piano and Orchestra in B flat major on Mozart's "Là ci...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Bauer, Kurt; Blechacz, Rafal [Piano]; Bung, Heidi; Bylsma, Anner; Li, Yundi [Piano]; Martineau, Malcolm; Orkis, Lamber...
Conductors: Zimerman, Krystian; Inbal, Eliahu;
Ensemble: ; Beaux Arts Trio

In celebration of Chopin's 200th anniversary in 2010, here is the ultimate, complete, specially priced 17-CD edition of the composer's works, combining the very best...continue...

Best Chopin 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-01-26

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante"; Waltz for piano no 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208; Waltz for piano no 3 in F major, Op. 34/3, C...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bunin, Stanislav; Cziffra, Gyorgy; Egorov, Youri; Fliter, Ing...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Kletzki, Paul; Dutoit, Charles; Maksymiuk, Jerzy

100 Best Chopin Classics is the next release in EMI's highly successful 100 Best series. This 6 CD box set contains all the most familiar...continue...

Chopin - Adagios / Arrau, Maisky, Argerich, Ashkenazy, Freire, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2008-10-28

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, B 160/Op. 65; Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10; Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9; Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 "Fune...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Freire, Nelson [Piano]; Maisky, Mischa; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Inbal, Eliahu

Ultimate Piano Concertos - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-03-11

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Edvard Grieg: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 16; Felix ...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Bolet, Jorge; Curzon, Clifford; Kovacevich, Stephen; Ortiz, Cristina; Postnikova, Viktoria
Conductors: Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Atzmón, Moshe; Chailly, Riccardo; Knappertsbusch, Hans; Davis, Colin; Inbal, Eliahu
Ensemble: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

A must for piano fans, the great concerti by Chopin, Grieg and Rachmaninov are featured in this set, alongside Mozart, Beethoven and Schumann. Presenting some...continue...

Originals - Chopin: Preludes, Impromptus / Claudio Arrau

1 CD / Philips / 2007-03-13

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28; Prelude for piano no 25 in C sharp minor, Op. 45, CT. 190; Prelude for piano no 26 in A flat major ("Presto con leggierezza"), KK IVb/7...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio

"One of the most organic recordings of the Preludes, Claudio Arrau's grand vision of these pieces-in his hands much more than miniatures -is a veritable...continue...

Chopin: 26 Préludes; Schumann: Papillons Op 2 / Arrau

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2007-01-30

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28; Prelude for piano no 25 in C sharp minor, Op. 45, CT. 190; Prelude for piano no 26 in A flat major ("Presto con leggierezza"), KK IVb/7, CT...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio

In just 40 minutes, the cosmos was created. To be sure, here we are talking solely about a pianistic cosmos: yet it is one that...continue...

Ultimate Chopin - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9; Nocturnes (3) for Piano, Op. 15; Noct...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Bolet, Jorge; Kocsis, Zoltan
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles

Arrau plays Chopin - The Two Concertos

1 CD / Music & Arts / 2005-05-01

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21
Performers: Arrau, Claudio
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto; Busch, Fritz
Ensemble: Cologne West German Radio Orchestra; Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra

For the Hopeless Romantic

1 CD / Decca / 2005-01-11

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056; Concerto for Oboe in D minor, BWV 1059; George Frederick Handel: Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infa...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Erquiaga, Steve; Fernández, Eduardo [Classical Guitar]; Holliger, Heinz; Kennedy, Nigel [Violin]; Leppard, Raymond; Thibaudet, Jean-Yves [Piano]
Conductors: Leppard, Raymond; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ansermet, Ernest; Malcolm, George; Dorati, Antal; Herrmann, Bernard; Bonynge, Richard; Judd, James; Wordsworth, Barry; Brown, Iona; Järvi, Neeme
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; BBC Concert Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; Lamoureux Concerts Association Orchestra; London Philharmonic Orchestra; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Roya...

Chopin: Sonata no 3, Fantasy; Mendelssohn, Weber / Arrau

1 CD / EMI Classics Import / 2004-09-07

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, Op. 58; Fantasie for Piano in F minor/A flat major, B 137/Op. 49; Carl Maria von Weber: Konzertstück for Piano and Orchestra in F...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo
Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra

Chopin: Scherzos, Impromptus, etc / Claudio Arrau

1 CD / Archipel / 2003-01-21

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Scherzo for Piano no 1 in B minor, B 65/Op. 20; Scherzo for Piano no 2 in B flat minor/D flat major, B 111/Op. 31; Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23; Barca...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio

Philips 50 - Chopin: The Nocturnes, etc / Claudio Arrau

2 CD / Philips Import / 2001-07-10

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9; Nocturnes (3) for Piano, Op. 15; Nocturnes (2) for Piano, Op. 27; Nocturnes (2) for Piano, B 106/Op. 32; Nocturnes (2) for Piano, O...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio

The Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau, was at home with these mostly quiet, reflective pieces. Sir Neville Cardus of the Guardian described Arrau vividly: "Arrau is...continue...

Claudio Arrau in Germany - Radio Archive Recordings

2 CD / Music & Arts / 2000-06-27

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23; Scherzo for Piano no 3 in C sharp minor, B 125/Op. 39; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 7 in D, Op. 10 no 3; Sonata...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio
Conductors: Rosbaud, Hans

Chopin: Complete Nocturnes, Complete Impromptus / Arrau

2 CD / Philips / 1997-08-12

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9; Nocturnes (3) for Piano, Op. 15; Nocturnes (2) for Piano, Op. 27; Nocturnes (2) for Piano, B 106/Op. 32; Nocturnes (2) for Piano, Op. 3...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio

The Best of Chopin / Arrau, Cziffra, Davidovich, et al

2 CD / Philips / 1995-06-13

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for Piano in A flat major, B 131/Op. 42 "Grande Valse"; Impromptu for Piano no 1 in A flat major, B 110/Op. 29; Fantasy-Impromptu for piano in C sharp minor, Op. ...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Cziffra, Gyorgy; Davidovich, Bella; Harasiewicz, Adam; Kocsis, Zoltan; Kovacevich, Stephen; Magaloff, Nikita; Orozco, Rafael

Chopin and Champagne

1 CD / Philips / 1995-06-13

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21; Nocturne for piano no 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15/2, CT. 112; Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Nocturne for...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Magaloff, Nikita
Conductors: Inbal, Eliahu; Zinman, David
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra; Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Chopin: Complete Works for Piano & Orchestra / Arrau, Inbal

2 CD / Philips / 1993-08-17

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E minor, B 53/Op. 11; Variations for Piano and Orchestra in B flat major on Mozart's "Là ci darem", Op. 2; Impromptu for Piano no 1 in A fla...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio
Conductors: Inbal, Eliahu
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra