Arrau, Claudio

Claudio Arrau in Recital, 1969-1977 - Works by Beethoven; Brahms and Schumann / Claudio Arrau, piano [3 CDs]

3 CD / Music & Arts / 2012-11-13

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 7 in D, Op. 10 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 13 in E flat major, Op. 27 no 1 "Quasi una fantasia"; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Vari...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio

There have been few pianists of Arrau's range and stature, and these invaluable live recordings can only reaffirm memories of another time, another place, where...continue...

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...

Van Cliburn Plays Chopin & Claudio Arrau Plays Beethoven [DVD]

1 DVD Video / ICA Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Frédéric Chopin: Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47; Scherzo for Piano no 3 in C sharp minor, B 125/Op. 39; Fantasie for Piano in F minor/A flat major, B 137/Op. 49; Ludwi...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Cliburn, Van

As winner of the inaugural Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958, Van Cliburn was lauded by the greats, including Shostakovich, Gilels and Sviatoslav Richter, who is said...continue...
Run Time: 83 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, B&W
Sound Format(s): LPCM Mono,
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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...

Late Night Liszt / various artists

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-10-04

Works: Franz Liszt: Consolations (6) for Piano, S 172; Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude, for piano (Harmonies poétiques no 3), S. 173/3 (LW A158/3); Consolation, for piano no 4 in D flat ...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Berman, Lazar; Clidat, France; Horowitz, Vladimir; Kempff, Wilhelm

Played by present-day and past masters of the keyboard, here is the ideal follow-up and complement to DG's Wild and Crazy Liszt compilation....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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Arrau & Brahms: The Two Romantics [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-08-30

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Piano no 3 in F minor, Op. 5; Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Performers: Arrau, Claudio
Conductors: Izquierdo, Juan Pablo
Ensemble: Philharmonic Orchestra of Santiago

A historic & memorable concert performance of two monumental romantic works by the young Johannes Brahms was given by the elderly-but young at heart-pianist and...continue...
Run Time: 110 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0,
Subtitles: German, French, Spanish
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Liszt 200: Claudio Arrau / Sonata, Dante Sonata, Piano Concertos [2 CD]

2 CD / Piano Classics / 2011-08-09

Works: Franz Liszt: Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178; Aprés une lecture du Dante II, fantasia quasi sonata, for piano (Années II/7) S. 161/7 (LW 159/7); Ballade for Piano no 2 in B minor, S ...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio
Conductors: Rosbaud, Hans; Mitropoulos, Dimitri

Claudio Arrau was steeped in the music of Liszt from his early teens, having studied in Berlin with the famous Martin Krause, himself a student...continue...

The Best of Beethoven: Ode to Joy / Muti, Arrau, Menuhin, Karajan

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-07-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59; Sonata for Piano no 8, Op. 13 "Pathétique"; Egmont; Sonata for Piano no 23, Op. 5...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Gieseking, Walter; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Lympany, Moura; Menuhin, Jeremy; Menuhin, Yehudi; Morris, James; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Suk, Josef
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt; Marriner, Sir Neville; ; Karajan, Herbert von; Muti, Riccardo
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martins in the Fields; Berlin Philharmonic; Melos Ensemble of London

The Art of Piano / Great Pianists of the 20th Century [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2011-07-26

Works: Various: Work(s)
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Backhaus, Wilhelm; Cortot, Alfred; Cziffra, Gyorgy; Fischer, Annie; Fischer, Edwin; Gilels, Emil; Gould, Glenn; Hess, Myra; Hofmann, Josef; Horowitz, Vladimir; Michelangeli, Arturo Be...

From Ignaz Jan Paderewski in 1936 to Claudio Arrau in 1970, The Art of Piano features some of the most fascinating material, historically and musically,...continue...
Run Time: 107 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Japanese
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The Liszt Collection [Limited Edition - 34 CDs]

34 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2011-06-28

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Totentanz for Piano, S 525; Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, S 123; Malédictio...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Atkinson, Leon; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartha, Alfonz; Behrens, Hildegard; Berczelly, Istvan; Berman, Lazar; Bolet, Jorge; Cherkassky, Shura; Cleobury, Stephen [Organ/C...
Conductors: Ozawa, Seiji; Karajan, Herbert von; Fischer, Iván; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Solti, Sir Georg; Haitink, Bernard; Heinrich, Siegfried; Guest, George; Ferencsik, János; Leeuw, Reinbert de; Albrecht...

The cornerstone of DG's Liszt 200 celebration is a 34 CD limited edition superbudget box set in the style of their Brahms and Schumann boxes...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 / Claudio Arrau [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-05-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Performers: Arrau, Claudio
Conductors: Tevah, Victor
Ensemble: University of Chile Symphony Orchestra

Claudio Arrau has been playing the piano to great international acclaim for almost eighty years. From Tokyo to Berlin to Paris to New York, he...continue...
Run Time: 85 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby Digital 2.0,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
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Beethoven: Piano Sonatas / Claudio Arrau [2 DVD]

2 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2011-05-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Sonata for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 111; Sonata for Piano no 13 in E flat...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio

Claudio Arrau, the intellectual and profoundly reflective Chilean pianist, was one of the twentieth century's greatest interpreters of Beethoven. It has been said that the...continue...
Run Time: 190 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
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50 Best Beethoven / EMI

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2011-04-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no ...
Performers: Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Arrau, Claudio; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baldwin, Dalton; Bar, Olaf; Blochwitz, Hans-Peter; Chung Trio; Collot, Serge; de los Angeles,...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Sanderling, Kurt; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Karajan, Herbert von; Davies, Dennis R.; Boult, Adrian; Galliera, Alceo; Szell, George; ; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Tate, Jeffrey
Ensemble: ; Melos Ensemble of London; Nash Ensemble

Brahms: Concertos & Symphonies / Haitink, Arrau, Szeryng, et al.

7 CD / Decca / 2010-10-19

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Concerto for Violin ...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Starker, János; Szeryng, Henryk
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard

The New Collectors Edition (original US release 3/30/2010) continues with ten new releases, many of which are appearing at budget price for the first time....continue...
Recording information: Grotezaal, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam....continue...

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...

Brahms: German Requiem; Beethoven: Symphony No. 4

2 CD / Tahra / 2010-09-14

Works: Johannes Brahms: German Requiem, Op. 45; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Rehfuss, Heinz; Trötschel, Elfriede
Conductors: Schuricht, Carl

Carl Schuricht conducted 80 concerts in France between 1949 and 1965 (54 of which in Paris). The programs highlight two particularities: an overdose of German...continue...
Recording information: Théâtre des Champs Elysées de Paris....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...

Barhms: Piano Concerto No. 1; Piano Concerto No. 2; Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3

2 CD / Archipel / 2010-05-05

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Performers: Arrau, Claudio
Conductors: Kletzki, Paul; Markevitch, Igor; Schuricht, Carl

Essential Beethoven

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2010-02-23

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; ...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Donahoe, Peter; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Frese, Siegfried Rudolf; Gieseking, Walter; Hollweg, Werner [Tenor V...
Conductors: Sanderling, Kurt; Muti, Riccardo; Galliera, Alceo; Boult, Adrian; Davies, Dennis R.; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Karajan, Herbert von; Gibson, Alexander, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville;
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Melos Ensemble of London

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 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...

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...

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 2, 23, 24 & 14

1 CD / Decca Import / 2010-01-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; R...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio

A GENEROUSLY-FILLED DISC (75MINS) IN WHICH THE GREAT CHILEAN PIANIST CLAUDIO ARRAU PERFORMS THREE POPULAR BEETHOVEN SONATAS TAKEN FROM HIS COMPLETE CYCLE RECORDED IN THE...continue...

Schumann: Kinderszenen Op 15; Brahms: Paganini Variations Op 35 / Claudio Arrau

1 CD / PentaTone Classics / 2009-10-27

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Johannes Brahms: Variations (28) for Piano on a theme by Paganini, Op. 35
Performers: Arrau, Claudio

The Kinderszenen form a programmatic cycle, which is not - as one might suspect from the title - intended for children or young people, but...continue...

Stress Free - Music for the End of the Day

1 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Erik Satie: Gymnopédies (3), for piano (also orchestrated by Debussy); Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for solo cello no 6 in D major, BWV 1012; Antonio Vivaldi: Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Vio...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Hall, Nicola; Leister, Karl; Romero, Celin; Romero, Pepe
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Brown, Iona; Haitink, Bernard; Serafin, Tullio
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Santa Cecilia Academy Rome Orchestra

Healing - Music to Sooth the Mind and Body

1 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Claude Debussy: La Fille Aux Chevaux De Lin; Camille Saint-Saëns: The Swan (from Carnival of the Animals); Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations, BWV 988; Cantata no 156, "Ich steh' mit ein...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Kennedy, Nigel; Lenehan, John; Lloyd Webber, Julian; Robles, Marisa; Sanders, Samuel; Schiff, Andras; Schiff, Heinrich
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Bonynge, Richard; Judd, James; Münchinger, Karl; Brown, Iona
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; National Philharmonic Orchestra; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

Ultimate Brahms - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2009-08-25

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op. 68; Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 73; Symphony no 4 in E minor, Op. 98; Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Va...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Starker, Janos; Szeryng, Henryk
Conductors: Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Haitink, Bernard
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Schwetzinger Festspielreihe - Klavierabend / Claudio Arrau

2 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2009-04-20

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Rondo for Piano in G major, Op. 51 no 2; Sonata for Piano no 28 in A major, Op. 101; Sonata for Piano no 7 in D, Op. 10 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassio...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio

These live recordings of the great pianist Claudio Arrau include definitive interpretations from Arrau's core repertoire. Original source tapes were used for the digital transfer....continue...

Debussy: Images for Piano / Arrau, Benedetti Michelangeli, Doyen, et al

1 CD / Ysaye / 2009-02-10

Works: Claude Debussy: Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Doyen, Jean; Gaillard, Marius-Francois; Gieseking, Walter; Meyer, Marcelle; Michelangeli, Arturo Benedetti; Paderewski, Ignace Jan; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]; Vines, Ricardo

This CD from Ysaye Records is a collection of historic recordings of the works of Claude Debussy, reproduced from originals made in the first half...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 Liszt - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2008-08-26

Works: Franz Liszt: Concerto for Piano no 1 in E flat major, S 124; Concerto for Piano no 2 in A major, S 125; Concert Etudes (3) for Piano, S 144; Hungarian Rhapsodies (6) for Orchestra, S 359; Faust Symph...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Curzon, Clifford; Kozma, Lajos
Conductors: Davis, Colin; Masur, Kurt; Dorati, Antal; Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Orchestre de Paris; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Triples - Brahms: The Concerto Album / Arrau, Oistrakh, Fournier, Giulini, Klemperer, Galliera, et al

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2008-03-25

Works: Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 83; Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Antho...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Clark, Raymond; Fournier, Pierre; Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria; Klemperer, Otto; Galliera, Alceo
Ensemble: French National Radio Orchestra; Philharmonia Orchestra

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...

Liszt: 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante / Claudio Arrau

1 Super Audio CD / PentaTone Classics / 2008-02-26

Works: Franz Liszt: 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante, S139/R2b
Performers: Arrau, Claudio

Beethoven: Symphonies no 7 & 9, Missa solemnis / Bernstein

6 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2007-09-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 2 in C major, Op. 72; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Die Geschöpfe des ...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Arrau, Claudio; Bartelink, Bernard; Kollo, René [Tenor Vocal]; Konig, Klaus; Krebbers, Herman; Moll, Kurt; Moser, Edda; Rootering, Jan-Hendrik; Walker, Sarah
Conductors: Bernstein, Leonard
Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Eugene Ormandy

10 CD / Membran / 2007-08-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition; Antonin Dvorák: Concerto for Cello in ...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Feuermann, Emanuel; Frank, Corinne; Heifetz, Jascha; Levant, Oscar [Piano]; Piatigorsky, Gregor; Rachmaninov, Sergei; Rubinstein, Artur [Piano]
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene

Beethoven: Sonatas for Violin & Piano Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8

2 CD / Philips Import / 2007-08-07

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 12 no 1; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 12; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 4 in A minor, Op. 23; Sonata for Vi...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]

Arrau and Grumiaux recorded only six of the Beethoven violin sonatas, and here is the first integral release of this half dozen....continue...

Best Beethoven 100

6 CD / EMI Classics / 2007-07-31

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Altmeyer, Theo; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Arrau, Claudio; Bär, Olaf; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Baldwin, Dalton; Bar, Olaf; Barbizet, Pierre; Berry, Walter; Blochwitz, Hans-...
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Sanderling, Kurt; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Jochum, Eugen; Karajan, Herbert von; Davies, Dennis R.; Boult, Adrian; Pritchard, John; Galliera, Alceo; Szell, George; Gibson, Alexander, Sir;...
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Chung Trio; Cleveland Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra; Melos Ensemble of London; Nash Ensemble; New Philharmonia Orchestra; Orchestra ...

Brahms, Ravel, Schumann, Liszt, Beethoven / Arrau

2 CD / Fabula Classica / 2007-06-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Johannes Brahms: Variations and Fugue for Piano in B flat major on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24; Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio

Recording information: Radio della Svizzera Italiana....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

Ultimate Beethoven - The Essential Masterpieces

5 CD / Decca / 2006-11-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto f...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Norman, Jessye; Schunk, Robert; Sotin, Hans; Szeryng, Henryk
Conductors: Haitink, Bernard; Solti, Sir Georg; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Mozart: Klaviersonaten

2 CD / Orfeo / 2006-08-10

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 10 in C major, K 330 (300h); Piano Sonata, K. 332; Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Sonata for Piano no 8 in A minor, K 310 (300d); Variat...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Backhaus, Wilhelm; Curzon, Clifford; Gilels, Emil; Haskil, Clara

Schumann, Brahms / Arrau, Milstein, De Sabata, NYPO

1 CD / Archipel / 2006-05-04

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 77
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Milstein, Nathan
Conductors: De Sabata, Victor
Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

The Artistry of Ralph McLane - Beethoven, Berg, Brahms

1 CD / Boston Records / 2005-12-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Alban Berg...
Performers: Arrau, Claudio; Elman, Mischa; Levant, Oscar [Piano]; McLane, Ralph