Claudio Arrau

Claudio Arrau – Chopin, Schumann, Liszt (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 02:51:52 minutes | 4,13 GB | Genre: Classical
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Claudio Arrau (1903-1991) is a pianist fully deserving of the epithet ‘legendary’. His rigorous intellect and sense of the sublime found expression in his transcendent technique and sumptuous, yet lucid sonorities. The recordings in the recently released 24CD collection – made for Columbia Graphophone, Electrola, HMV, Parlophone and Telefunken between 1921 and 1962 – represent a significant portion of his legacy and are indispensable to his extensive discography. They can now be heard in their full glory, thanks to a process of restoration and HD remastering using the original tapes (for recordings from the LP era) or the best available source (for 78s). Among them are four world premiere releases: Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 30 op. 109, a Chopin étude, and two pieces by Liszt.

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Claudio Arrau – Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 by Claudio Arrau (1954/2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:12:48 minutes | 1,17 GB | Genre: Classical
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The Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, is a piano concerto written by Frédéric Chopin in 1830, when he was twenty years old. It was first performed on 12 October of that year, at the Teatr Narodowy (the National Theatre) in Warsaw, Poland, with the composer as soloist, during one of his “farewell” concerts before leaving Poland. It was the first of Chopin’s two piano concertos to be published, and was therefore given the designation of Piano Concerto “No. 1” at the time of publication, even though it was actually written immediately after the premiere of what was later published as Piano Concerto No. 2.

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Claudio Arrau – Brahms: The 2 Piano Concertos by Claudio Arrau (2023)
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Claudio Arrau (1903-1991) is a pianist fully deserving of the epithet ‘legendary’. His rigorous intellect and sense of the sublime found expression in his transcendent technique and sumptuous, yet lucid sonorities. The recordings in this 235-track collection, a significant portion of Arrau’s legacy from the years between 1921 and 1962, are indispensable to his extensive discography. They can now be heard in their full glory, thanks to a process of restoration and HD remastering using the original tapes (for recordings from the LP era) or the best available source (for 78s). Among them are four world premiere releases: Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 30, op. 109, a Chopin étude, and two pieces by Liszt.

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Claudio Arrau – Grieg, Schumann & Beethoven: Piano Concertos (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:41:01 minutes | 1,89 GB | Genre: Classical
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Alceo Galliera was a very sought-after accompanying conductor, excelling in the concertante repertoire due to his natural ability to get along and share artistic views with the soloist. His numerous recordings with Claudio Arrau reflect this constant concern for harmonious musical dialogue and are absolute references in Romantic concertos. This album includes works by Schumann, Grieg, and Beethoven’s fourth concerto.

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Claudio Arrau – Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5 “Emperor” (Live) (2023)
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Claudio Arrau war das jüngste von drei Kindern der Eheleute Don Carlos und Lucretia Leon de Arrau. Seine Mutter, die bei seiner Geburt 43 Jahre alt war, erteilte Klavierunterricht. Sein Vater, der in Chillán als Augenarzt tätig war, kam durch einen Reitunfall ums Leben, als sein Sohn Claudio ein Jahr alt war.

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Claudio Arrau – Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 19 & Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 10 No. 3 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 54:03 minutes | 1,60 GB | Genre: Classical
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Step into the sublime world of Ludwig van Beethoven with the masterful interpretations of Claudio Arrau, accompanied by the renowned Philharmonia Orchestra under the direction of Alceo Galliera. In this captivating album released on Warner Classics, experience the power and grace of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 19, and the profound beauty of his Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 10 No. 3.

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Claudio Arrau – Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 23 “Appassionata” & 24 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 36:21 minutes | 1,22 GB | Genre: Classical
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Legendary Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau is featured in this stunning recording of Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas Nos. 23 “Appassionata” & 24, transferred from original analog sources to high-fidelity digital formats by Warner Classics!

Ludwig van Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 (colloquially known as the Appassionata, meaning “passionate” in Italian) is among the three famous piano sonatas of his middle period (the others being the Waldstein, Op. 53 and Les Adieux, Op. 81a); it was composed during 1804 and 1805, and perhaps 1806, and was dedicated to Count Franz von Brunswick. The first edition was published in February 1807 in Vienna.

The Piano Sonata No. 24 in F♯ major, Op. 78, nicknamed “à Thérèse” (because it was written for Countess Thérèse von Brunswick) was written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1809. According to Carl Czerny, Beethoven himself singled out this sonata and the “Appassionata” Sonata as favourites (once written, the “Hammerklavier” Sonata” would also become one of Beethoven’s favourites).

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Claudio Arrau – Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 33:34 minutes | 1,27 GB | Genre: Classical
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Claudio Arrau war das jüngste von drei Kindern der Eheleute Don Carlos und Lucretia Leon de Arrau. Seine Mutter, die bei seiner Geburt 43 Jahre alt war, erteilte Klavierunterricht. Sein Vater, der in Chillán als Augenarzt tätig war, kam durch einen Reitunfall ums Leben, als sein Sohn Claudio ein Jahr alt war.

Schon mit fünf Jahren trat Arrau erstmals öffentlich auf. Ein Stipendium der chilenischen Regierung ermöglichte es ihm ab 1913, sein Studium in Berlin am Sternschen Konservatorium fortzuführen. Sein Lehrer Martin Krause, einer der letzten Schüler von Franz Liszt, unterrichtete Arrau nicht nur, sondern ersetzte ihm auch den früh verstorbenen Vater und sorgte dafür, dass Arrau eine umfassende Bildung erhielt. Als Arrau 15 Jahre alt war, verstarb Martin Krause. Aus Respekt gegenüber seinem Lehrer und dessen auf Liszts Lehre gegründetem Unterricht lehnte er jeden anderen Klavierlehrer ab und vervollkommnete seine technische und musikalische Meisterschaft von da an allein. Um 1919 begegnete er in Berlin der damals 13-jährigen Pianistin Grete Sultan, mit der ihn eine lebenslange, enge Freundschaft verband. 1920 gab er sein erstes Konzert mit den Berliner Philharmonikern.

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Claudio Arrau – Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 73 “Emperor” & Piano Sonata No. 22, Op. 54 (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 51:26 minutes | 2,00 GB | Genre: Classical
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Legendary Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau is backed by the Philharmonia Orchestra headed by Italian conductor Alceo Galliera in this programme of Beethoven works, transferred from original analog sources to high-fidelity digital formats by Warner Classics!

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Claudio Arrau – The Complete Warner Classics Recordings: The LP Era (1955-1962) (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 16:10:44 minutes | 27,14 GB | Genre: Classical
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Claudio Arrau (1903-1991) is a pianist fully deserving of the epithet ‘legendary’. His rigorous intellect and sense of the sublime found expression in his transcendent technique and sumptuous, yet lucid sonorities. The recordings in this 24CD collection, a significant portion of Arrau’s legacy from the years between 1921 and 1962, are indispensable to his extensive discography. They can now be heard in their full glory, thanks to a process of restoration and HD remastering using the original tapes (for recordings from the LP era) or the best available source (for 78s). Among them are four world premiere releases: Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 30, op. 109, a Chopin étude, and two pieces by Liszt.

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Claudio Arrau – Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23 – Weber: Konzertstück, Op. 79 (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 55:01 minutes | 2,08 GB | Genre: Classical
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The Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau (1903-1991) combined as an interpreter pianistic grandeur with philosophical depth and poetic empathy. What is interesting about this pianist is not the piano playing per se, but the interpretation of music, which is documented in this collection box on 24 CDs. It contains the early and middle recordings of Claudio Arrau, because after 1962 he recorded for Philips, Decca and other labels.

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Claudio Arrau – Schubert: Moments musicaux, D. 780 & Fantasia, D. 760 “Wanderer” (2022)
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Claudio Arrau León (February 7, 1903 – June 9, 1991) was a Chilean pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning from the baroque to 20th-century composers, especially Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Brahms and Debussy. He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. Arrau was born in Chillán, Chile, the son of Carlos Arrau, an ophthalmologist who died when Claudio was only a year old, and Lucrecia León Bravo de Villalba, a piano teacher. He belonged to an old, prominent family of Southern Chile. His ancestor Lorenzo de Arrau, a Spanish engineer, was sent to Chile by King Carlos III of Spain. Through his great-grandmother, María del Carmen Daroch del Solar, Arrau was a descendant of the Campbells of Glenorchy, a Scottish noble family. Many claim that his rich, weighty tone lent his interpretations an authoritative, distinctive voice, some saying it sounded thick and muddy and others praising its rounded tone, saying it sounded as though Arrau were almost playing the organ or “plowing” his “paws” into the “flexible” keyboard. According to American critic Harold C. Schonberg, Arrau always put “a decidedly romantic piano tone in his interpretations”

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Claudio Arrau – Claudio Arrau Plays Schubert (Remastered) (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:53:16 minutes | 2,98 GB | Genre: Classical
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Here is the second batch of Claudio Arrau’s mythical Schubert recordings of the late 50s. These admirable versions of the Moments musicaux and the Wanderer Fantasy sit on top of the Schubert discography.

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Claudio Arrau – Claudio Arrau Plays Chopin (Remastered) (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 02:27:07 minutes | 3,86 GB | Genre: Classical
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This collection combines Claudio Arrau’s best recordings of Chopin, including the iconic complete set of Études, the third piano sonata, and various rare pieces from the 78-rpm era.

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