Catalogue No: 233198
Discs: 10
Release date: 25th June 2012
Barcode: 0885150331989
Medium: CDClaudio Arrau: Serious Wizard of Sound Beethoven :
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
1957
Philharmonia Orchestra , Otto Klemperer
Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110
1957
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
1957
Philharmonia Orchestra , Otto Klemperer
Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp major, Op. 78
1958
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor'
1957
Philharmonia Orchestra , Otto Klemperer
Chopin :
Études (12), Op. 10
1956
Allegro de Concert in A major Op. 46
1956
Trois Nouvelles Études
1956
Études (12), Op. 25
1956
Impromptu No. 4 in C sharp minor, Op. 66 'Fantaisie-Impromptu'
1953
Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
1953
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
1950
New York Philharmonic Orchestra , Fritz Busch
Grieg :
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
1957
Philharmonia Orchestra , Alceo Galliera
Liszt :
Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S125
1953
New York Philharmonic Orchestra , Guido Cantelli
Fantasy on Hungarian Folk-tunes, S123
1952
Philadelphia Orchestra , Eugene Ormandy
Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 9 in E flat major 'Pesther Carneval'
1952
Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 11 in A minor
1951
Schumann :
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
1957
Philharmonia Orchestra , Alceo Galliera
Kreisleriana, Op. 16
1946
Carnaval, Op. 9
1939
Strauss, R :
Burleske for Piano and orchestra in D minor
1946
Chicago Symphony Orchestra , Désiré Defauw
Weber :
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 24
1941
Konzertstück in F minor, Op. 79 for piano & orchestra
1946
Chicago Symphony Orchestra , Désiré Defauw
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About Legendary Chilean-American pianist Claudio Arrau was born in 1903. During a career lasting over 60 years, he became one of the most admired instrumentalists of his generation. He was particularly revered for his performances and recordings of Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, and Brahms, but was also renowned for his interpretation of early 20th century music, especially that of Debussy. He died in Mürzzuschlag, Austria in 1991.
