Claudio Arrau – The Complete Warner Classics Recordings

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Ferruccio Busoni:Sonatina No. 6 (Chamber Fantasy on Themes from Bizet's Carmen)
Johannes Brahms:Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Ludwig van Beethoven:Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor'Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight' (Mondschein Sonata)Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major, Op. 31 No. 3 'The Hunt' (La Chasse, Die Jagd)Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 'Waldstein'Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata'Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp major, Op. 78Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a 'Les Adieux'Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3Piano Trio No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 11 'Gassenhauer', for clarinet, cello & piano (II. Adagio & III. Tema. Pria ch'io l'impegno – Allegretto – Var. 1-9)Variations (32) on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80
Frédéric François Chopin:Allegro de Concert in A major Op. 46Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49Moja pieszczotka (My Sweetheart), Op. 74 No. 12 (Ma mignonne)Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58Prelude Op. 28 No. 23 in F majorScherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54Tarantella in A flat major, Op. 43Trois Nouvelles ÉtudesWaltz No. 4 in F major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 3Waltz No. 4 in F major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 3 (Recorded 1928)Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse'Étude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minorÉtude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor (Recorded 1929)Étude Op. 10 No. 8 in F majorÉtude Op. 10 No. 9 in F minorÉtude Op. 25 No. 1 in A flat major 'Aeolian Harp' (Sternenregen-Étude)Étude Op. 25 No. 2 in F minorÉtudes (12), Op. 10Études (12), Op. 25
Claude Achille Debussy:Danse – Tarantelle styrienneEstampe No. 3 – Jardins sous la pluiePréludes – Book 2: No. 3, La Puerta del Vino
Edvard Hagerup Grieg:Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Enrique Granados:Goyescas: Quejas ó La Maja y el Ruiseñor
Franz Liszt:Au bord d'une source (Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 4)Les jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este (Années de pèlerinage III, S. 163 No. 4)Rhapsodie espagnole, S254 (Folies d'Espagna and Jota Aragonese)Valse mélancolique first version S210Valse oubliée No. 1, S.215/1
Felix Mendelssohn:Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:Piano Sonata No. 17 in B flat major, K570
Franz Peter Schubert:Allegretto in C minor, D915Fantasie in C major, D760 'Wanderer'Klavierstücke (3), D946March D606Moments Musicaux (6), D780, Op. 94Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 3 in F minorMoments Musicaux, D780: No. 4 in C sharp minorPiano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: III. ScherzoPiano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: III. Scherzando. Allegro moderato – TrioStändchen 'Horch! Horch! die Lerch!', D889 (Hark, Hark, the Lark!)
Robert Schumann:Carnaval, Op. 9Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Carl Maria von Weber:Konzertstück in F minor, Op. 79 for piano & orchestra

Detailed Presentation

Ferruccio Busoni:Sonatina No. 6 (Chamber Fantasy on Themes from Bizet's Carmen)
Ludwig van Beethoven:Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight' (Mondschein Sonata)Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major, Op. 31 No. 3 'The Hunt' (La Chasse, Die Jagd)Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 'Waldstein'Piano Sonata No. 22 in F major, Op. 54Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata'Piano Sonata No. 24 in F sharp major, Op. 78Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a 'Les Adieux'Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10 No. 3Variations (32) on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80
Frédéric François Chopin:Allegro de Concert in A major Op. 46Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49Moja pieszczotka (My Sweetheart), Op. 74 No. 12 (Ma mignonne)Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58Prelude Op. 28 No. 23 in F majorScherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54Tarantella in A flat major, Op. 43Trois Nouvelles ÉtudesWaltz No. 4 in F major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 3Waltz No. 4 in F major 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 3 (Recorded 1928)Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse'Étude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minorÉtude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor (Recorded 1929)Étude Op. 10 No. 8 in F majorÉtude Op. 10 No. 9 in F minorÉtude Op. 25 No. 1 in A flat major 'Aeolian Harp' (Sternenregen-Étude)Étude Op. 25 No. 2 in F minorÉtudes (12), Op. 10Études (12), Op. 25
Claude Achille Debussy:Danse – Tarantelle styrienneEstampe No. 3 – Jardins sous la pluiePréludes – Book 2: No. 3, La Puerta del Vino
Enrique Granados:Goyescas: Quejas ó La Maja y el Ruiseñor
Franz Liszt:Au bord d'une source (Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 4)Les jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este (Années de pèlerinage III, S. 163 No. 4)Rhapsodie espagnole, S254 (Folies d'Espagna and Jota Aragonese)Valse mélancolique first version S210Valse oubliée No. 1, S.215/1
Felix Mendelssohn:Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:Piano Sonata No. 17 in B flat major, K570
Franz Peter Schubert:Allegretto in C minor, D915Fantasie in C major, D760 'Wanderer'Klavierstücke (3), D946March D606Moments Musicaux (6), D780, Op. 94Moments Musicaux, D780: No. 3 in F minorMoments Musicaux, D780: No. 4 in C sharp minorStändchen 'Horch! Horch! die Lerch!', D889 (Hark, Hark, the Lark!)
Robert Schumann:Carnaval, Op. 9
Claudio Arrau (Piano)
Ludwig van Beethoven:Piano Trio No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 11 'Gassenhauer', for clarinet, cello & piano (II. Adagio & III. Tema. Pria ch'io l'impegno – Allegretto – Var. 1-9)
Franz Peter Schubert:Piano Trio No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: III. ScherzoPiano Trio No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: III. Scherzando. Allegro moderato – Trio
Claudio Arrau (Piano)Andreas Weissgerber (Violin)Joseph Weissgerber (Cello)
Johannes Brahms:Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Claudio Arrau (Piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)Basil Cameron (Conductor)Carlo Maria Giulini (Conductor)
Ludwig van Beethoven:Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Edvard Hagerup Grieg:Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Robert Schumann:Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Carl Maria von Weber:Konzertstück in F minor, Op. 79 for piano & orchestra
Claudio Arrau (Piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)Alceo Galliera (Conductor)
Ludwig van Beethoven:Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor'
Claudio Arrau (Piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)Alceo Galliera (Conductor)Otto Klemperer (Conductor)
Johannes Brahms:Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Claudio Arrau (Piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra)Carlo Maria Giulini (Conductor)

“I try to play the way a cat jumps,” legendary pianist Claudio Arrau described his objective. “It has to be completely natural. I promised myself that whenever I feel routine creeping into my playing, I will stop.” Under this premise, Arrau developed an almost unbelievable repertoire

The Complete Warner Classics Recordings now covers four decades of his 80-year stage career on 24 CDs. The recordings, made from 1921 to 1962 for labels that are now part of Warner Classics as well as the BBC, have now been reissued in HD quality. Born in Chile in 1903, the musician “strove in his playing to unite the best that the performance traditions of the 19th and 20th centuries had to offer,” Gramophone wrote. The current edition also focuses on this period, presenting compositions by Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert and Brahms, among others

The collection also includes four first releases, they are recordings Arrau made in the 50s of Liszt, Chopin and Beethoven. A minor sensation, the pianist’s specialty was “the works of Liszt, to which he imbued a rare combination of physical power and philosophical insight, and Beethoven, whose sonatas and concerti he played with an Apollonian breath,” the New York Times recalled in its obituary of Claudio Arrau, who died in 1991. The keyboard virtuoso is accompanied by the Philharmonia Orchestra under conductors such as Otto Klemperer.

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