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Extractions: Claudio Arrau, Pianist Claudio Arrau, renowned throughout the world as one of the supreme keyboard masters of the century, stands today at the summit of his long and legendary career, for the one artistic goal he has pursued for a lifetime: the total fusion of virtuosity and meaning. Where other famous pianists play the piano for excitement, power or display, Arrau plays to probe, to divine, to interpret. Says Arrau, "An interpreter must give his blood to the work interpreted." The famed late doyen of London music critics, Sir Neville Cardus of the Guardian, explained Arrau vividly: "Arrau is the complete pianist. He can revel in the keyboard for its own pianistic sake, representing to us the instrument's range and power, but he can also go beyond piano playing as we are led by his art to the secret chambers of the creative imagination." In a tribute by the Berlin Philharmonic, which bestowed the Hans von Bulow Medal on Arrau in 1980, on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of his debut with that great orchestra, it was put even better: "When Arrau bends over the keyboard, it is as if Music and only Music itself, is flowing out of his entire body. There is not a nuance of feeling or sound that he has not mastered. His pianissimo is more eloquent, more mysterious than that of others, and his fortissimo has more depth of dimension and is more limitless." But a London Sunday Times interview some years back explained the Arrau mystique best of all: "One regards him as a sort of miracle; the piano is the most machinelike of instruments except the organ - all those rods, levers, little felt pads, wires, no intimate subtle human connection with it by breath, tongueing, or the string player's direct engagement with speaking vibrations. But Arrau makes it live, like God teaching Adam on Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel roof; liquid, mysterious, profound, alive."
CHOPIN: Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Claudio Arrau (Music&Arts) 1 2 claudio arrau (Music Arts) - claudio arrau plays Chopin Piano Concertos . two live performances by the great pianist who died in l991 http://www.audaud.com/article.php?ArticleID=214
Extractions: Claudio Arrau (1903-1991) "He is a high priest of absolute textual interpretation coupled with virtuosity," wrote the noted German critic Joachim Kaiser in an attempt to capture the mystery of Arrau's playing. Claudio Arrau, the legendary Chilean-American pianist who passed away on June 9, 1991, was an artist without any spectacular mannerisms or interpretative excesses. An earnest, reserved man, he kept the lid on his emotional depths, only subtly granting insights into their richness during his performances. In an obituary that appeared in "The Times" of June 10, 1991, Richard Morrison wrote that "he made his technique and his character subservient to music, not vice versa." Arrau's international career began when, at the age of 20, he came to the United States for the first time. In 1927 he won First Prize at the International Geneva Competition, judged by a jury that included Cortot and Rubinstein. In 1935 he was the first pianist ever to play the complete keyboard works of J.S. Bach in 12 recitals, and in subsequent seasons, all of the Beethoven sonatas and Mozart sonatas, as well as the works of Schubert and Weber. In 1941 Arrau returned to the United States, giving a sensational Carnegie Hall recital which added the final jewel to the crown of his international fame. An indefatigable performer, Arrau undertook countless tours, sometimes playing over 100 concerts a year. While his vast repertoire ranged from Bach to contemporary composers, it clearly centered around the composers of the Romantic era. He was celebrated above all for his performances of Beethoven, Schumann, Brahms, Chopin, Liszt and Debussy. Arrau was hailed as one of the last representatives of the pianistic tradition of creative liberty that had been passed on directly from Liszt. Yet in spite of his astounding technique, he preferred to appear as an "anti-virtuoso", whose rigor and precision never flagged. "Despite its apparently rhetorical sweep and its boldness of conception," wrote Jeremy Siepmann in "The Guardian" on June 11, 1991, "Arrau's playing was essentially that of a seeker, an asker of questions on an epic scope."
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Extractions: Arrau was regarded as one of the most eminent pianists of this century. In his native country, streets and squares are even named after him. The consummate artistry of this virtuoso musician is documented on numerous recordings. Terms like serenity and concentration, balance and nobility are often used in describing his playing. In this film portrait, Arrau speaks about his long, event-filled life and performs Beethoven's F minor sonata, the Appassionata , Chopin's Ballade in A flat major Op. 47, Debussy's L'isle joyeuse , Liszt's Petrarch Sonett 104 from the and Schubert's in E flat minor D 946. (Great Britain, 1984 - 55 minutes - Director: Alan Benson)
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CLAUDIO ARRAU PLAYS CHOPIN Rehearing it nearly three decades later, the pianist expressed disappointment, CD1158(1) claudio arrau PLAYS CHOPIN TWO HISTORIC PUBLIC PERFORMANCE http://www.musicandarts.com/CDpages/CD1158hi.html
Extractions: CD-1158 (1) New Release Sale: $9.95 through September 1 only, $14.95 thereafter CD-1158(1) CLAUDIO ARRAU PLAYS CHOPIN: TWO HISTORIC PUBLIC PERFORMANCE RECORDINGS - Chopin: Concerto No. 1 in e, Op. 11 (1830) with WDR S.O., Cologne, cond. Otto Klemperer (25 Oct. 1954); Concerto No. 2 in f, Op. 21 (1830) with Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, cond. Fritz Busch (U.N. Human Rights Day Concert, New York, 10 Dec. 1950). Audio restoration by Graham Newton, 2004. Total time: 71:42 [AAD] UPC# 0-17685-11582-0. Ordering Info Place your order Back to Historic Classical Catalog Back to Main Catalog
Claudio Arrau In Germany, Music & Arts CD-1060 claudio arrau In Germany Pre War recordings from the collection of DeutschesRundfunkarchiv when the pianist s international reputation solidified. http://www.musicandarts.com/CD1060hi.html
Extractions: One gets a fair semblance of Arrau's artistry through a remarkable cache of recordings made for German Radio in 1937 and 1938. They are released here for the first time, with the exception of the Liszt E Flat concerto, which appeared on a long unavailable Russian Melodya LP and two rare commercially issued Parlophone 78s, added as encores. While Arrau made several important recordings prior to his emigration from Germany, his pre-war discography is small in comparison to his prolific output from the mid-forties on, when the pianist's international reputation solidified. The present compilation, therefore, adds significantly to what we know of Arrau's prime years. CD-1060(2) CLAUDIO ARRAU In Germany. Pre War recordings from the collection of Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv . CHOPIN: Ballade Op. 23 (8:24); BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 7, Op. 10 No. 3 in D (21:01); MOZART: Sonata in D K576 (Stuttgart, 31/5/39) (14:05); BEETHOVEN: Sonata No. 3 Op. 2 in C (23:49); HAYDN: Andante con Variazioni in f Op. 83 (Stuttgart, 13/11/38) (8:53); LISZT: Sonetto 104 del Petrarca from Années de Pèlerinage (Seconde année) (Stuttgart, 19/7/37) (6:25), Concerto No. 1 in Eb major for piano and orchestra (Frankfurt R.O. Hans Rosbaud, 15/5/35) (18:17), Harmonies du soir from Etudes d'exécution transcendante (Stuttgart, 19/7/37) (7:53); CHOPIN: Scherzo (No. 3) Opus 39, in c# (1939) (7:19)*; LISZT: Les jeux d'eaux à la villa d'Este from Années de Pèlerinage (1929) (6:55)*. 2 CDs. UPC # 0-17685-10602-6. [AAD] A coproduction with Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv (German Radio Archive). Technical restoration by Maggi Payne.
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Extractions: Chopin Chopin's magical Nocturnes (he wrote 21 of them in all) are some of the most exquisite little gems ever written for the piano. The title 'nocturne' was coined by the Irish composer and pianist John Field, but it was Chopin who developed the form and took it to new heights. As you'd expect, the Nocturnes are (generally) quiet, reflective pieces with song-like melodies, just right for night-time listening.
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Extractions: Johannes Brahms was fortunate: his creations outlived him and will outlive us. We, too, are lucky: though he couldn't see into the future, we can hear into the past. A 2-CD set brought out by the Austrian Brahms Society now affords us the opportunity to hear the sounds Brahms himself heard. The word special might best define this recording. CD 1 performed on Brahms-Flügel, Hammerklavier, Wilhelm Bachmann, Vienna, ca.1850. Intermezzo in A major Op.118 No.2 Andante teneramente Ballade Op.10 No.4 in B major Andante con moto Sarabande in A major "Tagebuchblätter eines Künstlers, vom jungen Kreisler veröffentlicht" Gavotte in A major (after Gluck) Walzer in A-flat major Op.39 No.15
Decca Music Group - Claudio Arrau An exception was the great Chilean pianist claudio arrau. He made his debut atage five in Santiago and soon thereafter was sent to Berlin to study with http://www.deccaclassics.com/artists/arrau/biog.html
Extractions: Died: 9 June, 1991 Child prodigies often do not develop past their initial gifts. An exception was the great Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau. He made his debut at age five in Santiago and soon thereafter was sent to Berlin to study with Martin Krause (at Stern's Conservatory) a celebrated pupil himself of Franz Liszt. Claudio Arrau had two recording careers. From the beginning of his public career until the 1950s he recorded mostly for the predecessors of today's EMI. Beginning in the 1960s he recorded exclusively for Philips (for the remainder of his life) and left a monumental legacy of the Beethoven Sonatas and concertos, most of the important Schumann works, Liszt and Brahms and later on, returning to the loves of his youth Chopin and Debussy. Arrau was an aristocratic player who used his phenomenal technique to get to the emotional heart of the music he loved.
Extractions: Name: Claudio Arrau Birth Date: February 6, 1903 Death Date: June 9, 1991 Place of Birth: Chillan, Chile Nationality: American, Chilean Ethnicity: Hispanic American Gender: Male Occupations: pianist Claudio Arrau Main Biography Musical genius, prodigy, and boy wonder are some of the words most often used to describe Claudio Arrau (1903-1991). Regarded by many music critics as a master interpreter and impassioned artist, Arrau enjoyed a stellar, if sometimes unorthodox, career that spanned over 80 years. Arrau was born on February 6, 1903, in Chillan, Chile. His father died less than 12 months after he was born, but his mother, an amateur pianist, recognized and nurtured his musical genius and became his first teacher. Chilean legend says that Arrau could read music before he could read words. He made his formal performing debut in Chile at the age of five, playing selections composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Frederic Chopin. It became clear long before he reached ten years of age that his talents surpassed those of the available teachers and that his musical education would require the molding of a master mentor. In 1912 Arrau was sent to study with Martin Krause at the Stern.....
Extractions: DGG B0004284 (F) (DDD) TT: 69:47 Earl Wild, who this year celebrates his 90th birthday, continues to amaze. Completely recovered from heart surgery earlier this year, he is now planning a series of 90th birthday concerts this fall. Ivory Classics has just released a CD of live broadcasts from the 1940's (short works of Scarlatti, Mendelssohn, Daquin, Mussorgsky, Rachmaninoff, MacDowell and Chopin, with Liszt's Sonata as the featured work (74003), another containing Chopin's Ballades and Scherzi recorded in 1990 originally issued on Chesky (75001). But prime interest is a CD of recordings made May 23-25, 2004 in Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Buffalo, N.Y. This is labeled "Living History," and indeed it is as the then 88-year old pianist gives powerful readings of Bach, Scriabin, Franck and Schumann. This is playing on a grand scale with no indication of a diminution of technical prowess, an approach to the Franck and Schumann that some might find too athletic. Excellent sonics.
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Extractions: This release features the internationally acclaimed pianist Claudio Arrau playing virtuoso repertoire with which he was closely associated throughout his career. This 1952 performance of the Liszt Piano Concerto was actually recorded in a single take, after which Eugene Ormandy said, "Were done. It can't be better than this." (First Compact Disc Release!)
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