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Remastered Quadro Recording (RQR) "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." performances were marked by a balance between heart and intellect. As the late music
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Claudio Arrau Philharmonia Orchestra | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| | Claudio Arrau in Concert 2
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| |  | Martha Argerich - Evening TalksA Film by Georges Gachot. Recorded 1957-2001
Martha Argerich (piano) with Claudio Arrau, RCO/Haitink; New Philharmonia/Leinsdorf; Friedrich Gulda & Andre Previn Martha Argerich is the last remaining pianist of legend. A wild child and a rebel at heart, this legendary
Argentinian musician is surrounded by an aura of mystery: some find her too uncompromising, others
generous and beautiful, yet to all she is without doubt incredibly talented and notoriously publicity-shy. Martha Argerich has long been hailed as one of the greatest and most uniquely imaginative pianists. Thanks to these ‘evening talks’, Georges Gachot lifts a corner of the veil: Martha Argerich shares with us
her memories, confides in us her doubts, and transmits to us her incredible appetite for music making. Images of Argentina, rehearsals in the concert hall or at home, excerpts of recent concerts and archival
clips complete this unique film on one of the most secretive and endearing artists of our time. “…any lover of great pianism will find enormous pleasure here. The longest sequence is a rehearsal of the Schumann Piano Concerto, which she plays with ecstatic involvement, bringing the orchestra to glowing life with her absorption and dedication.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2008 **** “The resulting 63-minute film-portrait offers valuable insight into her musical intuition and charisma. The one-time Latin beauty has turned into a sexagenarian of dignity, warmth and wisdom, qualities she now
gladly imparts to a younger generation.” Financial Times, 16th August 2008 “Argerich, simply and assuredly, is one of the most magisterial talents in the history of piano playing.” Gramophone Magazine | 
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Remastered Quadro Recording (RQR). Recorded Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, March 1974. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Claudio Arrau plays LisztPublic Performances 1970-1981
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| |  | Great Pianists - Claudio Arrau1939-1946 Recordings
Schumann: | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 Recorded 4th December, 1944 in the Masonic Temple, Detroit Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Karl Krueger Carnaval, Op. 9 Recorded 3rd and 4th April, 1939 in EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 3, London | Strauss, R: | Burleske for Piano and orchestra in D minor Recorded 13th April, 1946 in Orchestra Hall, Chicago Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Désiré Defauw |
Richard Strauss’s Burleske was recorded at a morning session on 13th April 1946 at Orchestra Hall in Chicago, followed immediately by Weber’s Konzertstück (Naxos 8.111263). The 1944 recording of Schumann’s Piano Concerto was recorded in one session of one hour and 45 minutes, with the first side of the second movement and both sides of the last movement done in single takes. The 1939 recording of Schumann’s Carnaval is one of Arrau’s finest recordings. A contemporary reviewer stated that, “This magnificent recording shows convincingly that Carnaval is one of the masterpieces of piano literature and that Arrau is a great pianist… The recording itself is of the highest quality, better far than any record previously made by Arrau, and the performance – as I ought to have made clear by now – is of supreme artistic value and completely satisfying in every respect.” | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Great Pianists - Claudio Arrau1941-1947 Recordings
Beethoven: | Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 Recorded 24th December, 1947 in the Academy of Music, Philadelphia Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy | Weber: | Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 24 Recorded 20th February, 1941 in Victor Studio 2, New York City. Konzertstück in F minor, Op. 79 for piano & orchestra Recorded 13th April, 1946 in Orchestra Hall, Chicago Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Désiré Defauw |
Claudio Arrau (1903-91) was described variously as ‘Prince’, ‘Emperor’, and ‘King’, of the keyboard, such was the awe in which he was held. Even more tellingly, he remarked: ‘When I play I am in ecstasy; that is what I live for’ | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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