{"product_id":"arrau-claudio-claudio-arrau-plays-beethoven","title":"Claudio Arrau Plays Beethoven (10 CDs)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/about_this_recording_transparent_black_shadow_2_522753e9-66ba-48ea-8558-b0cd53a478e3_480x480.png?v=1646166167\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was one of the most important virtuosos in the world, and his ingenuity is still undisputed – well over twenty years after his death – as are the standards he set with many of his recordings. Claudio Arrau, who was treated like a god, when it came to his Beethoven interpretations, was able to trace his musical line back to Beethoven. Martin Krause, his teacher at Stern’s Conservatory in Berlin, was a master student of Liszt; his teacher Carl Czerny was so highly favored by Beethoven that he entrusted his brilliant piano student with playing the solo part at the first Vienna performance of his piano concerto No. 5. \"I can breathe freely with full lungs in the Beethovenian world, which I have made my own“, Arrau is quoted as saying. \"It has to be an organic ability of adaptation between Beethoven and me.\" For many years the renowned critic Joachim Kaiser tried to investigate the Arrau phenomenon and has intensively dealt with its Beethoven interpretations. He highly admired his sense of style, temperament and touch and came to the conclusion: \"Arrau is the noblest, the most careful, the most serious pianist of our time.\" The “King of the Pianists” had a brilliant technique, captivated by a tremendous musical presence and seriousness - and he was an advocate of absolute fidelity to the work and the view that an interpreter would only do right by a composer if he mastered his entire work. This compilation of 10 original albums, including high-quality and rare recordings from the years 1947 to 1960, show Arrau to be an interpreter whose playing is as flawless as it is serious: they offer the 5 piano concertos, the sonatas and cycles of variations that were published during this period. The highly acclaimed live recordings of the piano concerts (No. 3-5) under Otto Klemperer from 1957 are included as bonus tracks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– \"King of the Pianists\", treated like a god when it came to his Beethoven interpretations\u003cbr\u003e– Arrau was able to trace a direct musical line to Beethoven\u003cbr\u003e– 10 original albums from the years 1947 to 1960, including a number of rarities\u003cbr\u003e– the complete piano concertos as well as the sonatas and variation cycles from this period\u003cbr\u003e– + Bonus tracks: piano concerts no. 3-5 live under Klemperer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/TRACK_LISTING_WITH_WORLD_transparent_blue_background_correct_version_80976754-e9e0-46de-b62f-ac42fe034a4c_480x480.png?v=1646155801\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCD 1\u003cbr\u003e■ Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major Op.\u003cbr\u003e15 \/ Sonata No. 24 in F Sharp Op. 78 (1959)\u003cbr\u003eLudwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)\u003cbr\u003ePiano Concerto No. 1 in C Major Op. 15 \/ C-Dur\u003cbr\u003e1. Allegro con brio 16‘24\u003cbr\u003e2. II. Largo 10‘56\u003cbr\u003e3. III. Rondo: Allegro scherzando 9‘25\u003cbr\u003eSonata No. 24 in F Sharp Major Op. 78 \/ Fis-Dur\u003cbr\u003e4. I. Adagio cantabile. Allegro ma non troppo 7‘29\u003cbr\u003e5. II. Allegro vivace 2‘57\u003cbr\u003eClaudio Arrau piano \/ Klavier\u003cbr\u003ePhilharmonia Orchestra\u003cbr\u003econductor \/ Dirigent Alceo Galliera (1-3)\u003cbr\u003erecorded \/ aufgenommen 1958\u003cbr\u003e■ Bonus\u003cbr\u003eSonata No. 26 in E Flat Major Op. 81a “Les Adieux”\u003cbr\u003e6. I. Adagio. Allegro (Les Adieux) 6‘59\u003cbr\u003e7. II. Andante espressivo (L’Absence) 3‘50\u003cbr\u003e8. III. Vivacissimamente (Le Retour) 6‘05\u003cbr\u003eClaudio Arrau piano \/ Klavier\u003cbr\u003erecorded \/ aufgenommen 1958\u003cbr\u003eTotal Time 64‘13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCD 2\u003cbr\u003e■ Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major Op. 19 \/\u003cbr\u003ePiano Sonata No. 7 in D Major Op. 10 No. 3 (1960)\u003cbr\u003eLudwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)\u003cbr\u003ePiano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major Op. 19 \/ B-Dur\u003cbr\u003e1. I. Allegro con brio 14‘04\u003cbr\u003e2. II. Adagio 9‘02\u003cbr\u003e3. III. Rondo: Molto allegro 6‘35\u003cbr\u003eSonata No. 7 in D Major Op. 10 No. 3 \/ D-Dur\u003cbr\u003e4. I. Presto 6‘45\u003cbr\u003e5. II. Largo e mesto 10‘18\u003cbr\u003e6. III. Menuetto: Allegro 2‘56\u003cbr\u003e7. IV. Rondo: Allegro 3‘58\u003cbr\u003eClaudio Arrau piano \/ Klavier\u003cbr\u003ePhilharmonia Orchestra\u003cbr\u003econductor \/ Dirigent Alceo Galliera (1-3)\u003cbr\u003erecorded \/ aufgenommen 1958\/59\u003cbr\u003eTotal Time 53‘44\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCD 3\u003cbr\u003e■ Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor Op. 37 (1950)\u003cbr\u003eLudwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)\u003cbr\u003ePiano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor Op. 37 \/ c-Moll\u003cbr\u003e1. I. Allegro con brio 15‘51\u003cbr\u003e2. II. Largo 10‘39\u003cbr\u003e3. III. Rondo: Allegro. Presto 8‘35\u003cbr\u003eClaudio Arrau piano \/ Klavier\u003cbr\u003ePhilharmonia Orchestra\u003cbr\u003econductor \/ Dirigent Eugene Ormandy\u003cbr\u003erecorded \/ aufgenommen 1947\u003cbr\u003e■ Bonus\u003cbr\u003ePiano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor Op. 37 \/ c-Moll\u003cbr\u003e4. I. Allegro con brio 17‘04\u003cbr\u003e5. II. Largo 11‘21\u003cbr\u003e6. III. Rondo: Allegro 9‘15\u003cbr\u003eClaudio Arrau piano \/ Klavier\u003cbr\u003ePhilharmonia Orchestra\u003cbr\u003econductor \/ Dirigent Otto Klemperer\u003cbr\u003erecorded \/ aufgenommen (live) 1957\u003cbr\u003eTotal Time 72‘50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCD 4\u003cbr\u003e■ Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major Op. 58 (1956)\u003cbr\u003eLudwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)\u003cbr\u003ePiano Concerto No. 4 in G Major Op. 58 \/ G-Dur\u003cbr\u003e1. I. Allegro moderato 19‘13\u003cbr\u003e2. II. Andante con moto 5‘39\u003cbr\u003e3. III. Rondo: Vivace. Presto 10‘09\u003cbr\u003eClaudio Arrau piano \/ Klavier\u003cbr\u003ePhilharmonia Orchestra\u003cbr\u003econductor \/ Dirigent Alceo Galliera\u003cbr\u003erecorded \/ aufgenommen 1955\u003cbr\u003e■ Bonus\u003cbr\u003ePiano Concerto No. 4 in G Major Op. 58 \/ G-Dur\u003cbr\u003e4. I. Allegro moderato 19‘35\u003cbr\u003e5. II. Andante con moto 5‘27\u003cbr\u003e6. III. Rondo: Vivace. Presto 10‘14\u003cbr\u003eClaudio Arrau piano \/ Klavier\u003cbr\u003ePhilharmonia Orchestra\u003cbr\u003econductor \/ Dirigent Otto Klemperer\u003cbr\u003erecorded \/ aufgenommen (live) 1957\u003cbr\u003eTotal Time 70‘21\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCD 5\u003cbr\u003e■ Sonata in C Sharp Minor “Moonlight” (1950)\u003cbr\u003eLudwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)\u003cbr\u003eSonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor Op. 27, No. 2 “Moonlight” \/ cis-Moll „Mondscheinsonate“\u003cbr\u003e1. I. Adagio sostenuto 6‘38\u003cbr\u003e2. II. Allegretto 2‘19\u003cbr\u003e3. III. Presto agitato 7‘19\u003cbr\u003eClaudio Arrau piano \/ Klavier\u003cbr\u003erecorded \/ aufgenommen 1950\u003cbr\u003e■ Bonus\u003cbr\u003ePiano Concerto No. 5 in E Flat Major Op. 73 “Emperor” \/ Es-Dur\u003cbr\u003e4. I. Allegro 20‘58\u003cbr\u003e5. II. Adagio un poco mosso 8‘10\u003cbr\u003e6. III. Rondo: Allegro 10‘30\u003cbr\u003eClaudio Arrau piano \/ Klavier\u003cbr\u003ePhilharmonia Orchestra\u003cbr\u003econductor \/ Dirigent Otto Klemperer\u003cbr\u003erecorded \/ aufgenommen 1957\u003cbr\u003eTotal Time 56‘01\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCD 6\u003cbr\u003e■ Sonatas No. 22 in F Major Op. 54 \u0026amp; No. 23 in F Minor Op. 57 “Appassionata” \/ 32 Variations in C Minor (1961)\u003cbr\u003eLudwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)\u003cbr\u003eSonata No. 23 in F Minor Op. 57 “Appassionata” \/ f-Moll\u003cbr\u003e1. I. Allegro assai 10‘25\u003cbr\u003e2. II. Andante con moto 7‘02\u003cbr\u003e3. III. Allegro ma non troppo. Presto 8‘18\u003cbr\u003eSonata No. 22 in F Major Op. 54 \/ F-Dur\u003cbr\u003e4. I. In tempo d’un menuetto 5‘58\u003cbr\u003e5. II. Allegretto 6‘17\u003cbr\u003e6. 32 Variations in C Minor WoO 80 \/ c-Moll 12‘21\u003cbr\u003eClaudio Arrau piano \/ Klavier\u003cbr\u003erecorded \/ aufgenommen 1960\u003cbr\u003eTotal Time 50‘30\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCD 7\u003cbr\u003e■ Sonatas No. 21 C Major Op. 53 “Waldstein” \u0026amp; No. 2 in A Major Op. 101 (1958)\u003cbr\u003eLudwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)\u003cbr\u003eSonata No. 21 in C Major Op. 53 “Waldstein” \/ C-Dur\u003cbr\u003e1. I. Allegro con brio 12‘10\u003cbr\u003e2. II. Introduzione: Adagio molto 4‘18\u003cbr\u003e3. III. Rondo: Allegro moderato. Prestissimo 10‘41\u003cbr\u003eSonata No. 28 in A Major Op. 101 \/ A-Dur\u003cbr\u003e4. I. Allegretto ma non troppo 4‘20\u003cbr\u003e5. II. Vivace alla marcia 5‘06\u003cbr\u003e6. III. Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto 3‘07\u003cbr\u003e7. IV. Allegro 7‘42\u003cbr\u003eClaudio Arrau piano \/ Klavier\u003cbr\u003erecorded \/ aufgenommen 1956\/1957\u003cbr\u003eTotal Time 47‘30\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCD 8\u003cbr\u003e■ Sonatas No. 31 in A Flat Major Op. 110 \u0026amp; No. 32 in C Minor Op. 111 (1958)\u003cbr\u003eLudwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)\u003cbr\u003eSonata No. 31 in A Flat Major Op. 110 \/ As-Dur\u003cbr\u003e1. I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo 7‘18\u003cbr\u003e2. II. Allegro molto 2‘15\u003cbr\u003e3. III. Adagio, ma non troppo 3‘54\u003cbr\u003e4. Fuga: Allegro, ma non troppo 7‘17\u003cbr\u003eSonata No. 32 in C Minor Op. 111 \/ c-Moll\u003cbr\u003e5. I. Maestoso. Allegro con brio ed appassionato 9‘01\u003cbr\u003e6. II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile 19‘54\u003cbr\u003eClaudio Arrau piano \/ Klavier\u003cbr\u003erecorded \/ aufgenommen 1957\u003cbr\u003eTotal Time 49‘44\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCD 9\u003cbr\u003e■ Thirty-Three Variations on a Waltz by DIABELLI Op. 120 \/ Fifteen Variations and Fugue in E Flat Major (“Eroica”) Op. 35 (1953)\u003cbr\u003eLudwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)\u003cbr\u003eThirty- Three Variations on a Waltz by\u003cbr\u003eDIABELLI Op. 120 \/ Diabelli-Variationen\u003cbr\u003e1. Theme \u0026amp; Variations 1-13 16‘49\u003cbr\u003e2. Variations 14-27 21‘38\u003cbr\u003e3. Variations 28-33 16‘30\u003cbr\u003eClaudio Arrau piano \/ Klavier\u003cbr\u003erecorded \/ aufgenommen 1952\u003cbr\u003eTotal Time 54‘59\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCD 10\u003cbr\u003e■ Thirty-Three variations on a waltz by\u003cbr\u003eDIABELLI Op. 120 \/ Fifteen variations and fugue in E Flat\u003cbr\u003eMajor (“Eroica”) Op. 35 (Continued \/ Fortsetzung)\u003cbr\u003eLudwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)\u003cbr\u003e1. Fifteen Variations and Fugue in E Flat Major “Eroica” Op. 35 \/ 26‘42 Eroica-Variationen Es-Dur\u003cbr\u003eClaudio Arrau piano \/ Klavier recorded \/ aufgenommen 1952\u003cbr\u003e■ Sonate No. 18 en mi bémol majeur\u003cbr\u003eOp. 31 No. 3 (c. 1947) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 – 1827)\u003cbr\u003eSonata No. 18 in E Flat Major Op. 31, No. 3 \/ Es-Dur\u003cbr\u003e2. I. Allegro 8‘20\u003cbr\u003e3. II. Scherzo: Allegretto vivace 5‘14\u003cbr\u003e4. III. Menuetto: Moderato e grazioso 4‘49\u003cbr\u003e5. IV. 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