[ Warner Classics / 12 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 14 March 2025
This item is only available to us via Special Import.
The pianist Claudio Arrau fully deserves the epithet "legendary": a sovereign technical command, a deep patience and a gravitation towards weighty matters, enriched by his study with 'philosopher pianists' such as Busoni and Martin Krause. Made in London from the late '40s to the late '50s, this collection of profound and impassionate recordings is a striking illustration of his Beethovenian authority.
Recordings from 1947 - 1960
Piano Concertos nos 1-5 (complete)
Piano Sonata no.7 in D major, op.10 no.3
Piano Sonata no.14 in C sharp minor, op.27 no.2 'Moonlight'
Piano Sonata no.18 in E flat major, op.31 no.3 'The Hunt'
Piano Sonata no.21 in C major, op.53 'Waldstein'
Piano Sonata no.22 in F major, op.54
Piano Sonata no.23 in F minor, op.57 'Appassionata'
Piano Sonata no.24 in F sharp major, op.78 'A Therese'
Piano Sonata no.26 in E flat major, op.81a 'Les Adieux'
Piano Sonata no.28 in A major, op.101
Piano Sonata no.30 in E major, op.109
Piano Sonata no.31 in A flat major, op.110
Piano Sonata no.32 in C minor, op.111
Variations (32) on an original theme, WoO80