Description
Claudio Arrau - Birth of a Legend / Columbia Recordings, U. S. A. - 1946-1950, New Remastering / United Archives 4x Audio CD 2006 / UAR008.4
UPC 3760138170088
Claudio Arrau León (Spanish: [ˈklawðjo aˈraw]; February 6, 1903 – June 9, 1991) was a Chilean pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning the baroque to 20th-century composers, especially Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Brahms. He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century.
| Label: | United Archives – UAR008.4 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
4 x CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2006 |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Classical |
Tracklist:
CD 1
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
1-3. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 ''Waldstein'' (1947, 1949)
4-6. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-flat major, Op. 81 a ''Les Adieux'' (1947, 1949)
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
7. Allegretto in C minor, D. 915 (1949)
CD 2
Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
1-24. 24 Preludes, Op. 28 (1950)
Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
25-34. Kreisleriana, Op. 16 (1946)
35. Arabesque in C major, Op. 18 (1947)
CD 3
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
1-3. Pour le Piano (1949)
4-6. Estampes (1949)
7-12. Images - Livres I & II (1949)
CD 4
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
1-2. Gaspard de la Nuit (1949)
Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909)
3-8. Iberia - Book I & II (1946, 1947)
