Arrau Plays Chopin

Claudio Arrau - Claudio Arrau Plays Chopin (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/192] Vinyl & HR

Posted by pyatak at Nov. 18, 2022

Claudio Arrau - Claudio Arrau Plays Chopin (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/192]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 02:26:46 minutes | 3.86 GB
Classical | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

This collection combines Claudio Arrau’s best recordings of Chopin, including the iconic complete set of Études, the third piano sonata, and various rare pieces from the 78-rpm era.

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Claudio Arrau - Arrau plays Brahms & Liszt (2024) Music

Posted by ciklon5 at June 12, 2024

Claudio Arrau - Arrau plays Brahms & Liszt (2024)
FLAC (tracks), Lossless / MP3 320 kbps | 4:37:06 | 631 Mb / 1.04 Gb
Genre: Classical

A patrician artist whose matinee-idol appearance was as elegant as his playing, Claudio Arrau achieved a major reputation for his performances of Brahms and Liszt. Indeed, few Romantic-period composers, from Beethoven onward, were beyond his grasp. In addition to that repertory, his Debussy was regarded by many connoisseurs as exemplary. Arrau believed that his abiding interest in psychoanalysis aided him in probing the intent of those whose works he performed. Certainly, Arrau's performances were marked by a balance between heart and intellect.

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Evgeny Kissin - Chopin: 24 Preludes, Sonata No.2, Polonaise Op.53 (1992) Music

Posted by tirexiss at Oct. 19, 2022

This selection received a Grammy nomination for "Best Classical Album" and "Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra)." The comparative simplicity of Chopin's Op. 28 Preludes (when placed against his Etudes, for example) and their status as "miniatures" often hide the fact that they are, in fact, extremely demanding pieces, especially in interpretation. These works, probably written in homage to Johann Sebastian Bach's 'Well-Tempered Clavier,' have been the eminent domain of such great pianists as Artur Rubinstein, Vladimir Horowitz and Claudio Arrau. The Preludes now belong to young Evgeny Kissin.

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Claudio Arrau - Virtuoso Philosopher of the Piano (2011) (12CDs Box Set) Music

Posted by murena at Dec. 30, 2018

Claudio Arrau - Virtuoso Philosopher of the Piano (2011) (12CDs Box Set)
EAC Rip | FLAC (Image+.cue, log) | 8 CDs, 12:10:38 min | 2,85 Gb | Scans->1,15 mb
Genre: Classical / Label: EMI Classics

This big 12 CD set is part of EMI’s Icon series. The set therefore concentrates on mid-period Arrau. Companies such as Marston have brought out editions devoted to his earliest recordings on 78, and the later recordings, for example concerto collaborations with Haitink and Colin Davis, are very well known. Which is not to say that these EMI recordings aren’t well enough known; they certainly are.

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Yundi Li - Chopin: Scherzi / Impromtus (2004/2015) [Official Digital Download 24/96] Vinyl & HR

Posted by SERTiL at Feb. 21, 2018

Yundi Li - Chopin: Scherzi / Impromtus (2004/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 53:07 minutes | 855 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital Booklet

Yundi Li is being groomed for superstardom. He's got the looks, youth, and keyboard athleticism to fill that role, but on the basis of this all-Chopin disc (and his previous Chopin and Liszt recitals), he still lacks the interpretive maturity that translates into staying power. His B minor Scherzo, for example, comes off as excessively sectional, and its central section lacks poetry. Other works here fare better, but his attention appears focused on pianistic fluency and dazzling finger work, often at the expense of a full measure of emotional communication.

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Imogen Cooper - Franz Liszt & Richard Wagner: Piano Works (2017) Music

Posted by Designol at June 24, 2023

After highly successful recordings of works by Brahms, the Schumanns, and Chopin, Imogen Cooper plunges into the world of another great romantic, Franz Liszt, and places him alongside that other giant, Richard Wagner. This is an evocative programme of original compositions and intimate transcriptions, ranging from poetic movements from the Années de Pèlerinage: Italie to darker and deeply elegiac pieces, including Liszt’s La lugubre gondola I and Wagner’s Elegie. It also features a transcription by Zoltán Kocsis of the intensely passionate prelude to Tristan und Isolde. The famous pianist and conductor died prematurely in November 2016. It was his work that inspired this recording to begin with, and Imogen Cooper dedicates the disc to his memory. Breathtaking music in unique interpretations: romanticism without melodrama, virtuosity without fuss.

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