Arrau Beethoven

The complete Warner recordings by Claudio Arrau, newly remastered in high resolution and including various premieres, have been released both in physical and digital formats! One of the greatest figures of the 20th-century, Arrau excelled particularly in the great romantic repertoire, and notably Beethoven whom he performed intensely on record, but also on stage (sometimes playing the complete sonatas in a row during legendary concert series).

Legendary Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau is backed by the Philharmonia Orchestra headed by Italian conductor Alceo Galliera in this programme of Beethoven works, transferred from original analog sources to high-fidelity digital formats by Warner Classics!

Legendary Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau is featured in this stunning recording of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Nos. 23 "Appassionata" & 24, transferred from original analog sources to high-fidelity digital formats by Warner Classics!

Step into the sublime world of Ludwig van Beethoven with the masterful interpretations of Claudio Arrau, accompanied by the renowned Philharmonia Orchestra under the direction of Alceo Galliera. In this captivating album released on Warner Classics, experience the power and grace of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 19, and the profound beauty of his Piano Sonata No. 7, Op. 10 No. 3.

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.

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.

Claudio Arrau León (Spanish: [ˈklawðjo aˈraw]; February 6, 1903 – June 9, 1991) was a Chilean and American pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning the baroque to 20th-century composers, especially Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Brahms. He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century.

The complete Warner recordings by Claudio Arrau, newly remastered in high resolution and including various premieres, have been released both in physical and digital formats!

Claudio Arrau León (Spanish: [ˈklawðjo aˈraw]; February 6, 1903 – June 9, 1991) was a Chilean and American pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning the baroque to 20th-century composers, especially Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Brahms. He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century.