Arrau was born on february 6, 1903, in chillan, chile. The french musical critic jean roy wrote of claudio arraus 1979 recording. Claudio arrau plays debussy claude debussy by claudio arrau download and listen to the album. Album claudio arrau plays debussy, claude debussy by claudio. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Achetez claudio arrau plays debussy coffret 3 cd au meilleur prix. Debussy 101 by claude debussy on amazon music unlimited. Thats simply because book 2 requires a different style than book 1, and gieseking makes each prelude shine. Musical genius, prodigy, and boy wonder are some of the words most often used to describe claudio arrau 19031991. Thats simply because book 2 requires a different style than book 1, and gieseking makes each prelude. In his work french piano music, published in 1930, alfred cortot offered a remarkably apt description of what it was that made debussy s piano music so important and original, just twelve years after the composers death. Claudio arrau had been playing and recording heavyweight beethoven, brahms, liszt and schumann for so long that his 1979 recording of the first book of debussys preludes.
Estampes, a classical music compilation by claudio arrau. February 6, 1903 june 9, 1991 was a chilean pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning the baroque to 20thcentury composers, especially bach, beethoven, schubert, chopin, schumann, liszt and brahms. Martin krause was arrau s teacher who was taught by liszt. They were published in two booksseries, each consisting of three pieces. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favorite tracks with your friends. Listen to your favorite songs from debussy 101 by claude debussy now. Albums include complete samtliche les 21 nocturnes, 12 etudes dexecution transcendante. Music profile for claudio arrau, born 6 february 1903.
For book 2, arrau is still excellent but gieseking is the finest recording. Claude debussy 18621918 was the first composer to radically break with the romantic tradition, giving rise to the explorations of sound and form that dominated the twentieth century. Superb playing by the great claudio arrau, arguably the finest pianist since liszt. Claudio arrau piano, arthur grumiaux violin, staatskapelle dresden, royal concertgebouw orchestra, london symphony orchestra, sir colin davis, bernard haitink. Known for his beethoven, brahms, mozart and chopin, he made many recordings for various labels.
He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. Regarded by many music critics as a master interpreter and impassioned artist, arrau enjoyed a stellar, if sometimes unorthodox, career that spanned over 80 years. Claudio arrau the complete philips recordings claudio arrau, henryk szeryng, janos starker, new philharmonia orchestra, eliahu inbal. Claudio arrau 1903 1991 was born in chillan, chile. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Dec 11, 2018 provided to youtube by universal music group debussy.
I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes smoothening, sharpening borders and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes when they are too small e. A playlist featuring bedrich smetana and claude debussy. Chilean pianist claudio arrau 1903 1991 was aa towering figure in the pianistic world, respected by all. They may not be the last word in spontaneity or electricity, but they possess sincerity and beauty in full measure, along with an appealing tonal richness. Variations 6 for piano on an original theme in f major, op. In addition to his liszt recordings, he recorded all of the beethoven sonatas and concertos and a majority of chopin and schumanns works. Philips 420 3932 and 420 3942 arraus readings, recorded in 1979, find him in spectacular form. Arrau heritage, an album by claude debussy, claudio arrau on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Debussy, claudio arrau claudio arrau debussy 1991, cd.
Solo works in early arrau, not played in later years. Claudio arrau had been playing and recording heavyweight beethoven, brahms, liszt and schumann for so long that his 1979 recording of the first book of debussy s preludes must have come as a surprise to many. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Anyone who saw arrau in concert knows that microphones never really captured his resplendent tone. Triple concerto for piano, violin, and cello in c major, op. Images usually pronounced in french is a suite of six compositions for solo piano by claude debussy. Philips 432 3042 images and preludes complete, with estampes. The bach shares the last disc with book 2 of debussy s preludes, which display arrau s brilliant color effects and sensitivity to their harmonic adventurousness, making it regrettable that he didnt record even more of that composers music. Three tapes side 6 of 6 dolby chromium dioxide 1983. Claudio arrau leon was a chilean pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire. These works are distinct from debussys images pour orchestre.
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