
Arrau’s readings, recorded in 1979, find him in spectacular form.
When they were released in the early '80s, Claudio Arrau was in his late seventies and some said the virtuoso Chilean pianist was too old to play Debussy's preludes, Images, and Estampes, claiming that his famous velvet tone and polished technique were no longer up to the extreme technical challenge.
Debussy: Works for Piano. Audio CD, Box set, Import, September 8, 2003. Part of Claudio Arrau Heritage series, released by Universal France. 3CD box set. Track Listings. Disc: 1. 1. Preludes, Livre 1. 2. Images, Livre 1. 3. Estampes.
VA - Ready Steady Go! - The Number One Sixties Album (1997).
By Claude Debussy, Claudio Arrau. Listen to Claudio Arrau Plays Debussy in full in the this site app. Play on this site. 1950/1951 Sony Music Entertainment.
Brahms; Claudio Arrau, Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini. Brahms; Claudio Arrau, ter, Amsterdam, Bernard Haitink. Sonata in B minor, Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude, Waldesrauschen, Gnomenreigen. Liszt; Claudio Arrau. Los dos conciertos para piano. Chopin;Claudio Arrau,Eliahu Inbal. Chopin; Claudio Arrau. Liszt; Claudio Arrau, London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis. Ludwig van Beethoven; Claudio Arrau. Mozart; Claudio Arrau. Schubert; Claudio Arrau. Schumann; Claudio Arrau.
Claudio Arrau - A Retrospective (In Honor Of His 80th Birthday - Remastered Recordings From 1946 To 1952). Consists of previously released material. CD 1 (7-9 and CD 11 (4) previously unreleased.
Songs from Claudio Arrau, Vol. 1 by Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Arrau. Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, Claudio Arrau - Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: II. Largo 10:29. Карл Мария фон Вебер, Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Konzertstück for Piano and Orchestra in F Minor, Op. 79, J. 282 16:04. Карл Мария фон Вебер, Claudio Arrau - Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 24 - "Perpetuum mobile": I. Allegro 05:55. 24 - "Perpetuum mobile": IV. Rondo, Perpetuum mobile - Presto 03:32
Tracklist
Preludes, Book 1 | ||
A1 | Danseuses de Delphes | 3:10 |
A2 | Voiles | 4:16 |
A3 | Le vent dans la plaine | 2:08 |
A4 | «Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir» | 3:48 |
A5 | Les collines d'Anacapri | 2:58 |
A6 | Des pas sur la neige | 4:00 |
B7 | Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest | 3:23 |
B8 | La fille aux cheveux de lin | 2:44 |
B9 | La sérénade interrompue | 2:53 |
B10 | La cathédrale engloutie | 6:39 |
B11 | La danse de Puck | 3:24 |
B12 | Minstrels | 2:13 |
Preludes, Book 2 | ||
C1 | Brouillards | 3:31 |
C2 | Feuilles mortes | 3:51 |
C3 | La puerta del Vino | 3:32 |
C4 | «Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses» | 3:12 |
C5 | Bruyères | 2:55 |
C6 | Général Lavine - eccentric | |
D7 | La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune | 5:28 |
D8 | Ondine | 3:28 |
D9 | Hommage à S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C. | 2:51 |
D10 | Canope | 3:28 |
D11 | Les tierces alternées | 2:53 |
D12 | Feux d'artifice | 4:42 |
Images, Set 1 | ||
E1 | Reflets dans l'eau | 5:19 |
E2 | Hommage à Rameau | 7:29 |
E3 | Mouvement | 3:20 |
Images, Set 2 | ||
E4 | Cloches à travers les feuilles | 5:18 |
E5 | Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut | 6:05 |
F6 | Poissons d'or | 4:21 |
Estampes | ||
F7 | Pagodes | 5:00 |
F8 | La soirée dans Grenade | 5:36 |
F9 | Jardins sous la pluie | 3:58 |
Notes
Contains 4 page leaflet about Claudio Arrau in 3 languages also mentioning the other releases in the Arrau editionAlso a 12 page booklet in 3 languages with portraits of Debussy and Arrau, tracklist and notes
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (side 1): 9500 676 1Y9 P1980 6 70 04 112
- Matrix / Runout (side 2): 9500 676 2Y 1 P1980 670 03 1110
- Matrix / Runout (side 3): 9500 747 1V 5 P1980 670 1113
- Matrix / Runout (side 4): 9500 747 2Y 1 P1980 670 03 117
- Matrix / Runout (side 5): 9500 965 1V 2 P1981 670
- Matrix / Runout (side 6): 9500 965 2 V 1 P1981 670 03 1110
Other versions
Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
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432 304-2 | Debussy*, Claudio Arrau | Debussy*, Claudio Arrau - Claudio Arrau - Debussy (2xCD) | Philips | 432 304-2 | Germany | 1991 |









