CD BEETHOVEN Piano Sonatas Klaviersonaten Op. 53 WALDSTEIN Claudio Arrau (1986)

Description: Beethoven: Real Name: Ludwig van BeethovenProfile: German composer and pianist, born in 1770 (baptized 17 December 1770) in Bonn, Germany and died 26 March 1827 in Vienna, Austria. A crucial figure in the transition between the Classical and Romantic eras in classical music. Beethoven led Viennese Classicism to its highest development and paved the way for Romantic music. Beethoven was the eldest son of a singer in the Kapelle of the Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and grandson of the Archbishop's Kapellmeister. He moved in 1792 to Vienna, where he had some lessons from Haydn and others, quickly establishing himself as a remarkable keyboard-player and original composer. By 1815 increasing deafness made public performance impossible and accentuated existing eccentricities of character, patiently tolerated by a series of rich patrons and his royal pupil the Archduke Rudolph. Beethoven did much to enlarge the possibilities of music and widen the horizons of later generations of composers. To his contemporaries he was sometimes a controversial figure, making heavy demands on listeners both by the length and by the complexity of his writing, as he explored new fields of music. Claudio Arrau: Real Name: Claudio Arrau León †Profile: Chilean pianist (born February 6, 1903, Chillán, Chile—died June 9, 1991, Mürzzuschlag, Austria). Arrau was one of the most-renowned performers of the 20th century, and is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. Arrau’s father, an eye doctor, died when he was one year old. His mother supported the family by giving piano lessons and must have been gratified when her own son proved to be a child prodigy at the piano. Claudio studied privately in Santiago for two years and then traveled at the expense of the Chilean government to Berlin, where he studied from 1912 to 1918 with Martin Krause (8), once a student of Franz Liszt. Arrau’s career began with a Berlin recital in 1914; during the next decade he toured extensively in Europe, South America, and the United States. Between 1924 and 1940 he taught at Julius Stern’s Conservatory in Berlin, and in 1941 he moved permanently to the United States, becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen only in 1979, after the rise of Augusto Pinochet in Chile. Arrau continued his frequent touring past his 80th birthday. Arrau focused on the music of Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Frédéric Chopin, Robert Schumann, Claude Debussy, and, above all, Ludwig van Beethoven. In 1935 he played all the keyboard works of J.S. Bach in a series of 12 concerts. His performances of the complete piano sonatas of Beethoven (there are 32) were broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Arrau’s awards are too numerous to mention, and his library of recorded works is enormous. Regarded as one of the least ostentatious of the century’s virtuoso pianists, he developed a classical approach that exhibited an extreme concentration on detail without sacrificing feeling. Beethoven*, Claudio Arrau – Piano Sonatas Klaviersonaten Op.53 "Waldstein" & Op.109 Andante FavoriLabel:Philips Digital Classics – 416 145-2Format:CD, AlbumCountry:EuropeReleased:May 1986Genre:ClassicalStyle:RomanticTrack list:Sonata No. 21 in C, Op. 53 <>11. Allegro Con Brio12:2122. Introduzione (Adagio Molto)4:2533. Rondo (Allegretto Moderato - Prestissimo)10:504Andante Favori, WoO 57 In F11:44Sonata No. 30 in E, Op. 10951. Vivace, Ma Non Troppo - Adagio Espressivo - Tempo I -4:0662. Prestissimo2:3673. Gesangvoll, Mit Innigster Empfingdung (Andante Molto Cantabile Ed Espressivo)*16:39Companies, etc.Copyright © – Phonogram International B.V.Made By – Polygram, Hanover, West GermanyPrinted By – H.O. PersiehlCreditsComposed By – Ludwig van BeethovenLiner Notes [Translation] – Danièle Laruelle, Wilfried SczepanPhotography By – Christian Steiner (6)Piano, Liner Notes – Claudio ArrauNotes* Track 7 is listed as track 7.1, followed by tracks 7.2 to 7.7 listing Variations I to VI with no individual track times listed anywhere. Recorded La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, 10/1984 On CD face: ℗ 1986 On back cover: © Phonogram International B.V. On booklet: © Claudio Arrau Made and printed in West Germany. Digital recording. NO French price code stated on release. On CD face: Made in W. Germany by Polygram For a similar release made in France by PDO and with French price code, see hereBarcode and Other IdentifiersBarcode: 0 28941 61452 0Matrix / Runout: 416 145-2 01 # AA EKSPARS Code: DDDLabel Code: LC 0305Other (Cat.# suffix): P H

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