Claudio Arrau
Piano
1903 - 1991

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Information Technology
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From
2005
Mr Jaime Newman Invaluable, voluntary, ongoing IT technical support and troubleshooting of a complex kind, along with helpful personal coaching and encouragement, which have made this website possible.
Cuernavaca,
Mexico.
       
Contents Information
       
From
2003
M. Claude Aubrun The author of http://arrausite.free.fr/Index.html  which was a source of inspiration for the current ArrauHouse website.
Mr Aubrun has kindly provided extremely valuable information, advice and material, as well as encouragement, ever since first contact.

Dallet
France

       
From
2007
 Prof. Martin Berz

A Professor of Physics with the Michigan State University, Mr Berz has contributed invaluable photographs, information and suggestions, as well as alerted the editor as to typographic errors and inconsistencies. Particularly useful has been his assistance with the German language.  
He has pledged long term support with the website contents.

DeWitt
Michigan
U.S.A.
       
In
2007
 Mr Kasper Janse Mr Janse was a Cofounder and Curator of the Pianola Museum of Amsterdam, established in 1981.  He has contributed invaluable information about German Virtuola piano rolls perforated by Arrau at the age of 8, which are preserved at this Museum.
Amsterdam
Holland
       
From
2010
 Mr Raúl de la Mora Mr De la Mora, a pianist and seasonal student of Maestro Arrau, has kindly contributed numerous scanned images of photographs and documents, as well as information relevant to the contents of this website.
Mexico City, Mexico
       
From
2010
 Mr Jaime Reyes C. Mr Reyes, a medical radiology technician, has kindly contributed a number of scanned images of concert programmes performed by Maestro Arrau in Chile and elsewhere, as well as photographs and other valuable information relevant to the contents of this website.
Santiago,
Chile
       
2011
 Biblioteca Nacional
 de España
Programmes and reviews on Claudio Arrau's early performances in Spain.
Madrid,
Spain
       
From
2011
 Mr Misha Horenstein Mr M. Horenstein has kindly contributed information relevant to the contents of ArrauHouse, including scanned documents, as well as advice on the long-term musical rapport and personal friendship between conductor Jascha Horenstein and Claudio Arrau.
Tel Aviv, Israel
       
In
2011
 Mr William Davison Mr Bill Davison, a pianist and database specialist, kindly contributed useful information related to the contents of ArrauHouse and, in particular, important details on the series of interviews with Maestro Arrau which were broadcast by radio station WNCN of New York in February 1981.
Boulder, Colorado
       
In
2012
 Mr Francisco Contreras Mr Francisco Ricardo Contreras del Despósito, an audiovisual communicator and admirer of Maestro Arrau, kindly contributed useful information concerning the contents of ArrauHouse, especially details of recital programmes related to Arrau's early career, as well as photographs personally taken in Chillán.
Chillán, Chile
       
In
2014
 Mr Claude V.C. Melody Pianist Claude-Victor-Xavier Melody has kindly contributed a number of newspaper clips regarding Maestro Arrau's Australian concert tours over the years. This material has informed a good number of the Australian entries found in ArrauHouse's Chronology pages.
Perth,
Western Australia
       
2014
Staatlichen Instituts für Musikforschung Preuβischer Kulturbesitz Annoucements and programmes concerning Claudio Arrau's early performances in Berlin.
Berlin,
Germany
   
2016
Prof. Eric Derom Prof. Dr. Eric Derom MD PhD, from Ghent University Hospital, an admirer of Maestro Claudio Arrau, has kindly provided links to valuable databases in German, containing information relevant to 'ArrauHouse'.
Ghent,
Belgium
   
From
2016
Sr. Gabriel Peña Mr. Gabriel Eduardo Peña Jara, Director of the Claudio Arrau Musuem of Chillán, has supported 'ArrauHouse' by kindly providing valuable information, photographs, documents and advice.
Chillán,
Chile
       
2019
Mr. Otto Pool Mr. Otto Ede Pool, a pianist, information techologist, and admirer of Maestro Claudio Arrau, has kindly contributed his time and knowledge, and done a sterling job in collating and translating Austrian newspaper clips printed in Fraktur characters, in order to enable the completion of new entries in the 'ArrauHouse' Chronology concerning Arrau's activities in Austria between 1921 and 1925.
Mr. Pool has kindly committed himself to doing the same again to cover Austrian newspaper clips until 1940.
Sassenheim,
Holland
       
2020
Hemeroteca Nacional
Digital de México - HNDM
The HNDM (National Digital Newspaper Library of Mexico) has partly contributed to the description of Maestro Arrau's activities in Mexico, by providing online access to information contained in the 'El Informador' newspaper of Guadalajara.
Mexico
City
       
2020
Ms. Pilar Nosti Ms. Pilar Nosti Escanilla kindly contributed electronic copies of press articles documenting Claudio Arrau's performances in Saragossa on 7th January and 21st December, 1931.
Zaragoza,
Spain
       
2021
Mr. Jaime Carrasco Mr. Jaime Carrasco Contreras, Cultural Promoter, has kindly contributed documentary information relevant to 'ArrauHouse', relating to Lucrecia León de Arrau and Lucrecia Arrau León, mother and sister of the Maestro, respectively.
Chillán
Chile
       
2022
Mr. Felipe Elgueta Mr. Felipe Elgueta Frontier, a student of Music and admirer of Maestro Arrau, has kindly provided valuable information concerning some of the illustrious pianist's performances in Colombia.
Chile
       
2022
2023
Ms. Carmen Pérez Ms. Carmen Pérez del Pozo, a piano music lover and admirer of Claudio Arrau, has kindly contributed valuable documented information concerning some of the Maestro's performances in several Spanish cities.
Madrid,
Spain
       
Photography
      
  Archives

Archiv der Salzburger Festpiele
BBC Photo Archive
EMI Music Archives
Musical America Archives
The Scotman, Scotland
El Mercurio, Santiago
La Tercera, Santiago
 
RSI Rete Due
Associated Press
Centro de Documentación de las Artes Escénicas, T.M., Santiago
Lebrecht Collection

      
  EMI Classical

Derek Allen
Yvonne Le Roux
Godfrey Macdomnic

      
  Philips/DECCA Christian Steiner
Frank Ernest Schramm
Kevin Clarke
 
Rosmarie Pierer
Fritz Gerritsen
    
  Private Photographers

Arnold Newman
Atelier Elli Cahn
Erich Auerbach
Grazia Neri
Greg Villet
Héctor Yáñez

Jean Paul Arrau
Laura Brennan
Martin Berz
Natalie King, through Mr William Jones
Siegfried Lauterwasser
Yousuf Karsh
Guillaume de Laubier, Le Figaro
Allan Warren
Sam Monteve Levy
Marion Kalter
Christian Steiner
Raúl de la Mora
Studio Antony, Devonne, Ain, France
Antun Domic
Dennis Constantine
Friedrich Rauch
Lelli e Masotti
Lotte Meitner-Graf
Hans Katan
Roger Viollet
Mike Evans
Marcello Mencarini
Rosmarie Pierer
Yvonne Le Roux
Jim Arkatov
Hansjoachim Mirschel
Sophie Baker
Suzie Maeder
Pat Christian
Marcos Chamudes
Luis Lemus
Erich Auerbach
Jueri Jaanson
Marion Kalter
Jacques Sarrat
Paul Popper
Alexander Lauterwasser
Frank Ernest Schramm
Jon Sievert
Waring Abbott
Sam Greenwald
John Stephens Orr
Ángel Martínez Acuña
J. Sadlier
Derek Allen
Michael Evans
Arjé Plas
Klaus Hennch

     

 

Museo Interactivo Claudio Arrau León  Images of  photographs
     

 

Teatro Municipal de
Santiago, Chile
 Images of photographs
     
  Museo Histórico Nacional, Chile  Images of photographs
     
  Ángel Martínez Acuña, pianist  Images of photographs
     
  Pilar Nosti Escanilla  Photographic image
     

 

 CMVD  Images of photographs
     
Printed Media
       

In
2001

 Sra. Alice Iliana
 López de Martínez
 Books on Arrau in Spanish
Santiago
Chile
     

In
2006

 Sr. Roberto Córdova  Martínez  Book: 'Claudio Arrau 100 Años', L. Merino
 Painting images: See Miscellanea section, Graphic Contributions subsection
 Concepción
Chile
     

In
2007

 Sra. Silvia Molina
 Muñoz

 Book: 'Arrau, el Hombre y el Artista', A. Landauro
 Chillán
Chile
     

In
2011

 Biblioteca del
 Congreso Nacional

 Book-kit: 'Claudio Arrau León y el Congreso Nacional de Chile 1908-1921', by Fernando Arrau Corominas
Santiago
Chile
     

In
2011

 Prof. Martin Berz

 Book: 'Pianisten in Berlin', Rathert, Schenk, Großmann & Rodewald
DeWitt
Michigan
U.S.A.
     
In
2013

 Pianist Roma Randles

 Book: 'A Life in Music - Ruth Nye and the Arrau Heritage', by Roma Randles, GHP, Surrrey, UK
Melbourne,
Australia
     
Other items
       

In
2011,
2012
& 2013

 Mr Frederick Maroth

From Music and Arts Programs of America:
2011 - two complimentary copies of 'Arrau with Szell live from Carnegie Hall', double CD WHRA 6037.
2012 - one complimentary copy of 'Claudio Arrau in Recital 1969-1977', triple CD Music & Arts CD-1263; and one of 'Claudio Arrau at Tanglewood', single CD WHRA-6047.
2013 - one complimentary copy of 'Claudio Arrau at Tanglewodd - All-Mozart Recital', double CD, Music & Arts CD 1274.
Mr. Maroth passed away in 2014.
 Kensington,
California
       

In
2012

 Mr Yves St-Laurent

From St-Laurent Studio, one complimentary copy of CDs 'Claudio Arrau Vol.1' and 'Claudio Arrau Vol.2' with audiophile, no-filter tranfers of 78 rpm recordings.
 St-Basile-le-Grand,
Canada
       

From
2013
to
date

 Mr Antun Domic

From Mr. Antum Domic:
Two complimentary copies of the DECCA CD PROC-1294, distributed by Tower Records in Japan, containing three works by Bethoven, Liszt and Chopin, performed by Maestro Arrau live in Munich in 1983.
One complimentary copy of DECCA CD UCCD-7339 from Japan, containing two Beethoven sonatas for piano and violin with Arrau/Grumiaux and Haskil/Grumiaux.
One complementary copy of Bach's Partitas CD & a Chopin selection CD from Philips, Japan.

 Palo Alto,
California

       

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