Claudio Arrau
Piano
1903 - 1991

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   Claudio Arrau

'ArrauHouse' - Complete Discography

Arrau León, Claudio [1903 - 1991]

Talking

001 - Arrau
Interview on Radio Canada Television
Recorded: 1964 5 March telecast. Radio Canada Television.
Questions and answers on air in French, subtitled in English
US: VAI DVD 4388
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DVD M

04' 40" / Video / NTSC All Regions / B&W / 2006
Video Artists International / DVD 4388 / New York
Claudio Arrau plays Mozart & Beeethoven
The Concert Hour - L'heure du concert


002 - Arrau
An Interview with Claudio Arrau
Recorded: 1964 April.
On Arrau's approach to learning and interpreting a new piece. In English.
Holland: Philips 88 035 DE
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45 rpm

7' 00" / 7-inch / Side 2 / AAA / 1964
Philips / 88 035 DE / Holland
Promo for 5-LP box S C 71 AX 501 - Beethoven 5 Piano Concertos, Haitink


003 - Arrau
Thoughts on Beethoven Sonatas
Recorded: 1969
Dissertation in English on Beethoven's Bicentennial
US Philips 33S PHS 3-915 
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LP S
21' 34" / Side 4 of 7 / 1970
Philips PHS 3-915 (3+1) / PHS 900-254 / USA.

004 - Arrau
Porträt eines Pianisten - Claudio Arrau
Filmed: 1970 & 1977 at Arrau's Douglaston home & in concert
A film by Wolf-Eberhard von Lewinski.
Extensive interviews and commentaries in German, plus photographs
and excerpts from works by Beethoven, Liszt, Chopin and Debussy
US Classical Video Rarities. Item 01112.
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DVD
57' 54" / 1 Video disc / c.2004
Classical Video Rarities / Item 01112 / Oregon, USA.
[Private, plain DVD disc entitled "Claudio Arrau Documentary"]

005 - Arrau
Views on Brahms's piano works
Recorded: 1976 10 June. Lausanne.
Interview in French conducted by Cyril Huvé
INA, mémoire vive. IMV022. 1996.
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CD S
10' 48" / 1 ADD disc / 2001
INA, mémoire vive / IMV022 / France.

006 - Arrau
Memories of Berlin - Twilight of Weimar Culture
Copyrighted 1976 California, USA, in association with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Historical interviews and commentaries in English.
A 16 mm documentary film by Gary Conklin. TT 67'34"
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DVD
Segments / 1 disc from film / PAL DVD / 200?
Gary Conklin / Pasadena, California

007 - Arrau
Interviews & Commentaries
Produced: 1977 California
Documentary film in English directed by Robert Snyder
US Masters & Masterworks, California
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VHS
60' 00" / 1 tape from film / NTSC Video / Colour / 1977
Masters & Masterworks / California, USA
Claudio Arrau - A Life in Music
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DVD
60' 00" / 1 disc from film / NTSC / Colour / 2005
Masters & Masterworks / California, USA
Claudio Arrau - A Life in Music

008 - Arrau
Biography / Interviews
Recorded: 1984 May, Santiago, Chile
Interview hosted in English by Martin Bookspan
KULTUR VHS 1191. HiFi Dolby Colour NTSC, New Jersey
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VHS
1 video tape / Dolby / NTSC / Colour / 1987
KULTUR HiFi / 1191 / USA
The Emperor - A Live Concert by The Maestro
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DVD
1 video disc / Colour / 1987
KULTUR (English) / D 1191 / USA
The Emperor - Music at one with eternity...

009 - Arrau
Kommentar von Daniel Barenboim, Colin Davis, Claudio Arrau, und Gennadi Roshdestvensky
Recorded: 19 ?
NVC Arts, Warner Music Vision IMG Artists
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VHS
Excerpts / 1 video tape / HiFi / 1999
Warner Music Vision / 3984-29199-3 / Germany
The Art of Piano
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DVD
Excerpts / 1 disc / HiFi / 1999
Warner Music Vision / 3984-29199-2 / Germany
The Art of Piano.

       
Professor Martin Krause.  Pianist María Teresa Carreño.  Pianist and composer Ferruccio Busoni.
Arrau's revered mentor and foremost youthful idols, respectively.
End of 'Claudio Arrau' section

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Last updated in December 2006