Claudio Arrau
Piano
1903 - 1991

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'ArrauHouse' - Complete Discography

Brahms, Johannes [1833 - 1897]

001 - Brahms
Ballades Nos. 1 to 4: Op 10
Recorded: 1977 August. Henry Wood Hall, London.
Philips: 33S 9500446. Cassette 7300652.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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LP S
23' 45" / 1 record / AAA / 1978
Philips / De Luxe / 9500 446 / Holland
3' 52", 7' 31", 3' 13", 9' 09"
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CAS S
1 tape / Dolby / 1978
Philips / 7300 652 / Holland
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LP S
23' 45" / 1 record / AAA / 1979
Philips / Trésors Classiques / 9500 446 / France
3' 52", 7' 31", 3' 13", 9' 09"
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LP S
23' 45" / 1 record / Side 2 / AAA / 197?
Philips (9500 446) / X-7837 / Japan
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LP S
23' 45" / Side 6 of 10 / AAA / 1983
Philips  6768356  /  6570986  /  Holland
Arrau Edition
3' 52", 7' 31", 3' 13", 9' 09"
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CD S
23' 52" / Disc 1 of 3 / ADD / 1991
Philips  432302  2  /  432321  2  /  Germany
Arrau Edition
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CD S
23' 52" / 1 disc / ADD / 2002
Philips 470 142-2 / UCCP 9336 / Japan
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CD S
23' 52" / Disc 1 of 4 / ADD / 2003
Philips Universal  475024  2  /  475025  2  /  France
Arrau Heritage
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CD S
23' 52" / 1 disc / ADD / RB / 2014
DECCA / UCCD 4855 / Japan
The Art of Claudio Arrau
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CD S
24' 04" / Disc 63 of 80 / ADD / 2018
DECCA  483298  /  4833061  /  Austria
Claudio Arrau - The Complete Philips Recordings
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CD S
Ballade No. 4 only:
09' 11"
/ Disc 2 of 2 / ADD / 2003
Philips Universal  473742  2  /  473744  2  /  France
Claudio Arrau - Appassionata

002 - Brahms
Liebeslieder: Op 52
Recorded: 1968 14 June. Live at the Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Aldeburgh Festival.
With Benjamin Britten (in piano duet), Janet Baker (mezzo-soprano),
Peter Pears
(tenor) and Thomas Hemsley (baritone).
UK BBCB 8001-2.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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CD S
23' 23" / 1 disc / ADD / 20 bit / 1999
BBC Music / BBCB 8001 / England
Britten the performer Vol.1
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CD S
23' 23" / Disc 1 of 2 / ADD / 2000
BBC Music. BBCS8801-2 /
BBCB 8001 / England
Britten the performer

003 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor: Op 15
Recorded: 1947  20 & 21 January
Basil Cameron conducting  The Philharmonia Orchestra 
GB HMV 78 rpm: DB6596/601. DB9250/55. 
Record Library Items in the Collection
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78  rpm
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CD M
47' 14" / 1 disc / ADD / 1997
Dante / Historical Piano Collection / HPC 078 / France
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CD M
47' 23" / 1 disc / ADD / 2003
URANIA / SP 4216 / Milan, Italy
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CD M
47' 03" / Disc 1 of 3 / ADD / 2013
W Warner Classics  /  256463942  7  /  UK
Claudio Arrau - Rarities 1929-1951
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CD M
46' 48" / Disc 3 of 24 / ADD / 2022
W Warner Classics / 0190296245572 / France
Claudio Arrau - The Complete Warner Classcis Recordings

004 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor: Op 15
Recorded: 1958 25 September. Live. Paris.
Igor Markevitch conducting  L' Orchestre national de France (ORTF) 
USA Japan: WME-M-CDR-1330
Record Library Items in the Collection
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CDR M

48' 54" / 1 disc / ADD / 2009
World Music Xpress / WME-M-CDR-1330 / USA Japan
[Some sudden, transient noise in the 2nd movement, more in the 3rd]


005 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor: Op 15
Recorded: 1960  21-23 April. No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Carlo Maria Giulini conducting The Philharmonia Orchestra
]*[
Deutscher Schallplattenpreis 1963
GB Columbia: 33M CX1739. 33S SAX2387
US Angel: 33MS 35892.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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LP M
1 record / AAA / blue-gold / 196?
Columbia / Long Playing / 33CX 1739 / England
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LP M
1 record / AAA / red-white / 196?
Columbia / Long Playing / 33CX 1739 / England
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LP M
1 record / AAA / blue-gold / 196?
Columbia / LP Microgroove / 330CX 1739 / Australia
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LP S
1 record / AAA / blue-silver / 196?
Columbia / SAX 2387 / England
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LP M
1 record / AAA / 196?
Angel / 35892 / USA
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 196?
Angel Stereo / S 35892 / USA
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 196?
Columbia Electrola / STC 91 260 / Germany
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 196?
EMI Columbia Electrola / STE 91 260 / Germany
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LP S
1 record / AAA / Haute Fidélité / 196?
Columbia Paté Marconi / SAXF 950 / France
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LP SM
1 record / AAA / 196?
Deutscher Schallplattenclub / J 090 / Germany
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CAS S/M
51' 05" / 1 Tape / Dolby / 1961
EMI La voix de son maître  /  2C 26900519  /  France
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 196?
Angel Records / 3SACX-47329 / Chile
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 196?
Columbia Deutsche Buchgemeinschaft / Impression / DBG 6013 / Germany
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 196?
Fono-Ring Columbia / SFGLP 77 770 / Germany
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LP S
51' 17" / 1 record / AAA / 196?
Seraphim Stereo / S-60264 / USA
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 197?
Classics for Pleasure EMI / CFP 40028 / Square label / UK
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 197?
Classics for Pleasure EMI / CFP 40028 / UK
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 197?
Eterna / Grand prix du disque / 825 123 / blue-white / East Germany
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 197?
Eterna Edition / 825 514 / black-silver / East Germany
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 197?
Eterna / Grand prix du disque / 825 514 / black-silver / East Germany
.
LP S
1 record / AAA / 198?
EMI Electrola Odeon / Das MeisterWerk  /  1C  03700519  /  Germany
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 198?
EMI HMV / Das MeisterWerk  / 1C  03700519  /  Germany
.
LP S
Record 1 of 2 / AAA / 198?
EMI Electrola  1C  18750266  67  /  1C  18750266  /  Germany
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LP S
51' 05" / 1 record / AAA / 198?
EMI Pathe Marconi / La voix de son maître / 2C 06900519  /  France
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LP S
1 record / test copy / Ever Clean burgandy wax / AAA / 198?
Angel / AA 7017 / Japan
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CD S
51' 35" / 1 disc / ADD / 1988
EMI Studio / CDM 7 69177 2 /
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CD S
51' 25" / Disc 2 of 2 / AAD / 1993
I grandi della classica / 93.5104 - 2 / E.E.C.
Claudio Arrau - Starportrait Vol.2
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CD S
51' 28" / Disc 1 of 2 / ADD / 1997
EMI  /  72435722013  2  2  /  572014  2  1  /  France
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CD S
51' 28" / Disc 1 of 2 / ADD / 2001
The Classic Voice EMI / TVO 027/2001 / Milano, Italy
.
CD S
51' 28" / Disc 1 of 2 / ADD / 2002
EMI / Rouge & Noir  /  7243  5  75326  2  4  /  France
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CD S
51' 46" / 1 disc / ADD / 24 Bit / 2004
Toshiba-EMI Classics 79 / TOCE-13079 / Japan
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CD S
51' 28" / Disc 1 of 3 / ADD / 2008
EMI Classics  /  50999  5  09421  2  1 
The Concerto Album
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CD S
51' 39" / Disc 1 of 5 / ADD / 2011
EMI Classics  /  50999648316  2  6  /  50999648317  2  5  /  France
Les concertos pour piano - Les symphonies
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CD S
51' 36" /  Disc 6 of 12 / ADD / 2011
EMI Classics ICON 50999 9 184322 7 / 18443 2 / E.U.
Claudio Arrau -
Virtuoso philosopher of the piano
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CD S
51' 49" / 1 disc / ADD / DSD Direct Stream Digital / SACD Super Audio CD / Single Layer / 2012
EMI Classics / Abbey Road Remaster / TOGE -15038 / Japan
SACD Single Layer: audiophile mode playable only on audio players supporting the SACD format
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CD S
51' 36" /  Disc 3 of 9 / ADD / 2013
W Warner Classics / 50999 4 31761 2 0 / 4 31764 2 / E.U.
Carlo Maria Giulini - The Concerto Recordings
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LP S
1 record / ADA / DMM / 2015
Vinyl Passion Classical / VPC 85017 / E.U. Holland
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CD S
51' 36" /  Disc 1 of 2 / ADD / 2016
W Warner Classics  /  0825646768110  /  Germany
Original
- 1988 digital remastering by Parlophone Records
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LP S
52' 00" / 1 record / ADA / 24 bits / 192kHz / 2022
W Warner Classics / 0 190296 141430 / E.U.
Original
- Digital remastering by Art et Son Studio, Annecy, France
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CD S
51' 37" / Disc 23 of 24 / ADD / 2022
W Warner Classics / 0190296245572 / France
Claudio Arrau - The Complete Warner Classcis Recordings

006 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor: Op 15
Recorded: 1964  24 April. Munich. Live at the Harkulessaal der Münchner Residenz.
Rafael Kubelík conducting The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Germany: Orfeo d'or C 500 991 B
Record Library Items in the Collection
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CD S
50' 43" / 1 disc / ADD / 1999
Orfeo / Stereo Digital / C 500 991 B / Germany
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CD S
50' 17" / 1 disc / ADD / DSD / Bi-channel / 2015
PRAGA Digitals / PRD/DSD 350 068 / Austria
Reminiscences

007 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor: Op 15
Recorded: 1964*  17 September.  Live at the Festival of Montreux, Switzerland.
Jascha Horenstein conducting the Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française
E.U.: Archipel ARPCD 0557
Record Library Items in the Collection
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CD (S)
51' 16" / Disc 2 of 2 / ADD / 2013
Archipel / Desert Island Collection / ARPCD 0557 / E.U.
[*Recording year wrongly stated as 1962]
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CD (S)
51' 19" / Disc 8 of 10 / ADD / 2020
Profil / Edition Günter Hänssler / PH19014 / Austria.
Jascha Horenstein Reference Recordings
[*Recording year wrongly stated as 1962]

008 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor: Op 15
Recorded: 1966  3-4 April. Live at the Musikhalle, Hamburg
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt conducting The NDR Sinfonieorchester
Germany: NDR 20012  / EMI  7243  5  62848  2  1
Record Library Items in the Collection
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CD M
49' 37" / Disc 1 of 2 / ADD / 2004
NDR Kultur  /  EMI  7243  5  62849  2  0 / NDR 20012 / Germany
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - Claudio Arrau

009 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor: Op 15
Recorded: 1967  26 and 27 January. Live.
Hans Swarowsky conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
USA: Eyewitness Records / Memorex
Record Library Items in the Collection
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CD S
26th January 1967:
54' 45" Unedited
/ Disc 1 of 2 / AAD / 19?
Reference CD from 15 ips stereo masters
Eyewitness Records / Memorex
Disc 2 of 2 -
Berg: Three Symphonic Excerpts from "Lulu".
Kodalay: Dances from Galanta
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CD S
27th January 1967:
54' 45" Unedited
/ Disc 1 of 2 / AAD / 19?
Reference CD from 15 ips stereo masters
Eyewitness Records / Memorex
Disc 2 of 2 -
Berg: Three Symphonic Excerpts from "Lulu".
Kodalay: Dances from Galanta

010 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor: Op 15
Recorded: 1968  5 April. Sendessaal, Cologne. Live.
Ferdinand Leitner conducting The WD Radio Symphony Orchestra
US: ELS 05-634 [Note: 04-634 shown on disc]
Record Library Items in the Collection
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CDR S
49' 06" / 1 disc / ADD / 2005
En Larmes / ELS 05-634 / USA
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CDR S
Disc 2 of 2 / A?D / 2009
Antec Music AM3584-85 / AM3585 / Hong Kong

011 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor: Op 15
Recorded: 1968  31 May. Moscow. Live at the Grand Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Gennadi Roshdestvensky conducting The URSS Television & Radio Grand Symphony Orchestra
URSS: Melodiya LP C10 24009 003.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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LP S
48' 58" / 1 record / AAA / 1989
Melodiya / C10 24009 003 / Moscow
Live recordings of outstanding musicians
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CD S
49' 27" / Vol 1 / Disc 1 of 2 / A?A / 2010
DOREMI / DHR 7890 / (Canada)
Legendary Treasures - Claudio Arrau in Moscow 1968

012 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor: Op 15
Recorded: 1969  October. Amsterdam.
Bernard Haitink conducting The Concertgebouw Orchestra
]*[
Deutscher Schallplattenpreis 1970 
GB Philips: 33S 6747270. 33S 6700018 2LP. Cassette 7317201.
US Philips: 33S 6500018. Cassette 7300051.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 1970
Philips Stereo / 6500 018 /
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LP S
Record 1 of 2 / AAA / 197?
Philips 6700 018 2LP / 6500 018 / Holland
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LP S
52' 31" / AAA / 197?
Philips 6500 018  /  SFX-7843  / Japan
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LP S
Record 1 of 2 / AAA / 197?
Philips 6747 432 / 13PC-40-41 / Japan
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LP S
52' 33" / 1 record / AAA / 1970
Philips / Grandioso-Serie / 6570 014 / Germany
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LP S
52' 33" / 1 record / AAA / 1970
Philips / Universo Series / 6580 302 / blue-white / Holland
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 1970
Philips / Universo Series / 6580 302 / red-silver / England
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 197?
Philips Stereo / 6598 346 / Holland
Die Klassik Diskothek - 28
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CAS S
1 tape / Dolby / 1970
Philips / 7399 424 / Holland
The Classics - 24
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LP S
Record 1 of 2 / AAA / 197?
Philips  6598763  /  6747432  /  Italy
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RR S
52' 34" / 1 reel, Side 1 / 4 track 7.5 IPS / 1972
Philips-Ampex / PHI K 5019 / USA
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 197?
Eterna / Grand prix du disque / 825 123 / Germany
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 197?
Orbis-Philips / Orbis 61 717 / Germany
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 1973
Eterna Edition / 8 25 514 / DDR
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 197?
Ex Libris / PH 6858 837 / Austria
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LP S
52' 36" / 1 record / AAA / 1977
Philips / 6598 787 / Brasil
Os seus concertos preferidos
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 1982
Philips / Sequenza / 6527 181 / Holland
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CAS S
1 tape / Dolby / 1982
Philips / Sequenza / 7311 181 / Holland
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LP S
52' 33" / Sides 1-2 of 10 / AAA / 1983
Philips  6768356  /  6570984  /  Holland
Arrau Edition
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LP S
52' 33" / Record 1 of 2 / AAA / 198?
Philips  6747476  /  6833240  /  West Germany
Claudio Arrau Spielt Brahms - Diskothek-S
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LP S
52' 33" / 1 record / AAA / 1986
Philips / 416 720-1 / Italy
I Grandi Compositori
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CD S
52' 49" / 1 disc / ADD / 1988
Philips / Silver Line Classics / 420 702-2 /
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CD S
52' 33" / 1 disc / ADD / 1991
Award / Vogue Music / AWCD 28190 / Australia
Best Available Recording - Gramophone "Recommended Recordings"
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CD S
52' 38" / Disc 7 of 25 / ADD / 1991
Philips  432652  2  /  432659  2  /  Germany
Claudio Arrau Collection
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CD S
52' 33" / Disc 1 of 2 / ADD / 1993
Philips Classics DUO  438320  2  /  438321  2
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CD S
52' 35" / Disc 2 of 2 / ADD / 1998
Philips Classics  456706  2  /  456708  2
Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Claudio Arrau I
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CD S
52' 33" / 1 disc / ADD / 2002
Philips 470 142-2 / UCCP 9336 / Japan
.
CD S
52' 55" / Disc 3 of 10 / ADD / 2003
Philips  473461  2  /  473462  2  /  Germany
Claudio Arrau - An Anniversary Tribute
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CD S
52' 38" / Disc 3 of 4 / ADD / 2003
Philips Universal  475024  2  /  475027  2  /  France
Arrau Heritage
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CD S
52' 43" / Disc 1 of 7 / ADD / 2010
DECCA  4782365  /  CD 1  /  England
Brahms Haitink RCO Collectors Edition
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CD S
52' 33" / 1 disc / ADD / RB / 2014
DECCA / UCCD 4855 / Japan
The Art of Claudio Arrau
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CD S
53' 12" / Disc 65 of 80 / ADD / 2018
DECCA  483298  /  4833063  /  Austria
Claudio Arrau - The Complete Philips Recordings

013 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor: Op 15
Recorded: 1972  23rd March. Live at the Liederhalle, Stuttgart, Germany
Eliahu Inbal conducting the 'Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SDR'
Germany: SWR19084CD.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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CD S
50' 55" / Disc 1 of 3 / ADD / 2019
SWR CLASSIC / SWR19084CD / Germany
Claudio Arrau Historical Recordings -
Klavierkonzerte Brahms Schumann Beethoven

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CD S
50' 55" / Disc 8 of 310 / ADD / 2023
SWR CLASSIC / SWR19433CD / Germany
Legndary Pianists - Famous Piano Concertos
Gulda, Haskil, Demus, Badura-Skoda, Larrocha,
Kempff, Backhaus, Anda, Fischer, Arrau, Richter.

014 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor: Op 15
Recorded: 1984 12th May. Live at the Teatro Municipal de Santiago, Chile
Juan Pablo Izquierdo conducting the 'Orquesta Filarmónica de Santiago'
US: LP OEA 030.
US: KULTUR VHS 1192.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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LP S
50' 01" / Record 1 of 2 / 7-record box case / AAA / DMM / 1984
Classical Music Video Productions / CMVP-101102 / CMVP 101 / USA
Claudio Arrau en Chile
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CAS S
Tape 1 of 2 / box case / AAA / Dolby / 1984
Classical Music Video Productions & IBM / CMVP-101102C / CMVP 101C / USA
Claudio Arrau en Chile
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LP S
50' 01" / Record 1 of 2 / AAA / 1984
Inter-American Musical Editions / OEA 030 / Washington
Grandes Maestros - Claudio Arrau en Chile
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VHS S/M
1 tape / Dolby / HiFi / NTSC Color / 1988
KULTUR /
VHS 1192 / New Jersey
Arrau & Brahms: The Two Romantics
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DVD S
51' 01" / 1 disc / NTSC 43 / PCM / Colour / 2011
EuroArts /
2058658 / Austria
Langages: English, Deutsch, Français, Español
Arrau & Brahms: The Two Romantics - Signature Performance Series

015 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat Op 83
Recorded: 1953  9 January. Live from the Symphony Hall, Boston
Charles Munch conducting The Boston Symphony Orchestra
E.U.: WHRA CD-6015
Record Library Items in the Collection
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CD M
47' 37" / Disc 7 of 7 / Digitally Remastered / AAD / 2008
West Hill Radio Archives / WHRA-6015 / E.U.
Charles Munch in Boston -
Plus: Several composers, symphonic works, concertos, soloists

016 - Brahms
From Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat Op 83 [Excerpts]
Recorded: 1958
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky conducting The ? Orchestra
Germany: VHS WMV  398429199  3. DVD WMV  398429199  2.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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VHS M
Excerpts / 1 tape / Dolby / 1999
Warner Music Vision  /  398429199  3  /  Germany
The Art of Piano
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DVD M
Excerpts / 1 disc / Dolby Digital / 1999
Warner Music Vision  /  398429199  2  /  Germany
The Art of Piano

017 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat Op 83
Recorded: 1958  19th September. Live at the Romanian Athenaeum
Constantin Silvestri conducting The [Romanian] National Radio Orchestra
Romania: Radio România ECR 272
Record Library Items in the Collection
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CD M
49' 25" / Disc 2 of 2 / AAD / 2011
Historical Recordings / Romanian Radio Broadcasting Corporation / ECR 272
First George Enescu International Festival 1958

018 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat Op 83
Recorded: 1959  [15 September]. Live from Montreux, Switzerland.
Paul Klecki/Kletzki conducting The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam
E.U.: Claves Records / Radio Suisse Romand DO 50-2725
Record Library Items in the Collection
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CDR M
49' 40" / 1 disc / A?D / 2007
Claves Records / Radio Suisse Romand / DO 50-2725
/ E.U.

019 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat Op 83
Recorded: 1962  21-22 April. No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Carlo Maria Giulini conducting The Philharmonia Orchestra
]*[
Deutscher Schallplattenpreis 1963
GB Columbia: 33M CX1822. 33S SAX2466.
US Seraphim: 33S 60052
Record Library Items in the Collection
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LP S
1 record / AAA / blue-silver / 196?
Columbia / Long Play / SAX 2466 / England
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LP S
1 record / AAA / red-white / 196?
Columbia / Long Play / SAX 2466 / England
.
LP M
1 record / AAA / blue-gold / 196?
Columbia / LP Microgroove / 330CX 1822 / Australia
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LP S
50' 59" / 1 record / AAA / 196?
Seraphim Stereo / S 60052 / USA
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LP S/M
1 record / AAA / 196?
Columbia EMI  /  SMC 91 401 / Germany
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CAS S/M
50' 22" / 1 Tape / Dolby / 1963
EMI La voix de son maître  /  2C 26900568  /  France
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 197?
Classics for Pleasure EMI / CFP 40034 / Square label / UK
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 197?
Classics for Pleasure EMI / CFP 40034 / Round label / UK
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 1980
EMI / STUDIO  /  3C 05300568  /  Italy
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 198?
EMI HMV / Das MeisterWerk  /  1C 03700568  /  Germany
.
LP S
50' 22" / 1 record / AAA / 198?
EMI Pathe Marconi / La voix de son maître  /  2C 06900568  /  France
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LP S
Record 2 of 2 / AAA / 198?
EMI Electrola 1C 18750266  67  /  1C 18750267  /  Germany
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CD S
50' 32" / 1 disc / ADD / 1988
EMI Studio / CDM 7 69178 2 /
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CD S
50' 32" / 1 disc / ADD / 1994
Fabbri Editori (EMI) / GSDM 88 / Italy
Grande Storia della Musica
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CD S
50' 30" / Disc 2 of 2 / ADD / 1997
EMI  /  7243  5  722013  2  2  /  5  72015  2  0  /  France
.
CD S
50' 30" / Disc 2 of 2 / ADD / 2001
The Classic Voice EMI / TVO 027/2001 / Milano, Italy
.
CD S
51' 28" / Disc 2 of 2 / ADD / 2002
EMI / Rouge & Noir  /  7243  5  75326  2  4  /  France
.
CD S
50' 32" / Disc 2 of 3 / ADD / 2008
EMI Classics  /  50999  5  09421  2  1
The Concerto Album
.
CD S
50' 48" / Disc 2 of 5 / ADD / 2011
EMI Classics  /  50999648316  2  6  /  50999648318  2  4  /  France
Les concertos pour piano - Les symphonies
.
CD S
50' 46" /  Disc 7 of 12 / ADD / 2011
EMI Classics ICON 50999 9 184322 7 / 18445 2 / E.U.
Claudio Arrau -
Virtuoso philosopher of the piano
.
CD S
50' 43" / 1 disc / ADD / DSD Direct Stream Digital /
SACD
Super Audio CD / Single Layer / 2012
EMI Classics / Abbey Road Remaster / TOGE -15039 / Japan
SACD Single Layer: audiophile mode playable only on audio players supporting the SACD format
.
CD S
50' 46" /  Disc 4 of 9 / ADD / 2013
W Warner Classics / 50999 4 31761 2 0 / 4 31765 2 / E.U.
Carlo Maria Giulini - The Concerto Recordings
.
CD S
50' 46" / Disc 2 of 2 / ADD / 2016
W Warner Classics  /  0825646768110  /  Germany
Original
- 1988 digital remastering by Parlophone Records
.
CD S
50' 45" / Disc 24 of 24 / ADD / 2022
W Warner Classics / 0190296245572 / France
Claudio Arrau - The Complete Warner Classcis Recordings

020 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat Op 83
Recorded: 1963  5-6 May. Live at the Musikhalle, Hamburg
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt conducting The NDR Sinfonieorchester
Germany: NDR 20012 / EMI  7243  5  62848  2  1
Record Library Items in the Collection
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CD M
49' 06" / Disc 2 of 2 / ADD / 2004
NDR Kultur  /  EMI  7243  5  62850  2  0  /  NDR 20012  /  Germany
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt - Claudio Arrau

021 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat Op 83
Recorded: 1963  17 June. Live at the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
Sir Alexander Gibson conducting The Scottish National Orchestra
UK: BBCL 4125-2.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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CD M
48' 23" / 1 disc / ADD / 20 Bit / 2003
BBC Legends / BBCL 4125-2 / England
Arrau - Great performances of the twentieth century

022 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat Op 83
Recorded: 1968  31 May. Moscow. Live at the Grand Hall, Moscow Conservatoire
Gennadi Roshdestvensky conducting The URSS Television & Radio Grand Symphony Orchestra
URSS: Melodiya LP C10 24011 001.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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LP S
48' 25" / 1 record / AAA / 1989
Melodiya / C10 24011 001 / Moscow
Live recordings of outstanding musicians
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CD S
48' 48" / Vol 1 / Disc 2 of 2 / A?A / 2010
DOREMI / DHR 7891 / (Canada)
Legendary Treasures - Claudio Arrau in Moscow 1968

023 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat Op 83
Recorded: 1969  2nd April. At the Hans Rosbaud Studio, Baden-Baden, Germany
Ernest Bour conducting the 'Südwestfunk Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden'.
Germany: SWR19084CD.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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CD S
52' 52" / Discs 1  & 2 of 3 / ADD / 2019
SWR CLASSIC / SWR19084CD / Germany
Claudio Arrau Historical Recordings -
Klavierkonzerte Brahms Schumann Beethoven

024 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat Op 83
Recorded: 1969  October. Amsterdam.
Bernard Haitink conducting The Concertgebouw Orchestra
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Deutscher Schallplattenpreis 1970
GB Philips: 33S 6747271. 33S 6700018 2LP. Cassette 7310052.
US Philips 33S 6500019. Cassette 7300052.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 1970
Philips Stereo LY / 6500 019 /
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LP S
Record 2 of 2 / AAA / 197?
Philips 6700018 2LP / 6500 019 / Holland
.
LP S
Record 2 of 2 / AAA / 197?
Philips 6747 432 / 13PC-40-41 / Japan
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 1970
Philips / Grandioso-Serie / 6570 052 / Germany
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CAS S
1 tape / AAA / Dolby / 1970
Philips / Festivo Series / 7310 052 / Canada
.
LP S
Record 2 of 2 / AAA / 197?
Philips  6598764  /  6747432  /  Italy
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RR S
50' 30" / 1 reel. Side 2 / 4 track 7.5 IPS / 1972
Philips-Ampex / PHI K 5019 / USA
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LP S
Record 2 of 4 / AAA / 1975
Philips / 6999002 G / 6866 005 / Italy
Internationales Festival Grosser Orchester / The International Festival of Great Orchestras
An Evening with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam
Haitink / Arrau / Ameling
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 1978
Philips / Festivo Series / 6570 052 / England
.
LP S
1 record / AAA / 1978
Philips / Festivo Series / Test Pressing for 6570 052 / England
.
LP S
1 record / AAA / 1982
Philips / Sequenza / 6527 182 / Holland
.
CAS S
1 tape / Dolby / 1982
Philips / Sequenza / 7311 182 / Holland
.
LP S
50' 23" / Sides 3-4 of 10 / AAA / 1983
Philips  6768356  /  6570985  /  Holland
Arrau Edition
.
LP S
50' 23" / Record 2 of 2 / AAA / 198?
Philips  6747476  /  6833241  /  West Germany
Claudio Arrau Spielt Brahms - Diskothek-S
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CAS S
50' 37" / 1 tape / ADA / Dolby / chromium dioxide 120 µs / 1988
Philips / Silver Line Classics / 420 885-4 / Holland
.
CD S
50' 37" / 1 disc / ADD / 1988
Philips / Silver Line Classics / 420 885-2 /
.
CD S
50' 37" / Disc 8 of 25 / ADD / 1991
Philips  432652  2  /  432660  2  /  Germany
Claudio Arrau Collection
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CD S
50' 20" / Disc 2 of 2 / ADD / 1993
Philips Classics DUO  438320  2  /  438322  2
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CD S
50' 20" / Disc 2 of 3 / ADD / 1997
Philips  /  456  298 -2  /  456 300-2  /  France
Aimez-vous Brahms?   Ses plus grands chefs-d'œuvre.
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CD S
50' 20" / 1 disc / ADD / 2002
Philips 470 143-2 / UCCP 9337 / Japan
.
CD S
50' 20" / Disc 4 of 4 / ADD / 2003
Philips Universal  475024  2  /  475028  2 /  France
Arrau Heritage
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CD S
50' 22" / Disc 7 of 7 / ADD /  2006
Philips Universal  00289  4768818  /  Netherlands
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest Vol 4.
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CD S
50' 22" / Disc 2 of 7 / ADD / 2010
DECCA  4782365  /  CD 2  /  England
Brahms Haitink RCO Collectors Edition
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CD S
50' 20" / 1 disc / ADD / RB / 2014
DECCA / UCCD 4856 / Japan
The Art of Claudio Arrau
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CD S
50' 52" / Disc 66 of 80 / ADD / 2018
DECCA  483298  /  4833064  /  Austria
Claudio Arrau - The Complete Philips Recordings
 
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CD S
Andante - Piú adagio only:
1 disc / ADD / 2009
PolyGram BCN / Sampler / Chile
Claudio Arrau León y el Congreso Nacional de Chile 1908-1921 - Book-kit

025 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat Op 83
Recorded: 1976  10 June. Live at the Festival international de Lausanne.
Broadcast from the Théâtre de Beaulieu by Radio Suisse Romand.
Igor Markevitch conducting L' Orchestre national de France.
France: INA, mémoire vive. IMV 022.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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CD S
48' 42" / 1 disc / ADD / 1996
INA, mémoire vive / IMV 022 / France

026 - Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat Op 83
Recorded: 1977 23 March. Live at the Beethoven Hall, Stuttgart.
Uri Segal conducting the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (SRSO)
USA/Japan: VIBRATO. VLL 380.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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CDR S
51' 25" / 1 disc / ADD / 2009
VIBRATO / VLL 380 / USA-Japan

027 - Brahms
Piano Sonata No. 2 in F sharp minor: Op 2
Recorded: 1973  June. Germany.
Philips: 33S 9500066. Cassette 7300476.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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LP S
27' 12" / 1 record / AAA / 1975
Philips / LY Stereo / 9500 066 / Holland
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LP S
27' 12" / 1 record / AAA / 1975
Philips / De Luxe / 9500 066 / Holland
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LP S
27' 12" / 1 record / AAA / 1975
Philips / Trésors Classiques / 9500 066 / France
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CAS S
1 tape / Side 1 / AAA / 1975
Philips / 7300 476 / Holland
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LP S
27' 12" / 1 record / AAA / 1976
Philips 9500066 / Stereo X-7626 / Japan
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LP S
27' 12" / Side 5 of 10 / AAA / 1983
Philips  6768356  /  6570986  /  Holland
Arrau Edition
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CD S
27' 26" / Disc 1 of 3 / ADD / 1991
Philips  432302  2  /  432321  2  /  Germany
Arrau Edition
.
CD S
27' 38" / Disc 3 of 10 / ADD / 2003
Philips  432461  2  /  473462  2  /  Germany
Claudio Arrau - An Anniversary Tribute
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CD S
27' 26" / Disc 2 of 4 / ADD / 2003
Philips Universal  475024  2  /  475026  2  /  France
Arrau Heritage
.
CD S
27' 57" / Disc 64 of 80 / ADD / 2018
DECCA  483298  /  4833062  /  Austria
Claudio Arrau - The Complete Philips Recordings

028 - Brahms
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor: Op 5
Recorded: 1971  November. The Netherlands.
Philips 33S 6500377.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 1972
Philips SAL / 6500 377 / England
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 197?
Philips / Sample Record / SEL-100-433 / Korea
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LP S
40' 38" / 1 record / AAA / 1976
Philips Stereo 6500 377 / X-7598 / Japan
.
LP S
40' 38" / 1 record / AAA / 197?
Philips / 6833 148 / Germany

Jahrhunderthalle Hoechst, Ausgewählte Veranstaltungen
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LP S
40' 38" / Sides 7-8 of 10 / AAA / 1983
Philips  6768356  2  /  6570987  /  Holland
Arrau Edition
.
CD S
40' 47" / Disc 2 of 3 / ADD / 1991
Philips  432302  2  /  432322  2  /  Germany
Arrau Edition
.
CD S
40' 47" / 1 disc / ADD / 2003
Steinway & Sons / Universal Marketing Group / 109495-2 / Germany
Meisterwerke für Klavier aus dem Jahre 1853 / Piano Masterpieces from 1853
Limited Special Edition
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CD S
40' 50" / Disc 2 of 4 / ADD / 2003
Philips Universal  475024  2  /  475026  2  /  France
Arrau Heritage
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CD S
41' 30" / Disc 64 of 80 / ADD / 2018
DECCA  483298  /  4833062  /  Austria
Claudio Arrau - The Complete Philips Recordings
.
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CAS S
2nd movement - conclusion only:
Segment 04' 23"
/ 1 tape. Side 2 / Dolby / 1983
Philips / 0647 147 / Germany
Ullstein-Buch Nr. 40001
Claudio Arrau - Ein Interpreten-Portrait, von Ingo Harden

029 - Brahms
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor: Op 5
Recorded: 1975  August. Live at the Turku Music Festival, Finland
E.U.: Music & Arts CD-1263
Record Library Items in the Collection
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CD S
40' 17" / Disc 3 of 3 / AAD / 2012
Music & Arts Programs of America / CD-1263 / E.U.

Claudio Arrau in Recital 1969-1977

030 - Brahms
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor: Op 5
Recorded: 1978  5 Feb. Live at the Fisher Hall, New York.
75th Birthday Recital.
GB: APR 5632 [Some intrusive audience coughing]
Record Library Items in the Collection
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CD S
38' 44" / 1 disc / ADD / 2001
Appian Publications & Recordings / APR 5632 / England
Claudio Arrau in concert - 2

031 - Brahms
Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor: Op 5
Recorded: 1984   16th or 23rd May.  Live at the 'Teatro Municipal de Santiago', Chile.
US: KULTUR NTSC VHS 1192.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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LP S
25' 46" / 1 record / 7-record boxset / AAA / DMM /1984
Classical Music Video Productions / CMVP-103104 / CMVP 103 / USA
Claudio Arrau en Chile
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CAS S
Tape 1 / Side 1&2 / 2-tape boxset / AAA / Dolby /1984
Classical Music Video Productions / CMVP-103C104C / CMVP 103C / USA
Claudio Arrau en Chile
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VHS S/M
1 tape / Dolby / HiFi / NTSC / Colour / 1998
KULTUR /
VHS 1192 / New Jersey
Arrau & Brahms: The Two Romantics
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DVD S
38' 14" / 1 disc / NTSC 4.3 / PCM / Colour / 2011
EuroArts /
2058658 / Austria
Arrau & Brahms: The Two Romantics - Signature Performance Series

032 - Brahms
Scherzo in E flat minor: Op 4
Recorded: 1971  November. The Netherlands.
Philips: 33S 9500446. Cassette 7300652.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 1972
Philips SAL / 6500 377 / England
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 197?
Philips / Sample Record / SEL-100-433 / Korea
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LP S
09' 15" / 1 record / AAA / 1976
Philips Stereo 6500 377 / X-7598 / Japan
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LP S
09' 15" / 1 record / AAA / 197?
Philips / 6833 148 / Germany

Jahrhunderthalle Hoechst, Ausgewählte Veranstaltungen
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LP S
09' 15" / Side 8 of 10 / AAA / 1983
Philips  6768356  2  /  6570987  /  Holland
Arrau Edition
.
CD S
09' 17" / Disc 2 of 3 / ADD / 1991
Philips  432302  2  /  432322  2  /  Germany
Arrau Edition
.
CD S
09' 19" / 1 disc / ADD / 1993
Philips / Insignia "CA" / 438 305-2 / Germany
Claudio Arrau - "Liebesträum"
Plus: Debussy, Chopin, Beethoven, Liszt, Schubert, Schumann
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CD S
09' 17" / Disc 2 of 4 / ADD / 2003
Philips Universal  475024  2  /  475026  2  /  France
Arrau Heritage
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CD S
09' 23" / Disc 64 of 80 / ADD / 2018
DECCA  483298  /  4833062  /  Austria
Claudio Arrau - The Complete Philips Recordings

033 - Brahms
Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Handel: Op 24
Recorded: 1963  20 May. Live at "I Concerti di Lugano", Switzerland.
Radiotelevisione della Svizzera italiana.
Italy: ERM 104 ADD.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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CD S
28' 47" / 1 disc / ADD / 1990
Ermitage / ERC CD 12001-2 / Bologna, Italy
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CD S
28' 47" / 1 disc / ADD / 1990
Ermitage / ERM 104 / Italy
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CD S
28' 47" / 1 disc / ADD / 1999
Aura Music/ AUR 118-2 / Italy
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CD-R S
28' 46" / 1 disc / ADD / 1999
Ermitage Records / Volume I
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CD S
28' 47" / 1 disc / A?D / 2003
Suonare News (Aura) / March 2003 / Michelangeli / Italy
Le leggende della musica 7
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CD S
28' 52" / Disc 1 of 2 / A?D / 2007
Fabula Classica (Ermitage) / FAB 12051-2 / Italy
Claudio Arrau Recitals
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CD S
28' 59" / 1 disc / ADD / DSD / Bi-channel / 2015
PRAGA Digitals / PRD/DSD 350 068 / Austria
Reminiscences
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CD S
28' 53" / 1 disc / ADD / 2016
Ermitage Symphonia / ERM 1004 / EU

034 - Brahms
Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Handel: Op 24
Recorded: 1963  26 May. Live at the Schwetzinger Festpiele. Germany.
Germany: SWR Music, Hänssler Classic CD 93.703
Record Library Items in the Collection
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CD S
29' 37" / Disc 1 of 2 / ADD / 2009
SWR Music / Hänssler Classic CD 93.703 / Germany

Edition Schwetzinger Festspiele
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CD S
29' 37" / Disc 5 of 5 / ADD / 2018
SWR Music / SWR19054CD / Germany

Claudio Arrau Recitals 1954, 1960 & 1963

035 - Brahms

Variations & Fugue on a Theme of Handel: Op 24
Recorded: 1978  April. Henry Wood Hall, London.
Philips: 33S 9500446. Cassette 7300652.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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LP S
28' 53" / 1 record / AAA / 1978
Philips / De Luxe / 9500 446 / Holland
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CAS S
1 tape / Dolby / 1978
Philips / 7300 652 / Holland
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LP S
28' 53" / 1 record / AAA / 1979
Philips / Trésors Classiques / 9500 446 / France
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LP S
28' 53" / 1 record / Side 2 / AAA / 197?
Philips (9500 446) / X-7837 / Japan
.
LP S
28' 53" / Side 9 of 10 / AAA / 1983
Philips  6768356  2  /  6570988  /  Holland
Arrau Edition
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LP S
28' 53" / 1 record / ADA / 1986
Philips / Digitally Remastered / 420 006-1 / Holland
.
CD S
28' 58" / Disc 3 of 3 / ADD / 1991
Philips  432302  2  /  432323  2  /  Germany
Arrau Edition
.
CD S
28' 58" / Disc 19 of 25 / ADD / 1991
Philips  432652  2  /  432671  2  /  Germany
Claudio Arrau Collection
.
CD S
28' 58" / Disc 1 of 4 / ADD / 2003
Philips Universal  475024  2  /  475025  2  /  France
Arrau Heritage
.
CD S
29' 07" / Disc 63 of 80 / ADD / 2018
DECCA  483298  /  4833061  /  Austria
Claudio Arrau - The Complete Philips Recordings

036 - Brahms
Variations on a Theme by Paganini: Op 35 [Books I & II]
Recorded: 1974  March. The Netherlands.
Philips: 33S 9500066. Cassette 7300476.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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LP S
25' 21" / 1 record / AAA / 1975
Philips / LY Stereo / 9500 066 / Holland
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LP S
25' 21" / 1 record / AAA / 1975
Philips / De Luxe / 9500 066 / Holland
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LP S
25' 21" / 1 record / AAA / 1975
Philips / Trésors Classiques / 9500 066 / France
.
CAS S
1 tape / Side 2 / AAA / 1975
Philips / 7300 476 / Holland
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LP S
25' 21" / 1 record / AAA / 1976
Philips 9500066 / Stereo X-7626 / Japan
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LP S
13' 57" + 11' 24" = 25' 21" / Side 10 of 10 / AAA / 1983
Philips  6768356  /  6570988  /  Holland
Arrau Edition
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LP S
25' 21" / 1 record / ADA / 1986
Philips / Digitally Remastered / 420 006-1 / Holland
.
CD S
25' 22" / Disc 3 of 3 / ADD / 1991
Philips  432302  2  /  432323  2  /  Germany
Arrau Edition
.
CD S
25' 22" / Disc 19 of 25 / ADD / 1991
Philips  432652  2  /  432671  2  /  Germany
Claudio Arrau Collection
.
CD S
25' 20" / Disc 2 of 2 / ADD / 1998
Philips Classics  456706  2  /  456708  2
Great Pianists of the 20th Century - Claudio Arrau I
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CD S
25' 22" / 1 disc / ADD / 2002
Philips 470 143-2 / UCCP 9337 / Japan
.
CD S
25' 22" / Disc 1 of 4 / ADD / 2003
Philips Universal  475024  2  /  475025  2  /  France
Arrau Heritage
.
CD S
& Multi-
channel
25' 25" / 1 disc / ADD / Super Audio CD / Hybrid / Direct Stream Digital / Surround / 2009
PentaTone Classics / Decca Music Group / PTC 5186 170 / E.U. Germany
Remastered Quadraphonic Recordings - RQR
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CD S
25' 32" / 1 disc / ADD / RB / 2014
DECCA / UCCD 4856 / Japan
The Art of Claudio Arrau
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CD S
25' 36" / Disc 63 of 80 / ADD / 2018
DECCA  483298  /  4833061  /  Austria
Claudio Arrau - The Complete Philips Recordings

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