Claudio Arrau
Piano
1903 - 1991

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'ArrauHouse' - Complete Discography

Weber, Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst Freiherr von [1786 - 1826]

Weber - 001
Konzertstück in F minor for piano and orchestra: J.282 / Op 79. [1821]
Recorded: 1945 11 March. Live broaddcast from Carnegie Hall, N.Y.
George Szell conducting The New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra
WHRA 6037 CD2. Canada. E.U. (from radio broadcast transcription discs).   
Record Library Items in the Collection
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CD M
16' 00", Disc 2 of 2 / A?D / 2010
West Hill Radio Archives / WHRA 6037 / Canada / E.U.
Arrau and Szell live from Carnegie Hall

Weber - 002
Konzertstück in F minor for piano and orchestra: J.282 / Op 79. [1821]
Recorded: 1946 13 April.  Orchestra Hall. Chicago.
Desiré Defauw conducting The Chicago Symphony Orchestra - 78 rpm
Anonymously as "Century Symphony Orchestra" - LP
US Victor 78 rpm  12  0279  80.  Set M1216.
US Camdem RCA 33M CAL-191 [from 78 rpm]
Record Library Items in the Collection
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78 rpm
4 12-inch records / Sides 5, 6, 7 & 8 of 8 / AAA / 194?
RCA Victor / DM 1216 / 12-0286-, 5-, 4-, 3-B / USA
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LP M
1 record / 33 1/3 rpm / AAA / 19?
Camdem RCA / CAL-191
/ USA
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CD M
16' 01" / 1 disc / ADD / 1995.
Arlecchino / ARL 54 / Italy
Claudio Arrau - His rarest records, Volume I
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CD M
16' 07" / 1 disc / ADD / 1998.
Dante / Historical Piano Collection / HPC 104 / France
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CD M
16' 06" / Disc 1 of 4 / ADD / 24 Bit 96 Khz / 2005
Artone MCPS / 222367-354(1) / Germany.
Claudio Arrau
20-page booklet ISBN 3-86562-094-9.
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CD M
16' 16" / 1 disc / ADD / 2007
Naxos / Historical / 8.111263 / E.U.
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CD M
16' 06" / Disc 10 of 10 / ADD / 2011
Membran Music Ltd / 233198-J / E.U.
Claudio Arrau - Seriöser Klangzauberer/Serious Wizard of Sound
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CD M
16' 06" / 1 disc / AAD No-filter transfer / 2012
St-Laurent Studio / YSL 78-085 / Canada
Claudio Arrau Vol.2
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CD M
16' 06" / Disc 4 of 12 / ADD / 2016
SONY Classical  /  88843071652  04  /  EU Austria
The Complete RCA Victor and Columbia Album Collection 1941-1952

Weber - 003
Konzertstück in F minor for piano and orchestra: J.282 / Op 79. [1821]
Recorded: 1947  20 December. New York. Live.
Concerto radiotrasmesso dalla NBC [registrazione su acetati]
Erich Kleiber conducting the National Broadcasting Company Symphony Orchestra
Italia: Urania URN 22.116.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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CD M
16' 28" / 1 disc / ADD / 1999
Urania / URN 22.116 / Milano, Italy
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CD M
16' 29" / Disc 1 of 4 / AAD / 2002
Music and Arts Programs of America / CD-1112 / USA
Erich Kleiber's 1947-48 live NBC Symphony concerts
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CD M
16' 26" / 1 disc / AAD / 2005
Music and Arts Programs of America / CD-1174 / USA
Historic public performances - Arrau plays Liszt, Schumann and Weber

Weber - 004
Konzertstück in F minor for piano and orchestra: J.282 / Op 79. [1821]
Recorded: 1960  18-19 April. No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London.
Alceo Galliera conducting The Philharmonia Orchestra
GB Columbia 33M CX1731. 33S SAX2380.
US Seraphim 33S 60020
Record Library Items in the Collection
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 1961
Columbia Stereo / 33SAX 2380 / England
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LP
1 10-inch record / AAA / 196?
Columbia Electrola / C 70 514 / Germany
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LP S
18' 20" / 1 record / AAA / 196?
Seraphim Stereo / S-60020 / USA
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LP S
1 record / red wax / AAA / 196?
Angel / AA 7209 / Japan
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 196?
Nipon Columbia / OS-3029 / Japan
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 1966
World Record Club / ST 581 / England
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LP M
1 record / AAA / 196?
Trianon / Pathé Marconi / Microsillon Haute Fidélité / TRX 6149 / France
Classiques pour vous
RR S
1 reel / 2-track 3 3/4 IPS / 120 microseconds / 19?
EMI Tape / World Record Club / TF 581 / Surrey, England
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LP S
18' 21" / 1 record / AAA / 19?
EMI Angel Toshiba / AA-8015 / Japan
Ever Clean Records [burgundy wax]
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 197?
World Record Club / S-2425 / Australia
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RR S
1 reel / 4 track 7 1/2 IPS / 197?
World Record Club  /  81868187  /  Australia
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 1978
Plaisir de Classique (EMI) /  2M  055  01697  /  France
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 198?
Seraphim EMI / 3C  047  01697  /  Italy
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 198?
EMI HMV / Das MeisterWerk  /  1C 037  01  697  /  Germany
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LP S
1 record / AAA / 198?
EMI HMV / Schoonheid in Klassiek 30 / ELP 30 / Germany-Holland
De Thuisconcerten
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LP S
Side 4 of 6 / AAA / 1983.
EMI HMV RLS 7712 / ALP 4353 / England
Claudio Arrau - An 80th Birthday Tribute
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CAS S
Side 3 of 4 / Dolby / 1983
EMI / TC-RLS 7712 / England
Claudio Arrau - An 80th Birthday Tribute
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LPS
18' 10" / 1 record / AAA / 1988
EMI  /  037  769274  1  /  EEC
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CD S
18' 20" / 1 disc / ADD / 1990
EMI DRM / Meisterwerk  /  CDZ  25  2369  2  /  Germany
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CD S
18' 20" / 1 disc / ADD / Prism SNS system / 2004
EMI Classics EMI-ART  /  7243  5  62884  2  3   /
Great Recordings of the Century
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CD S
18' 22" /  Disc 7 of 12 / ADD / 2011
EMI Classics ICON 50999 9 184322 7 / 18445 2 / E.U.
Claudio Arrau -
Virtuoso philosopher of the piano
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CD S
18' 10" / 1 disc / SACD / DSD / 2015
Warner Classics / WPCS 13245 / Japan (2 copies)
Claudio Arrau - Legendary
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CD S
18' 25" / Disc 22 of 24 / ADD / 2022
W Warner Classics / 0190296245572 / France
Claudio Arrau - The Complete Warner Classcis Recordings

Weber - 005
Piano Sonata No. 1 in C: 'Perpetuum mobile' - J.138 / Op 24
Recorded: 1941  20 February. Victor Studio 2. New York City.
[Premier studio recording of this sonata by any pianist: Gramophone, October 1998, p.30]
US: Victor 78 rpm 18521-23. Set M884.
Austral HMV 78 rpm ED500-02
France: RCA 33M GM43679. Cassette GK43679.
Record Library Items in the Collection
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78 rpm
3 12-inch records / Sides 1 to 6 / AAA / 1941
HMV Victor DM 884  /  18524  25  26  /  Canada
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LP M
21' 12" / 1 record / AAA / 198?
Victrola / RCA Musique No. 51 / GM 43679 / France
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CD M
20' 45" / 1 disc / ADD / 1994
Dante / Historical Piano Collection / HPC 009 / France
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CD M
20' 50" / 1 disc / ADD / Cedar / 1998
Piano Library / PL 275 /
Claudio Arrau - 1941 Recordings
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CD M
20' 50" / Disc 1 of 2 / A?D / 1999
History ACUM / 20.31651-306 / Hamburg
The Piano Masters - Claudio Arrau
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CD M
20' 51" / Disc 1 of 2 / ADD / 2000
Pearl / Piano Masters / GEMS 0070 / England
Claudio Arrau - The Early Recordings.
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CD M
20' 54" / Disc 1 of 2 / A?D / 2000
The Classic Voice / Volume 12 / Milan, Italy
Claudio Arrau: Meditazioni alla tastiera
Original sound recording wrongly identified as made by The Little Orchestra Society, New York
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CD M
20' 51" / Disc 1 of 2 / AAD / 2001
Cantus Classics / Line Music GmbH / CD 5.00174 LMS / Germany
Claudio Arrau - Legenden - Historische Ton Dokumente
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CD M
20' 46" / Disc 1 of 4 / 24 Bit 96 Khz / AAD / 2005
Artone MCPS / 222367-354(1) / Germany
Claudio Arrau
20-page booklet ISBN 3-86562-094-9
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CD M
21' 13" / 1 disc / ADD / 2007
Naxos / Historical / 8.111263 / E.U.
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CD M
20' 47" / Disc 2 of 2 / ADD / 2010
Le Monde du Piano / Volume 14 (Double CD) / France
Claudio Arrau
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CD M
20' 46" / Disc 5 of 10 / ADD / 2011
Membran Music Ltd / 233198-E / E.U.
Claudio Arrau - Seriöser Klangzauberer/Serious Wizard of Soun
d
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CD M
20' 44" / Disc 2 of 12 / ADD / From master tape / 2016
SONY Classical  /  88843071652  02  /  EU Austria
The Complete RCA Victor and Columbia Album Collection 1941-1952
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CD M
22' 00" / 1 disc / ADD / From 78rpm records / 2017
Kipepeo Publishing / [No catalog number] / Lexington USA
  CD M 22' 50" / 1 disc / ADD / 2024
St-Laurent Studio / YSL 78-1607 / Canada
Claudio Arrau Vol.6

        
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This section last updated on 16th August 2024.