Introduction
Maestro Claudio Arrau was a universally revered classical pianist who developed a philosophy on interpretation based on fidelity to both the composers and their historical times, and perfected a technical school on performance to match.
A child prodigy, whose first public recital of clasical music was given at the age of 5 in his birth town of Chillán, Claudio received in 1910 a scholarship from the Chilean Government to study in Germany, where he excelled at a very young age to become an international iconic figure in the world of classical piano music for the best part of the 20th century.
This website testifies to it.
Mission Statement
.
'ArrauHouse' aims at honouring the memory of Maestro
Claudio Arrau and acknowledging his outstanding status amongst the foremost classical pianists of the 20th Century.
Target Audience
.
The
intended target audience of this website encompasses classical piano
music lovers, record collectors, record producers, piano students,
concert pianists, musicians in general, music broadcasters, music
critics, and members of academia seeking factual information.
Definitions
.
You
are reading the homepage of a purely informative, descriptive and
educational website, first launched in Sydney, Australia, on the 3rd
of February 2005, as a pilot project. On that date - three days
before Maestro Arrau´s 102nd anniversary - the site
was uploaded under the name of ArrauHome (subsequently changed to 'ArrauHouse'), and was tested over
the February-April-2005 period as a website using both the www.arrauhome.com
and www.arrauhome.org domains.
Artistic
comparisons and technical statements of judgement regarding Maestro
Arrau's interpretation of works and approach to music are deliberately
avoided with a view to thus encourage, and faciliate the enjoyment
of, uninfluenced direct personal exploration and discovery.
'ArrauHouse'
is a private, voluntary, resource-sharing,
non-profit-making project, developed for the sole
love of classical piano music as a pure expression of the human spirit.
Sources
.
Most
information and illustrations found organised into this project come
from the public domain, printed and photographic matter accompanying
the artist's output items, relevant biographic essays of wide circulation,
books and other printed media, as well as goodwill contributors and internet
inhabitants in general.
Site Management
.
The
numerous component sections of 'ArrauHouse' are expected to be updated and
enhanced on an ongoing basis, no sooner new relevant material and
the necessary resources become available. The dates of the latest updates are indicated
at the bottom of each individual section page.
Bequest or Auction
.
The
entire large private collection of physical items, identified in this
project's 'Complete Discography' [please
see], 'A Bibliography'
[please
see], 'Concert and Recital Programmes' [please see], and 'Arrau's Photographs by Periods' [please see], forming four out of the various sections
of the website, will be either auctioned and
awarded to the highest
bidder or bequeathed to a proven, meritorious, public, cultural or
educational organisation
which shall sufficiently demonstrate that
it possesses
the means, and shows the intent and commitment, to
take
charge of, preserve and further both the collection
and the website.
A decision on this matter will be publicized in due course through
the 'ArrauHouse' website at any time before 2025.
Contributors
and Sponsors
.
A
Contributors'
List is shown on this website [please
see] and periodically updated as needed to
acknowledge organisations and individuals from all around the world
who, inspired by what they find on this pages, may wish to voluntarily
contribute well-informed, document-supported, relevant material of
any kind to its contents, within the framework of the site's
Mission Statement (above).
A Website
Sponsors' Register is also shown on these pages [please
see] and periodically maintained as needed
to acknowledge organisations and individuals from all around the world
who may like to voluntarily contribute resources, such as small amounts
of funds, with no strings attached other than accountability, towards
the cost of designing, establishing, maintaining, and further developing
the technical IT aspects only of this website. Such contributions,
if any, will be publicly accounted for on these pages.
No
sponsoring will be sought for developing either the actual
contents of this website or its related collections.
Your
kind interest will be greatly appreciated.
(Mr.)
Jose-Manuel Lopez, Project Originator
arrauhouse@gmail.com
February
2005 (pilot). February 2006 (launch).
Help
disseminate https://www.arrauhouse.org
by including a direct link to it
in your personal or corporate website.
ArrauHouse’s
name, databases and design are under copyright.
© Jose-Manuel
Lopez, February 2005.
Photographs and graphic art items are under copyright by their
originators,
as applicable.
Recording samples are under copyright by their original
recording sources,
as applicable.
Information contained in https://arrauhouse.org may be used
for educational
purposes.
https://www.arrauhouse.org
