Arrau; Claudio

Big Boxes: The Complete Arrau Warner Edition

Jed Distler

At long last, Warner Classics’ highly anticipated Claudio Arrau edition […]

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Big Boxes: Ormandy’s Astonishing Columbia Monos (Video Review)

David Hurwitz

The Bottom Line: This beautifully packaged 120-CD set, containing all

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Historic Gems: Arrau On The Air

Jed Distler

Because the five concertos contained on these discs exist in

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Grieg & Schumann Concertos: Claudio Arrau At His Serious Best

David Hurwitz

Claudio Arrau recorded these concertos twice for Philips, the present

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Reference Recording: Arrau and Davis Play Beethoven’s Piano Concertos 4 & 5

David Hurwitz

Certainly one of the more intelligent releases in the “Philips

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Historical Gems: Arrau’s EMI Chopin Recital

Jed Distler

EMI first reissued Claudio Arrau’s 1960 Chopin Third Sonata and

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Claudio Arrau’s EMI Schubert Recordings

Jed Distler

Claudio Arrau’s complete Schubert EMI recordings from the 1950s took

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Big Boxes: Giulini’s Interesting But Patchy Concertos

David Hurwitz

For a conductor who had such a long and extensive

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Big Boxes: Haitink’s Good to Great Brahms Orchestral Works

David Hurwitz

The playing here is so beautiful that it’s sad to

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Reference Recording: Arrau’s Beethoven Sonatas and Variations

David Hurwitz

Choosing a reference recording for a complete set of Beethoven

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Janina Fialkowska’s Superb Grieg Lyric Pieces

Jed Distler June 29, 2025

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Reference Recording: Engeset’s Complete Grieg, and Then Some

David Hurwitz June 29, 2025

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Grieg’s Gorgeous Music for Strings on SACD

David Hurwitz June 29, 2025

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by ClassicsToday
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