
This six-disc set contains Claudio Arrau’s complete Liszt output for the Philips label. It includes several items absent from Philips’ “Arrau Edition” Liszt box–namely the
Though the Arrau/Szeryng/Starker Beethoven Triple Concerto appeared on the heels of Karajan’s celebrated version with Oistrakh, Rostropovich, and Richter, it’s hardly an also-ran. In fact,
In the main, Claudio Arrau’s live Beethoven Op. 2 No. 3 from the 1976 Prague Spring Festival differs little from his Philips studio version of
If you’re seeking Philips’ hard-to-find six-disc “Arrau Edition” boxed set devoted to the late pianist’s solo Chopin recordings, it’s now repackaged at budget price and
A noisier yet brighter and more colorful transfer of Claudio Arrau’s live 1950 Chopin F minor Concerto with Fritz Busch and the New York Philharmonic
When viewed through his studio recordings, Claudio Arrau’s monumental approach to the Brahms concertos seems better suited to the volatile D minor concerto than to
Listeners accustomed to the pastel shadings and suggestive hues Gieseking brought to this repertoire may be caught off guard by Arrau’s primary colors, bold, assertive