℗ 2022 Parlophone Records Limited; A Warner Classics release
| Released | November 4, 2022 |
| Duration | 4h 43m 20s |
| Record Label | Warner Classics |
| Genre | Classical |
Claudio Arrau Plays Beethoven
Claudio Arrau
Available in MQA and 192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight"
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1.1
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I. Adagio sostenuto
Claudio Arrau |
6:44 | |||
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1.2
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II. Allegretto
Claudio Arrau |
2:22 | |||
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1.3
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III. Presto agitato
Claudio Arrau |
7:31 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109
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1.4
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I. Vivace, ma non troppo
Claudio Arrau |
4:03 | |||
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1.5
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II. Prestissimo
Claudio Arrau |
2:30 | |||
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1.6
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III. (a) Andante molto cantabile e espressivo
Claudio Arrau |
2:45 | |||
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1.7
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III. (b) Variation I. Molto espressivo
Claudio Arrau |
2:25 | |||
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1.8
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III. (c) Variation II. Leggiermente
Claudio Arrau |
1:35 | |||
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1.9
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III. (d) Variation III. Allegro vivace
Claudio Arrau |
0:27 | |||
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1.10
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III. (e) Variation IV. Etwas langsamer als das Thema
Claudio Arrau |
3:10 | |||
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1.11
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III. (f) Variation V. Allegro, ma non troppo
Claudio Arrau |
1:02 | |||
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1.12
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III. (g) Variation VI. Tempo I del tema
Claudio Arrau |
4:29 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"
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1.13
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I. Allegro con brio
Claudio Arrau |
12:12 | |||
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1.14
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II. Introduzione. Adagio molto
Claudio Arrau |
4:17 | |||
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1.15
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III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo
Claudio Arrau |
10:48 | |||
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Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor"
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1.16
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I. Allegro
Claudio Arrau; Alceo Galliera; Philharmonia Orchestra |
20:29 | |||
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1.17
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II. Adagio un poco mosso
Claudio Arrau; Alceo Galliera; Philharmonia Orchestra |
7:48 | |||
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1.18
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III. Allegro - Più allegro
Claudio Arrau; Alceo Galliera; Philharmonia Orchestra |
10:45 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux"
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1.19
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I. Adagio - Allegro
Claudio Arrau |
7:00 | |||
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1.20
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II. Andante espressivo
Claudio Arrau |
3:50 | |||
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1.21
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III. Vivacissimamente
Claudio Arrau |
6:08 | |||
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Piano Trio No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer"
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1.22
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II. Adagio (feat. Andreas Weissgerber, Joseph Weissgerber)
Claudio Arrau; Andreas Weissgerber; Joseph Weissgerber |
4:33 | |||
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1.23
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III. Tema e variazioni. Pria ch'io l'impegno (feat. Andreas Weissgerber, Joseph Weissgerber)
Claudio Arrau; Andreas Weissgerber; Joseph Weissgerber |
4:41 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101
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1.24
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I. Allegretto ma non troppo
Claudio Arrau |
4:22 | |||
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1.25
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II. Vivace all marcia
Claudio Arrau |
5:09 | |||
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1.26
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III. Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto
Claudio Arrau |
3:07 | |||
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1.27
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IV. Allegro
Claudio Arrau |
7:44 | |||
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Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58
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1.28
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I. Allegro moderato
Claudio Arrau; Alceo Galliera; Philharmonia Orchestra |
19:15 | |||
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1.29
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II. Andante con moto
Claudio Arrau; Alceo Galliera; Philharmonia Orchestra |
5:38 | |||
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1.30
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III. Rondo. Vivace - Presto
Claudio Arrau; Alceo Galliera; Philharmonia Orchestra |
10:11 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110
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1.31
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I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
Claudio Arrau |
7:14 | |||
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1.32
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II. Allegro molto
Claudio Arrau |
2:14 | |||
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1.33
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III. (a) Adagio ma non troppo
Claudio Arrau |
3:53 | |||
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1.34
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III. (b) Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo
Claudio Arrau |
7:22 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
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1.35
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I. Allegro assai
Claudio Arrau |
10:26 | |||
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1.36
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II. Andante con moto
Claudio Arrau |
7:02 | |||
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1.37
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III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
Claudio Arrau |
8:25 | |||
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Piano Sonata No. 22 in F Major, Op. 54
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1.38
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I. In tempo d'un Menuetto
Claudio Arrau |
5:58 | |||
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1.39
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II. Allegretto
Claudio Arrau |
6:24 | |||
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Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37
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1.40
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I. Allegro con brio (Live)
Claudio Arrau; Otto Klemperer; Philharmonia Orchestra |
16:50 | |||
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1.41
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II. Largo (Live)
Claudio Arrau; Otto Klemperer; Philharmonia Orchestra |
11:12 | |||
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1.42
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III. Rondo. Allegro - Presto (Live)
Claudio Arrau; Otto Klemperer; Philharmonia Orchestra |
9:20 | |||
The music of Beethoven was a central focus of Claudio Arrau’s post-war European recordings with Columbia, including the first major modern version of the complete cycle of piano concertos with Alceo Galliera and the Philharmonia Orchestra. This collection includes the very best of these legendary recordings and demonstrate the ease of Arrau in the Beethovenian repertoire. It also includes a range of sonatas as well as rarities like two movements of the Gassenhauer Trio with the Weissgerber brothers – a precious testimony of Arrau’s very few chamber recordings.
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Warner Classics Studio Masters
Tracks 1-42 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-42 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -3.35 -10.91 to -0.06 | -23.38 -34.21 to -18.51 | -19.72 -30.90 to -14.50 | 12 8 to 16 | |
| 1 | I. Adagio sostenuto | -5.47 | -26.57 | -24.1 | 14 |
| 2 | II. Allegretto | -3.35 | -20.70 | -18.1 | 11 |
| 3 | III. Presto agitato | -1.44 | -19.30 | -16.5 | 11 |
| 4 | I. Vivace, ma non troppo | -3.78 | -23.67 | -19.6 | 12 |
| 5 | II. Prestissimo | -2.49 | -20.05 | -16.8 | 10 |
| 6 | III. (a) Andante molto cantabile e espressivo | -10.91 | -34.21 | -30.9 | 16 |
| 7 | III. (b) Variation I. Molto espressivo | -9.02 | -29.99 | -26.6 | 13 |
| 8 | III. (c) Variation II. Leggiermente | -8.14 | -27.66 | -25.0 | 13 |
| 9 | III. (d) Variation III. Allegro vivace | -3.92 | -18.65 | -16.1 | 8 |
| 10 | III. (e) Variation IV. Etwas langsamer als das Thema | -4.47 | -24.16 | -20.6 | 11 |
| 11 | III. (f) Variation V. Allegro, ma non troppo | -3.72 | -19.26 | -16.3 | 11 |
| 12 | III. (g) Variation VI. Tempo I del tema | -4.46 | -23.87 | -18.4 | 11 |
| 13 | I. Allegro con brio | -2.80 | -23.40 | -19.4 | 12 |
| 14 | II. Introduzione. Adagio molto | -5.30 | -30.00 | -24.9 | 16 |
| 15 | III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo | -0.93 | -20.68 | -16.1 | 12 |
| 16 | I. Allegro | -0.55 | -18.76 | -14.9 | 11 |
| 17 | II. Adagio un poco mosso | -4.80 | -28.53 | -25.4 | 14 |
| 18 | III. Allegro - Più allegro | -0.09 | -19.86 | -15.8 | 11 |
| 19 | I. Adagio - Allegro | -1.83 | -22.21 | -17.6 | 12 |
| 20 | II. Andante espressivo | -3.85 | -26.84 | -22.1 | 14 |
| 21 | III. Vivacissimamente | -0.52 | -18.70 | -15.4 | 11 |
| 22 | II. Adagio (feat. Andreas Weissgerber, Joseph Weissgerber) | -4.96 | -25.52 | -21.9 | 12 |
| 23 | III. Tema e variazioni. Pria ch'io l'impegno (feat. Andreas Weissgerber, Joseph Weissgerber) | -2.35 | -23.20 | -19.3 | 13 |
| 24 | I. Allegretto ma non troppo | -2.74 | -27.21 | -23.2 | 16 |
| 25 | II. Vivace all marcia | -1.34 | -20.40 | -17.2 | 13 |
| 26 | III. Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto | -8.82 | -32.68 | -29.1 | 16 |
| 27 | IV. Allegro | -1.36 | -20.51 | -16.6 | 12 |
| 28 | I. Allegro moderato | -3.54 | -22.55 | -18.8 | 11 |
| 29 | II. Andante con moto | -4.42 | -27.06 | -21.6 | 13 |
| 30 | III. Rondo. Vivace - Presto | -0.06 | -20.84 | -17.1 | 11 |
| 31 | I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo | -1.11 | -21.39 | -17.9 | 12 |
| 32 | II. Allegro molto | -1.37 | -19.62 | -16.4 | 12 |
| 33 | III. (a) Adagio ma non troppo | -7.92 | -29.23 | -25.6 | 13 |
| 34 | III. (b) Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo | -1.22 | -20.59 | -16.6 | 11 |
| 35 | I. Allegro assai | -0.88 | -18.56 | -14.5 | 10 |
| 36 | II. Andante con moto | -2.79 | -24.56 | -21.0 | 13 |
| 37 | III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto | -1.54 | -18.75 | -15.4 | 10 |
| 38 | I. In tempo d'un Menuetto | -4.60 | -23.48 | -19.6 | 10 |
| 39 | II. Allegretto | -1.89 | -18.51 | -15.9 | 9 |
| 40 | I. Allegro con brio (Live) | -0.87 | -22.78 | -19.4 | 14 |
| 41 | II. Largo (Live) | -3.58 | -25.33 | -21.7 | 13 |
| 42 | III. Rondo. Allegro - Presto (Live) | -1.67 | -22.07 | -18.9 | 12 |