Arrau interprests liszt with artful individuality the. Emi music publishing, concord music publishing, public domain compositions. Recently reissued in the limited liszt edition, they are now made available generally as a 2cd set. Liszt, arrau piano sonata in b mephisto waltz by liszt music. Martin krause was arraus teacher who was taught by liszt. Claudio arrau franz liszt franz liszt vinyl discogs.
Arrau was a child prodigy and he could read music before he could read words, but unlike many virtuosos, there had never been a professional musician in his family. Liszt and schubert, and arrau spends some time recounting his early formative years. To explain why i prefer certain pianists in liszt such as claudio arrau, above others, ill have to repeat some of what i wrote on the b minor thread. As a knockon effect of covid19 airfreight prices around the world have soared. Following an outline of the subjects life, the liszt companion goes on to detail liszt s critical reception in the german press, his writings and letters, his piano and orchestral works, his neglected secular choral works, and his major organ compositions. In addition to his liszt recordings, he recorded all of the beethoven sonatas and concertos and a. Although krause warned arrau not specialize in the music of any one composer, advice that was taken to heart, there is doubt that arrau still developed a special authority in the music of liszt. Liszt for lovers by various artists on amazon music unlimited. Claudio arrau was one of the greatest pianists of all time, and in this book of interviews arrau gives responses to horowitzs questions, but the responses are expansive and deeply informative of arraus thoughts. With mieczyslaw horszowski playing in public at the age of 95, magda tagliaferra at 92 she was born in 1893, rubinstein at 88, serkin at 85 he celebrates this birthday next month and horowitz at 84, the mere fact of an international pianist playing in his mid80s has become dare one say it. Composer, bon vivant, pianist, teacher, superstar showman, raconteur, writer, entrepreneur, ladies man, philanthropist, and priest, franz liszt is widely viewed today not only as a great composer, but also as the greatest pianist of the 19th century. Claudio arrau, one of the twentieth centurys greatest pianists, offered this concert at new york citys avery fisher hall in 1983 to celebrate his 80th birthday.
Imagine my disappointment when i discovered that the performer of these works was not arrau but kemal gekic. The site dedicated to classical pianists and their discographies. Claudio arrau at 85 an appreciation by robert matthewwalker. Discover book depositorys huge selection of franz liszt books online. Claudio arrau plays liszt 12 trascendental etudes youtube. Chilean pianist claudio arrau devoted his life to the piano and its music. Raiding in sopron county, in the kingdom of hungary, austrian empire. Young analyzes, in a fair bit of detail, the sonata in b minor. Arrau was prized for an aristocratic approach to the great works of the 19th century.
The recent developments section aims at displaying important factual information, as it becomes available, on developments such as recent releases of previously unpublished recordings, reissues of vintage recordings of interest, new printed publications. Claudio arrau s 1970 philips recording of liszt s b minor sonata, not to be confused with his hardtofind 1985 digital remake, remains unmatched in its fusion of technical finish, personal poetry, and spiritual depth. Liszt, arrau piano sonata in b mephisto waltz amazon. Claudio arrau was born in chillan chile, on february 6, 1903 and like most of historys great pianists, was a child prodigy. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. As a pupil of martin krause, who was himself a pupil of franz liszt, claudio arrau had a special connection to the music of liszt. I was lucky enough to be at one of arrau s last performances in the late eighties op. It is no surprise then, that among arrau s earliest recorded repertoire 192833 could be found various pieces of liszt, including some of the etudes, fountains at the villa deste, and the spanish rhapsody.
The eloquence box sets look great too, ill have to flip a coin and see if i. Listen to your favorite songs from liszt for lovers by various artists now. Three messiaen pieces come from a liszt messiaen lp the liszt has already been released on decca eloquence 480 3150, and there is also debussys early fantasie for piano and orchestra. It includes several items absent from philips arrau edition liszt boxnamely the two concertos, the 1985 remake of the b minor sonata, liebestraum no. Liszt and schubert, and arrau spends some time recounting his. The sonata, according to the program book, is regarded by mr. In contrast, arrau plays the liszt sonata in b minor in a less showy. Simply click on pianist and start browsing through their complete discography with. Jun 07, 20 illustrated bibliography of books by arthur c. Claudio arrau edition liszt by liszt, franz on arkivcd.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Arrau spielt liszt eloquence claudio arrau, lso, colin davis. Gathered here is all the french repertoire kars recorded for decca. Liszt, arrau piano sonata in b mephisto waltz by liszt. The insights into arraus interpretation of great works like liszts b minor sonata, as conveyed to him by martin krause, are fascinating. Overall i think this could be a helpful book for those learning, or just listening to liszt s piano music. Claudio arrau, renowned throughout the world as one of the supreme keyboard masters of the century, stands today at the summit of his long and legendary career, for the one artistic goal he has pursued for a lifetime. Arrau as a great faust tone poem, and that is as workable a scenario as one could devise, though by no means the only one. Best sellers deals store help new releases coupons gift ideas gift cards home books sell computers electronics registry music vinyl records todays deals new releases best sellers canadian artists classical browse genres recommendations musique. Franz liszt invented the whole concept of the pianist as star. Arrau spielt liszt eloquence, an album by franz liszt, claudio arrau on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Arrau spielt liszt eloquence claudio arrau, lso, colin davis, franz liszt. Claudio arraus 1970 philips recording of liszts b minor sonata, not to be confused with his hardtofind 1985 digital remake, remains unmatched in its fusion of technical finish, personal poetry, and spiritual depth. Claudio arrau 19031991, chilean arraus talent at eight was so advanced, the chilean government paid for him to go to berlin for the best teacher, and for the next few years martin krause, a liszt pupil, was a father to him, introducing him to a vast range of culture, and helping him develop his transcendental technique.
Franz liszt was born to anna liszt nee maria anna lager and adam liszt on 22 october 1811, in the village of doborjan german. But most of these, and by far the best known, are from philips, and date from no earlier than 1962, when mr. The life and art of niccolo paganini, franz liszt, anton rubinstein, ignace jan paderewski, fritz kreisler, pablo casals, wanda landowska, vladimir horowitz, glenn gould by sachs, harvey and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The teaching of claudio arrau and his pupils franz liszt piano. Claudio arrau the complete rca victor and columbia album collection. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Trained as a youth in prewar berlin by a liszt pupil, arrau s commanding virtuosity and compelling authority is clearly a continuation of the grand romantic manner in general and of liszt in particular and on these six discs are dozens of. Claudio arraus interpretation of these works by liszt is powerful enough to storm the ramparts of heaven and celestial enough to draw heaven to earth. Like many listeners over a certain age, for me arrau was preeminently a beethoven pianist.
Claudio arrau, pianist, is dead at 88 the new york times. He explains why he thought liszt s music was misunderstood by the piano virtuosos of the 20th century. Heres a link to the book where arrau talked about his years studying with krause, and liszt playing in interviews with joseph horowitz. Fur elise the magic of the piano miniature series vol. One of my main reasons for purchasing this set was to get on cd his unparalleled interpretation of the 12 etudes dexecution transcendante which i had previously owned on vynil. Etudes by liszt, franz, arrau, claudio, magaloff, nikita from amazons classical music store. Liszt, first edition abebooks abebooks shop for books.
All the contents of the cd are now reissued in the boxset arrau spielt liszt deccaeloquence, german edition, that does not contains the 1970 sonata, nevertheless this cd keeps an high value for collectors or for people who, during the years, already bought single cds. Much of it derives from his earlier work, album dun voyageur, his first major published piano cycle, which was composed between 1835 and 1838 and published in 1842. Franz liszt has 524 books on goodreads with 3615 ratings. Thats endearingly the case with these heliumfilled readings, which. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads. Also explored here are his littleknown chamber pieces and his songs.
This is the only liszt work for piano and viola, apart from the harold transcription, and the broken chords which inform the coda to the romance oubliee are quite clearly an act of homage to the marvellous viola writing at the end of the pilgrims march. Handsome budgetprice series selected from the catalogues of decca and deutsche grammophon. Arrau studied in berlin with martin krause, a pupil of franz liszt, and later. Under arrau s immaculate, amazingly even and supple. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of decca music group ltd. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Find claudio arrau discography, albums and singles on allmusic. A collection of some of liszts most symphonic piano works, this recording by lilya zilberstein includes the ballade in b minor, which openly acknowledge liszts debt to chopin and the two legendes of 1863, which bear witness to a period in which liszt then 52 became almost obsessed with the religious life. As mentioned there, i dont overly care for pianists that heavily pound the keys in liszt, and turn this beautifully imaginative, fantastical, heartfelt music into loud, clangorous, overblown, overheated often speedy displays of virtuosic. His mother was an amateur pianist and his father an eye doctor, who died in a riding accident when arrau was oneyear old. Romance oubliee is the only piece written for viola and piano and does a phenomenal job of highlighting the violas deep, vibrant tones.
A listeners guide by john bell young, other format. Arrau on disks an artistic biography the new york times. Thrilling, not in some silly virtuosic sense, but in the way he underlines the vast range of liszt s invention. But in contrast to liszts more serious workssay, the faust symphony or the sonatathe poporiented hungarian rhapsodies seem perfectly amenable to a certain amount of potchkeeing around by performers, especially when the alterations match the spirit of the original. His mother was an amateur pianist and introduced him to the instrument. The recent developments section aims at displaying important factual information, as it becomes available, on developments such as recent releases of previously unpublished recordings, reissues of vintage recordings of interest, new printed publications, and other such relevant events as. Arrau spielt liszt eloquence by franz liszt on spotify. Jul 17, 2019 among much else in the book, there is an important chapter on liszt, where arrau discusses his boyhood training in berlin with liszt s favorite last pupil, martin krause. Ungarische rhapsodien eloquence, an album by franz liszt, gewandhausorchester leipzig, kurt masur on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes.
Arrau photo gallery 17 philipsdecca cd series arrauhouse. Of all the composers claudio arrau recorded extensively for philips, liszt was perhaps the most central, the most essential and the most personal. Arrau was trained by the last of liszt s students, martin krause, and was a direct inheritor of the liszt tradition. This sixdisc set contains claudio arraus complete liszt output for the philips label. Reluctantly, we have had to pass on some of this increase in our standard airmail prices. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Horowitzs 10 books include conversations with arrau and. Under arraus immaculate, amazingly even and supple.
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