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Claudio Arrau is one of the most important and well-known pianists of the 20th century. Who are his favorite pianists? Who influenced him? Source: "Arrau on Music and Performance", "Conversations with Arrau", "Great contemporary pianists speak for themselves" and BBC Desert Island Discs.
I've compiled both video and text. This written article is more comprehensive. Compared to the video, the article includes more resources, more details, and my own views.
Text: chopinzee.com/2022/06/claudio-arrau-and-his-favorite-pianists.html
00:00 Alfred Cortot - Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 3 (1952)
04:08 Ferruccio Busoni - Chopin Prelude Op.28 No.7 and Etude Op.10 No.5 (1922)
06:58 Edwin Fischer - Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8, Mov. I (1952, Live)
15:54 Artur Schnabel - Schubert Piano Sonata No.20, Mov. II. (1937)
24:09 Eduard Erdmann - Schubert Piano Sonata No. 21, Mov II. (1952)
31:55 Walter Gieseking - Schumann Davidsbundlertanze, "Nicht schnell" (1951, live)
36:02 Vladimir Horowitz - Beethoven 32 Variations in C minor (1934)
45:33 Camille Saint-Saëns - Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2, opening (1904)
49:27 Emil Gilels - Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2, Mov. II (1954)
54:39 Wilhelm Furtwängler - Bach Brandenburg No. 5, Mov. I Cadenza (1950, live)
59:15 Wilhelm Kempff - Bach BWV 140, Arr. by Kempff (1934)
1:04:23 Vladimir de Pachmann - Joachim Raff "La Fileuse" (1907)
1:08:01 Eugen d'Albert - Chopin Nocturne Op. 15, No. 2 (1916)
1:11:01 Teresa Carreño - Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6, Final (1905, Piano Roll)
1:12:17 Josef Pembaur - Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1 (1929)
*Source of this recording:@burmesecolourneedles4680
1:24:10 Conrad Ansorge - Mozart Sonata K 330 Mov. 2 (1928)
1:28:14 Alicia de Larrocha - Granados "Los requiebros" from Goyescas (1984, Live)
1:36:49 Daniel Barenboim - Wagner "Liebestod", Arr. by Liszt (1983)
Claudio Arrau is one of the most important and well-known pianists of the 20th century. Who are his favorite pianists? Who influenced him? Source: "Arrau on Music and Performance", "Conversations with Arrau", "Great contemporary pianists speak for themselves" and BBC Desert Island Discs.
I've compiled both video and text. This written article is more comprehensive. Compared to the video, the article includes more resources, more details, and my own views.
Text: chopinzee.com/2022/06/claudio-arrau-and-his-favorite-pianists.html
00:00 Alfred Cortot - Chopin Etude Op. 10 No. 3 (1952)
04:08 Ferruccio Busoni - Chopin Prelude Op.28 No.7 and Etude Op.10 No.5 (1922)
06:58 Edwin Fischer - Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 8, Mov. I (1952, Live)
15:54 Artur Schnabel - Schubert Piano Sonata No.20, Mov. II. (1937)
24:09 Eduard Erdmann - Schubert Piano Sonata No. 21, Mov II. (1952)
31:55 Walter Gieseking - Schumann Davidsbundlertanze, "Nicht schnell" (1951, live)
36:02 Vladimir Horowitz - Beethoven 32 Variations in C minor (1934)
45:33 Camille Saint-Saëns - Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2, opening (1904)
49:27 Emil Gilels - Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 2, Mov. II (1954)
54:39 Wilhelm Furtwängler - Bach Brandenburg No. 5, Mov. I Cadenza (1950, live)
59:15 Wilhelm Kempff - Bach BWV 140, Arr. by Kempff (1934)
1:04:23 Vladimir de Pachmann - Joachim Raff "La Fileuse" (1907)
1:08:01 Eugen d'Albert - Chopin Nocturne Op. 15, No. 2 (1916)
1:11:01 Teresa Carreño - Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6, Final (1905, Piano Roll)
1:12:17 Josef Pembaur - Liszt Mephisto Waltz No. 1 (1929)
*Source of this recording:@burmesecolourneedles4680
1:24:10 Conrad Ansorge - Mozart Sonata K 330 Mov. 2 (1928)
1:28:14 Alicia de Larrocha - Granados "Los requiebros" from Goyescas (1984, Live)
1:36:49 Daniel Barenboim - Wagner "Liebestod", Arr. by Liszt (1983)
