Virtuoso Philosopher of the Piano - Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Chopin, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Grieg; Claudio Arrau

Virtuoso Philosopher of the Piano

Compilation by Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Chopin, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Grieg; Claudio Arrau

Released 2011

Tracklist

CD 1
1
Piano Concerto no. 1 in C, op. 15: I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
16:24
2
Piano Concerto no. 1 in C, op. 15: II. Largo
Ludwig van Beethoven
10:55
3
Piano Concerto no. 1 in C, op. 15: III. Rondo: Allegro scherzando
Ludwig van Beethoven
9:25
4
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat, op. 19: I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
14:03
5
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat, op. 19: II. Adagio
Ludwig van Beethoven
9:02
6
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat, op. 19: III. Rondo: Molto allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:33
7
32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80
Ludwig van Beethoven
12:23
CD 2
1
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor, op. 37: I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
16:52
2
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor, op. 37: II. Largo
Ludwig van Beethoven
10:58
3
Piano Concerto no. 3 in C minor, op. 37: III. Rondo: Allegro - Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven
9:31
4
Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat, op. 73 'Emperor': I. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
20:28
5
Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat, op. 73 'Emperor': II. Adagio un poco mosso
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:47
6
Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat, op. 73 'Emperor': III. Rondo: Allegro - Più allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
10:42
CD 3
1
Piano Concerto no. 4 in G, op. 58: I. Allegro moderato
Ludwig van Beethoven
19:14
2
Piano Concerto no. 4 in G, op. 58: II. Andante con moto
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:38
3
Piano Concerto no. 4 in G, op. 58: III. Rondo: Vivace - Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven
10:13
4
Piano Sonata no. 21 in C, op. 53 'Waldstein': I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven
12:09
5
Piano Sonata no. 21 in C, op. 53 'Waldstein': II. Introduzione: Adagio molto -
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:17
6
Piano Sonata no. 21 in C, op. 53 'Waldstein': III. Rondo: Allegro moderato - Prestissimo
Ludwig van Beethoven
10:46
7
Piano Sonata no. 26 in E-flat, op. 81a 'Les Adieux': I. Adagio - Allegro (Les Adieux)
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:58
8
Piano Sonata no. 26 in E-flat, op. 81a 'Les Adieux': II. Andante espressivo (L'Absence)
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:50
9
Piano Sonata no. 26 in E-flat, op. 81a 'Les Adieux': III. Vivacissimamente (Le Retour)
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:05
CD 4
1
Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 'Appassionata': I. Allegro assai
Ludwig van Beethoven
10:25
2
Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 'Appassionata': II. Andante con moto
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:02
3
Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 'Appassionata': III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven
8:24
4
Piano Sonata no. 22 in F, op. 54: I. In tempo d'un menuetto
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:58
5
Piano Sonata no. 22 in F, op. 54: II. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:22
6
Piano Sonata no. 7 in D, op. 10 no. 3: I. Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven
6:47
7
Piano Sonata no. 7 in D, op. 10 no. 3: II. Largo e mesto
Ludwig van Beethoven
10:18
8
Piano Sonata no. 7 in D, op. 10 no. 3: III. Menuetto: Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
2:55
9
Piano Sonata no. 7 in D, op. 10 no. 3: III. Rondo: Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:04
10
Piano Sonata no. 24 in F, op. 78: I. Adagio cantabile - Allegro ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:28
11
Piano Sonata no. 24 in F, op. 78: II. Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven
2:58
CD 5
1
Piano Sonata no. 28 in A, op. 101: I. Allegretto ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven
4:20
2
Piano Sonata no. 28 in A, op. 101: II. Vivace alla marcia
Ludwig van Beethoven
5:06
3
Piano Sonata no. 28 in A, op. 101: III. Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:07
4
Piano Sonata no. 28 in A, op. 101: IV. Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:46
5
Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat, op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:15
6
Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat, op. 110: II. Allegro molto
Ludwig van Beethoven
2:16
7
Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat, op. 110: III. Adagio ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven
3:53
8
Piano Sonata no. 31 in A-flat, op. 110: Fuga: Allegro ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven
7:19
9
Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: I. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato
Ludwig van Beethoven
9:01
10
Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111: II. Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
Ludwig van Beethoven
19:53
CD 6
1
Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor, op. 15: I. Maestoso
Johannes Brahms
23:34
2
Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor, op. 15: II. Adagio
Johannes Brahms
15:06
3
Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor, op. 15: III. Rondo: Allegro non troppo
Johannes Brahms
12:55
CD 7
1
Konzertstück in F minor, op. 79: Larghetto affettuoso -
Carl Maria von Weber
6:18
2
Konzertstück in F minor, op. 79: Allegro passionato - Adagio
Carl Maria von Weber
5:06
3
Konzertstück in F minor, op. 79: Tempo di marcia - Più mosso
Carl Maria von Weber
2:25
4
Konzertstück in F minor, op. 79: Presto giocoso
Carl Maria von Weber
4:40
5
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppo
Johannes Brahms
19:16
6
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat, op. 83: II. Allegretto appassionato
Johannes Brahms
9:21
7
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat, op. 83: III. Andante
Johannes Brahms
12:08
8
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat, op. 83: IV. Allegretto grazioso
Johannes Brahms
9:59
CD 8
1
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: I. Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso - Allegro con spirito
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
21:23
2
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: II. Andantino semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo I
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
7:52
3
Piano Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23: III. Allegro con fuoco
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
7:15
4
Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16: I. Allegro molto moderato
Edvard Grieg
14:29
5
Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16: II. Adagio
Edvard Grieg
6:55
6
Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 16: III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato - Andante maestoso
Edvard Grieg
10:47
CD 9
1
3 Klavierstücke, D. 946: Impromptu no. 1 in E-flat minor
Franz Schubert
15:20
2
3 Klavierstücke, D. 946: Impromptu no. 2 in E-flat
Franz Schubert
15:36
3
3 Klavierstücke, D. 946: Impromptu no. 3 in C
Franz Schubert
5:18
4
Fantasy in C, D. 760 'Wanderer': I. Allegro con fuoco ma non troppo -
Franz Schubert
6:31
5
Fantasy in C, D. 760 'Wanderer': II. Adagio -
Franz Schubert
7:50
6
Fantasy in C, D. 760 'Wanderer': III. Presto -
Franz Schubert
5:15
7
Fantasy in C, D. 760 'Wanderer': IV. Allegro
Franz Schubert
3:31
8
Allegretto in C minor, D. 915
Franz Schubert
6:18
9
March in E, D. 606
Franz Schubert
4:20
CD 10
1
6 Moments Musicaux, D. 780: No. 1 in C
Franz Schubert
5:43
2
6 Moments Musicaux, D. 780: No. 2 in A-flat
Franz Schubert
7:17
3
6 Moments Musicaux, D. 780: No. 3 in F minor
Franz Schubert
2:03
4
6 Moments Musicaux, D. 780: No. 4 in C-sharp minor
Franz Schubert
5:57
5
6 Moments Musicaux, D. 780: No. 5 in F minor
Franz Schubert
2:14
6
6 Moments Musicaux, D. 780: No. 6 in A-flat
Franz Schubert
9:16
7
Piano Sonata no. 3 in B minor, op. 38: I. Allegro maestoso
Frédéric Chopin
14:47
8
Piano Sonata no. 3 in B minor, op. 38: II. Scherzo: Molto vivace
Frédéric Chopin
2:41
9
Piano Sonata no. 3 in B minor, op. 38: III. Largo -
Frédéric Chopin
10:38
10
Piano Sonata no. 3 in B minor, op. 38: IV. Finale: Presto non tanto
Frédéric Chopin
5:28
11
Fantasie in F minor, op. 49
Frédéric Chopin
13:12
CD 11
1
12 Études, op. 10: No. 1 in C
Frédéric Chopin
1:55
2
12 Études, op. 10: No. 2 in A minor
Frédéric Chopin
1:22
3
12 Études, op. 10: No. 3 in E
Frédéric Chopin
4:31
4
12 Études, op. 10: No. 4 in C-sharp minor
Frédéric Chopin
2:16
5
12 Études, op. 10: No. 5 in G-flat
Frédéric Chopin
1:41
6
12 Études, op. 10: No. 6 in E-flat minor
Frédéric Chopin
2:53
7
12 Études, op. 10: No. 7 in C
Frédéric Chopin
1:37
8
12 Études, op. 10: No. 8 in F
Frédéric Chopin
2:23
9
12 Études, op. 10: No. 9 in F minor
Frédéric Chopin
2:09
10
12 Études, op. 10: No. 10 in A-flat
Frédéric Chopin
2:14
11
12 Études, op. 10: No. 11 in E-flat
Frédéric Chopin
3:00
12
12 Études, op. 10: No. 12 in C minor
Frédéric Chopin
2:27
13
12 Études, op. 25: No. 1 in A-flat
Frédéric Chopin
2:25
14
12 Études, op. 25: No. 2 in F minor
Frédéric Chopin
1:43
15
12 Études, op. 25: No. 3 in F
Frédéric Chopin
2:04
16
12 Études, op. 25: No. 4 in A minor
Frédéric Chopin
2:18
17
12 Études, op. 25: No. 5 in E minor
Frédéric Chopin
3:24
18
12 Études, op. 25: No. 6 in G-sharp minor
Frédéric Chopin
2:06
19
12 Études, op. 25: No. 7 in C-sharp minor
Frédéric Chopin
5:18
20
12 Études, op. 25: No. 8 in D-flat
Frédéric Chopin
1:09
21
12 Études, op. 25: No. 9 in G-flat
Frédéric Chopin
1:04
22
12 Études, op. 25: No. 10 in B minor
Frédéric Chopin
4:29
23
12 Études, op. 25: No. 11 in A minor
Frédéric Chopin
3:36
24
12 Études, op. 25: No. 12 in C minor
Frédéric Chopin
2:29
25
3 Nouvelles Études: No. 1 in F minor
Frédéric Chopin
2:05
26
3 Nouvelles Études: No. 2 in D-flat
Frédéric Chopin
2:24
27
3 Nouvelles Études: No. 3 in A-flat
Frédéric Chopin
2:04
28
Allegro De Concert in A, op. 46
Frédéric Chopin
12:22
CD 12
1
Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54: I. Allegro affettuoso - Andante espressivo - Tempo I - Cadenza - Allegro molto
Robert Schumann
16:36
2
Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54: II. Intermezzo: Andantino grazioso
Robert Schumann
5:54
3
Piano Concerto in A minor, op. 54: III. Allegro vivace
Robert Schumann
11:25
4
Carnaval: 1. Préambule
Robert Schumann
2:03
5
Carnaval: 2. Pierrot
Robert Schumann
0:59
6
Carnaval: 3. Arlequin
Robert Schumann
0:35
7
Carnaval: 4. Valse noble
Robert Schumann
1:07
8
Carnaval: 5. Eusebius
Robert Schumann
2:03
9
Carnaval: 6. Florestan
Robert Schumann
0:50
10
Carnaval: 7. Coquette
Robert Schumann
0:57
11
Carnaval: 8. Réplique
Robert Schumann
0:52
12
Carnaval: 9. Papillons
Robert Schumann
0:39
13
Carnaval: 10. A. S. C. H. - S. C. H. A (Lettres dansantes)
Robert Schumann
0:46
14
Carnaval: 11. Chiarina
Robert Schumann
0:44
15
Carnaval: 12. Chopin
Robert Schumann
1:24
16
Carnaval: 13. Estrella
Robert Schumann
0:32
17
Carnaval: 14. Reconnaissance
Robert Schumann
1:48
18
Carnaval: 15. Pantalon et Colombine
Robert Schumann
0:53
19
Carnaval: 16. Valse allemande
Robert Schumann
0:30
20
Carnaval: 17. Paganini (Intermezzo)
Robert Schumann
1:03
21
Carnaval: 18. Aveu
Robert Schumann
1:00
22
Carnaval: 19. Promenade
Robert Schumann
2:10
23
Carnaval: 20. Pause
Robert Schumann
0:15
24
Carnaval: 21. Marche des 'Davidsbündler' contre les philistins
Robert Schumann
3:34
25
Tarantelle in A-flat, op. 43
Frédéric Chopin
2:46
26
Danse (Tarantelle Styrienne)
Claude Debussy
4:53
27
Estampes: No. 3. Jardins sous la pluie
Claude Debussy
3:30

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Release credits

Alan Melville
producer [3.4-6, 5.5-8]
Alceo Galliera
conductor [1.1-6, 2.1-6, 12.1-3, 7.1-4, 8.1-6, 3.1-3]
Carlo Maria Giulini
conductor [6.1-3, 7.5-8]
Claudio Arrau
piano
Douglas Larter
balance [1-6], engineer [1-3]
Edward Huntley
balance [9-10]
Francis Dillnutt
balance [1-6]
Harold Davidson
balance [1.1-7, 4.1-5]
Neville Boyling
balance [3.1-9, 5.1-2, 5.5-10]
Philharmonia Orchestra
performing orchestra [1.1-6, 3.1-3, 8.1-6, 2.1-6, 6.1-3, 7.1-8, 12.1-3]
Walter Jellinek
producer [1.7, 3.7-9, 4.1-5]
Walter Legge
producer [5.1-2, 5.5-10, 4.1-3, 2.1-6, 1.1-6]

Issues

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Virtuoso Philosopher of the Piano
12x CD
2011