5060216347172

The Ambassador Auditorium Recitals

Claudio Arrau

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Format: 5CD

Cat No: FHR172

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Release Date:  06 June 2025

Label:  First Hand Records

Packaging Type:  Box Set

No of Units:  5

Barcode:  5060216347172

Genres:  Classical  Solo Instrumental  

Composer/Series:  The Ambassador Auditorium Recitals

  • Description

    Born in Chile, Claudio Arrau (1903-1991) was one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, an artist who was totally serious about his role in life, a man completely dedicated to the music of the great composers who shared his insights and understanding of their work with his public.

    Where other famous pianists play the piano for excitement, power or display, Arrau plays to probe, to divine, to interpret. Says Arrau, 'An interpreter must give his blood to the work interpreted.' Arrau is definitely not one-sided or without spiritual grandeur. Having won particular fame as a great Beethoven interpreter, he is no less celebrated for
    his Mozart, Schubert, Chopin, Liszt, Schumann, Brahms and Debussy. Among the famed peers of his generation, it is a range without equal.

    Located on the campus of Ambassador College in Pasadena, California, the 1262 seat Ambassador Auditorium was a major West Coast concert hall between 1974 and 1995 presenting around 2500 concerts, and attracted the greatest instrumentalists and orchestras.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 I. Vivace, adagio espressivo
      • 2. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 II. Prestissimo
      • 3. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 III. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
      • 4. Sonata in B minor, S178 I. Lento assai - Allegro energico
      • 5. Sonata in B minor, S178 II. Andante sostenuto
      • 6. Sonata in B minor, S178 III. Allegro energico -
      • 7. Sonata in B minor, S178 IV. Andante sostenuto - Lento assai

      Disc 2

      • 1. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5 I. Allegro maestoso
      • 2. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5 II. Andante. Andante espressivo - Andante molto
      • 3. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5 III. Scherzo. Allegro energico
      • 4. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5 IV. Intermezzo
      • 5. Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5 V. Finale. Allegro moderato ma rubato
      • 6. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Op. 27, No. 1, 'Quasi una fantasia' I. Andante - Allegro - Tempo I
      • 7. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Op. 27, No. 1, 'Quasi una fantasia' II. Allegro molto e vivace
      • 8. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Op. 27, No. 1, 'Quasi una fantasia' III. Adagio con espressione
      • 9. Piano Sonata No. 13 in E flat major, Op. 27, No. 1, 'Quasi una fantasia' IV. Allegro vivace

      Disc 3

      • 1. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 Thema - Andante
      • 2. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 Etude I (Variation 1) - Un poco piu vivo
      • 3. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 Variation 1 (Op. posth.)
      • 4. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 Etude II (Variation 2) - Andante
      • 5. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 Etude III - Vivace
      • 6. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 Etude IV (Variation 3) - Allegro marcato
      • 7. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 Etude V (Variation 4) - Scherzando
      • 8. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 Etude VI (Variation 5) - Agitato
      • 9. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 Variation 2 (Op. posth.)
      • 10. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 Etude VII (Variation 6) - Allegro molto
      • 11. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 Variation 3 (Op. posth.)
      • 12. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 Variation 4 (Op. posth.)
      • 13. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 Etude VIII (Variation 7) - Sempre marcatissimo
      • 14. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 Variation 5 (Op. posth.)
      • 15. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 Etude IX - Presto possibile
      • 16. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 Etude X (Variation 8) - Allegro con energia
      • 17. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 Etude XI (Variation 9) - Andante espressivo
      • 18. Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13 Etude XII (Finale) - Allegro brillante (based on Marschner's theme)
      • 19. Estampes I. Pagodes
      • 20. Estampes II. La Soiree dans Grenad
      • 21. Estampes III. Jardins sous la pluie
      • 22. Fantaisie in F minor, Op. 49

      Disc 4

      • 1. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10, No. 3 I. Presto
      • 2. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10, No. 3 II. Largo e mesto
      • 3. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10, No. 3 III. Menuet: Allegro
      • 4. Piano Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 10, No. 3 IV. Rondo: Allegro
      • 5. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, 'Appassionata' I. Allegro assai
      • 6. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, 'Appassionata' II. Andante con moto
      • 7. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, 'Appassionata' III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
      • 8. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a, 'Les Adieux' I. Das Lebewohl: Adagio - Allegro
      • 9. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a, 'Les Adieux' II. Abwesenheit: Andante espressivo
      • 10. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a, 'Les Adieux' III. Das Wiedersehen
      • 11. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, 'Walstein' I. Allegro con brio
      • 12. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, 'Walstein' II. Introduzione: Adagio molto
      • 13. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53, 'Walstein' III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo