CLAUDIO ARRAU Beethoven 32 sonatas PHILIPS6768 351 Holland 14 LP box set
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CLAUDIO ARRAU
Beethoven Die 32 Sonaten -Variationen Beethoven The 32 Sonatas -Variations Beethoven Les 32 Sonates - Variations
One box set of 14 LP’s and a 20 page booklet
Condition:
All 14 disc are still glossy, clean with no metals scratches or scuffs, except:
Sides 5, 7, 26 and 27 have paper scuffs that create several barely discernible clicks
Side 15 has a scratch in one track that causes an annoying click throughout the entire track
Original plastic lined inner sleeves are VG+ as one tear and all of the paper shows wear
Box is structurally strong with all corners and seams not damaged. No writing, stains, tears, holes...
20 page booklet had no creases, no folds, no tears, no stains, no writing...
Bid with confidence!
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Wikipedia:
Claudio Arrau León (Spanish pronunciation: [?klau?ðjo a?rau?]; February 6, 1903 – June 9, 1991) was a Chilean pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning the baroque to 20th-century composers, especially Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Brahms. He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. Arrau was a pupil of Martin Krause, who was a student of Franz Liszt.
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. His mother was an amateur pianist and introduced him to the instrument. At the age of 4 he was reading Beethoven sonatas, and he gave his first concert a year later. When Arrau was 6 he auditioned in front of several congressmen and President Pedro Montt, who was so impressed that he began arrangements for Arrau's future education. At age 8, Arrau was sent on a ten-year-long grant from the Chilean government to study in Germany, travelling with his mother and sister Lucrecia. He was admitted to the Stern Conservatory of Berlin where he eventually became a pupil of Martin Krause, who had studied under Franz Liszt. At the age of 11 Arrau could play Liszt's Transcendental Etudes, one of the most difficult works for piano, as well as Brahms's Paganini Variations. Arrau's first recordings were made on Aeolian Duo-Art player piano music rolls. Krause died in his fifth year of teaching Arrau, leaving the 15-year-old student devastated by the loss of his mentor; Arrau did not continue formal study after that point.
In 1935, Arrau gave a celebrated rendition of the entire keyboard works of Johann Sebastian Bach over 12 recitals. In 1936, Arrau gave a complete Mozart keyboard works over 5 recitals, and followed with the complete Schubert and Weber cycles. In 1938, for the first time, Arrau gave the complete Beethoven piano sonatas and concertos in Mexico City. Arrau repeated this several times in his lifetime, including in New York and London. He became one of the leading authorities on Beethoven in the 20th century.
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