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Claudio
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Piano 1903 - 1991 www.arrauhouse.org |
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Claudio
Arrau
Piano 1903 - 1991 www.arrauhouse.org |
| 'ArrauHouse' - A Chronology |
| Posthumous Period - From 1991 |
| 1991
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Chile
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Claudio
Arrau's funeral: |
| 1991 |
Chile |
Informative, 126-page book, entitled Claudio Arrau: El Maestro, published in Spanish in June by the Sociedad Editora Revista Ercilla Ltda, Santiago, with the sponsorship of SONY, containing valuable information and photographs from the Ercilla magazine and the Arrau Corporation. |
| 1991 | France | Télérama weekly magazine of 22-28 June (issued on 19th June) acknowledges the death of Maestro Claudio Arrau with a half-page editorial by Xavier Lacavalerie, entitled 'Claudio Arrau, le dernier heritier'. [Arrau's photograph. Page 52]. |
| 1991 | France | Le Monde de la Musique (Télérama magazine) issue of July-August (No.146) shows a cover page photograph of Maestro Arrau and includes an article entitled 'Le crépuscule des dieux', by Alain Lompech (referring to the demise of Wilhelm Kempff and Claudio Arrau, after Rudolf Serkin), with contributions from Dean Elder (Claudio Arrau, le sphinx and Une inimitable majesté stylistique), Piero Rattilino (remembering Claudio Arrau), and Gérard Belvire (Arrau's recordings and discographie). [Arrau sections go from page 40 through to 43 inclusive. Three internal photographs] |
| 1991 | France | The
DIAPASON Harmonie issue of July-August shows cover
page photographs of Kempff, Serkin and Arrau with the title 'Adieux
aux poètes'. On Page
47, André Tubeuf writes a heartfelt farewell under the title
'Claudio Arrau: Adieu à l´éternel
moderne'. |
| 1991 | U.S.A. | Clavier magazine issue of September (Vol.30 No.7) includes an article entitled 'Remembering Claudio Arrau', which is a reprint of an article first published in Clavier magazine of March 1983 [see], by Carol Montparker, senior editor of Clavier, entitled 'Portrait of an artist at eighty', which combines interview material with informative commentaries. [Pages from 10 through to 15. Five photographs] |
| 1991 |
Germany |
To
memorialize The First Honorary Member,
the Düsseldorf's Robert Schumann-Gesellschaft instituted the
Arrau-Medaille, a
decoration intended to be awarded periodically to a pianist especially
committed to the spirit and tradition of Claudio Arrau's keyboard artistry. Recipients: András Schiff (1994), Martha Argerich (1997), Murray Perahia (2000), ... |
| 1991 |
England |
The
London Symphony Orchestra, in association with The Royal Philharmonic
Society, performed a 'Claudio Arrau Memorial Concert'
in the presence of H.E. the Ambassador of Chile at the London Festival
Hall on Saturday 7th March. The work performed in honour of Maestro Arrau was Verdi's Requiem, with Sir Colin Davis conducting the Orchestra, vocalists Sharon Weet (soprano), Katherine Ciesinski (mezzo-soprano), Vicente Ombuena (tenor), Robert Lloyd (bass), and the London Symphony Chorus. Mrs Carmen Arrau, daughter of Maestro Arrau, received posthumously on her father's behalf the Gold Medal of the Royal Philharmonic Society awarded to him in 1990. |
| 1993 |
Spain |
The
Spanish magazine 'CD Compact' [sic] 0f May 1993, publishes a
penetrating article in Spanish by Jürgen Kestin, entitled 'Claudio
Arrau, la última entrevista' [the last interview],
written from the contents of an interview conducted on 11th and 16th
April 1991 with green-eyed, 88-year-old Maestro Arrau, where very personal
ideas and feelings from his long-life are examined, including 'the purgatory
of desapearing' and the oneness of music and morality. [Pages 22 and
23]. |
| 1993 |
Chile |
A 100-page book by Sonia Quintana Rojas, entitled Claudio Arrau: Un prodigio apacible, published in Spanish in November by the Empresa Editora Zig-Zag S.A., Santiago, ISBN 956-12-0815-6, containing mostly previously published information about the Maestro. |
| 1994 |
Italy |
In
November, publication of issue No.44 of the magazine 'Symphonia,
Tesori Musicali'. a series from Ermitage directed by Piero Rattalino.
This particular issue was dedicated to Claudio Arrau and contained the
following four items: Logos, Pathos, Ethos, by Piero Rattalino Un interprete di fronte alla psicoanalisi, by Claudio Arrau (1967) Discografia di Claudio Arrau, by Franco Calenco Dalla sonata al trittico: metamorfosi di un'idea, by Fabrizio Papi The article by Rattalino analyses Arrau's performance at his Ascona recital on 9th September 1959, released on CD by Ermitage as ERM 149 to coincide with issue No.44 of 'Symphonia'. |
| 1995
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Netherlands
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Philips releases posthumously a limited edition, 7-CD box set collection [446 859-2] entitled The Final Sessions, containing Arrau's last recordings of 1988, 1990 and 1991, consisting of previously unreleased items by Schubert [432 987-2 and 434 101-2], Debussy [432 626-2], Bach [434 904-2] and Beethoven [432 173-2]. Also released separately. |
| 1995 | U.S.A. | Keys Piano Music Magazine issue of May/June shows Claudio Arrau on the cover page and includes an article entitled 'Remembering Claudio Arrau 1903-1991', which is a reprint of an article first published in Clavier magazine of March 1983 [see], by Carol Montparker, senior editor of Clavier, entitled 'Portrait of an artist at eighty', which combines interview material with informative commentaries. [Pages from 1 through to 5. Four photographs] |
| 1995
|
Japan
|
A
Bohemia Art Video Production entilted '50
Years of the Spring Festival in Prague ' was broadcast on
1st July by Channel 11 of the NHK BSTV (Nippon Hõsõ
Kyõkai 's / Japan Broadcasting Corporation's Satelite Broadcast
Television) from 01:30 pm to 02:30 pm. |
| 1996 | France | Excerpts from Chopin's Nocturne No. 1 (Op 9 No. 1), recorded by Maestro Arrau for Philips, used in the film Chacun cherche son chat [aka When the cat's away] directed by Cédric Klapisch. |
| 1998 |
Germany |
Philips reissues a 14-CD set [462 358-2], entitled Beethoven - Claudio Arrau, containing Beethoven's complete concerto cycle including the triple concerto, as well as the complete sonata cycle including variations and a rondo, from its celebrated 1962-to-1970 recording stock. 224 Bit A/D transfer. |
| 1998 |
U.S.A. |
Editor
Wanda Wilk, from the University of Southern California’s Polish
Music Reference Centre, commented on its October Newsletter edition (Vol
4, No.10), under Discography: From Philips, the 'Great
Pianists of the 20th Century' series, that Arrau’s Chopin style
was so highly respected by the late Polish composer Witold Lutoslawski,
that he disagreed with the suggestion of one needing to be Polish to play
Chopin with real feeling. Asked about the issue, Lutoslawski pointed to
“Claudio Arrau as
the best example of a non-Pole playing Chopin's music with a truly 'Polish'
soul". http://www.usc.edu/dept/polish_music/news/oct98.html (as at September 2010) |
| 1998
|
England
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Under the title "Reputations - Claudio Arrau", the October issue of Gramophone magazine contains, on pages 30 and 31, an article by music critic G., being a very tight compendium of essential features in Maestro Arrau's artistry, including brief biographical details, an appreciation of Arrau's rich sound as projected from stage, and an overall assessment of his recordings for various labels over the decades. |
| 1999 |
Germany |
Publication
of "Pianisten in Berlin",
a book on piano music making and studying since the 19th century, sponsored
by the European Piano Forum ’99, edited by Wolfgang Rathert
and Dietmar Schenk, with contributions by Linde Grossmann and Heidrun
Rodewald. An 8-page essay [pages 23-30] by Arrau’s student Heidrun Rodewald is entitled "Claudio Arrau und Seine Berliner Jahre" [‘Claudio Arrau and his years in Berlin’], which describes Claudio’s education and life in Berlin from 1911 to 1940 against the backdrop of Berlin’s rich cultural environment. Emphasis is given to young Claudio’s life as a student of adored teacher Martin Krause, who imposed a tight and demanding musical regimen on Claudio and supervised his care in most other aspects of education and personal development. A short biography of Arrau is contained on pages 48-49. Published by Hochschule der Künste – Archiv, Berlin, 1999. Paperback, 110 pages. |
| 2001 |
Germany |
Philips issues a 7-CD set [468 391-2] containing a comprehensive selection of Chopin's works, entitled Chopin - Claudio Arrau, and including complete Préludes, Waltzes, Ballades, Scherzos, and Nocturnes, as well as Barcarolle, Fantasia in F minor, Poloniase-Fantaisie, and the two Piano Concertos, from its celebrated 1970-to-1984 recording stock. |
|
2001
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Germany
|
A memorial plaque to Maestro Arrau was unveiled at Stübbenstraße 8, Berlin-Schöneberg, on 9th June, by the 'Memorial Cultural de Ñuble', the 'Ilustre Municipalidad de Chillán Viejo', and the 'Universidad del Bío-Bío', with the sponsorship of 'Codelco Chile', which reads: In
diesem Gebäude, Stübbenstraße 8, lebte von 1930 bis
1937 der chilenische Pianist Claudio Arrau - 6.2.1903, Chillán,
Chile - 9.6.1991 Mürzzuschlang, Österreich. |
| 2001
|
England
|
First
ever publication of Part 1 of a 1976 conversation
held with Claudio Arrau by piano writer Peter Warwick, appearing in
the September/ October 2001 issue of PIANO International
magazine (London, New Jersey) under the title A
master's perspective. The interview took place in Arrau's
home in Chester, Vermont, on 31 July 1976. Present also were Mrs Arrau,
Professor Philip Lorenz (assistant to Arrau on his Edition of the Beethoven
piano sonatas for Peters) and Leslie Warwick. Arrau converses about
his personal recollections of, inter alia, Ferruccio Busoni (1866-1924)
and Eugen d'Albert (1864-1932), with some references to Pembauer, Schnabel,
and Fischer. Cover page photograph. Part
2 of the above interview, appearing in the November/December
2001 issue of PIANO International magazine, where Maestro Arrau reminisces
about some of the most revered pianists of his youth, including Schnabel,
Casadesus, Fischer, Carreño and Cortot, as well as some less
known players (Riccardo Viñes, Elly Ney, Arthur Friedheim, Sophie
Menter, Moriz Rosenthal, Arthur de Greef, Emil von Sauer, Leopold Godowsky).
Arrau states that he premiered several of Jean Françaix's
pieces for piano in France. |
| 2002
|
Mexico
|
Publication
in Spanish of the book Cuatro
aproximaciones al arte de Arrau, a
compilation of four essays by Héctor Vasconcelos ["Primus
inter pares"?, The interpreter, The maestro, The recordings], with
a foreword by Mario Lavista. DGE ediciones, México. ISBN 968-5011-23-0. |
| 2002 |
Chile |
Publication
in Spanish of the book Arrau: el Hombre
y el Artista, by Antonio Landauro. [Description
forthcoming] |
| 2002
|
Chile
|
Report
filed by journalist Inés María Cardone, entitled "Los
tesoros de Arrau ", published (in Santiago) by ´La
Tercera´ in ´Mujer a Mujer´ magazine No. 1045 of 19th
October. Part of Maestro Arrau's cherished belongings is being
donated by daughter Carmen Arrau to the Chillán Municipal Council
for an Interactive Arrau Museum
said to be launched in 2003. However, Chillán's City Mayor,
Mr Aldo Bermucci, is quoted as saying that the Maestro's most valuable
assets are being administered in the U.S. by his nephew* and testamentary
executor, Mr Agustín Arrau, who has not fully responded to requests
for such assets to be made available for the Museum. Pages 7 to
9, with photographs. |
| 2003 |
France |
Launching
on 13th January of 'arrausite
' - an inspiring, reliable, comprehensive, multi-part
website on things Claudio Arrau, developed in French by Monsieur Claude
Aubrun in time to mark the Maestro's centenary celebrations. |
| 2003
|
Chile
|
Feature
article by Marcelo Simonetti in El Sábado
magazine, inserted in El Mercurio newspaper of Saturday
31st January. The article, entitled Arrau
Eterno, with a cover page photograph stating Retrato
de un gigante , is a quick journalistic compilation of various
aspects of Arrau's life, on the occasion of his 100th anniversary. The
writer covers from childhood to Germany to fame, from family to music,
from technique to interpretation, from non-political stands to political
controversy to support for humanitarian causes, from his numerous recordings
to his most outstanding concerts and recitals, with an account of admiring
pianist Emil Gilels' emotional reaction to Arrau's 1968 Moscow performances.
[Pages 14 to 18. Photographs] |
| 2003? |
Chile |
A
'Cultural Medal' as 'Citizen of the World' was coined by Chile's Mint
[Casa de Moneda de Chile], showing the reading: 1903 Claudio Arrau "Ciudadano del Mundo" 1991 [Impossible to obtain year of coinage from Chile's Mint, believed to be 2003]. |
| 2003 |
Germany |
A 10-CD selection of Philips recordings including music by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, and Debussy, issued in Germany as Claudio Arrau - An Anniversary Tribute (with the inclusion of Chopin's Scherzos from Arrau's 1953 recordings for American Decca). |
| 2003
|
France
|
Publication
in French of the book Appassionata:
Claudio Arrau, prodige, dandy, visionnaire, by André
Tubeuf, music critic, author, and friend of the Maestro in later years.N An intimate and respectful portrait of the Maestro. The writer’s personal memories, anecdotes and meditations on art intermingle throughout the book, in an informed overview of the 20th century musical world. Arrau the person is described as attaching importance to dress, being fond of social dancing, loving song and great singers of whom he kept records, being passionate about nature and trees in particular, and being a musical visionary. The essence of the book lies in elucidating the battles waged by Arrau to overcome the child prodigy he was and become the ideal interpreter his Teacher Martin Krause saw in him. Pages are devoted to describe the close bond developed between the young Claudio and his exceptional Teacher who was intent in conveying onto the child the traditions of the romantic century. Nil edition, Paris, 2003. ISBN 2-84111-282-9. |
| 2003
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France
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A 55-CD, comprehensive Universal Arrau Heritage edition, covering Bach [3-CD, 476 1156-2], Beethoven [11-CD, 473 782-2], Brahms [4-CD, 475 024-2], Chopin [8-CD, 475 029-2], Debussy [3-CD, 473 915-2], Liszt [6-CD, 473 775-2], Mozart [7-CD, 475 294-2], Schubert [6-CD, 473 926-2], and Schumann [7-CD, 475 286-2], largely from Philips recordings, plus some items from British Columbia (EMI, Schubert), RCA Victor (Bach, 1942), and rare American Decca (Beethoven 1952, Chopin 1953). |
| 2003
|
France
|
Article by Patrick Szersnovicz in the French Le Monde de la Musique magazine No. 273, of February, entitled Claudio Arrau, la noblesse du piano, including biographical notes and an assessment of the Maestro's technique and rigour, fidelity to the composer, universal repertoire, profound insight, majestic and engaging style (pages 26 to 32). A close to complete discography is presented by F.L and P.S. (pages 33 to 35). Cover page photo. Another 10 photographs. |
| 2004
|
Chile
|
Brief
personal appreciations given by Chilean art personalities, published on
5th May by "Revista Verónica",
in Saturday insert No. 42 of "La Nación" newspaper, Santiago,
under the title "Claudio Arrau, el Maestro".
Opinions collected were given by: sculptor Marta Colvin (1970 National
Arts Award - NAA), composer Alfonso Letelier (1968 NAA), composer Juan
Amenabar (Deputy Dean, Faculty of Arts), journalist Luis Sánchez
Latorre (1983 NAA), theatre director Pedro Mortheiru (NAA), Fernando Cuadra
(Dean of Arts, Chilean National University), musicologist Gastón
Soublette (Professor with the Aesthetics Institute, Catholic University),
pianist María Iris Radrigán (member of "Trío
Arte" and lecturer with the Catholic University), journalist Lucía
Gevert Parada (former Ambassador in Germany), and writer Roque Esteban
Scarpa. [Pages 12, 13 and 22. Cover page photograph. Photographs inside] |
| 2004/ |
Germany |
Publication in German of Die Klaviertechnik in der Tradition von Claudio Arrau [Piano Technique in the Tradition of Claudio Arrau], by Christoph Öhm-Kühnle, with the assistance of Daniela Ballek. Verlag Dohr, Köln. 42 pages, illustrations, photographs. ISBN 3-936655-22-7. |
2005 |
Chile |
Publication
in Spanish of 'Claudio Arrau, 100 Años',
by Luis Merino Montero, issued with the sponsorship of the 'Memorial Cultural
de Ñuble'. A Chilean perspective on Claudio Arrau, from his early years in Chillán. Part One, written by musicologist and professor Merino, has the value of reliable academic research. Other parts of interest include printed media articles and commentaries, correspondence, and a bibliography. Less valuable sections include an incomplete chronology by a contributing writer, and journalistic accounts of an itinerant Arrau Expo in celebration of the Maestro's centenary. A 181-page, 27.8 x 21.2 cm publication containing essays, photographs, illustrations, press articles, and speeches. ISBN 956 7813 33 7. |
| 2005
|
Chile |
The
"Museo Interactivo Claudio Arrau
León" [MICA]
was inaugurated in Chillán on 5th December, thanks to
the sponsorship of various public figures and organisations, most substantially
the Banco de Crédito e Inversiones, as well as the personal dedication
of Chillán's Lord Mayor at the time, Councillor Aldo Bernucci
Díaz. Local
cultural development is also supported and promoted through related
activities such as competitions, exhibitions, festivals, recitals, concerts,
publications, et al. |
| 2006 |
Australia
|
Definitive
launch
on 3rd February of 'ArrauHouse
', a reliable, comprehensive, multi-part, resource, reference,
and educational website on Claudio Arrau's facts and music making, conceived
and developed in English by Mr J.M. López-Araneda to honour the
Maestro on his 103rd birth anniversary and beyond. http://www.arrauhouse.org [NB: From February through to May 2005, this site was tested as a trial pilot project, named ArrauHome, under the http://www.arrauhome.com and subsequently the http://www.arrauhome.org domains] |
| 2006 |
U.S.A. |
Daughter Carmen dies. |
| 2006 |
Italy |
Author
Piero Rattalino published in October Claudio
Arrau, Il filosofo as No.9 of his collections entitled
Grandi Pianisti. Zecchini Editori, Varese. ISBN 88-87203-49-0. 168 pages. |
| 2009 |
Chile |
Launch
on Friday 6th March of a limited edition, 82-page book-kit, including
a sample CD from Philips, entitled 'Claudio
Arrau León y el Congreso Nacional de Chile, 1908-1921',
written in Spanish by Fernando Arrau Corominas for Chile's National Parliamentary
Library. It contains factual information, including debates, correspondence
and media sources, on the Chilean Parliament involvement in ensuring Claudio's
continued scholarship to study in Germany for ten years until 1921. A downloadable PDF version of the book and photographs is avalable at: http://transparencia.bcn.cl/publicaciones/ediciones-bcn/index_html/ |
| 2010 |
France |
Publication
of 'Cinq pianistes interprètent
Beethoven', by Nicolas Lagoumitzis, with preface
by Olivier Revault d'Allonnes: an authoritative, comprehensive assessment
of musical interpretation (history, aesthetics, piano schools, 20th century
praxis) and a comparative analysis of Beethoven's piano sonatas Nos.1,
21 and 32, as rendered by Claudio Arrau, Friedrich Gulda, Michaël
Levinas, Tatiana Nikolayeva, and Arthur Schnabel. Extensive bibliography. Collection 'Arts & Sciences del' art', published by L'Harmattan, Paris, in 2010. Paperback, 353 plus 10 pages. ISBN 978-2-296-10327-6. EAN 9682296103276. |
| 2011 |
E.U. |
EMI Classics released a comprehensive, 12-CD compilation of Claudio Arrau's recordings for the English Columbia label, with some issued on CD for the first time and some regrettable exclusions. 'Arrau:
Virtuoso philosopher of the piano'. Brahms's
Concertos: |
| 2011 |
Germany |
DECCA released a 6-CD full Jubiläums-Edition of Claudio Arrau's recordings of Franz Liszt for Philips, remastered in AMSI (AMbient Surround Imaging) sound, under the 'eloquence ' series. Arrau
spielt Liszt |
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