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Recent Developments - CDs

The Recent Developments section aims at displaying important factual information, as it becomes available, on developments such as recent releases of previously unpublished recordings, reissues of vintage recordings of interest, new printed publications,
and other such relevant events as from the year 2000.

1.   Posthumous CD releases
2.   Posthumous CDR releases
3.   Posthumous DVD releases
4.   Posthumous PRINTED MEDIA releases
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1. Posthumous CD releases - from 2005 to date
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	SUONARE Rrecords SNR 190 . 1CD. Recordings from 1957 & 1958. Total timing: 71' 08" Release date and place: January 2013. Italy Technical details: ADD Grieg/Beethoven/Arrau: Piano Concerto Op.16. Piano Concerto No.5 Op.73. Alceo Galliera conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra. . Remarks: 2013 Suonare re-release of originally Columbia recordings. Recordings previously released on CD
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	DECCA 478 5154. 1CD. Virtuoso Recordings from 1980 & 1981 Total timings: 71' 20" Release date and place: 2012* E.U.. Technical details: ADD Chopin/Arrau: 19 Waltzes (complete) . Remarks: *2012 Decca re-release of originally Philips recordings. All recordings previously released on CD
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	EMI Classics TOGE-15039. 1 SACD. Timing: 50' 43" Release date and place: Nov. 2012, Japan. Technical details: Abbey Road Remastering ADD / Stereo / SACD (Super Audio CD) / Single Layer / DSD (Direct Stream Digital) Brahms: Piano Concero No.2 Op.83. Rec.1962. Carlo Maria Giulini conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra. Remarks: Winner of the 1963 *Deutscher Schallplattenpreis* Recordings previously reissued on standard CDs. SACD Single Layer is an audiophile mode playable only on an audio player that supports this format.
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	EMI Classics TOGE-15038. 1 SACD. Timing: 51' 49" Release date and place: Nov. 2012, Japan. Technical details: Abbey Road Remastering ADD / Stereo / SACD (Super Audio CD) / Single Layer / DSD (Direct Stream Digital) Brahms: Piano Concero No.1 Op.15. Rec.1960. Carlo Maria Giulini conducting the Philharmonia Orchestra. Remarks: Winner of the 1963 *Deutscher Schallplattenpreis* Recordings previously reissued on standard CDs. SACD Single Layer is an audiophile mode playable only on an audio player that supports this format.
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	Music and Arts: CD-1263. 3 CDs. Claudio Arrau in Recital 1969-1977 Release place and date: E.U. November 2012 Total timing: 68' 00" + 75' 13" + 76' 01" Technical details: Mono/Stereo. AAD. CD1 - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos.7, 27 & 23, rec.27.05.1973, Brescia, Italy. CD2 - Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos.30 & 32, Eroica Variations, rec.02.05.1977, Brescia, Italy CD3 - Schumann: Piano Sonata No.1 Op.11, rec.30.05.1969, Brescia Italy. Brahms: Piano Sonata N.3 Op.5, rec.August 1975, Turku, Finland . Remarks: Live recordings in good sound, NEVER PREVIOUSLY RELEASED
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	West Hill Radio Archives: WHRA-6047. 1 CD. Claudio Arrau at Tanglewood Release date: November 2012. Release place: E.U. Technical details: Stereo and Mono recordings. No remastering. Timing: 35' 45" + 39' 08" ± 75' 00" . Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 Op.58, rec. 18.08.1961 (Stereo) Conductor: Charles Munch, BSO. Piano Concerto No.5, rec. 23.07.1960 (Mono) Conductor: Pierre Monteux, BSO . Remarks: Live recordings NEVER PREVIOUSLY RELEASED
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	DECCA 475 7768. 1CD. The Originals Recordings from 1973 & 1980 Total timings: 68' 56" Release date and place: 2012* Germany. Technical details: ADD 96kHz 24bit Chopin: 24 Préludes Op.28 Prélude Op.45 Prélude Op.posth Impromptu No.1 Op.29 Impromptu No.2 Op.36 Impromptu No.3 Op.51 Impromptu No.4 Fantasie-Impromptu Op.66 . Remarks: *2012 Decca re-release of a 2006 Philips/Decca re-release. All recordings previously released on CD
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	BBC Music. BBC Radio 3: BBCMM349. 1 CD. Claudio Arrau BBC Archive Recordings The BBC Music Magazine Collection Vol.20 No.13 Total timing: 72' 50" Release date: 2012. England. Technical details: Stereo DDD & Mono ADD. Beethoven / Piano Sonatas Nos.23 & 26. [24' 38".& 17' 49"]. [Rec. live on 10 June 1985 at the Royal Festival Hall, London] Schumann / Carnaval Op.9. [30' 06"] [Rec. live on 19 June 1961, BBC TV Studios. London] Remarks: BEETHOVEN SONATA RECORDINGS ABOVE NEVER PREVIOUSLY RELEASED.
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	DECCA eloquence. 480 6421. 1 CD. Frédéric Chopin Total timing: 76' 01". Release date and place: July 2012, Germany. Technical details: Stereo ADD. AMSI. Works Klavierkonzert Nr.1 e moll op.11. Rec.1970 ´Klavierkonzert Nr.2 f moll op.21. Rec.1970 Conductor: Eliahu Inbal, London Philharmonic Orchestra. . Remarks: Original Philips recordings previously released on CD.
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	DECCA: 480 6186. 7 CD Box. *Frédéric Chopin / Claudio Arrau* Release date and place: 2012, E.U. Italy. Technical details: Stereo ADD/DDD. Rec. 1970 to 1984. Works Complete Preludes, Impromptus, Waltzes, Ballades, Scherzos & Nocturnes. Barcarolle Op.60. Fantasia Op.49. Polonaise-Fantaisie Op.61. Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2. Eliahu Inbal conducting the LPO. . Remarks: Booklet in English with notes by Max Harrison. Original Philips recordings previously released on CD.
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	DECCA DUO: 456 336-2. 2 CDs. *Chopin Smätliche Nocturnes & Impromptus* Total timing: 140 min. Release date and place: May 2012, Germany. Technical details: Stereo ADD. Chopin / Arrau Complete Nocturnes. Rec.1978-79. Complete Impromptus. Rec.1980. . Remarks: 2012 Decca reissue of 1997 Philips DUO 456 336-2
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	DECCA eloquence. 480 6026. 6-CD limited edition in slip-in thin cover. *Arrau spielt Mozart* Total timing: 451' 27". Release date and place: May 2012, Germany. Technical details: Stereo ADD & DDD. AMSI. Works Complete Piano Sonatas (18). Rondo KV 485. Fantasie KV 397. Rondo KV 511. Rec.1973-1988. . Remarks: Fantasie KV 475 and Adagio KV 540, recorded for Philips in 1973, are not included in this collection. No booklet. Original Philips recordings previously released on CD.
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	St-Laurent Studio: YSL 78-085. 1 CD. *Claudio Arrau Vol.2* Total timing: 55' 39". Release date and place: 2012, Canada. Technical details: Mono AAD* Works R,Strauss: Burlesque in D minor. Rec.1947. Weber: Konzertstück in F minor Op.79. Rec.1947. Désiré Defauw conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Chopin: Ballade No.3 Op.47 & Scherzo No.3 Op.39. Rec.4 April 1939. Liszt: Les jeux d'eau à la Ville d'Este. Rec. 1928. Remarks: *Audiophile, no-filter transfers from 78 rpm originals. Recordings previously released on CD.
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	DECCA: 478 3694. 12 CD Box. Beethoven / Claudio Arrau Complete Piano Sonatas / Collectors' Edition (CE) Total timing: 69' 29" + 61' 18" + 74' 10" + 66' 06" + 58' 49" + 76' 48" + 66' 46" + 67' 32" + 68' 00" + 72' 21" + 53' 30" + 54' 46" = 13 hours 09' 35". Release date and place: April 2012, E.U. Technical details: Stereo ADD. Works Complete Piano Sonatas (32). Rec.1962-1967. Variations Op.34, WoO 80 & Op.35. Rec.1968. Diabelli Variations Op.120. Rec.1952.[Mono) . Remarks: Rondo in G Op.51 No.2, recorded for Philips in 1963, is missing from this 1960s collection. Philips/US Decca recordings previously released on CD.
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	DECCA: 480 5721. 9 CD Box. *Beethoven / The Piano Sonatas / Claudio Arrau* Release date and place: 2011, E.U. Italy. Technical details: Stereo ADD. Works The Piano Sonatas (32). Rec.1962-1967. . Remarks: Beethoven's solo piano works other than the sonatas, recorded by Arrau for this 1960s recording project, are not included in this collection. Booklet: Extended notes in Italian. Brief notes in English. Original Philips recordings previously released on CD.
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	St-Laurent Studio: YSL 78-067. 1 CD. *Claudio Arrau Vol.1* Total timing: 54' 55". Release date and place: 2011, Canada. Technical details: Mono AAD* Schumann / Arrau Carnaval Op.9. Rec.3 & 4 April, 1939. Piano Concerto Op.54. Rec.4 December 1944. Karl Kreuger conducting the Détroit Symphony Orchestra. Remarks: *Audiophile, no-filter transfers from 78 rpm originals. Recordings previously released on CD.
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	Radio România / Editura Casa Radio: ECR 272. 2 CDs. First George Enescu Internaitonal Festival 1958 Total timing: [42' 56"] + 51' 42" Release date: 2011. Romania. Technical details: Mono AAD. Brahms / Arrau: Piano Concerto No.2 Op.83. [Rec.19 September 1958 at the Romanian Athenaeum. 49' 25"] Arrau / Radio interview excerpt about the Festival [0' 44"] Constantin Silvestri conducting the [Romanian] National Radio Orchestra. Plus: Alfred Mendelssohn's Symphony No.6 and Theodor Rogalski's Three Romanian Dances. George Enescu's radio interview excerpt about Brahms [1' 29"] Remarks: RECORDINGS NEVER PREVIOUSLY RELEASED.
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	DECCA / Global Radio UK Ltd: CFM FW 143. 1 CD. Classic FM - The Full Works Total timing: 20' 58" + 22' 23" [+29' 25"] Release date: 2011 E.U. Technical details: [Stereo ADD]. List / Arrau: Piano Concertos Nos.1 and 2. [Rec.1979] Sir Colin Davis conducting the London Symphony Orchestra Plus Liszt / Bolet: Piano Sonata in B minor Remarks: Philips recordings previously released on CD.
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	DECCA: UCCD 9854. 1 CD. Total timing: 22' 56" + 24' 53" + 17' 42" = 65' 31" Release date: 2011 Japan Technical details: Stereo ADD. Recorded in 1975 &1976 Beethoven: Sonatas for Violin and Piano Nos.5, 7 & 8. Claudio Arrau and Arthur Grumiaux . Remarks: Philips recordings previously released on CD.
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	DECCA: UCCD 9853. 1 CD. Total timing: 21' 34" + 16' 32" + 21' 07" = 59' 13" Release date: 2011 Japan Technical details: Stereo ADD. Recorded in 1975 &1976 Beethoven: Sonatas for Violin and Piano Nos.1, 2 & 4. Claudio Arrau and Arthur Grumiaux . Remarks: Philips recordings previously released on CD.
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	Urania: WS 121.129. 3 CDs. *Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos* Total timing: 66' 35" + 72' 18" + 79' 49" = 218' 42" Release date: 2011 [Italy/E.U.] Technical details: ADD. 'Restored Edition'. Columbia recordings of 1955 (Mono) & 1958 (Stereo). Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos.1 to 5. Alceo Galliera conducting The Philharmonia Orchestra Piano Sonatas Nos.28 & 31 . Remarks: Columbia recordings previously released on CD by EMI.
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	ICA Classics ICAC 5045. 1 CD. *WDR Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Köln* Timings: 40' 37" & 36' 00" = 76' 37". West German Broadcasting from 25.10.1954 and 06.04.1959, Cologne. Release date and place: October 2011. Austria. Technical details: From original master tapes. Mono ADD. Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1 Op.11. and Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 Op.58. Claudio Arrau, Otto Klemperer* and *Christoph von Dohnányi, respectively Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Saal 1, Funkhaus, Cologne. Remarks: *THIS PERFORMANCE OF BEETHOVEN PIANO CONCERTO No.4 NEVER PREVIOUSLY RELEASED
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.	Deutsche Grammophon 00289 477 9527. 10CDs. *The Liszt Legacy* Timings of CDs 1 & 2: 64' 22" & 72' 48". American DECCA studio recordings from 1954. Release date and place: September 2011. Berlin. E.U. Technical details: ADD. Mono. Disc 1: Arrau Beethoven's Piano Sonatas No.29 Op.106 Hammerklavier & No.8 Op.13 Pathétique Disc 2: Arrau Beethoven's Piano Sonatas No.14 Op.27-2 Moonlight, No.23 Op.57 Appassionata, No.26 Op.81a Les adieux. Chopin's Fantaisie Op.49. Discs 3 to 10: Alicia de Larrocha (1954-56), Raymond Lewenthal (1956-57), Benno Moiseiwitsch (1961) & Egon Petri (1959-61). Remarks: ARRAU RECORDINGS NEVER PREVIOUSLY RELEASED
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	Essential Media Group LLC. 2CDs. *International piano festival - a benefit concert* Timings: [Not stated] Recording dates and places: [Not stated]. Release date and place: July 2011. [Not stated]. Technical details: Stereo ADD. Schumann/Arrau: Fantasiestücke Nr. 2 & 5, from Op.12 Aufschwung & In der Nacht. [Rec. c.1962] Plus other works by other soloists and orchestras. Remarks: This is a digitally remastered commercial copy of LP recordings, released in the 1960s on two LPs of the same name and depiction, for the benefit of the UN Comission on Human Rights. Composers and musicians are not identified as against works performed.
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	Altus Music INA ALT210/11. 2CDs. *Schuricht Live Collection* Timings: 43' 46" & 39' 31". Live recordings from 24.03.1959, Paris. Release date and place: July 2011. Japan. Technical details: Stereo ADD. Beethoven/Arrau: Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor Op.37 Plus Beethoven's Coriolan Overture and Brahms's Symphony No.4 in E minor Op.98 Carl Schuricht conducting L' Orchestre National de la RTF on its 25th anniversary at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées. Remarks: Piano concerto previously released in Mono on CD by TAHRA.
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	Piano Classics PCLD0015. 2 CDs. *200 Liszt Bicentenary Vol.2* Timings: 76' 08" & 53' 28". Radio and live recordings from 1935 to 1981 Release date and place: 2011. E.U. Technical details: ADD. Stereo & Mono. Disc 1 (Stereo) Sonata in B minor. Rec 1976. CW Post College, NY Dante Sonata. Rec 1981. YMHA, NY Ballade No.2. Rec. 1979. Masonic Auditorium. San Francisco Les jeux d'eau a la Villa d'Este. Rec 1979 as above Transcendental study No.10. Rec 1970. Philharmonic Hall, NY . Disc 2 (Mono) Sonetto del Petrarca 104. Rec 1937 Deutsches Radio Archive Piano Concerto No.1. Hans Rosbaud. Rec 1935, Frankfurt Transcendental study No.11. Rec 1937 Deutsches Radio Archive Piano Concerto No.2. D. Mitropoulos. Rec 1943, NY Remarks: All peformances previously released on CD
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	Marston 52065-2. 2CDs. Liszt Illuminated American Liszt Society Medal Laureates Claudio Arrau, Jorge Bolet and Gunnar Johansen Timings: 78' 54" & 73' 07". Recordings from 1963 to 1986 Release date and place: 2011. USA. Technical details: Stereo ADD Liszt/Arrau: Après une lecture du Dante (Dante Sonata). Salzburg 1982. Sonata in B minor. Toronto 1977* Gnomenreigen (Étude de concert). Lugano 1963. Other Liszt works recorded by pianists Jorge Bolet and Gunnar Johansen. Remarks: *This live performance of Sonata in B minor is RELEASED FOR THE FIRST TIME.
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	DECCA: 480 5090. 6 CDS. Arrau spielt Liszt Die Klavierkonzerte / Klavierwerke solo Total timing: 391' 20". 65' 30", 68' 07", 65' 18", 60' 11", 64' 51" & 67' 23". Recordings from 1969 to 1990, plus 1936. Release date & place: 2011 Germany. Technical details: ADD/DDD / AMSI AMbient Surround Imaging Klavierkonzerte Nr.1 & 2. Sir Colin Davis, LSO. 3 Études de concert S.144. Klaviersonate S.178. 6 Polnische Liede von Chopin S.480. Liebestraum S.541 Nr.3. Mephisto-Waltzer Nr.1 S.110. Vallée d´Obermann S.160 Nr.6. 12 Études d´exécution transcendante S.139 7 Konzert-Paraphrasen über Opern von Verdi La chapelle de Guilaume Tell S.160 Nr.1 Sonetto 104 del Petrarca S.161 Nr.5 Sonetto 123 del Petrarca S.161 Nr.6 Après un lecture du Dante S.161 Nr.7 Les jeux déau à la Villa d´Este S.163 Nr.4 Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude S.173 Nr.3 Ballade No.2 S.171. Funérailles S173 Nr.7. 2 Études de concert S.145. Valse oubliée Nr.1 S.215. Rhapsodie espagnole S.254 (rec.1933) . Remarks: 1971 Edison Award 1975, 1979, 1982 Liszt Record Grand Prix All recordings previously released on CD. Sonata in B minor recording is from 1985.
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	Membran Music: 233198. 10 CDs. Claudio Arrau: Seriöser Klangzauberer/Serious Wizard of Sound Busch / Defauw / Galliera / Cantelli / Ormandy / Klemperer Release date and place: 2011. E.U. Technical details: ADD. Mono recordings from 1939 to 1958. Timing: 47' 33", 47' 03", 49' 21", 66' 20", 45' 43", 56' 55", 58' 32", 45' 52, 39' 46", 48' 28". . Chopin: Études* Op.10, Op.25 & Trois nouvelles études. Allegro de concert. Fantaisie-Impromtu. Barcarolle. Piano Concerto No.2, Fritz Busch, NYPSO, Live. Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos.24 & 31 Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5, Otto Klemperer, PO, Live. Grieg: Piano Concerto, Alceo Galliera, PO. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos. 9 & 11. Piano Concerto No.2, Guido Cantelli, NYPO, Live. Hungarian Fantasy, Eugene Ormandy, PO. Schumann: Kreisleriana. Carnaval. Piano Concerto, Alceo Galliera, PO. Strauss: Burlesque for piano & orchestra, Désiré Defauw, CSO. Weber: Piano Sonata No.1 Concert piece for piano & orchestra, Désiré Defauw, CSO. . Remarks: **1990 Grand prix du disque Frédéric Chopin - Remastering* All recordings previously released on CD. No booklet. Recordings in good mono sound, except if marked with an *.
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	EMI Classics ICON: 50999 9 184322 7. 12 CDs. Claudio Arrau: Virtuoso philosopher of the piano Galliera / Giulini / Philharmonia Orchestra Release date and place: 2011. E.U. Technical details: Mono. Stereo. ADD. Recordings from 1938-39 & 1955-62. Timing: 78' 58", 76' 20", 79' 15", 72' 45", 69' 59", 51' 36", 69' 17", 68' 43", 70' 02", 79' 22", 79' 45" & 70' 01". . Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos/Galliera. Piano Sonatas Nos.7(1958), 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 28, 31, 32. 32 Variations in C minor Wo080. Brahms: Piano Concertos/Giulini. Weber: Konzertstück/Galliera. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1/Galliera. Grieg: Piano Concerto/Galliera. Schumann: Piano Concerto/Galliera. Carnaval Op.9. Schubert: Klavierstücke D946. Wanderer Fantasie D760. March D606. Allegretto D915. Moments musicaux D780. Chopin: Piano Sonata No.3. Fantasie Op.49. Allegro de concert. Études Op.10 & 25. Trois nouvelles études.* Tarantelle. Debussy: Tarantelle styrienne. Jardins sous la pluie. . Remarks: Brahms's Piano Concertos and Chopin's Études: Winners of the *1963 Deutscher Schallplattenpreis *1990 Grand prix du disque Frédéric Chopin - Remastering Recordings previously released on CD, except those marked with an * which are now issued FOR THE FIRST TIME ON CD. UK Columbia items not included in this compilation: Beethoven Sonata No.18 rec.1947 and Mendelssohn's Andante & Rondo capriccioso Op.14 rec.1951, already issued on CD. Plus Mozart Sonata KV570 rec. in 1951, Chopin Polish Song No.5 & Scherzo No.4, rec. in 1950, and Beethoven Sonata No.7 rec.1951, never issued on CD.
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	DECCA Japan UCCD-9784/5. 2CDs. *Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra & Impromptus* Timings: 42' 08", 33' 45", 19' 18", 14' 30", 15' 09", 14' 11" & 4' 41", 6' 03", 6' 19". Recordings from 1970-71-72 (orchestral) and 1980 (solo) Release date: March 2011 Japan Technical details: Stereo ADD Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos.1 Op.11 & 2 Op.21 Variations on 'La ci darem la mano' Op.2 Krakowiak concert rondo Op.14 Andante spianato e Grande polonaise brillante Op.22 Fantasy on Polish airs Op.13 Eliahu Inbal conducting The London Philharmonic Orchestra Solo: Impromptus Nos.1 Op.29, 2 Op.36 & 3 Op.51 Remarks: All recordings previously released on CD.
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	West Hill Radio Archives: WHRA-6037. 2 CDs. Arrau with Szell live from Carnegie Hall Release date: January 2011. Release place: E.U. Technical details: Mono. Digitally Remastered. Timing: 67' 26" + 54' 25" = 121' 51" . Claudio Arrau. George Szell New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, Carnegie Hall Live, 1945 - 1955 . Disc 1. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1 Op.15. Rec. 11.11.1945. Chopin: Piano Concerto No.2 Op.21. Rec. 09.01.1955 Disc 2. R.Strauss: Burleske in D minor. Rec. 11.03.1945 Weber: Konzertstück Op.79. Rec. 11.03.1945 Liszt: Piano Concerto No.2. Rec. 15.12.1946 . Remarks: UNIQUE LIVE RECORDINGS NEVER PREVIOUSLY PROFESSIONALLY RELEASED Restorations from radio broadcast transcription discs, in just acceptable (Strauss), good (Beethoven and Weber), and very good (Chopin and Liszt) period sound.
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	EMI Classics: 50999 648316 2 6. 5 CDs. Arrau / Giulini / *Philharmonia Orchestra* Brahms: Les concertos pour piano / Les symphonies Release date: 2011. Release place: France Technical details: ADD . CD 1: Piano Concerto No.1 Op.15 - Rec.1960 CD 2: Piano Concerto No.2 Op.83 - Rec.1962 CD 3: Symphony No.1 Op.68 - Rec.1961 & Tragic Overture Op.81 - Rec.1962 CD 4: Symphonies No.2 Op.73 & No.3 Op.90 - Rec.1962 CD 5: Symphony No.4 Op.98 - Rec.1968* & Variations on a Theme by Haydn Op.56a - Rec - 1961 New Philharmonia Orchestra. . Remarks: Piano Concertos: Winner of the 1963* *Deutscher Schallplattenpreis* Recordings previously released on CD.
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	LANTOWER: DPCD 10702-12. 2 CDs. Beethoven: The Complete Sonatas for Piano & Violin Vol.1 Arrau / Szigeti Release date and place: 2010. Argentina. Technical details: A?D. Live 1944. . Sonatas for Piano & Violin Nos.1 to 5. Remastered in 2010. . Remarks: Recordings previously released on CD.
	LANTOWER: DPCD 10722-32. 2 CDs. Beethoven: The Complete Sonatas for Piano & Violin Vol.1 Arrau / Szigeti Release date and place: 2010. Argentina. Technical details: A?D. Live 1944. . Sonatas for Piano & Violin Nos.6 to 10. Remastered in 2010. . Remarks: Recordings previously released on CD.
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	DECCA: 478 2365. 7 CDs. Brahms: Complete Symphonies and Concertos Arrau / Szeryng / Starker / Haitink / RCO Release date and place: 2010. England. Technical details: ADD . CD 1: Piano Concerto No.1 Op.15 - Rec.1969 CD 2: Piano Concerto No.2 Op.83 - Rec.1969 CDs 3 to 7: Symphonies Nos.1 to 4. Violin concerto. Concerto for violin and cello. Tragic Overture & Academic Festival Overture Variations on a Theme by Joseph Haydn Serenades Op.11 & Op.16 10 Hungarian Dances . Remarks: Piano Concertos: Winner of the 1970 *Deutscher Schallplattenpreis* Recordings previously released on CD.
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	DOREMI: DHR-7890/1 - 2 CDs (Vol.1?) Claudio Arrau in Moscow 1968 Legendary Treasures. Live performances. Moscow Grand Hall, on 31 May 1968 - Concertos Moscow, May 1968 - Sonatas Total time: 66' 40" and 65' 39" Technical details: Restoration from Melodiya Stereo LPs Release date: November, 2010 (Canada) CD 1 Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1 Op.15 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.13 Op.27 No.1 Quasi una Fantasia CD 2 Brahms: Piano Concerto No.2 Op.83 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.26 Op.81a Les adieux Conductor: Gennady Rozhdestvensky USSR Television and Radio Grand Symphony Orchestra Remark: Live recordings in good stereo sound and silent audience NEVER PREVIOUSLY RELEASED ON CD.
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	DECCA N.Y. B0014806-02. 2 CDs. Twilight - Chopin for Dreaming Timing: 75' 17" + 77' 39" Recording dates: 1971 to 1981 Release date: October 2010 Technical details: ADD / Stereo Disc 1: Préludes Op.28 Nos.13 & 15 Waltzes Op.64 No.2 & Op.34 No.1 Nocturnes Op.9 Nos.1 & 2, Op.15 No.2, & Op.37 No.2 Piano Concerto No.1 Op.11 - Romanze (Larghetto) / LPO / Inbal Ballade No.3 Op.47. Impromptu Op.51. Barcarolle Op.60 Disc 2: Préludes Op.28 Nos.4 & 17, & Op.45 Waltzes Op.34 No.2, Op.69 Nos.1 & 2, & Op 64 No.3 Nocturnes Op.32 No.1, Op.62 No.2, & Op.72 No.1 Piano Concerto No.2 Op.21 - Larghetto / LPO / Inbal Ballade No.2 Op38. Impromptu Op36. Fantaisie-Impromptu Op66 Remarks: Recordings previously reissued by Philips on CDs.
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	DECCA Japan UCGD-9002. 1 SACD. Timing: 74' 16" Recording dates: 1969 & 1970 Release date: 30.06.2010 Technical details: ADD / Stereo / SHM (simple harmonic motion) / SACD (Super Audio CD) / Single Layer / DSD (Direct Stream Digital) Liszt: Sonata in B minor Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude Zwei Konzertetüden (Waldesrauschen & Gnomenreigen) Vallée d' Obermann Remarks: Recordings previously reissued by Philips on standard CDs. SACD Single Layer is an audiophile mode playable only on an audio player that supports this format.
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	Deutsche Grammophon: PROC-1053/4 1 CD. Tower Records Vintage Collection Vol.10 Release date & place: 04.06.2010. Japan. Technical details: ADD. Live. 1976 Beethoven / Berstein / Arrau Piano Concerto No.4 Op.58 Plus: Leonore III Overture & Symphony No.5 Leonard Bernstein conducting the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. Remarks: Recordings previously released on CD.
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	Le Monde du Piano: Volume 14. CD 1 et CD 2 Claudio Arrau Total timing: 68' 05" and 70' 00", respectively. Release date/place: 2010. France. Technical details: ADD, from Mono. Recordings from 1956, 1957, 1941, 1949 and 1928. CD 1: Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 21, 28 & 31. CD 2: Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 Weber: Piano Sonata No.1 Debussy: Pour le piano Balakirev: Islamey Remarks: Studio recordings in good Mono sound, previously released on CD.
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	Télérama: Chopin Double CD Set No.3 of 4. Claudio Arrau & Wilhelm Kempff Total timing: 73' 09" and 51' 30", respectively. Release date/place: 2010. E.U. (France). Technical details: ADD, from Mono. Sound Restoration: DTC System. Recordings from ~~1957~~ 1956 and 1958, respectively. CD 1: Chopin/Arrau: 12 Études Op.10. 12 Études Op.25. Allegro de Concert Op.46. CD 2: Chopin/Kempff: Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante Op.22. Polonaise-fantaisie Op.61. Scherzo No.3 Op.39. Impromptu No.1 Op.29. Ballade No.3 Op.47. Fantaisie-impromptu Op.66. Berceuse Op.57 Remarks: Studio recordings in good Mono sound, previously released on CD.
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	TAHRA: TAH 678-679 (HM 47). 2CDs. Carl Schuricht à Paris Total timing: 66' 44" and 74' 51" Release date: January 2010. France. Live recordings from 1955 and 1959. Technical details: ADD. Mono. Beethoven/Arrau: Concerto pour piano No.3 op.37 en ut mineur. 35' 53" Rec: Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Paris, 24.03.1959 Also: Brahms's Ein deutsches Requiem op.45 Brahms's Symphonie no.4 op.98 en mi meneur Conductor: Carl Schuricht, Orchestre National de France. . Remarks: Beethoven/Arrau concerto recorded in good mono sound.
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	Decca: UCCD-4483/90. 8 CDs. Chopin: Complete Piano Works (recorded for Philips) Total timings: 70' 07", 72' 09", 59' 45", 55' 02", 61' 42", 60' 06", 79' 15", 78' 22" Release date: January 2010. Japan. Technical details: ADD & DDD. Recordings from 1970 to 1984. Chopin Complete Préludes. Complete Impromtus. Complete Waltzes. Complete Ballades. Complete Scherzos. Complete Nocturnes. Barcarolle Op.60. Fantasia Op.49. Polonaisie-Fantasie Op.61. Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra (Inbal, LPO). . Remarks: Recordings previously issued on CD.
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	Decca: 478 2132 DOR. 1CD. The Originals - Legendary Recordings Total timing: 74' 15" Release date: 2010 E.U. Technical details: ADD. 96kHz - 24-bit remastering. Recordings of 1964, 1966, and 1967. Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor Op.13 Pathétique Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor Op.57 Appassionata Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor Op.27 No.2 Moonlight Rondo in G major Op.51 No.2 . Remarks: Recordings previously issued on CD.
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	. Remarks: The pianist is definitively Arrau, but, regarding the Brahms concertos, consistency of dates, places, conductors and/or orchestras needs corroboration.
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	PentaTone Classics: PTC 5186 170. 1CD. Remastered Quadro Recordings RQR series Quadraphonic takes of Philips recordings made in 1974 Total timing: 45' 50" Release date: 2009 E.U. Technical details: ADD / Surround 4.0 / Super Audio CD / Hybrid / Direct Stream Digital Schumann: Kinderszenen Op.15 Brahms: Paganini Variations Op.35 . Remarks: Quadraphonic takes never previously released.
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	Guild Historical : GHCD 2354 1 CD Fritz Busch - Human Rights Day Concert at the Metropolitan Opera House, NY, on 10 December 1950 Total time: 78:20 min. Release date & place: 2009, England Technical details: ADD Mono. Restoration from second generation transcriptions by Guild GmbH Switzerland. Chopin: Arrau Piano Concerto No. 2. Rec. 30' 32". Fritz Busch, N.Y. Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra. Also: Brahms's Alto Rhapsody. Beethoven's Symphony No.5. Dvorak's Carnival Overture Op.92 (Danish Radio S.O.) Remarks Arrau live recording previously released on CD.
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	SWR Music, Hänssler Classic: CD 93.703. 2CDs. Edition Schwetzinger Festspiele Release date: 2009. Release place: Germany. Total timing: 62' 09" and 51' 18". Technical details: ADD . Public performances at the 1963 and 1973 Schwetzinger Festivals Disc 1: Recordings from 26 May 1963 - Beethoven: Rondo in G major Op.51 No.2 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.28 in A major Op.101 Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Händel Op.24 Disc 2: Recordings from 20 May 1973 - Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.7 Op.10 No.3 Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.23 Op.57 . Remarks: LIVE RECORDINGS NEVER PREVIOUSLY RELEASED
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	DECCA Linfair Records 416 4582 IC-295. 1 CD. Release place & date: Taiwan 2009. Tecnical details:[ADD]. Liszt: Études de execution transcendante. Remark: Philips recordings previously released on CD
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	Ysaÿe Records BnF: IM 01. 1CD. In Memoriam: Claude Debussy Centre de Documentation Claude Debussy Release date: 2009. Release place: E.U. Total timing: 74' 29". Technical details: A?D . Historical recordings of Debussy: Images pour piano (complete). . Arrau / Recorded in 1949 for Columbia: Movement (3' 13) & Cloches à travers les feuilles (5' 35"). . Two or more interpretations of each of the six 'images'. Other pianists: Benedetti Michelangeli, Doyen, Gaillard, Gieseking, Meyer, Paderewski, Rubinstein, Viñes. . Remarks: Arrau recordings previously released on CD.
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	forgotten records : fr 117. 1 CD. Claudio Arrau *(1950)* Release date: 2009. Release place: France. Total timing: 40' 09". Technical details: ADD Chopin: 24 Préludes Op.28 Remarks: Transfer in good sound. Recording previously released on CD by United Archives, France, along with most Arrau's solo US Columbia recordings on 4 CDs, in very good mono sound.
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	Suonare Records: SNR 136. 1 CD. Suonare Festival: Claudio Arrau. Release date: February 2008. Release place: Milan, Italy. Total timing: 73' 57". Technical details: ADD Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor Op.54 Victor de Sabata, NYPSO, Rec. 1951 Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor Op.11 Otto Klemperer, WDRSO, Rec.1954 Remarks: Recordings in good sound, previously released on CD. An insert to 'Suonare News' No.136 of February 2008, Milan. Misprint: Chopin's Piano Concerto No.1 wrongly identified as Concerto in La maggiore KV 488, on both CD and back cover.
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	Warning: This CD issued in Russia, possibly in 2003, under the series Sobranie of classical music, by a label which translates as Theater Ads, contains Beethoven sonatas Nos. 8, 14, 21 and 23 said to have been recorded by Claudio Arrau in 1979. Arrau did not record any of these sonatas in 1979. Both the authenticity and origin of this material are undocumented and highly doubtful.
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	DECCA Linfair Records 475 8050 IC-281. 1 CD. Total time: 69' 12" Release place & date: Taiwan 2008. Tecnical details:[ADD]. Chopin: The 26 Préludes. The Four Impromptus. Remark: Philips recordings previously released on CD
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	DECCA Linfair Records 475 8045 IC-277. 1 CD. Total time: 64' 04" Release place & date: Taiwan 2008. Tecnical details:[ADD]. Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos. 8, 23 & 14. Remark: Philips recordings previously released on CD
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	Deutsche Grammophon Universal: 00289 480 1122. 4 CDs. Joachim Kaiser "Ich Bin der Letzte Mohikaner" "I am the last Mohican" Release date: 2008. Release place: E.U. Contents: Selected movements from stereo and mono recordings of: solo and chamber music (CD1), symphonic, concerto and choir music (CD2), opera and song (CD3), and historical recordings (CD4). . Arrau/Philips/CD1: Schumann's Carnival: Préamble, Pierrot, Arlequin. Schubert's Klaviersonate D.959: Andantino. . Various composers, works and artists. . Remarks: Recordings previously released in full on CD.
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	West Hill Radio Archives: WHRA-6015. 7 CDs. Power Biggs organ / Lelia Gousseau piano / Ruth Posselt violin / Doriot Anthony flute / Claudio Arrau piano Release date: 2008. Release place: E.U. Technical details: Mono, Digitally Remastered . Charles Munch in Boston - The Early Years Boston Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall, Boston Live recordings 1952 - 1955 . Arrau: Brahms' Piano Concerto No.2 Op.83. Rec. 09.01.1953. 47' 37". . Other soloists and symphonic or concertante works by: Debussy, Ravel, Honegger, Wagner, Schubert, Auber, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Mozart, Beethoven, Saint Saëns, Lalo, and Ibert. . Remarks: LIVE RECORDINGS NEVER PREVIOUSLY RELEASED
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	West Hill Radio Archives: WHRA-6014. 5 CDs. Haskil / Arrau / Heifetz / Francescatti Release date: 2008. Release place: E.U. Technical details: Pristine Audio XR, Mono . Charles Munch conducts Beethoven Boston Symphony Orchestra, Symphony Hall, Boston Live recordings 1954 - 1957 . Arrau: Piano Concerto No.5 Op.73. Rec.30.11.1957. 38' 55". . Haskil: Piano Concerto No.3 Op.37. Heifetz: Violin Concerto Op.61. Francescatti: Violin Concerto Op.61. Symphonies: Nos. 3, 6 & 7. Overtures: Leonore Op.72 & Die Weihe des Hauses Op.124 . Remarks: LIVE RECORDINGS NEVER PREVIOUSLY RELEASED
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	EMI Classics: 50999 5 09421 2 1. 3 CDs. Arrau / Oistrakh / Fournier Release date: 2008. Release place: E.U. Technical details: ADD . Brahms: The Concerto Album . Giulini: Philharmonia Orchestra Piano Concerto No.1 Op.15 - Rec.1960 Piano Concerto No.2 Op.83 - Rec.1962 Tragic Overture Op.81 - Rec.1962 Haydn Variations Op.56a - Rec.1961 . Klemperer: Orchestre de la Radiodiffusion Française Violin Concerto Op.77 - Rec.1960 Galliera: Philharmonia Orchestra Double Concerto Op.102 - Rec.1956 . Remarks: Piano concertos: Winner of the 1963 *Deutscher Schallplattenpreis* Recordings previously released on CD.
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	DECCA Universal: 478 0244. 1 CD. Total time: 78' 07" Release date: Germany 2008. Tecnical details: Digital recordings. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.4 Op.58. Rec. in 1984. Piano Concerto No. 5 Op.73. Rec. in 1984. Sir Colin Davis conducting the Staatskapelle Dresden Remark: Winner of the ***1989* Japan Record Academy Award** Philips recordings previously released on CD.
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	PentaTone Classics: PTC 5186 171. 1CD. Remastered Quadro Recordings RQR series Quadraphonic takes of Philips recordings made in 1974 Total timing: 66' 25" Release date: 2008 E.U. Technical details: ADD / Surround 4.0 / Super Audio CD / Hybrid / Direct Stream Digital Liszt: 12 Études d' exécution transcendante. . Remarks: Winner of the ***1979* Liszt Record Grand Prix Quadraphonic takes never previously released**.
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	Philips Eloquence SBS: 442 8302. 2 CDs. Arrau & Grumiaux Release date: 2007 Release place: Australia CD 1: 442 8303 Beethoven: Sonatas for Violin & Piano Nos. 1, 2 & 4 CD 2: 442 8304 Beethoven: Sonatas for Violin & Piano Nos. 5, 7 & 8 Recorded 1975 & 1976. Total Timing: 127' 06". Technical details: ADD . Remarks: Set previously released on CD by Philips Japan.
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	NAXOS Historical: 8.111265. 1 CD. Great Pianists - Arrau 1939-1946 recordings Release date: September 2007 Total timings: 18' 32"+ 30' 33"+ 25' 05" = 74' 10" Technical details: ADD audio restoration by Mark Obert-Thorn . R.Strauss/Defauw: Burleske in D minor for piano and orchestra. [rec.1946] Schumann/Krüger: Piano Concerto in A minor Op.54. [rec.1944] Schumann: Carnaval Op.9. [rec.1939] . Remarks: Reissued in good sound. All recordings previously released on CD.
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	Past Classics : SP012. 1 CD-R Total time: 34' 53" Release date: 2007 by Saland Publishing UK Beethoven: Piano concerto No. 3 in C minor Op 37 1947 US Columbia recording Eugene Ormandy conducting The Philadelphia Orchestra Remarks: Recording previously released on CD by Dante, Artone & Naxos
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	Deutsche Grammophon : 00289 477 6690. 6 CDs. Leonard Bernstein - Beethoven including 'The Amnesty International Concert' and others 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, and 1990 recordings Live performances, except CD 3 (Overtures). Release date: 2007 CD 1: Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major Op.58 Recorded 1976. Timing: 35' 48". Bernstein: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks Technical details: ADD Plus: Symphonies 5, 7 & 9, Missa Solemnis, Seven Overtures, String orchestra versions of String Quartets Op.131 and Op.135 . Remarks: Concerto live recording never previously released on CD
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	NAXOS Historical: 8.111263. 1 CD. Great Pianists - Arrau 1941-1947 recordings Release date: August 2007 Total timings: 35' 08", 16' 16" & 21' 13" = 72' 37" Technical details: ADD audio restoration by Mark Obert-Thorn . Beethoven/Ormandy: Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor Op.37 [rec.1947] Weber/Defauw: Konzertstück in F minor Op.79 [rec.1946] Weber: Piano Sonata No.1 in C major Op.24 [rec.1941] . Remarks: All studio recordings previously released on CD.
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	Music and Arts: CD-1205. 1CD. Claudio Arrau plays Liszt *Public Performances 1970-1981* Release date: August 2007 Total timing: 76' 08" Technical details: AAD Liszt: Sonata in B, rec.1976 Dante Sonata, rec.1981 Ballade No.2, [rec.1979]* Jeux d'eau a la ville d'este, rec.1979 Trascendental étude No.10, rec.1970 . Remarks: From New York and San Francisco performances. Date and venue for Ballade No.2 not stated, but 1979 and San Francisco's Masonic Auditurium were advised. Not remastered transfers from privately recorded tapes, showing some editing shortcomings. Live recordings NEVER PREVIOUSLY RELEASED*
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	Fabula Classica : FAB 12052-2. 2CDs. Claudio Arrau Recitals Recorded in 1959, 1963 & 1971 by Radio della Svizzera Italiana Release date: June 2007 Total timings: 75' 21" & 74' 03" Technical details: [Not stated] . Beethoven: Sonata No.23 Appassionata Brahms: Variations and fugue on Haendel Op.24 Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit* Schumann: Fantasia Op.17 Liszt: Sonata in B & Mephisto Walzer No.1 . Remarks: *The CD plays Le Gibet and Scarbo in the wrong sequence. All live recordings previously released on CD by both Ermitage and Aura.
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	EMI Classics: 0946 3 79988 2 3. 1CD. Great Recordings of the Century Recordings made in 1956 Total timing: 79' 45" Release date: 2007 Technical details: Prism SNS remastering . Chopin: 12 Études Op.10. 12 Études Op.25. Trois nouvelles études. Allegro de concert Op.46. . Remarks: The 1987 EMI CD release of the Études was a co-winner of Poland's 1990 Grand Prix du Disque Frédéric Chopin for Remastering Recordings in good Mono sound. All recordings previously released on CD.
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	PentaTone Classics: PTC 5186 165. 1CD. Remastered Quadro Recordings RQR series Quadraphonic takes of Philips recordings made in 1973 & 1974 Total timing: 62' 50" Release date: 2007 E.U. Technical details: ADD / Super Audio CD / Hybrid / 4-channel / Direct Stream Digital Chopin: 24 Préludes Op.28. Prélude No.25 Op.45. Prélude No.26 Op. posth. Schumann: Papillons Op.2 . Remarks: Stereo and multichannel (surround sound) options included. Quadraphonic takes never previously released.
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	Centurion Classics : VIPC-1011 [UK-Germany]. ADD. Total time: 77' 46" Release date: 2006 Technical Details: Digitally Remastered J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations BWV 988. Recorded in 1942. Remarks: Recording previously reissued on CD.
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	Philips Classics (Decca) 475 7768. 1CD. The Originals Recordings from 1973 & 1980 Total timings: 68' 56" Release date: 2006 Technical details: ADD 96kHz 24bit Chopin: 24 Préludes Op.28 Prélude Op.45 Prélude Op.posth Impromptu No.1 Op.29 Impromptu No.2 Op.36 Impromptu No.3 Op.51 Impromptu No.4 Fantasie-Impromptu Op.66 . Remarks: All recordings previously released on CD
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	Philips Universal B0007154-02. 2CDs. ADD. Steinway Legends Total timings: 72' 12" + 71' 00" = 2h 23' 12" Release date: 2006 Beethoven: Sonata No.14 (Rec.1962) Mozart: Rondo K511 (Rec.1973) Schubert: Allegretto D.915 (Rec.1978) Liszt: Sonata in B minor S.178 (Rec.1970) Balakirev: Islamey (Rec.1928) Chopin: Impromptus 1, 2 & 3. Fantaisie-Impromptu. (Rec.1953) Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien Op.26 (Rec.1967) Beethoven: Eroica Variatons (Rec.1952) . Remarks: 1952 recording of Eroica Variations for DECCA for the first time on CD (in good sound). All other recordings previously released on CD.
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	Philips 475 7947 PB7. 7CDs. DDD. The final sessions Total timing: 6h 36' 42" Times: 45' 33", 45' 17", 60' 38", 47' 09", 77' 10", 79' 55" & 41' 00" Release date: 2006 Bach: Partitas Nos. 2 & 1. Bach: Partitas Nos. 5 & 3. Bethoven: Sonatas Nos. 1, 16 & 22. Bethoven: Sonatas Nos. 2, 24 & 25. Schubert: Piano sonata D894. Moments musicaux D780. Schubert: Impromptus D935. Klavierstücke D946. Debussy: Suite bergamasque. Sarabande (from Pour le piano). La plus que lente. Valse romantique. . Remark: All recordings previously released on CD as 'The final sessions'
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	United Archives: UAR008.4 4CDs ADD *Birth of a Legend* - US Columbia recordings 1946-1950 Total timing: 45' 44"+ 76' 45"+ 55' 15"+ 49' 23 = 3 hrs 47' Release date: 2006 Beethoven: Sonatas 21 & 26* Schubert: Allegretto D.915 [abridged]* Chopin: 24 Preludes Op.28 Schumann: Kreisleriana Op.16. Arabesque Op.18. Debussy: Pour le piano. Estampes. Images Books I & II. Ravel: Ondine & Le Gibet (from Gaspard de la nuit). Albéniz: Iberia Books I & II. Remarks: Mono recordings remastered to very good sound. Smart design. Notes by André Tubeuf. *CD 1: There was no previous knowledge that Beethoven's Sonata No.26 and Schubert's Allegretto (abridged) had been recorded by Arrau for US Columbia. Their original matrix numbers are not provided. Chopin Waltz Op.18 No.1 (Columbia 78rpm MX307) and Beethoven Bagatelle G.173 (Columbia 78rpm 1309OD), never reissued on CD, are excluded here from an otherwise complete solo piano compilation of US Columbia recordings by Arrau.
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	ORFEO D'OR : C 712 062 I. 2 CDs. *Live recordings from Salzburg Festivals, 1956 to 1974* Release date: 2006 Arrau - Mozart: Sonate a-Moll KV 310. Rec. 23.08.1956. Timing: 21' 41" Plus Mozart Sonatas rendered by: Haskil, Gould, Cherkassky, Backhaus, Gilels & Curzon. Remark: Recording NEVER PREVIOUSLY RELEASED
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	Music and Arts: CD-4643 AAD Mono *The Budapest Quartet* Total time: [22:56+27:19] + 23:16 Release date: 2006 Mozart: Quartet for Piano & Strings K478. Rec. 20/21.05.1943 With Joseph Roisman vn, Boris Kroyt va, Mischa Schneider vcl. Live recording in Washington on 20 or 21 May 1943. Plus: Mozart Quartet K493 and Schumann Quintet Op 44 with Clifford Curzon, piano. Remarks: 2006 remastering in reasonably good sound. Arrau acknowledged in the program but not on the cover or the actual disc. Program first issued in 1990 as M&A CD643.
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	Philips Japan UCCP-3385/6. 2CDs. DUO Timings: 19' 47", 16' 52", 26' 28", 10' 24", 26' 47", 26' 44" & 17' 04" Recordings from the 1960s stock Release date: 2006 Beethoven: Named Piano Sonatas - No. 8, Pathétique No. 14, Moonlight No. 17, The tempest No. 24, For Therese No. 21, Waldstein No. 23, Appassionata & No. 26, Les adieux Remarks: All recordings previously released on CD.
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	Philips Japan UCCP-3365/6. 2CDs. DUO *Complete Works for Piano and Orchestra & Impromptus* Timings: 42' 08", 33' 45", 19' 18", 14' 30", 15' 09", 14' 11" & 4' 41", 6' 03", 6' 19". Recordings from 1970-71-72 (orchestral) and 1980 (solo) Release date: 2006 Technical details: Stereo ADD. Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos.1 Op.11 & 2 Op.21 Variations on 'La ci darem la mano' Op.2 Krakowiak concert rondo Op.14 Andante spianato e Grande polonaise brillante Op.22 Fantasy on Polish airs Op.13 Eliahu Inbal conducting The London Philharmonic Orchestra Solo: Impromptus Nos.1 Op.29, 2 Op.36 & 3 Op.51 Remarks: All recordings previously released on CD.
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	Lantower / DPCD 10042/52 2 CDs Total time: 58' 02" + 54' 55" = 112' 57" Release place/date: Argentina, 2005. 1939-1952 Mono recordings Technical details: ADD. 2005 remastering. Liszt / Disc 1: Piano Concerto No.1. Eugene Ormandy, PO. Rec.1952 Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos.8, 9. 10, 11 & 13. Rec.1951/1952 Schumann / Disc 2: Piano Concerto. Karl Krüger, DSO. Rec.1944 Carnaval Op.9. Rec.1939 Remark: All recordings previously released on CD.
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	EMI Classics / Toshiba: TOCE 13137 Total time: 66' 10" Release date: Japan, 2005. 1956 Mono recordings Technical details: ADD 24 Bit Digitally remastered by Yoshio Okazaki Chopin: Études Op.10 Études Op.25 Trois nouvelles études Remark: The 1987 EMI CD release of these recordings was a co-winner of Poland's 1990 Grand Prix du Disque Frédéric Chopin for Remastering All recordings previously released on CD
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	EMI Classics / Toshiba: TOCE 13079 Total time: 51' 46" Release date: Japan, 2005. Europe 2006. Digitally remastered by Yoshio Okazaki Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1 Op.15. Rec. in 1960. Carlo Maria Giulini conducting The Philharmonia Orchestra, England Remark: Winner of the 1963 *Deutscher Schallplattenpreis*
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	Warning: This 2-CD compilation, issued in 2005 by a Russian label, contains, amongst other recordings by vairous artists, Beethoven sonatas Nos.8 and 14, said to have been recorded by Claudio Arrau in 1979. Arrau did not record the above sonatas in 1979. The authenticity and origin of these recordings are undocumented and highly doubtful.
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	URANIA: SP 4246. ADD. Milan, Italy. 2CDs. Total time: 48' 18" + 52' 16" = 100' 34" Release date: 2005 J.S. Bach: Goldberg Variations. Rec 1942. Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue in D Minor. Rec. 1945. 3 Inventions. 3 Sinfonias. Rec. 1945. Remarks: All recordings previously reissued on CD.
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	Philips Classics 476 818-2. 2CDs. DDD / ADD. Universal. Eloquence. Germany. The Late Piano Sonatas */ Die späten Klaviersonaten* Total time: 141' 40" Release date: 2005 Mozart: Klaviersonate Nr. 16 KV 545. Rec. in 1987. Klaviersonate Nr. 17 KV 570. Rec. in 1984 Klaviersonate Nr. 15 KV 533/494. Rec. in 1988. Klaviersonate Nr. 18 KV 576. Rec. in 1984. Fantasie KV 475. Rec. in 1974. Klaviersonate Nr. 14 KV 557. Rec. in 1974. Fantasie KV 397. Rec. in 1974. Rondo KV 511.Rec. in 1974. Remark: An AMSI (AMbient Surround Imaging) remastering.
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	Philips Japan UCCP-7052 [52]. Super Best 100 Timings: Recording date: 1974 & 1972. Release date: 2005 Schumann: Kinderszenen. Kreisleriana. Waldszenen. Remark: Winner of the ***1979* Caecilia Award, Belgium** Recordings previously released on CD.
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	Philips Japan UCCP-7035 [35]. Super Best 100 Timings: Recording date: 1980. Release date: 2005 Grieg: Piano Concerto Op.16 Schumann: Piano Concerto Op.54 Remark: Recordings previously released on CD.
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	Philips Japan UCCP-7032 [32]. Super Best 100 Timings: Recording date: 1979. Release date: 2005 Chopin: 19 Waltzes Remark: Recordings previously released on CD.
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	Philips Japan UCCP-7019 [19]. Super Best 100 Timings: 42' 19" & 33' 58" Recording date: 1970. Release date: 2005 Chopin: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 Eliahu Inbal conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra Remark: Recordings previously reissued on CD.
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	Music and Arts: CD-1174 AAD Mono *Historic public performances* Total time: 21:31+33:16+16:26 = 70:25 min. Release date: October 2005 Liszt: Piano concerto No. 2. Rec. 05.09.1943 Dimitri Mitropoulos, N.Y. Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra Schumann: Piano concerto. Rec.18.03.1951. Victor De Sabata, N.Y. Philharmonic Orchestra Weber: Konzertstück Op 79 . Rec. on 20.12.1947 Erich Kleiber, National Broadcasting Co. Symphony Orchestra Remarks: Liszt's 1943 recording NEVER PREVIOUSLY RELEASED Remastered in reasonably good sound.
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	Music and Arts: CD-1158 (I) Claudio Arrau plays Chopin - Two historic public performance recordings Total time: 40:37+ 31:02 = 71:42 min. Release date: May 2005 Technical details: AAD Mono. Restoration by Graham Newton. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1. Rec. 25.10.1954 Otto Klemperer, WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne. Piano Concerto No. 2. Rec. 10.12.1950. Fritz Busch, N.Y. Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra. Remarks Lost 1st movement of Concerto No. 2 reasonably well restored from 78 rpm.
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	Artone: 222367-354. Germany. 4 CDs in a book format album. A 20-page booklet. Total times: 71' 34", 64' 03", 66' 54", & 75' 23" Release date: Mid 2005 Technical details: 24 Bit 96 Khz Works recorded between 1941 and 1953. Composers: Beethoven, Weber, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt & R. Strauss Remark: A compilation of 18 concerto and solo recordings, remastered in good sound, all previously reissued on CD by various labels.
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	Vanguard Classics : ATM CD 1585. New York. 4 CDs manufactured by Artemis Classics. Total times: 57' 31", 39' 01", 70' 20", & 64' 02" Release date: 2005 Beethoven: The 10 sonatas for Piano and Violin. With Joseph Szigeti, violin. Remarks: Set reissued on CD several times by various labels. Live recordings made in 1944, not 1953 as shown on these CDs.
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