Claudio Arrau - A Portrait (4CD)

Claudio Arrau (1903–1991), piano

CD 1 – Beethoven / Weber

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
Recorded 1947

Carl Maria von Weber (1786–1826)
Konzertstück for Piano and Orchestra in F minor, Op. 79
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Désiré Defauw, conductor
Recorded 1946

Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major, Op. 24
“Perpetuum mobile”
Recorded 1941

CD 2 – Chopin

Frédéric Chopin (1810–1849)

Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20
Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat major, Op. 51
Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor, Op. 66
Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60

Recorded 1953

CD 3 – Schumann

Robert Schumann (1810–1856)

Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Karl Krüger, conductor
Recorded 1944

Kreisleriana, Op. 16
(Eight Fantasies for Piano)
Recorded 1946

Arabeske in C major, Op. 18
Recorded 1947

CD 4 – Liszt / R. Strauss

Franz Liszt (1811–1886)

Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Guido Cantelli, conductor
Recorded 1953 (live)

Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra in E minor
Philadelphia Orchestra
Eugene Ormandy, conductor
Recorded 1952

Hungarian Rhapsodies Nos. 9 & 11
Recorded 1951

Richard Strauss (1864–1949)

Burleske for Piano and Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Désiré Defauw, conductor
Recorded 1947 (live)