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Claudio Arrau
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Chilean pianist (1903-1991)
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Claudio Arrau León (1903–1991) was a Chilean and American classical pianist. Born in Chillán, Chile, he died in Mürzzuschlag. He studied at the Stern Conservatory and the Berlin University of the Arts, where he was a student of Martin Krause. Arrau taught students including Erland von Koch and Edith Fischer. He spoke Spanish, German, and English, and was a Catholic.
His musical career focused on the piano, with recordings released on Philips Records. He received the Commander of the Legion of Honour and the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. Among his published works are *Arrau parle*, *Leben mit der Musik*, and *Conversations with Arrau*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Arrau parle
- Leben mit der Musik
- Conversations with Arrau
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Film & TV
Acting · Chillán, Biobío, Chile
Claudio Arrau León (February 6, 1903 – June 9, 1991) was a Chilean and American pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning the baroque to 20th-century composers, especially Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Brahms. He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. Arrau was born in Chillán, Chile, to Carlos Arrau,…
Known for
- Claudio Arrau: Classic Archive — Self - Piano2003
- The Golden Age of the Piano — Self1993
- Claudio Arrau: The Emperor — Self1987
- Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture — Self - Interviewee1976
- Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
- Time Flies — Self1950
- Tu hijo1935
- Sueño de amor — Franz Liszt1935
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Chile
- Active from
- 1903
- Active to
- 1991
Discography
- Pathetique; Appassionata & Waldstein Sonatas1990
- 3 Piano Sonatas - Klaviersonaten - "Pastorale" - "Mondschein", Op. 27 No. 11991
- Claudio Arrau Collection: Highlights1991
- Liszt: Sonata in B Minor / Mephisto Waltz1991
- Piano Sonatas op. 31 no. 110 & op. 31 No. 21991
- Beethoven / Schumann / Debussy / Chopin1994
- Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 4: Claudio Arrau I1998
- Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 5: Claudio Arrau II1998
- Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 6: Claudio Arrau III1999
- Meditazioni all tastiera2000
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 87,153
- Total plays
- 1,418,691
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Claudio Arrau León (February 6, 1903 – June 9, 1991) was a Chilean pianist of world fame for his deep interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning from the baroque to 20th-century composers. He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. Arrau recorded the complete piano music of Robert Schumann, and edited his works for publication, as well as all Beethoven piano sonatas in Urtext edition. He is also famous for his recordings of Bach, Mozart, Brahms, Liszt, Chopin,
Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 49
- Cited by
- 2
Research areas
Most cited works
- The art of piano1999 · 1 cit
- Sociología de la modernización del estado y relaciones laborales en Chile. Un estudio exploratorio sobre modelos de servicio público1997 · 1 cit
- The golden age of the piano : a facinating documentary1994 · 0 cit
- Konzert Nr. 5 Es-dur op.731984 · 0 cit
- Diabelli-Variationen C-dur op. 120 ; 32 Variationen c-moll WoO 801986 · 0 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2020 · cited 15,988x
- 2021 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic heart failure
· 2021 · cited 12,151x
- The Clavien-Dindo Classification of Surgical Complications
· 2009 · cited 10,419x
- The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: Technical Summary
· 2000 · cited 8,924x
- 2018 ESC/ESH Guidelines for the management of arterial hypertension
· 2018 · cited 8,303x
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Encyclopedic overview
Claudio Arrau in 1974, by Allan Warren Claudio Arrau León ( Spanish: [ˈklawðjo aˈraw]; February 6, 1903 – June 9, 1991) was a Chilean and American pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning the baroque to 20th-century composers, especially Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Brahms. He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century.
Life
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