Claudio Arrau in recital 15 August 1982

Beethoven: Sonata in E-flat major, op. 81a, "Les Adieux"
Liszt: Sonata in b minor
Beethoven: Sonata in f minor, op. 57, "Appassionata"
Liszt: Après un lecture de Dante (Fantasia quasi Sonata)

Arrau claimed direct musical descent from Liszt and Beethoven, for whose works his rich, powerful sound was ideally suited. This program was selected to show off that relationship. Recorded live at the Salzburger Große Festspielhaus in Austria as the fourth recital of the Salzburg Festival 1982.

Claudio Arrau in recital 15 August 1982
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Claudio Arrau plays Beethoven: Sontas #3 and #8 ("Pathétique")

Sonata #3 for piano in C, op. 2/3
Sonata #8 for piano in c, op. 13, "Pathétique"

Digitally mastered, 1987. Arrau recorded the Beethoven sonatas several times throughout his life. He lived long enough so that his final recordings took advantage of the new digital technology. From his old age, Arrau left us with the insight that one of Beethoven's earliest and overlooked works can be every bit as interesting as the most famous nicknamed sonatas.

Arrau Beethoven 3 and 8
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Ilana Vered plays Waldstein and The Wanderer

Beethoven: Piano Sonata in C, op. 53, "Waldstein"
Schubert: Fantasy in C, D. 760, "The Wanderer"

Vared is an Israeli pianist (born 1943) who was active primarily in the 1970s, recording for a number of labels including Connoisseur Society and Decca. This particular recording was made in 1978 for the London "Phase 4" series.

Ilana Vered: Beethoven and Schubert
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