Let's say you have already heard at least a dozen different recordings of Beethoven's Piano Concertos -- the Schnabel, the Pollini, the Kempff, the Brendel, the Gilels, and so on -- and let's say you've already heard at least one of Claudio Arrau's recordings of Beethoven's Piano Concertos -- either the set with Gallaire from the '50s or the set with Haitink from the '60s -- the question remains: do you need to hear this recording by Claudio Arrau from the '50s? And the answer is, emphatically, yes, you do, because these ...
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Let's say you have already heard at least a dozen different recordings of Beethoven's Piano Concertos -- the Schnabel, the Pollini, the Kempff, the Brendel, the Gilels, and so on -- and let's say you've already heard at least one of Claudio Arrau's recordings of Beethoven's Piano Concertos -- either the set with Gallaire from the '50s or the set with Haitink from the '60s -- the question remains: do you need to hear this recording by Claudio Arrau from the '50s? And the answer is, emphatically, yes, you do, because these may be Arrau's best recordings of Beethoven's Piano Concertos No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5.There are two reasons for this. First: Arrau was at the top of his form in the '50s, poetic, aristocratic, expressive, and technically impeccable, and because his recordings are taken from live performances, there is an extra measure of excitement in his playing that makes them more compelling. Second: Arrau is accompanied by Otto Klemperer leading the Philharmonia Orchestra and not only was the...
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