Claudio Arrau León was a Chilean pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning the baroque to 20th-century composers, especially Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Brahms.
This 1942 RCA studio recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, was remastered in 1988, after it had “sat in the vaults [of RCA] for 46 years”. He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century. Wikipedia
Born: 7 February 1903, Chillán, Chile
Died: 9 June 1991, Mürzzuschlag, Austria
Date of burial: 16 June 1991
Perspective:
How Claudio Arrau nearly became Glenn Gould at Steinway.com
Claudio Arrau at Bach-Cantatas.com
Claudio Arrau page at Wikipedia
Arrauhouse website at Arrau fansite
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