Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Frédéric Chopin, Richard Strauss, Carl Maria von Weber, Franz Liszt
Performer: Claudio Arrau
Orchestra: Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: George Szell
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: West Hill Radio Archive
Catalogue: WHRA6037
Release: 2011
Size: 268 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
01. I. Allegro con brio
02. II. Largo
03. III. Rondo. Allegro
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21
04. I. Maestoso
05. II. Larghetto
06. III. Allegro vivace
CD 02
01. Strauss: Burleske in D Minor, TrV 145
02. Weber: Konzertstück in F Minor, Op. 79, J. 282
Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major, S. 125
03. Adagio sostenuto assai – Allegro agitato assai –
04. Allegro moderato –
05. Allegro deciso – Marzialle un poco meno allegro –
06. Allegro animato
These 1945-1955 broadcasts of live collaborations between Claudio Arrau and George Szell are being released for the first time and stem from well preserved and carefully restored broadcast transcription discs. The works include Beethoven Piano Concerto No.1, Chopin Piano Concerto No.2 and Liszt Piano Concerto No.2. All are performed with dynamism, daring and volatility.
