Claudio Arrau León (February 6, 1903 – June 9, 1991) was a Chilean pianist known for his interpretations of a vast repertoire spanning from the baroque to 20th-century composers, especially Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt and Brahms. He is widely considered one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century.
Klaudio Arrau, Carmen Arrau, Mario Arrau, Christopher Arrau
Parents
Carlos Arrau, Lucrecia León Bravo de Villalba
Movies
The Golden Age of the Piano, Dreams of Love
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Fact
1
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume 3, 1991-1993, pages 28-29. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2001.
2
His appearance on "The Bell Telephone Hour" was broadcast on the same evening that President John F. Kennedy delivered his Cuban Missile Crisis speech, in which the President informed the U.S. that Soviet missile bases were being constructed in Cuba for a possible nuclear attack.
3
Among the judges at Arrau's first piano competition was renowned pianist Artur Rubinstein.
4
One of the world's great pianists, his specialties were composers Frederic Chopin and Franz Liszt, but he had a huge repertory that also covered such composers as Debussy and Beethoven. He recorded all of Beethoven's piano sonatas, as well as the Diabelli Variations. He also recorded all five Beethoven piano concertos twice, with Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 (the Emperor) getting a third recording in digital stereo in the mid 1980s.
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Merci pour le Chocolat
2000
" Funérailles"
When the Cat's Away
1996
performer: "Nocturne n° 1 en si bémol op. 9/1"
The Waterdance
1992
performer: "Chopin Concerto No. 1 in E Minor, 1st Movement"
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
1976
performer: "Piano Concerto No. 1 E-Minor"
Masterworks
1966
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Claudio Arrau Concert
1957
TV Movie performer: "Concerto No. 5 in E Flat"
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dreams of Love
1935
Franz Liszt
Thy Son
1935
Pianista
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rhapsody
1954
musician: piano solos
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Arrau & Muti & Beethoven
1990
TV Movie documentary
Himself (pianist)
Claudio Arrau Signature Performance Series
1988
Video documentary
Himself
Claudio Arrau: The Emperor
1987
Video documentary
Himself
Claudio Arrau: A Life in Music
1978
Documentary
Himself
Live from Lincoln Center
1976
TV Series
Himself
Memories of Berlin: The Twilight of Weimar Culture
1976
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Interviewee
Masterworks
1966
TV Series
Himself - Pianist
The Bell Telephone Hour
1962
TV Series
Himself - Pianist
Claudio Arrau Concert
1957
TV Movie
Himself - Pianist
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Art of Piano
1999
Video documentary
Himself
Known for movies
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976) as Soundtrack
$800,000
