Chopin - The 21 Nocturnes + Presentation (recording of the Century : Claudio Arrau)

[@classicalmusicreference]

🔊 Download high-fidelity classical music: classicalmusicreference.com/ Frédéric François Chopin (1810-1849) - Les 21 Nocturnes. *Click to activate the English subtitles for the presentation* (00:00-02:50) n°1 in B flat minor * b-moll * en si bémol, Op.9/1 (00:00) n°2 in E flat * Es-dur * en Mi bémol, Op.9/2 (5:50) n°3 in B * H-dur * en Si Op.9/3 (10:30) n°4 in F * F-dur * en Fa, Op.15/1 (17:49) n°5 in F sharp * Fis-dur * en Fa dièse, Op.15/2 (22:55) n°6 in G minor * g-moll * en sol, Op. 15/3 (26:44) n°7 in C sharp minor * cis-moll * en ut dièse, Op.27/1 (31:28) n°8 in D flat * Des-dur * en Ré bémol, Op.27/2 (36:57) n°9 in B * H-dur * en Si, Op.32/1 (43:18) n°10 in A flat * As-dur * en La bémol, Op.32/2 (49:00) n°11 in G minor * g-moll * en Sol, Op.37/1 (54:21) n°12 in G * G-dur * en Sol, Op.37/2 (1:01:38) n°13 in C minor * c-moll * en ut, Op.48/1 (1:08:45) n°14 in F sharp minor * fis-moll * en fa dièse, Op. 48/2 (1:15:07) n°15 in F minor * f-moll * en fa, Op. 55/1 (1:22:58) n°16 in E flat * Es-dur * en Mi bémol, Op.55/2 (1:28:43) n°17 in B * H-dur * en S, Op.62/1 (1:34:15) n°18 in E * E-dur * en Min Op.62/2 (1:42:00) n°19 in E minor * e-moll * en mi, OP.72/1 (1:49:15) n°20 in C sharp minor * cis-moll * en ut dièse, Op.posth. (1:53:30) n°21 in C minor * c-moll * en ut, Op.posth. (1:58:00) Piano : Claudio Arrau Recorded in 1977-78 🔊 FOLLOW US on SPOTIFY (Profil: CMRR) : spoti.fi/3016eVr 🔊 Download CMRR's recordings in High fidelity audio (QOBUZ) : bit.ly/370zcMg Le Nocturne est une pièce de musique née à l’époque classique et était destiné à l’orchestre. A l’époque du romantisme, ce genre a changé de caractère pour devenir une miniature musicale, surtout pour le piano. Les Nocturnes de Chopin ont été écrits à diverses époques de sa courte vie. Ils sont une image fidèle de son âme de poète. Ils constituent peut-être son plus grand titre de gloire, ils sont ses oeuvres les plus parfaites. La nature de son talent ; la pureté de la forme, presque toujours avec avec cette empreinte de mélancolie rêveuse qui donne tant de charme à tout ce qu’il a écrit, se développe dans les Nocturnes avec une élégance incomparable. Lorsque Chopin les jouait, il y ajoutait une ornementation issue de l’opéra italien, fines gouttelettes perlées traduisant au piano l’art vocal du ‘portamento’ et de la ‘coloratura’. L’atmosphère profondément intériorisée des Nocturnes, leur aspect de murmure tourné vers soi, à rebours de tout effet spectaculaire, est en fait ce qu’il y a de plus difficile à rendre. L’extrême pudeur et l’extrême poésie d’Arrau qui égrène chaque note, chaque arabesque, chaque inflexion du piano avec une retenue presque douloureuse donnent à ces Nocturnes quelque chose de poignant. Se remémorant, au creux d’une nuit qui pourrait être ultime, les tendresses qui l’ont effleuré, les drames qui l’on griffé, les rêveries qui l’ont bercé, Arrau, à travers Chopin, dialogue avec lui-même et l’on est presque gêné d’être présent. Son piano, aux sonorités chaudes ou argentées, automnales ou apaisées, est comme un carnet intime sur lequel il note des secrets en se les fredonnant, avec une poignée de souffle qui vient embuer la vitre devant laquelle il veille. Au creux de cette nuit qu’on partage avec lui, c’est toute une vie qui passe en vingt et un poèmes envoûtants qui sont vingts et un chefs d’oeuvres recréés. En récompense pour cette interprétation sublime, Claudio Arrau a reçu le diapason d’or de l’année 1979. Chopin - 24 Preludes Op. 28 / Remastered (Century's recording: Claudio Arrau, Live 1960): kzbin.info/www/bejne/jqSsf6OqrrOYr5Y Frédéric François Chopin PLAYLIST (reference recordings) : kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnzQpX2ieqmretk

[@paulreeves4518]

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[@johnsmith-mo1yc]

+Références Classique Pure magic!

[@alexandratrifler2667]

J'aime ce merveilleux texte qui décrit avec tant de sensibilité le jeu de l'interprète.

[@misterasterisco5217]

+Classical Music/ /Reference Recording minoria habla frances.

[@classicalmusicreference]

buena idea :-)

[@sakuntalabasu1493]

In 60 years of listening to music, I've heard many pianists play Chopin. It is a difficult art to acquire. In my youth, I used to revere Rubinstein but now in my 70s, I keep coming back again and again to Arrau, not only for Chopin but Beethoven as well. Something in his dedicated serious approach and nuanced performance resonates with my soul. Many thanks for keeping us immersed in heavenly music.

[@orionxtc1119]

I also like Arrau's rendition of Chopin and other composers....

[@jules5177]

I always imagine that he plays exactly as they were intended to be played. When I hear him play something I've heard a 100 times before it's like I'm hearing it for the first time.

[@beatrice18sma]

ARRAU is the best for the Nocturnes Totally agree

[@Jose_Miguel_1971]

Concuerdo plenamente. Arrau es uno de los más grandes pianistas del siglo XX sin duda. Para mí es el mejor en las Sonatas de Beethoven y en los Nocturnos de Chopin pero es completísimo en todo su repertorio. Su perfección y singular interpretación hace que uno se conecte con la intimidad de cada uno de los temas. Antes de tocar algo estudiaba todo lo referente a la obra, incluso lo que estaba ocurriendo en esa época para entender el contexto histórico.

[@rlbella]

Arrau is Chilean@@artsloving

[@Chaconne33]

In 1957 (October) I was studying violin in Koeln/Rhein under the auspices of a Fulbrght Grant and I attended a recital given by Arrau. The first encore was the D Flat Nocturne by Chopin, something that was indelibly etched in my mind, the power, the beauty, the layered sounds, the limitless colors... I am now 87 years old and this Master is, in all repertoire, still my most favorite pianist, and the Nocturnes are still the best of the best. mk

[@suekim8673]

What a beautiful memory and your story touched my heart! Cheers 👍

[@ijustretired]

Thanks for sharing this- I never heard him live but have so many of his recordings

[@andrzejpaje6268]

You know that during the German occupation in Poland a penalty for Poles for playing Chopin was death !

[@manoelbelarmino6278]

Isso já faz muito tempo. Deve ter sido uma experiência inesquecível. Parabéns por ter tido essa oportunidade ímpar em sua vida.

[@dmtgallardo]

Thank you for sharing and i hope life finds you well. We meet here, in beauty and magic. Cheers friend.

[@zuzannawisniewska4464]

It's October 2024.No matter how many times I listen to it, I never get tired of it. I love this performance. I love Chopin. These are my favorite pieces written for piano. So beautifully played. Nothing compares to this. Thank you Claudio Arraru ....

[@foreverraining1522]

Nobody plays Chopin like Claudio Arrau. Simply the best.

[@NylonStrings83]

zimmerman

[@卜而立]

Rubinstein, differently, even a bit better.

[@foreverraining1522]

@@卜而立 you're dreaming. Claudio Arrau was trained by a student of Franz Liszt.

[@foreverraining1522]

@@NylonStrings83 no! wrong!

[@quaver1239]

Am 77, and have not ever before heard the Nocturnes played like this. Makes my heart turn over, giddy from the beauty. Thank you for this gift.

[@L4AH4N1889]

I agree it's out of this world rendering of Chopin's nocturnes !

[@opera93]

Thanks, Chopin’s Work some of my FAVES... LET you know if helps, too.

[@antoniocalderara3955]

Krasss

[@aoyawang3890]

Hope you all the best!

[@СергейГромаков-з6д]

Шалом пусть охраняет сердце ваше 🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬🧬🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

[@elhucke]

Maestro Arrau, gracias por este legado. Tremendo.

[@filamentodecobre9355]

de nada estimado, el placer ha sido mío

[@stickyfings]

Arrau's slow and laconic lyricism is the perfect temperament for these pieces. To truly play Chopin's Nocturnes one must understand the poetry of dusk and darkness.

[@MG-fh4ed]

Stirring words!

[@christopherdiller9397]

"Feel" not "understand" is perhaps more accurate (st least in English) but so well stated.

[@philholcomb1887]

Nicely said

[@cicir423]

Absolutely, Arrau can't be bettered! Oddly enough though, my other favorite Nocturne recording is Pollini, I believe from 2005. The slightly high - strung nature fits so well. Two opposite ends of the spectrum. Both are so authentic. Maybe dusk and dawn?

[@filthyphilbrown4166]

He wasn't a very healthy or happy man, unless seated at the piano, (Chopin) his ability to communicate emotions through the ages is really a testament to his suffering... but if that's not the purpose of life.... it's a good substitute...

[@pabloandres241]

Maestro Arrau, coterráneo chillanejo, muchas gracias por esta belleza

[@marshacarlson9925]

Play music through my computer. CD's long gone. LP's of course too.;-) My daughter came over for dinner, this recording was playing. I told her I could not listen to anyone else play Chopin. We had this playing every evening for many years in our home when she was a child. She said, "Mom, I know every note'. Good wishes to all who love good music like this. :-)

[@classicalmusicreference]

:-)

[@lostmymarbles9151]

love this. good wishes to you too! I've been listening to this for years.. it's the only music that makes me cry out of sheer delight for the extreme care he puts into every pause, crescendo, arpeggio, and grace note(there are many). and it never ever gets old. I hope you enjoy Chopin and Cladio for more years to come. Cheers to you!

[@stevenbastian3882]

Marsha Carlson: We make our choices and have to live with them. It is embarrassing to admit but my kids know every note of Abba. You chose the better part.

[@catlord69]

@@stevenbastian3882 why would that be embarrassing.. They have their own taste, you can't say this is "better" just because you like it more

[@millerforester6237]

Well, I make and buy CDs; and play them at home on a state-of-the-art sound system, and in my auto. Digital music is just not as good as analog.

[@geraluvi]

Siempre que los escucho, algunos de estos nocturnos me arrancan lágrimas, por más que quiera ocultarlo.

[@danlleloguerrerolopez5541]

Todo el sentimiento que Chopin expresó en sus melodías es traido a la vida, de manera encarnizada, por el maestro chileno Claudio Arrau. Soy peruano y no tengo ninguna afición a la música clásica pero un día de casualidad quise explorar más de la nocturne nro. 2, la más conocida y entre toda esa búsqueda pude estar más satisfecho con la versión del ilustre Claudio Arrau. Definitivamente un grande. Muchas gracias.

[@bazarov3857]

"...traido a la vida, de manera encarnizada..." ¿Tienes idea del significado de "encarnizado"? Encima "traído" sin tilde. "La nocturne" en vez de "el nocturno", etc. En Latinoamérica estáis asesinando el idioma. ¡Qué horror!

[@RodrigoantonioYañezjofre]

Este Señor alza estas piezas a un plano cósmico. Gracias por haberme llevado tantas veces, a estos luganes inefables. Saludos desde el barrio Yungay.

[@apriltygard2245]

The best Chopin pianist! Just awesomely Wonderful! The BEST!!!a!

[@msotil]

Claudio Arrau always comes as close to the ideal interpretation as possible. He will never disappoint, no matter what he is playing. I am lucky to have seen him in concert many times.

[@edochamorro]

Arrau is the best pianist i ever heard. His exceptional technical skill, interpretive ability, broad repertoire, and long career have made him one of the most celebrated and influential pianists of all time. Greetings from Salzburg, Conchalí.

[@luizamsalgado]

@Eduardo Chamorro Ramírez Nice comment, bravo my friend! On top of being such an wonderful pianist like you described very well, Arrau was one of the musicians of greatest general culture too (something that I would also say about Alfred Brendel, a man of great culture) Greeting form Brazil, Saludos del Brasil !!!

[@jaimedelacruz8875]

Aqui en chile nunca se aprecia lo bueno siempre nos quedamos con los julero eso somo los chilenos o no

[@victoriaherrera7724]

@@jaimedelacruz8875 Nadie es profeta en su tierra...En ese tiempo abundaba la envidia, al igual que ahora.

[@stedfo111]

There are a limited number of outstanding pianist. Arrau is definetly one of them as is Rubinstein, Richter, Horowitch, Michelangeli and Lipatti

[@Dylonely_9274]

I love his way to play the nocturnes by Frédéric Chopin. He is probably the best to play these nocturnes.

[@naturalezaYcultura3]

Claudio Arrau rules!

[@vantagetheatre]

I had the great good fortune to see all three of my favorite Chopin artists (Arrau, Rubinstein, Pollini) in concert at Carnegie Hall and elsewhere. All of them made fabulous recordings that I cherish. Arrau is sublime, Pollini heroic, and Rubinstein jumped headlong into Chopin's soul. There are so many other great Chopin pianists, but these are the three that I heard play only feet away from me. Unforgettable! THANK YOU

[@classicalmusicreference]

Listen also Alfred Cortot :-) Chopin - Nocturnes, Etudes, Ballades, Preludes, Sonatas, Waltzes, Impromptus... (recording of the Century/New Mastering 2017 : Alfred Cortot) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXOXoJ1qqLhmsKM

[@pinstripepride5490]

I couldn't agree more. These three pretty much own them, each bringing their various nuances to these sublime works.

[@williamsmyth5047]

Yes! These are the top three.

[@EttorealbertoGelli-vr6sz]

@@williamsmyth5047 dear William don't forget LES Mazurkas played by BENEDETTI MICHELANGELI and the alter ego of CHOPIN: CORTOT!!! A dear greeting

[@CosmosNut]

So glad you posted this. C Arrau has been my favorite pianist as long as I can remember.

[@sonorousheat]

What a soulful rendition. No tricks, no bravura playing. Sheer beauty. Touches the soul. Transports you to the divine and the infinite.

[@koshin9670]

agreed

[@ThePianoTester]

Perfect

[@cristianmicu]

tears sprung from my eyes listening to this, such beauty....music is above any pain, this is maybe the reason you hear music can heal disease

[@gabrielescobar8440]

Perfect as your words

[@sueking2189]

@@cristianmicu =5

[@chilenoHDU]

Los nocturnos de Chopin requieren sensibilidad extrema del intérprete, sensibilidad poética, sin esta cualidad interpretativa es casi imposible oír lo que Chopin realmente comunica en su obra... Arrau es para mí quien mejor conecta con el espíritu de Chopin, canalizándolo a través de su interpretación.

[@tinkerchel]

Arrau's interpretation of Chopin deepens my understanding of the latter's music. Arrau did that for Mozart's rondo K.511, Beethoven's Op.109...He's got that unique gift of showing you something in a piece of music like no one could. I dare say even that Arrau had the magic of channeling your soul to whatever he played, maybe better than the composer had intended.

[@dougjohnson3299]

He studied every composition intently with a musical mind that was brilliant and incisive. He was/is unique in the pantheon of interpreters.

[@jean2166]

De loin la plus belle interprétation des nocturnes .

[@budree4240]

We hear Chopin played by many artists. Why when we hear Senior Arrau are we much happier and can notice it is being played masterfully? I think, for one, the recording is superb! It’s like the producers knocked on our door one day and asked, “ hey, sorry to bother you while your stuffing that delivery pizza down your gullet, but we’re with Claudio Arrauand he would like to record here at this house. May we stuff this huge piano in your ear for optimal recording please?” The piano’s legs are sitting evenly on the surface of our cochlea and we hear everything that happens to those keys in detail. That’s one reason. The recording. On a heavier note, that picture of him on the cover of the vinyl looks so gentle. Like a grandfather that never raised his voice, everyone did what he asked. He never had to ask twice for for what he wanted. His wife, grandma, had the best home cooked meals waiting every evening for him and he never missed dinner for anything grams felt loved. When he would sit with you, the aroma of Brut or some other scent like Old Spice would dance over and swan dive into your left nostril. I kind of think that’s why I like this particular Chopin. The recording and it being played by the world’s best grandpa. I would have loved to watch him while he recorded this and be sure to take note at which part of the song he was playing when the vice slowly turned and gently squeezed his throat. When did he hurt or when was he crying? When we’re the emotions on alert? Well, many, many parts of every song for me I’m afraid. Many, many parts of them.

[@carolcollins4878]

I'm 65, and used to play when I was 15, now I have time to listen, love you so Claudio Cx

[@Teddy_Toto]

Arrau’s interpretation of Chopin’s Nocturnes strikes me as one of the most naturally beautiful interpretations. So direct, simple and beautiful.

[@BlestinTexas24]

At first, his timing bothered me a bit as not metrical but as I listened more they bothered me less and I fell headlong into the romantic pool.

[@stavrosarvanitopoulos]

No one has ever managed to reach the heights of Arrau's exquisite, impeccable rendition of Chopin's masterpiece. Chopin himself would have been utterly satisfied by Arrau's awesome empathy of the composer's feelings and genius.

[@mariasequeira7210]

I am 42, I knew about Chopin but I have to admit that The Nocturnes play by Claudio Arrau is the most beautiful version of this composition, and since then, it is my Arrau's favorite play. He was so magnificent.

[@zabeca]

Para mí, el mejor intérprete.

[@jean-claudelaurent9286]

Un coup de spleen, besoin de s'évader de ce monde, mon seul et efficace remède écouter et réécouter Claudio Arrau, Le rythme, la sonorité, la puissance évocatrice de son art du piano sont un miracle qui vous remet dans la sérénité Merci à Claudio Arrau, paix à son Âme qui habite les vivants

[@alvarogarciabarbosa3199]

En 1962 tuve la fortuna de asistir a un recital suyo en Bogotá. Fue todo de Beethoven, pero nos dio tres propinas una de ellas con esta pieza. Claudio Arrau es para mí la propia reencarnación de Liszt y del mismo Chopin...que suprema perfección!!!

[@_IsraelPrieto]

Gracias por existir Arrau, estamos eschuchando directamente al propio Chopin tocar con sus manos, por internet y gratis. Es mi 14º vez por aquí.

[@apriltygard2245]

This artist, of all I have heard, understands Chopin as if the composer wrote the music for him. So beautifully given from his hands to me for my total enjoyment. So very beautifully presented as if Chopin is the one playing.

[@luciaguidi1775]

I have no words to define him. His playng makes vibrate the inner core inside me. Thank you master wherever you are.

[@maryrouth3181]

One of the great things about growing old(er) is that there are still fabulous things to discover: I looked up Chopin Nocturnes on a whim, and found Claudio Arrau: what joy!

[@miltongajardo9800]

Couldn't agree more

[@ALIHERZ24]

He's awesone, no doubt about it; he began to study piano at 5 years old....his style is very touching and deep, he feels and gelps us feel what the composer wanted us to feel when listening to his mastery and deep perception of the emotions of the composer.....

[@juanpabloriveros1574]

​@@ALIHERZ24 He learned piano from the age of 2, he knew how to see sheet music before writing. At the age of 5 he gave his first concert. At age 11 he was playing Liszt's transcendental etudes.

[@Peter_4712]

I agree: this recording is the best of the century.

[@elenirum2020]

best chopin ever

[@glauciolaffitte5504]

Me encanta escuchar Chopin en manos del Sr. Claudio Arrau, gracias por haber existido.

[@glauciolaffitte5504]

40:00 Llamo éxtasis a este momento, magnífico.

[@FussyCustomer]

I heard Arrau in a recital in Koeln in 1957 whilst studying violin there on a Fullbright Grant. It was an unforgettable experience. The 1st encore was the D Flat Nocturne. I am now 87 years old and the image and aural experience is as if was happening now before my eyes and ears. And so is the power of music now and always. Myron Kartman

[@albertleglois3049]

Toujours une émotion profonde à l'écoute du jeu de Mr Arau, Merci

[@podcastfnw5262]

First 5 seconds and my heart is already touched....thanks Master Arrau

[@johnoshaughnessy2834]

I bought the complete set in 1985 and have listened to them ceaselessly ever since. Cannot image better interpretations. Now I can play a few myself!

[@СергейГромаков-з6д]

Шалом пусть охраняет сердце ваше воХристе иШалом играй играй играй

[@ricardoperes4002]

Can't get enough of it! Just exquisite.

[@Marctull66]

Absolutely essential album. These Nocturnes contains some of Chopin's most beautiful and moving music ever, played by the most fantastic pianist of the 20th century for his music. Passion, mastery, a ton of emotion in this recording... and in many others by Arrau. Listen in high definition... and buy the double CD !

[@MirjaRiihimaki]

Arrau is one of my loving artists!

[@brucehanchett8387]

A student of music my whole life, it's sublime to have this wonderful interpretation of Chopin's Nocturnes coming through my computer and feeding my soul in a hectic and unpredictable world. Thank you so much.

[@markharmon2995]

+Bruce Hanchett a beautiful soul.

[@mudgebauer]

Me too.

[@classicalmusicreference]

:-)

[@bubu23ant]

bruce hanchett,could not agree more with you..

[@classicalmusicforrelaxatio4535]

Bruce Hanchett

[@guigui9344]

His op 48 n1 is so fit for him! What a sound, what a sensitivity Fabulous

[@walterwhite6817]

He played so beautifully. So much sadness, beauty and delight.

[@lingyang8839]

I Love the sadness and inner beauty. It tells everything about hope, future, meaning, religion, love, courage. He is a great story teller. I love his interpretation best.

[@lingyang8839]

Bravo!

[@petergrimshaw8068]

… so you could do better?

[@ewaldsteyn469]

Absolutely magnificent by Arrau. Chopin's nocturnes does not come better than this. Each time I listen to this recording, I am again amazed by how great this performance is.

[@jacintodelaspezia815]

Do you touch yourself when listening to it?

[@ewaldsteyn469]

Jacinto de Laspezia If you do not know how make a meaningful and sensible contribution to the discussion regarding this recording by Arrau, then rather say nothing, instead of making silly and inappropriate remarks.

[@lapeurdexister]

This kind of beauty makes me cry, it touches every single part of my sensitive soul. Infinite thanks to this 2 masters, Chopin and Arrau as well. I love it truly beyond words...

[@СергейГромаков-з6д]

Дададада 🤔🤔🤔🤔🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉

[@teresadasilva4450]

Chopin is always so welcome, the most perfect performance of Chopins spirit sentiments and vituosity is highly appreciated - which seems to be this compilation.

[@stuartholder2098]

Whoever said that this is the recording of the century was absolutely right. I have never heard them played so wonderfully. I have long admired this man for his artistry and I think Chopin particularly would be pleased with getting nearer to the truth than i have heard before .

[@JJ21210]

I do love Arrau's interpretation of Chopin, but Guiomar Novaes also understood his work -- sublimely -- and she is, sadly, too little known today. Perhaps seek out some of her Chopin recordings on YT?

[@friesiamans1966]

@@JJ21210 i look her up now - thank you for the recommendation... :-) love and greetings from germany

[@zuzannawisniewska4464]

I visited Chopin's grave at Pere Lachaiste in París. I thought about the nocturnes, I played them in my mind. It was a beautiful, unforgettable experience. My heart was shaking ....

[@cynthiaalpenia3948]

Maestro!!! Surely Claudio Arrau was sent from heaven.

[@vampiter]

Sublime, visceral , manejo de tiempos y silencios, perfección...maestro de maestros Don Claudio el emperador. Orgullo de la humanidad.

[@dougjohnson3299]

You are a poet.

[@HawkeyeMH96]

Chopin touches the deepest , most private and personal feelings and emotions humankind is capable of experiencing . A poet , and a Titan of the piano .

[@anandsamuel1978]

What a wonderful pianist Arrau is! These Nocturnes of Chopin are Heavenly! May Chopin's music forever live!

[@miltongajardo9800]

The most beautiful of Mr. Arrau interpretation...is the fact that allows you to discover in every repetition...a new path to reach Chopin's music soul. Romanticism at it's best. Arrau was indeed the best pianist of the 20th Century. Thanks for the download.

[@notaire2]

Wunderschöne Aufführung dieser romantischen Meisterwerke im lyrischen Tempo mit klarem und zugleich anmutigem Anschlag sowie sorgfältig kontrollierter Dynamik. Echt unvergleichlicher Virtuose!

[@milenamagana]

Sublime Chopin, en las manos de un gran interprete como lo fue Don Claudio Arrau, chileno, a mucha honra.

[@dougjohnson3299]

I wish I could carry these interpretations with me into the afterlife, but I'll settle for being carried away now to another level of musical experience. Gratitude in abundance. Thank you, Maestro.

[@kir717]

Imagino al Gran Chopin, escuchando al Magnifico Claudio Arrau tocando su música y admirando como es capaz de interpretar cada una de sus composiciones,,aun más de lo que el propio Chopin quería expresar...Arrau sin duda es Sublime, NO existió, ni existe, ni existirá otro como él, su sensibilidad, expresión y virtuosismo eran ÚNICOS, y con él, se fueron para siempre...Chileno de nacimiento, pero con un talento sin fronteras...Universal.

[@leilamendes8348]

EXISTEM MAIS ALGUNS MARAVILHOSOS PIANISTAS DEDICADOS A CHOPIN. TODOS TEMOS NOSSAS INCLINAÇÕES E PREFERÊNCIAS. QUAL O MELHOR? NOSSAS ALMAS E OUVIDOS RESPONDEM...

[@davidmarsh5274]

These wonderful performances of the Chopin Nocturnes have been an integral part of my life for over 45 years ever since I discovered them in a record shop in Harvard Square soon after their release.

[@juanbrena6592]

Los Nocturnos con Claudio Arrau, una caricia para el silencio interior. ¡GRACIAS por compartir!

[@louis-mariecatala212]

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[@ΠολύδωροςΠολυδωρόπουλος]

A top class pianist performing a top class composer. THANK YOU

[@zheyuzhang5209]

Arrau is now my favorite pianist. How can he interpret so many composers (Chopin, Schumann, Beethoven, Debussy) so amazingly

[@Роскошнаястрекоза]

Спасибо за Шопена. Прекрасное прочтение. Великая музыка очищает и излечивает душу.

[@oscarfernandez4134]

Arrau fue siempre mi norte en el piano, toco la musica de todos y lo hizo fantastico, los clasicos, los romanticos, los impresionistas, tuve la suerte de escucharlo personalmente por los años 70 en el teatro Colon en Buenos Aires, y todavia tengo grabados en mi memoria los ultimos acordes de la sonata de Listz en si menor, pianissimos, inaudibles, pero se escucharon en el mas sublime silencio.

[@claudiogoldmanaulas7450]

Oscar Fernandez Fantástico !

[@carmenleivataylor3440]

Maravilloso Claudio Arrau orgullosa que es chileno tambien tuve la suerte de escucharlo en persona en Municipal Santiago el año no recuerdo pero tocó el concierto Emperador de Beethoven maravilloso

[@jsancho1954]

Arrau es el mejor pianista de todos los que he escuchado.

[@jonnyh6978]

Pero que hermosura haber podido eschucar ese hombre tocar el piano. Me imagino que lagrimas le salieron al audience!

[@perkinsit0]

También tocó el concierto número 1 de Brahms

[@danielcar1870]

Me declaró ignorante por mi poco conocimiento de la música clásica. Pero hubo un momento clave que abrió mis sentidos y logre entender que la música no sólo se escucha. Fue la primera vez que vi un documental del maestro Arrau. Que maravilloso artista, que virtuosismo y capacidad de traspasar su sentir al tocar al que oye. Orgullo y decepción, ser chileno y no tener en mi país mayor difusión y promoción de este talentoso músico.

[@tenorisimo1975]

Cuando son Artistas de este nivel, no tienen nacionalidad son del Olimpo de los Dioses, Montserrat Caballé, no es española tampoco, son del más allá. SON GENIOS.

[@kon1578]

One of the greatest performance of Chopin nocturnes forever! Thank you!

[@1969leonar]

Claudio Arrau no solo hizo historia en la música, sino que también en la tecnología del sonido. En 1982 fue invitado por Pihilips a su planta de producción para apretar botón de inicio del primer disco compacto comercial de la historia. Una grabación del mismo Claudio Arrau, de 1979, interpretando "Valses de Chopin" dio inicio a la era del CD.

[@dougjohnson3299]

That is amazing! How many people even know that? Thank you.

[@tammyetheridge5]

This is the most beautiful music I've ever heard. I play it daily in my home, and as I'm driving to work.

[@sasodcfred]

Tammy, we, the Chopin lovers, are a huge worldwide family

[@celesteaida48]

Yes. I agree!

[@gallierchristophe1512]

@@sasodcfred : there's hardly a family for everybody, you kind of Big Catho or similar

[@gallierchristophe1512]

There's no we, no we for everybody, understand ?

[@sasodcfred]

@@gallierchristophe1512 no Sir, of course I don't. Still, our common affection to Chopin make us a kinda family. Not Catho. Maybe jw @ org. Check it for yourself. You cannot stay an island.

[@marilastu]

Thanks to Claudio Arrau for the unforgettable interpretation of Chopin's nocturnes.

[@melissaking6019]

Claudio Arrau was a poet playing Chopin.

[@diosinti]

❤

[@geraldwalterdoyle8146]

Dear Melissa, what a fitting tribute. And a very original definition too !

[@paoloantunes1283]

Melissa King another great poet one day said it most beautifully: " TO BE A POET IS TO BE BIGGER AND TALLER THAN MEN..." I believe Arrau is in the club,.. and Chopin no doubts whatsoever

[@ackack524]

Melissa King what a beautiful way to say it

[@fjames208]

Se llama Claudio Arrau...me acabo de educar, gracias al comentario...👍👍

[@rodrigocarrasco6899]

maravilloso lo escuché de principio a fin.

[@CentroChile23]

El gran maestro arrau, crea belleza y armonía de una manera increíble,un orgullo para nuestro chile

[@22yannbzh]

Claudio Arrau, une de mes références. Quelles interprétations magnifiques, tellement de sensibilité et de grandeur. Merci maestro pour cette écoute inoubliable.

[@saifulrimkeit296]

Master Arrau, we participate in being flown through Time back to Chopin's days when we listen to this recording. Such superb romantic clarity.

[@kanekokazuko7034]

彼の演奏のショパンの協奏曲のアルバムを一枚だけもっています。初めて彼の演奏するノクターンを拝聴しました。優しくて、すみきった素晴らしい演奏を聴くことができ、幸せです‼️さすが巨匠ですね。涙が。

[@charlesyarbrough3066]

My soul and mind needed this tonight. He always helps me thinks things through and get rid my anxiety.

[@dougjohnson8513]

YES.

[@raphaelrousso7124]

c'est marrant , je parcoure youtube et cette référence allie les principaux languages en proportions à peu près égales en matière de commentaires, c'est peut etre parce que c ' est beau . Merci mr Arrau et merci Classical Music //Reference Recording

[@raphaelrousso7124]

@@chilenoHDU ha ha j'ai decouvert une ile peuplée !

[@ТатьянаВасильева-о3к]

Шопен и исполнитель соединились в единое целое, с моей душой также.Благодарю!

[@EttorealbertoGelli-vr6sz]

You are a musical Brother. Grazie

[@Hussain_Eidani]

Great music❤ Excellent performance, the best.❤

[@lopezorihuela09]

Gracias por tanto talento, Claudio. Eres un ser lleno de luz y musicalidad. Saludos a la eternidad de un peruano.

[@miguelmunante6824]

ídem

[@classicalmusicforrelaxatio4535]

Lopez Orihuela

[@ahhsahhs3054]

Lopez Orihuela i

[@sandrar.5911]

Quizás quisiste decir a la eternidad de un Chileno..

[@vickypino763]

quiere decir que los saludos los da el chico, que debe de ser peruano, no que Arrau fuera peruano. Algo magistral tenía que dar Chile joder, aunque fuera sólo eso. Ya sólo con DOn CLaudio se le puede tolerar todo lo demás. (es broma) Saludos a la familia chilena de una catalán.

[@7616-f4y]

I cannot listen to it all in one sitting; a recording like this takes multiple sessions to truly appreciate. Masterful work.

[@bobnewton1064]

It’s my go to study album. I always hit repeat once it’s finished. Cannot get enough of this interpretation of the nocturnes

[@musicaaeterna6733]

In all of the great Claudio Arrau's performances, be they Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart, or as in this recording, Chopin, we feel his unmistakable respect and reverence for the music. His innate and unerring musical genius enables him to touch the music he plays almost "from the inside", there is no space separating his soul from that of the composer in the moment of inspiration; yet, still, there is the perspective of that respect and devotion. It is the humility available only to a true genius. Thank you Maestro for giving your life to this noble craft.

[@philipdavis6207]

to musica aeterna - what an eloquently stated summation kf Maestro Arrau's artistry! Indeed maestro's respect and uncanny comprehension of the comloser's intentions enables him to render an extremely rare performance Philip Davis

[@shirleyrombough8173]

Musica Aeterna - This was well written. It aptly describes the performer's connection to the music.

[@jeanroselius7869]

Thank you for this lovely comment. I've been learning only two Nocturnes lately, and came here to listen and I was so carried away by his performance. You have captured my feelings exactly.

[@scarlethernandezmartinez8349]

En un documental decía que Claudio leía sobre la opoca de los autores que interpretaría, de ese modo el podía empaparse del momento, tener una idea de lo que podria estar pasando para la hora de interpretar. Para mí el mejor interprete de Chopin, gracias a tí descurbi otra cara del piano, algo que nunca antes había sentido, descubri la nostalgía de la música, y cómo cada nota invadía mi cuerpo y había vida en todo.

[@sebastianfx71]

Excelente. Claudio Arrau es de una excelencia y sutileza poco vistas en la actualidad y muy pocas veces vista en la historia de la música.

[@maurizioaseiceschino8387]

I've had the big fortune (thanks Papà) to listen to classic music since very young. So now I not only I'm struck by this wonderful interpretation but I'm also profoundly moved by the memories of the Paradise that my youth was... can you imagine? Please do the same with your children, it's an incredible gift!!

[@angelosvaldomarquez5424]

me emocionaste

[@squevedoh]

Estas palabras de Références Classique, definen perfectamente la entrega del intérprete. Qué grande es Arrau. “La modestia extrema y la poesía de Arrau contando cada nota, cada arabesco, cada inflexión del piano con la restricción casi dolorosa, dan a estos Nocturnos algo conmovedor”.

[@ameliasuarez9808]

Siempre se ha caracterizado por ese toque tan particular que hace que uno pueda reconocer sus interpretaciones. Gracias María Sonia, son obras muy bellas.

[@squevedoh]

Amelia Suarez Mira que interesante: “Tenía una técnica extraordinaria y un virtuosismo único. En ocasiones, sus tiempos eran inusualmente lentos, pero su consideración de los detalles y una rica sonoridad conllevaron un excepcional poder intelectual y una profundidad de sentimiento. Arrau conseguía esto por un cuidadoso estudio de la historia en la que habían escrito las piezas musicales que interpretaba; conocía de la historia como pocos, era un gran estudioso de ella”.

[@ameliasuarez9808]

Es justamente la forma de "meterse" en el espíritu del compositor en ese preciso momento:qué lo alegra, qué lo perturba, etc. de tal manera poder "entender " lo que nos está queriendo decir. Nada en una partitura está porque sí todo tiene una razón de ser como en toda obra de arte: literatura, pintura, escultura. Gracias María Sonia por la información.

[@dj0trance1]

+Marìa Sonia Quevedo Hoyos disculpa estimada, con todo respeto: Tú sabes si el gran maestro Claudio Arrau,éra mason?

[@squevedoh]

dj0trance1 Nada que yo conozca al respecto, más si, una nota de “ayuda” que adjunto. “En los anales, que se encuentran guardados en la Secretaría de nuestra Casa Masónica, hay depositados en una serie de archivadores numerados y catalogados -a los cuales cualquier hermano tiene acceso- una serie de documentos que corresponden 17 Respetable Logia Concepción Nº 115 - Valle de Concepción al devenir de la masonería en este valle, y que espero constituyan el Museo Masónico Penquista. En este archivo nos encontramos con viejas planchas, publicaciones, nombramientos, ayudas a hermanos y profanos, ideas puestas en práctica, como por ejemplo: la ayuda a Claudio Arrau en el año 1919, la idea del surgimiento de la Universidad de Concepción, del Hospital Regional, del Diario el Sur, el empuje desde diferentes logias a la Ley de Instrucción Primaria Obligatoria, el surgimiento de los Scouts, las Compañías de Bomberos, las Sociedades de Socorros Mutuo, etc. que Uds. encontrarán en detalle en estos documentos”.

[@peteroreilly8060]

As a very young child I remember my mother playing these at home, I felt so save and in a state of tranquility even a at a very early age. I did not know what was being played until much older of course, but those sounds were in me from early memory.

[@deadshepherd666]

I also remember fondly how my mother would play her piano when I was a child. I feel very blessed that I was raised by musicians, the means and inspiration to become a musician has been the greatest gift of my life.

[@ccmik123]

This is the most beautiful thing that i have heard

[@mariachiarazanolli2363]

Non ho mai sentito niente di più 'pulito'! Toccante!

[@petergrantham9918]

I finally remembered. In a lifetime my wife only admitted to liking one thing, Chopin Nocturnes. Now I finally know why. It is a fitting memory.

[@fjames208]

Ya se murió..sorry RIP

[@elias7748]

De St apparently not

[@manuelcoloma4509]

Vengo disfrutando del arte de éste enorme interprete desde hace cuarenta años y cada vez que lo escucho creo que es el mejor del siglo anterior y lo que va de éste. Mis agradecimientos.

[@phiphi71]

La version ultime des nocturnes de Frédéric chopin...la perfection et l'émotion à l'état pur...un enregistrement touché par la grâce

[@ovejanegra7355]

Since I'm chilean, I grew up listening how amazing Claudio Arrau was, "he's among the best ever, absolutely unique", "we should be proud of him" were statements that I heard frequently. Since at that time I was a kid, I ended forgetting about that cause at my home - sadly - my parents weren't big fans of classical music. When I started at my university I began to discover classical music on my own, listening as much as I could. At that time I developed a strong aversion for cheap patriotism in general, and for some weird reason, I got the stupid idea in my mind that all that praise Arrau got in my country was nothing more than an example of chauvinism, for that reason I never cared to listen to any of his recordings. Some years later, I was at a local music store, looking for some death metal albums and some Chopin's music played, hopefully, by Rubinstein (which was my favourite by a huge margin) but I couldn't find any; the only one available was this very same recording you uploaded, so I said "ahh well, let's give this guy a chance". What can I say, from the very beginning I was totally hooked, literally with my jaw open, listening Claudio Arrau giving me a lesson on how to play Chopin properly, like saying "see? this is what Chopin had in his mind when he composed this". The accents, how subtle some passages are, that tenderness and that sense of sadness reaching new highs that it never occurred to me it was possible. His command over the instrument is so impressive that - I don't care how cliché it sounds - it looks like the piano is an extension of his body. At that moment he became my favourite, all the rest began to sound to me like a badly translated book. Of course, I also felt like the biggest idiot in the world, for not giving Mr. Arrau a chance earlier. "He's among the best ever, absolutely unique", "we should be proud of him", today, being 42 years old I can say for sure, no chauvinism at all, just true statements that still fall short when describing the genius of Claudio Arrau. Thanks a lot for uploading this gem :)

[@classicalmusicreference]

Another gem : Chopin - 4 Scherzi, 4 Ballades, Barcarolle, Fantasia.. (reference recording : Claudio Arrau) kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnzQpX2ieqmretk

[@noone4271]

From Death Metal to this... Bravo - 🍷

[@juliogonzalez2039]

Concuerdo plenamente contigo, sobretodo con tu expresión acerca de que el instrumento es una extensión de si mismo. Es increible lo que el maestro lograba con el piano. Saludos.

[@paoloantunes1283]

Oveja Negra it was him who gave you a last chance, hahaha ... and you were smart to take it !! I agree cheap nationalism is despicable, but in this case it doesn’t apply... everyone should be proud of their own country genuine treasures, and if I were Chilean I’d be proud of Claudio, without nationalistic syndromes of course.. the important thing is that we’re able to appreciate ours and the other countries Arraus.. that’s what the internet should be all about

[@ovejanegra7355]

@@noone4271 Hahaha, just to be clear, I still listen to Death Metal bands, but my tastes in music are very varied, so depending on my mood I can listen to some kick ass metal song, a charming ballad from Ella Fitzgerald or a wonderful nocturne like the ones we can find in this recording :)

[@angeliquenomade1446]

Sublime..... J'adore comment M. Arrau rend ces Nocturnes de Chopin.... Magistral !

[@lucien7881]

Moi aussi. C'est simplement divin.

[@flavianon6866]

Ottimo Claudio Arrau... sapevi veramente capire la scrittura di Chopin. Eccellente!

[@Jps3bs]

Always the tender and passionate artist, Arrau has painted for us fortunate listeners a truly memorable, intimate and revealing performance. His brush glides over the keys and plays these Chopin nocturnes as if he is caressing a woman's beautiful soft skin with the intent of imparting his deep love and affection. Arrau proves in this recording, as he has in others, that he and Chopin are not only kindred spirits, but that he himself is quite the poet. How fortunate we are to hear this wonderful recording of a true master and interpreter of Chopin!

[@joludinaz]

Whoever you are, you are also a TRUE poet: what a beatiful command of the language you display! A pleasure, dear Guess. Just one consideration: I rather believe in Providence than fate. Good day, dear brother!

[@cortalezzi]

I love how Arrau play interprets chopin

[@anaelianaorellana1245]

Magnífico. Además que los nocturnos de Chopin son tan bellos y un bálsamo para el alma, los toca Claudio Arrau nuestro gran y querido pianista Chileno. Muchas gracias por este gran regalo.

[@jazzadosa]

Wow!!!. It would be difficult to find a finer interpretation of Chopin's nocturnes..... Arrau's recordings are a sublime expression of Chopin.....