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Claudio Arrau Live at Tanglewood on CD

Nothing could be more different than Arrau's approach to Mozart even in the early stages of his career. Certainly, other pianists in those days gave full value to the dramatic power of the minor-key sonatas. But very few approached with the sheer volcanic force he brought to those bass octaves and no-hold's-barred style in seemingly less serious works.