"Piano Lessons with Claudio Arrau", by Victoria A. von Arx

A demonstration of the basic arm weight techniques used by Claudio Arrau, as taught by Victoria A. von Arx, who wrote a book on it based on firsthand accounts from Arrau's students, and several audio recordings of his lessons.

This is a video that goes with the book. I've put it here since it's only available as a Flash video on their website, and also to preserve it long after their website goes down (which it will!) This is a brief demonstration of the basic piano techniques employed by Claudio Arrau.

From: http://global.oup.com/us/companion.we...



0:15 Finger motion
1:57 Vertical arm motion downward motion
2:55 Vertical arm motion upward motion
3:53 Reciprocal downward/upward motion
4:38 Reciprocal downward/upward motion dynamic shaping
5:55 Reciprocal downward/upward motion unequal note values, dotted rhythms
7:15 Vibration
9:24 Rotation
10:44 Rotation with upper arm rotation
12:13 Circular motion



Also see these two full lessons, uploaded by Bennett Lerner:

Lesson with Claudio Arrau: Beethoven “Eroica” Variations (1967)
   • Lesson with Claudio Arrau: Beethoven ...  

Lesson with Claudio Arrau: Strauss “Burleske” (late ‘60s)
   • Lesson with Claudio Arrau: Strauss “B...  

Lerner also has a twopart lesson of his own, passing on Arrau's teachings:

   • The Teachings and Piano Technique of ...   (part 1)
   • The Teachings and Piano Technique of ...   (part 2)

Arrau student Noel Nascimento has uploaded a threepart lesson of his own, titled "The Piano School":

   • The Piano School Part 1. The Art of P...   (part 1)
   • The Piano School Part 2. The Art of P...   (part 2)
   • The Piano School Part 3.  The Art of ...   (part 3)



Also interesting, uploaded by quercus243:

Arrau voicing his thoughts on Beethoven's sonatas;
   • Claudio Arrau: Thoughts on Beethoven'...  

and introducing the Beethoven piano concertos:
   • Claudio Arrau Introduces the Beethove...  



Arrau himself on technique (although briefly):
   • Claudio Arrau  Art Of Piano   around 2:06



Buy the book: http://www.amazon.com/PianoLessonsC...

Description of the book:

This indepth study of Arrau's principles and philosophy of technique and performance draws on information from published interviews with Arrau, from numerous interviews with Arrau's pupils, and from the author's experience in studying piano with two of them. Transcripts of actual lessons given by Arrau and preserved on tape present in his own words a detailed account of his technical and interpretive ideas about five major works of the piano repertory. References to over one hundred examples from Arrau's filmed recordings enable readers to observe the elements of Arrau's famed technique in action.