Icon: Dinu Lipatti [Box Set]

Icon: Dinu Lipatti [Box Set]

Icon: Dinu Lipatti [Box Set]
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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer: Domenico Scarlatti
Composer: Frederic Chopin
Composer: Franz Liszt
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Composer: George Enescu
Composer: Robert Schumann
Composer: Edvard Grieg
Composer: Bela Bartok
Composer: Franz [Vienna] Schubert
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Conductor: Alceo Galliera
Conductor: Otto Ackermann
Conductor: Eduard Van Beinum
Conductor: Ernest Ansermet
Conductor: Paul Sacher
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra of London
Orchestra: Lucerne Festival Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 2008-09-02
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1): 1. Prelude
  2. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1): 2. Allemande
  3. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1): 3. Courante
  4. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1): 4. Sarabande
  5. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1): 5. Menuets 1 & 2
  6. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1): 6. Gigue
  7. Nun komm der Heiden Heiland (I), chorale prelude for organ (Orgel-Büchlein No. 1), BWV 599 (BC K28)
  8. Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (I), chorale prelude for organ (Orgel-Büchlein No. 41), BWV 639 (BC K68)
  9. Cantata No. 147, 'Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben,' BWV 147 (BC A174): Chorale: Jesu bleibet meine Freude
  10. Sonata for flute & keyboard in E flat major, BWV 1031: Siciliana
  11. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310 (K. 300d): 1. Allegro maestoso
  12. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310 (K. 300d): 2. Andante cantabile con espressione
  13. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310 (K. 300d): 3. Presto
  14. Sonata for keyboard in E major, K. 380 (L. 23) 'Cortège'
  15. Sonata for keyboard in D minor, K. 9 (L. 413), 'Pastorale'
  16. Nocturne for piano No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27/2, CT. 115
Music CD 2
  1. Waltz for piano No. 4 in F major, Op. 34/3, CT. 210
  2. Waltz for piano No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42, CT. 211
  3. Waltz for piano No. 6 in D flat major ('Minute'), Op. 64/1, CT. 212
  4. Waltz for piano No. 9 in A flat major ('L'adieu') Op. 69/1, CT. 215
  5. Waltz for piano No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213
  6. Waltz for piano No. 11 in G flat major, Op. 70/1, CT. 217
  7. Waltz for piano No. 10 in B minor, Op. 69/2, CT. 216
  8. Waltz for piano in E minor, KK IVa/15, CT. 222 (B. 56)
  9. Waltz for piano No. 3 in A minor, Op. 34/2, CT. 209
  10. Waltz for piano No. 8 in A flat major, Op. 64/3, CT. 214
  11. Waltz for piano No. 12 in F minor, Op. 70/2, CT. 218
  12. Waltz for piano No. 13 in D flat major, Op. 70/3, CT. 219
  13. Waltz for piano No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 18, CT. 207
  14. Waltz for piano No. 2 in A flat major, Op. 34/1, CT. 208
  15. Mazurka for piano No. 32 in C sharp minor, Op. 50/3, CT. 82
  16. Barcarolle for piano in F sharp major, Op. 60, CT. 6
Music CD 3
  1. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: 1. Allegro maestoso
  2. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: 2. Scherzo: Molto vivace
  3. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: 3. Largo
  4. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: 4. Finale: Presto ma non tanto
  5. Sonetto del Petrarca No. 104 (Pace non trovo; II) for piano (Années II/5), S. 161/5 (LW A55/5)
  6. Alborada del Gracioso, for orchestra
  7. Waltzes (16) for piano, 4 hands (or piano), Op. 39: No. 1 / No. 2 / No. 5 / No. 6 / No. 10 / No. 14 / No. 15
  8. Piano Sonata No. 3 in D major, Op. 24/3: 1. Vivace con brio
  9. Piano Sonata No. 3 in D major, Op. 24/3: 2. Andantino
  10. Piano Sonata No. 3 in D major, Op. 24/3: 3. Allegro con spirito
Music CD 4
  1. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54: 1. Allegro affettuoso
  2. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54: 2. Intermezzo: Andantino grazioso
  3. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54: 3. Allegro vivace
  4. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ('Elvira Madigan') K. 467: 1. Allegro maestoso
  5. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ('Elvira Madigan') K. 467: 2. Andante
  6. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ('Elvira Madigan') K. 467: 3. Allegro vivace assai
Music CD 5
  1. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: 1. Allegro molto moderato
  2. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: 2. Adagio
  3. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16: 3. Allegro moderato molto e marcato
  4. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: 1. Allegro maestoso
  5. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: 2. Romance: Larghetto
  6. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, CT. 47: 3. Rondo: Vivace
  7. Etude for piano No. 17 in E minor, Op. 25/5, CT.30
  8. Etude for piano No. 5 in G flat major, Op. 10/5, CT. 18
Music CD 6
  1. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052: 1. Allegro
  2. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052: 2. Adagio
  3. Concerto for harpsichord, strings & continuo No. 1 in D minor, BWV 1052: 3. Allegro
  4. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4): 1. Allegro maestoso
  5. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4): 2. Quasi adagio -
  6. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4): 3. Allegro vivace - Allegro animato -
  7. Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124 (LW H4): 4. Allegro marziale animato
  8. Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127 (completed by Tibor Serly): 1. Allegretto
  9. Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127 (completed by Tibor Serly): 2. Adagio religioso
  10. Piano Concerto No. 3 in E major, Sz. 119, BB 127 (completed by Tibor Serly): 3. Allegro vivace
Music CD 7
  1. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1): 1. Prelude
  2. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1): 2. Allemande
  3. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1): 3. Courante
  4. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1): 4. Sarabande
  5. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1): 5. Menuets 1 & 2
  6. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1): 6. Gigue
  7. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310 (K. 300d): 1. Allegro maestoso
  8. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310 (K. 300d): 2. Andante cantabile con espressione
  9. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310 (K. 300d): 3. Presto
  10. Impromptu for piano in G flat major, D. 899/3 (Op. 90/3)
  11. Impromptu for piano in E flat major, D. 899/2 (Op. 90/2)
  12. Waltz for piano No. 5 in A flat major, Op. 42, CT. 211
  13. Waltz for piano No. 6 in D flat major ('Minute'), Op. 64/1, CT. 212
  14. Waltz for piano No. 9 in A flat major ('L'adieu') Op. 69/1, CT. 215
  15. Waltz for piano No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64/2, CT. 213
  16. Waltz for piano No. 11 in G flat major, Op. 70/1, CT. 217
  17. Waltz for piano No. 10 in B minor, Op. 69/2, CT. 216
  18. Waltz for piano in E minor, KK IVa/15, CT. 222 (B. 56)
  19. Waltz for piano No. 3 in A minor, Op. 34/2, CT. 209
  20. Waltz for piano No. 4 in F major, Op. 34/3, CT. 210
  21. Waltz for piano No. 12 in F minor, Op. 70/2, CT. 218
  22. Waltz for piano No. 13 in D flat major, Op. 70/3, CT. 219
  23. Waltz for piano No. 8 in A flat major, Op. 64/3, CT. 214
  24. Waltz for piano No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 18, CT. 207

Music reviews of Icon: Dinu Lipatti [Box Set]

Music Review: The entire legacy of a great pianist who died very young
Rating: 5 Stars

Of the postwar artists who died tragiclaly young (Kathleen Ferrier, William Kapell, Guido Cantelli), the very youngest was Dinu Lipatti, who succumbed to leukemia at 33 in 1950. In death he has become as romantic a figure as any Dumas herione, his memory all the more elusive because of his angelic temperament and very truncated dsicography. Lipatti was a musician's musician, his style being refined, precise, and aristocratic. EMI owns all his commerical recordings, so far as I know, which are gathered here as one of their "Icons."

The series is admirable as an omnium gatherum, making it easy with one purchase to get everything the selected artist has done on EMI. Because of his lasting fame, not much of Lipatti has stayed out of print for long, and the extras found here (e.g., Liszt Cto. #1 and Bartok Cto. #3) are dim radio broadcasts. The actual studio work easily fits on 5 or 6 CDs -- even then we get duplicaitons of Lipatti's definitive LP of Chopin Waltzes (about which I am in the minority, finding each waltz too uniformly fleet and aloof).

In any event, the price at Amazon Marketplace is very cheap, so if you don't know Lipatti's art and can abide mono recordings from the immediate postwar years (never a pleasure on the ear), it's wonderful that he hasn't been forgotten.

Here's the complete program for the 7 CD set:

Bach, J S:
Partita No. 1 in B flat major, BWV825

Keyboard Concerto No. 1 in D minor, BWV1052

Bartók:
Piano Concerto No. 3, BB 127, Sz. 119

Brahms:
Waltz, Op. 39 No. 1 in B major

Waltz, Op. 39 No. 2 in E major

Waltz, Op. 39 No. 5 in E major

Waltz, Op. 39 No. 6 in C sharp major

Waltz, Op. 39 No. 10 in G major

Waltz, Op. 39 No. 14 in A minor

Waltz, Op. 39 No. 15 in A flat major

Chopin:
Nocturne No. 8 in D flat major, Op. 27 No. 2

Waltzes Nos. 1-14

Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Enescu:
Piano Sonata No. 3 in D major, Op. 24/3

Grieg:
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16

Liszt:
Petrarch Sonnet No. 104 Années de Pèlerinage: Deuxième année, Italie, S161/5

Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S124

Mozart:
Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K310

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K467 'Elvira Madigan'

Ravel:
Alborada del gracioso (Miroirs No. 4)

Scarlatti, D:
Keyboard Sonata K380 in E major

Keyboard Sonata K9 in D minor

Schubert:
Impromptu in E flat major, D899 No. 2

Impromptu in G flat major, D899 No. 3

Schumann:
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54


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Dinu Lipatti- The Master Pianist plays Bach, Chopin, Liszt, Mozart, Grieg, Schumann, Bartok and Schubert on this seven CD set. Dinu Lipatti (1917- 1950 ) was a Romanian classical pianist and composer whose career was tragically cut short by his death from Hodgkin's disease at age 33. Despite his short career and a relatively small recorded legacy, Lipatti is considered one of the finest pianists of the 20th century.

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