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Great Recordings Of The Century - Dinu Lipatti
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0724356700321
Label: EMI Classics
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
MPN: 67003
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: EMI Classics
Release Date: May 04, 1999
Studio: EMI Classics
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Editorial Review:
It's easy to hear why these timeless recordings have virtually never been out of the catalog since Dinu Lipatti's untimely death in 1950 at age 33. Each movement of the Bach B-flat Partita is painstakingly detailed without sounding the least bit studied, unfolding with logic, eloquence, and a cogent sense of dance. The two Bach-Busoni chorale preludes are sculpted in long, singing lines. Then there's the effortless textural juggling Lipatti achieves to moving, spiritual effect in the Bach-Kempff Siciliano and renowned Bach-Hess "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring." By all accounts, Lipatti labored many hours perfecting the trills and various ornaments in the two Scarlatti sonatas, and it shows. The pianist's intense, impassioned Mozart A Minor Sonata reveals endless felicities of phrasing and touch with each relistening. Lastly, the two Schubert Impromptus, recorded at Lipatti's last recital, shimmer with concentrated, poetic refinement and serene joy that belie the fact that the pianist was mortally ill. Let's hope these cornerstone performances will be available for another 50 years at least. --Jed Distler
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Needs remastering
These are wonderful performances that are unfortunately marred by the dreaded "metallic-treble" disease. In other words, the beautiful lines of the upper register are practically unlistenable and irritatingly sharp and brittle. It's the worst engineering offense for vintage, analog piano recordings, and I have to turn down the sharp highs with the equalizer. EMI remastering is generally good, but not here. When Lipatti's playing of the Bach chorale preludes are hard to listen to because of the ... Read More
Rating:  - Great Recordings Of The Century Dinu Lipatti
A less than satisfying transfer of probably the greatest pianist of the century.
Sound quality is rough and noisy. Lipatti was the epitome of style and form, translating beautiful music.
Rating: - Dinu Lipatti
Superb artistry. In Lipatti's playing, you will hear much in familiar music that you had not heard before.
Rating: - Supremely sensitive musicianship
Dinu Lipatti's interpretation of these Bach partitas carries such poetry and fluid grace - never showy or rushed - that these stand among some of the finest recordings out there. He really brings out the ebb and flow of the music so that it seems to breathe with the life he gives them. The other Bach pieces, including the Cantata, Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring, are equally captivating as is his interpretation of Mozart's Piano Sonata No. 8.
Included also on the CD are two Scarlatti pieces, ... Read More
Rating: - Not disappointed!
I bought this CD of Dinu Lipatti playing Chopin's Waltzes largely based on the customer reviews on Amazon. Wow! I am not disappointed. Lupatti's technical skill is awesome but there is a delightful and enchanting quality about this recording that goes far beyond the technical perfection. I've heard many renditions of Chopin's Waltzes, but this far surpasses them all. Absolute delight!
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