March 2017 will see the 100th anniversary of the birth of famous Romanian pianist Dinu Lipatti (March 19, 1917 – December 2, 1950). On this occasion we will release a 3CD budget box including his Concerto album with Herbert von Karajan, a CD of works by Chopin, Liszt, Ravel, Brahms and Enescu, and his Last Recital in Besançon, recorded only two and a half months before his tragic death in 1950. All three CDs are also in the Icon box dedicated to the pianist (5099920731823) but the Besançon Recital included here benefits from a 24-bit/96kHz remastering made for a Japanese SACD edition in 2011.
P**O
Superb performances maimed by horrible sound quality
A pity...these are legendary recordings by the great master Lipatti, but the sound quality of this specific collection is absolutely disappointing. I had separate CDs of the last recital (which here sounds the worst of the whole CD box) and the sound was not nearly as metallic and void of warmth as this one. I think that someone, in order to "clean up" the old recording sound, ended up cutting a lot of frequencies...too bad!
M**E
No SACD included
I purchased this in part because the line under the title said "3CD, SACD." There are no SACDs or hybrid CD-SACDs, only three standard CDs.As a set of three CDs, seems like a good introduction to Lipatti, who had such a deft touch.
J**V
A wonderful collection
I forget how I found out about Mr. Lipatti who unfortunately died young. This is a wonderful compilation. A light, skilled, and authoritative touch on the keyboard. This from a non-musician.
A**R
his last concert as he was seriously ill is wonderful. He could not finish the last selection.....
a remarkable pianist
A**R
Excellent pianist. Sound quality variable - but not suprising ...
Excellent pianist. Sound quality variable - but not suprising as he died in 1950. Three CDs at this price tremendous value.
M**K
Ein Jahrhundertpianist, der viel zu früh gehen mußte - "Wen die Götter lieben..."
Diese Edition versammelt die meisten von Lipattis zurecht legendären Aufnahmen - unter anderen seine wunderbare Studio-Einspielung der Chopin-Walzer. Hier hört man ein Klavierspiel, das heutzutage (leider) weitestgehend ausgestorben ist (sieht man von Grigory Sokolov ab): Freiheiten im Umgang mit der Agogik, eine überbordende Musikalität, das alles bei makelloser Technik, die jedoch niemals in den Vordergrund rückt, wie das heute bei so vielen jungen Pianistinnen und Pianisten lästige Angewohnheit geworden ist.Alles in allem für Klaviermusikliebhaber ein absolutes Muß!
T**T
O death where is thy sting, O grave thy victory?
Elégant, sublime. On pleut la disparition si tôt d'un artiste imparable. Son Schubert est une pure merveille
M**I
Immortel,mais décédé à 33 ans !
Rien à dire : quel musicien, quelle perte pour la musique. Il existe aussi un coffret de 10 CD.
P**T
Tout est dit...
... et l'on vient trop tard, s'agissant de célébrer le génie musical de l'interprète exceptionnel que fut Dinu Lipatti. Le centenaire de sa naissance incite aux rééditions de sa discographie, hélas trop courte. Les 3 CD de cette compilation présentent des enregistrements (remastérisés en 2008) de 9 compositeurs, de Bach à Schumann (par ordre alphabétique). Versions essentielles, sur lesquelles le temps n'a pas de prise. Le CD 3 notamment présente le mythique dernier concert (Besançon, 16 septembre 1950), avec les valses de Chopin - sans la "14ème", chère à André Tubeuf. Le concerto 21 de Mozart, dont le Karajan de 1950 avait une conception aujourd'hui désuète, est devenu une curiosité. La sonate n°3 d'Enescu ravira en priorité les enescuphiles.
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