Dinu Lipatti - Chopin - Valse Brilliante

[ctsit]

Really, who plays like this anymore? Simply nobody. I have studied this instrument all my life and have never heard anybody with a lighter, more elegant tone, and a finer sense of timing and overall timing. It is so inspiring to hear him play. He defies any rules, and pedantic approach.

He really is beyond anybody I know. Fantastic!

[suzjazz]

@ctsit I totally agree. he belongs to the true Romantic tradition of the 19th century, like Artur Rubinstein (another of my favorite pianists) This means he plays the waltzes with superb passion but also grace. He does not overuse tempo rubato as so many pianists do these days. A tragedy he died so young.

[moshiko7701]

i think nobody i know (and i shell be glad to hear differenttly0surpasses the chopin valses then dear dinu

[MadamePingPing]

j'adore, il joue magnifiquement

[laughingsashka]

A magnificent performance. What a tragedy that he should have died so ridiculously young!

[MusikPiratCH]

I adore Dinu Lipatti very much and I consider him as one of the best pianists that ever lived.

I still have to critizise the Fontana's versions Lipatti used in stead of Chopin's's! And I'm so used to Artur Rubinstein (whom I prefer) ... :D However I agree that Lipatti had his own style and an angellike way to play! So thankfull that I got in touch with his playing by a gift of my cousin!

[99hoolio]

Can't really be beaten, can it?

[dollys27]

@99hoolio Yes, altho I do appreciate Lipatti very much and because he is a Romanian as I am, I think Lang Lang's version is played much more liltingly, as a waltz should be played....Dinu plays it too fast.

[Pollione88]

Lipatti's playing radiates a sheen of consummate professionalism which really gives this piece a big boost. I've been a big Lipatti fan ever since his release of this recording. Before that, I didn't understand any of his work. Too artsy, too intellectual with an unbalanced emphasis on technical virtuosity at the expense of immediate emotional expressivity and honesty. Here, the brilliant playing of Lipatti comes into his own through his complete mastery of style, technique & emotional maturity

[oldgypsytap]

This brilliance makes me weep...

[dwrenched]

Exquisite, Chopin played by Lipatti; both men so sadly lost so young.

[Cervantes838]

Speechless... this is so goooooooood

[chendoIs]

just brilliant..

[nintendomaster96312]

Exquisit! I finished this piece and probably will get to his stage, IF, I work hard!

[marcelbancila]

The best performance of this song ever! Bravo!

[TDoubleE2007]

@dollys27 yeah i heard that too... for obvious reasons its brilliant

[maratom34]

Thanks for posting

[cadinho36]

just the best performance

[monicapianista]

A M A Z I N G ! !

[passacaglia28]

What skill! Thank you for posting.

[advisorC101]

This is such a sweet performance. I can just.. FEEL the harmony flowing through me. Such warm playing..

This man is a master musician.

[organman52]

Isn't it exquisite? What an unparalleled tragedy that he died at such a young age.

Just listen to those repeated notes !

I love the way he has a complete grasp of the total picture and such perfect technique that the music flows as naturally as nature itself.

He is the greatest example of an intermediary.

[advisorC101]

Absolutely!

[anzioa]

i wish he had played this on a better piano. It is sooo beautiful but the tone sounds tingy.

[annyamry78]

m a g n i f i k

[TheIWILLSAVEYOU]

may i use your video for my blog?

[marcbarbu]

yes!

[itadakimasu2666]

EXCELLENT, CRISPY STACCATOS.

It's really a pleasure to listen to a pro play.

[perla51]

Excellent pianist !!!!!  Very nice performance !!!!! Perla.

[dollys27]

Lipatti's proboscis is simply a Roman or a Romanian nose, and I think he is quite handsome as well as a brilliant pianist!

[ipmoic]

A prominent proboscis--as with all men of distinction!

This is a total delight and has me "seeing" Chopin with new ears!!

[LizokUkrainskaja]

Браво!!!

[paulostroff99]

As good as it gets! Bravo! TY.

[marcbarbu]

if it is me whom you are thanking, then it's been my pleasure to post those masterpieces and i will post others as soon as i have some free time.

[paulostroff99]

marcharbu-thank you again for posting this gem of an artist and performer as well.

[dilibau]

what differentiates Dinu Lipatti from the others in rendering Chopin's masterpieces is the actual flow of the pieces...everything seems so continuous that at the end of the play the listener actually gets the overall impression, not the segmented impression... correct me if I'm wrong but I think this is one of the greatest rendintions available for modern ears of Chopin's grande valse brilliante

[bsschmitz]

Someone said Chopin liked this composition the best of his works. Does anyone know? He (Chopin) would have appreciated its rendition by Dinu Lipatti

[rubestuh]

@bsschmitz My memory may be faulty, but I believe that Chopin's favorite among his waltzes was the one in A minor Op. 34, no. 2.

Lipatti's version, a beautiful one of course, is here on YouTube.

[snozzefactor]

I particularly like the way he captured the "chattering" quality of this waltz ... you can really hear the Society ladies gossiping to each other.

[soami2u]

One of the greatest tragedies of 20th century music was the death of Dinu Lipatti at the age of 33. Had he lived a full lifespan he would have been the century's single greatest pianist. He and his fellow Romanian Clara Haskil were Cortot's best students. Both of them musicians par excellence...each different, but with that impeccable technique and poetry of the very highest order. Time may dull the recorded sound a little, but Lipatti's Waltzes will never be surpassed.

[soami2u]

The model

[EXSNOOC]

He used a C.Bechstein for his interpretations, i think it´s the reason for this remarkable full sound.

[owling9]

Amazing ..... I've never heard of him before tongiht. Research more. He's stunning !

[dewey44]

Lipatti is certainly one of the best, if not the best, exponent of Chopin's waltzes. He doesn't play them-he breathes them.

[GECKIRE]

JUST... PERFECTION

[tHEnOOSEsWING]

this performance is almost picture perfect.

[concerto35]

Dinu Lipatti's version of the Chopin's Concerto in E minor is impeccable and immaculate. His clarity is unmatched. His rendition of this work is a model for all others.

[Spiritakis]

I remember quite well my first experience with Dinu Lipatti's playing - Chopin waltzes. I was afraid that he would not justify lots of superlatives I'd read about him and that he would not stand up to Rubinstein's waltzes renditions I had been used to. And how wrong I was! Lipatti's Chopin just blew me away, together with Rubinstein whose waltzes seem a bit boring in comparison. Lipatti has power but is not vulgar, he has control of the melody but is not dull as many others in these pieces are.

[angelastefanescu]

Brilliant.Dinu Lipatti was a romanian clasical pianist. He is one of the finest pianists of the 20th century. He was composer Too, who wrote in a neoclassical style with romanian influenses. Thanks awfully for posting.

[marcbarbu]

placerea e de partea mea :)

[angelastefanescu]

Felicitari pentru acest canal minunat

[alyda12345678910]

wow....Chopin is the best...yeah...but Lipatti plays the piano amazing!!!!!

[Trepper1940]

I agree, simply the best. Chopin´s music at its maximum

[Raymondo30837]

Thank you again for posting this superb video. Just magnificent. ps. I agree. Thanks

[paulostroff99]

Superb! Bravo! TY.

[zionlight]

holy f*ck! amazing... i dont know much bout pianos... but that sounded freakin fast but still with a passion you could feel through... wow

[dinastein44]

Isn't it great? I love Lipatti.

[Raymondo30837]

Lapatti was a true master of his art. Magnificant

[Merlin1940]

Trying to dance Chopin valses proves them undanceable, as usually said. Excepted when you stumble on Dinu Lipatti: while even faster than others, much faster, they pull you out of your chair and throw you on the dance floor. Full at the same time of energy and sensibility, expression and soberness, personality and accurateness. Makes the best contemporaries sound mannered; none approaches him.

Wed 2 Apr 2008 06:42 GMT

[MI6MI5]

Simply the BEST

[dinastein44]

Multumesc!!! This is fantastic! I have been looking for Lipattis version of Chopin's grande valse brillante for YEARS! Thank you so much.

[Tacitus87]

op18 no1 interpretat de Lipatti Incredibil Multumesc mult pentru postare Ma las de Ashkenazy.

[GiovanniEMB]

Ceci est bien d'avantage qu'une meilleure interprétation à tout jamais d'une valse de Chopin; ceci est pareillement le manifeste éthique et esthétique du pianiste moderne. Une gifle à tous ses contemporains et un défi (insurmontable) aux générations à venir. On lui pardonnera bien de jouer ceci de manière apparemment insouciante et sage. Il faut lire derrière la façade et s'agenouiller.

[Merlin1940]

GiovanniEMB (worth translating):

« This is much more than a best rendering ever of a Chopin Valse ; this is also the modern pianist ethics and esthetics manifesto. A slap on the face of all his contemporaries and an (impossible) challenge for the future generations. He will be forgiven for playing this in an apparently reckless and well-behaved manner. We need read behind the frontage and kneel down. »

Wed 2 Apr 2008 07:58 GMT