Dinu Lipatti - Chopin Grande Valse Brillante Op. 34 n. 1 in A flat major (n. 2), 1947!

[advisorC101]

He understood Chopin's heart so well.

[sdegrace]

La clarté dans les traits rapides et le velouté de la touche sont difficiles à battre.

[uhartchristian]

what a wonderful soundquality. Walter Legge and Dinu Lipatti, a fruitful meeting.....

[sll10]

Shame recording is so out of tune...however, this is from the greatest performance of the waltzes on record imo.

[GiovanniEMB]

Yes and no. Dinu Lipatti recorded 14 valses in Genava in 1950. This One is recorded in London in 1947 at Abbey Road Studio. The piano must be a very good Steinway B 211. A rare recording.

[sll10]

Has this recording been released on CD?

[markarama23]

@sll10 It was on APR's CD set of Lipatti's 1947 London EMI Recordings, and is now on a Japanese label, Opus Kura...

[sll10]

@markarama23 Thanks!

[markarama23]

@GiovanniEMB Actually it's Steinway 299 ;-)  Great piano! And of course great playing!

[GiovanniEMB]

@markarama23 Thank you for the piano number. 299 is very low. At this Time, for a Pianist, a Steinway was a very personal thing. For example the Steinway of Edwin Fisher is by the family of a pupils.

[msg355]

@sll10 it's perfectly in tune..i have perfect pitch, and i would know...

[sll10]

@msg355 You do! (So do I and it's definitely out of tune)!