Schumann Piano Concerto Op.54-1(1/2), Dinu Lipatti

[iLOVEmusicAH]

Schumann & Lipatti & Karajan = virtuosos & Geniuses!!

[cigtt]

schumann is so so underrated. in my opinion he created some of the most beautiful music in the repertoire.

[Devoraak]

Conductor, composer, pianist

all dead, and yet alive

because they each hold a piece of the eternal.

I

[andreea140794]

He was born in Romania (my country) :O Oh my God that's so great ,I'm so proud :D

[darkblueangel1956]

Ormai divenuta leggendaria questa meravigliosa incisione di Lipatti, con la sua luminosa e levigata sonorità, con la tecnica di strabiliante infallibilità, e un senso interpretativo pieno di lirismo sobrio ma armoniosamente moderno e attuale. Tutta la genialità dell'interprete al servizio del Capolavoro, con umiltà e dedizione !!! Da Gran Premio del Disco, se si pensa che è stata incisa negli anni '50 !!!!!!!

[paulostroff99]

Incomparable. TY yoyolove for sharing.

[BuiAlexander]

whenever i perform this, even for my friends in school, they say this music is so beautiful and amazing. how can anyone dislike this?? ahem 1 person

[MsNichelino]

buonanotte.

[cdherta]

sublime !comme roumain j'aprecie beaucoup Dinu et toute son oeuvre et son talent hors commun.



[kurzelukdaniel]

I'm proud to be one of Lipatti's compatriots. Best wishes from Romania, and thousands thanks for this splendid piece of music. A+, Dani.

[Luckynoquestionmark]

Good news. Lipatti lives again every time he plays Schumann's Concerto in A Minor/Philharmonia/von Karajan. The 12-inch 78 rpm Columbia records of this (8 sides) were bought in Wellington, N.Z. in 1950. I've transcribed this masterpiece onto a STEREO CD. There's not enough room here for the superlatives. He was superb. I've also transcribed Lipatti's Grieg's Concerto in A Minor/Philharmonia/Alceo Galliera (7 sides) and Chopin's Waltz in A Flat Major (1 side). Thanks to Dinu and Columbia.

[ceciliadragosadi]

@snaaptaker.

Thank you so much.

[dtolbiac]

I believe this record was my first LP in the last fifties, when I was a young boy, and I've always kept the first attack in my ear.

[Fernandocatan]

The best piano concert ever written played by an excellent pianist. Both Robert and Clara Schumann would have loved listening to it.

10 stars

Fer

[pushbiker]

Poor man, BEST PIANIST EVER, and then having to deal with a bunch of idiots who have never understand anyhing of the art of music... my God, I can't listen to this...this hurts... this hurts.........................

[mradipatti]

and did you know he died soooo young ? ( groan )

[Vuongmusic]

i am playing this piece right now.

[youququq]

Wonderful! Especailly when taking in account that is has been recorded only 3 years after the catastrophe of WW 2 was gone... Incredible!

[paulostroff99]

As good as was ever recorded!

[Fernandocatan]

A supermasterpiece which will last forever.

Thanks for sharing that.

Ciao

Fer

[foerster]

thanks for posting here this legendary perfomance, so full of truth, and really uncomparable. Two of the greatest: Lipatti and Herbert von Karajan. And, yes, three: Robert Schumann!

[1980NewWave]

The beginning with the oboe is WAY too fast and faint (thought the latter could be due to the recording).

Not my favourite rendition. I prefer the Amir Katz performance that you can find on YouTube.

[FlashyCat2008]

Listened to Katz performance on YouTube. Better than most, no comparison to Lipatti. He pounds most of the notes, no connection with the music. Even a 10 year old can crank out the notes, but there is more to it. Lipatti has this extra something. Lesser pianists: Horowitz, Richter, etc...can sometimes be stunning but other times atrocious. Lipatti is always on.

[youququq]

@FlashyCat2008

No doubt that this is one of the best recordings of this piece.

But from the as you say "lesser pianists" you know more than 30 recordings while form Lipatti (unfortunately) there are only some few. No wonder that the "lesser pianists" not always please you...

[FlashyCat2008]

@youququq

I am not sure I understand your remark, do you mean to say that Lipatti is not well represented?

7 Concertos

Complete waltzes

Numerous sonatas

Basically 7 CD's worth of music.

He had plenty of time to turn out mediocre recordings but did not. Comparing his average output to other greats, and they are great, I would still call them "lesser pianists".

Let me know if I misunderstood your comment.

[idwiw6057]

@FlashyCat2008 omg you told him u badazz

[EASYTIGER10]

Lovely performance by Lipatti there. The oboist sounded pretty weedy though. I spose its a different era.

[duesselalster]

clear and touching

[musicpiano14]

his soul was pure!

[uhartchristian]

Lipatti has a natural way of phrasing and all his recordings are great. he left us too early otherwise he would have left an incredible amount of good recordings.

[richardpoplawski]

Oh my goodness! Lipatti plays it so definitively! Why does Schumann sound so right? Myra Hess performs Schumann likewise! Why can't any other concert pianists get it?

[demianxss]

For the same reason you and I can't, its quite damn hard to get every single little phrasing right. :<

[werewethere]

Another great performance

[miliona1re]

He died too young what a serious loss :(

[FlashyCat2008]

@idwiw6057

Lymphoma.

God grants talent to people as a gift, no strings attached. If they choose to mock him ie (Elton John) and others, this is their choice. The ultimate price of sin is death, sooner or later.

[AZIMUTH595]

@idwiw6057 no, leuchemia. But you can't possibly know what that is, you only know about butts, BUTTHEAD!

[castout888]

not to be all high and mighty, but im pretty sure he hit a wrong note on the opening line....just saying. this is still great

[voolare]

no he didn't. I have the CD where u can here it better.

[pianomike1]

Unrivalled to date.

[EuropeanArchive]

Thanks. I have the 1957 French lp incarnation. Does not sound so well as this one!

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Rolf

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[soami2u]

Superb. If humanity could have only one recording of the Schumann Concerto, let it be this one.

[voolare]

I would be undecided between this one and Clara Haskil's

[mltube]

I think humanity should take a vote, suami :-) Good performance, but without going into much details, I shall take Richter's (and probably some more) any day before this one.

[FlashyCat2008]

I hope you are joking. I respect Richter more so than most pianists but please, you can't be serious. Their is a reason why the popular "informed" consensus is that this is the best recording of the Schumann concerto ever.

[thuztra]

Simply awesome- soulful, fiery and potent performance. Thanks, YoyoloveT.

[dewey44]

A tragedy that such a great artist was taken from us at such a young age. What wonderful performances we have not be able to treasure and enjoy. RIP Dinu Lipatti.

[miliona1re]

Dinu Lipatti is one of the most talented pianist i've ever heard

[JulesJapan]

wonderful playing.

[bozebro201]

Best recording of this piece there is, by one of the greatest pianists of all time.

Some pianists try to impress, some to stun, some to sqeeze out their sentimental gush to move you; Lipatti simply uplifts!

[Ankhsnammon]

Sir Paulostroff99...you seem to know me...maybe from another avatar?How could you know that I love dinu????

Thanks for this jewel!!!

ankhsnammon

[MazarPasa]

I'm proud to be Romanian, Dinu Lipatti was a grat artist

[snaaptaker]

If you think this performance is great, and it is, listen (if you can find it) to Lipatti's "live" concert recording with L'Orchestre de La Suisse Romande, conducted by Ernest Ansermet,recorded in Geneva,22 Feb. 1950. It was performed less than 10 months before he died. He was so weak that he could barely walk up the stairs to the stage. And yet this is one of the most powerful, passionate, and electric performances (of any piece) that you will ever hear.

[yoyoloveT]

I wish I could find it! Reading to your comment, tears in my eyes (; ;) Why can people shine at the very last moment of their life....

[snaaptaker]

I'm sorry, I did not wish to make you sad. But I'm certain that he's still shining.

I have the performance I mentioned on an old LP. I don't know if it's been (or will be) reissued on CD. One can only hope.

[VivaRenata]

@yoyoloveT To answer your question, listen to the end of Traviata ... but more seriously, Lipatti shone at every moment of his musical life. I do not own a version of the Schumann concerto, but have many other old LP:s with Lipatti. His interpretations are superior to most of the pianists that I admire.

[snaaptaker]

@yoyoloveT The other Lipatti recording of this concerto w/Ansermet that I wrote you about, 2 years ago, is now on YT. If you haven't already heard it, it's been posted by markarama23.

Enjoy. I think you'll love it, and you may agree that it's an even greater performance than this one.

[GiovanniEMB]

Thanks for your commentary. I have a certitude, Lipatti was the best performer ever of Bartoks' second piano concerto. Rak3 is nothing compared to it. The concert at Viktoria Hall with Ansermet was a epochal Triumph. Sorry, not recorded ...

[etude12]

Thank you for saying that- I didn't know about that 50's performance. A physically dying man playing the music of a mentally dying man. That is so beautiful and appropriate. I was just reading the suicide note Schumann wrote- about throwing his wedding ring in the Rhone and wanting Clara to re-unite them by doing so herself, then I read this comment! Well, if I wasn't crying enough then, I am now! That is such a tragic but wonderful combination of composer and performer.

[etude12]

Whoops! I meant Rhine!..also, I am referring to what snaaptaker previously said- I swear, I'm not insane (no pun intended)....!

[AZIMUTH595]

@snaaptaker It's true, that was THE performance of this concerto!...

[nico22059]

@snaaptaker I listened to that recording you mention three or four times in one of my local classical music radio station. I could not avoid tearing all those times...

That may be the definite interpretation of Schuman´s piano concerto, I don´t think anyone´ll ever surpass that one, so full of romanticism and power.

[Fernandocatan]

@nico22059

I completely agree with you. Why recording new Schumann's piano concerts when you can listen to that?

[nico22059]

@Fernandocatan Why recording new Schumann´s piano concerts? Because Schumann´s piano concerto is a masterpiece! I absolutely love it, and I wish I´ll be able to record it some day, although I know I´ll never come close to Lipatti´s standard. Anyway I don´t think anyone´ll ever beat him

[ceciliadragosadi]

@snaaptaker

I'd like to listen to that concert. It must be somewhere recorded.

[snaaptaker]

@ceciliadragosadi It is here on YouTube, posted by markarama23. Enjoy.

[paulostroff99]

Brilliant! Bravo! TY.

[Raymondo30837]

A truely wonderfull listening pleasure. Thanks for posting this work of a great pianist. Sadly no more.

[Yootoo89]

Dinu Lipatti este unic pentru romani... este unic pentru Univers....

Interpretarile lui vor ramane pentru eternitate... L-am adorat ...

[cervsancho]

Il putem adora in continuare; e printre noi si continua sa incerce sa ne faca mai buni, mai reflexivi...mai oameni!

[WelshSaddler]

Superb performance by a pianist without equal. Excellent recording quality too, bearing in mind it dates from around 1947 (I think).

Many thanks for posting this - you've made my day!!

[yoyoloveT]

Thank you very much.

This is, actually, my father's favourite. From the booklet: it was recored on 9,10. IV. 1948, No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, with Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Herbert

von Karajan.

(I love your expression:" You've made my day" )