Dinu Lipatti - Barcarolle for piano in F sharp Major op 60

[Gioagla]

un mare ,mare muzician roman ...sant ferm ca Henry Mancini stia de el ..!!! respecte Maestre

[lamazopa21]

This is one of my favorite works by Chopin. This recording by Lipatti is quite special. Restrained, poetic, intensely personal yet pure Chopin.

[inocentiu5]

Dinu Lipatti , fiu al Mamei Divine !

[VVKY10]

Snow drizzles outside

Gentle glow in the fireplace

Warmth of a woolen blanket

Lipatti on the iPod.



[fredericfranc]

...the guy had freakishly huge hands, and a technique to match, never mind all that, all you hear is the music...the interpretation, by "contemporary standards" is fairly eccentric, he does all kinds of strange little things all over the place, but none of it stands out...it is all so freaking convincing...he is on the side of the angels...or they on his...

[RenegadeMinister]

This is my favorite recording of this piece. The brief moment of silence at 1:42 has always been my favorite use of space, like the musical version of the gap between the fingers on The Creation of Adam.

[ericmarseille2]

Divin



[moshiko7701]

so marvelouse playing MAGIC.....

[thinkgreenlovepurple]

it's magic!!!! 

[4cledefa]

it isn't music, it's life's essence

when I listen to it my heart beats in rithm

[4cledefa]

it isn't music, it's life's essence

[iscarfe]

Glad to see so many others agree that this is truly the definitive recording.

[nicolkidmanlover5201]

sounds nothing like Barcarolle.

[jasquilaria]

Rubinstein's tone is always perfect but I prefer Dinu's playing because I feel like it can stop my brain and my heart.

[coolcallboy]

Amazing!

[dantitustimshu]

Lipatti was said to be dissatisfied with this recording and hoped to re-record it...unfortunately he passed away before his wish could be fulfilled. Despite how the pianist himself had felt...this is sheer perfection...a slice of heaven.

[mycatsapunk]

Pure poetry. Lipatti is astoundng.

[petrof4056]

Who's the fucking guy who disliked this??

How can we disliking this??? It is the perfect Barcarolle!! Lipatti's sound, his simplicity makes him better than the others

[funklover24]

Wonderful playing. I love it.

[PhillipLWilcher]

Perfection!

[fredericfranc]

Comparing ddifferent interpretations of a work like this is supposed to be stupid by definition, but this here sounds so stupefyingly convincing, you want to say, after this, all those other people should not try to get near the piece, because all they can do is to make fools of themselves, right? His secret seems to be underplaying deliberately; he has a reserve of power and technique, and you sense it there hovering...

[WayneYLeigh]

This is THE ONE! The definitive Chopin Barcarolle!

[stockcar5472]

Look at the size of those hands!

[callseba]

unbelievable

[pianopianissima]

for me one of the most beautiful versions of this piece, so poetic.

[danielbream]

Bellissimo...

[goroundit123]

Clara Haskill a friend was an admirer...could you find a better recommendation...

[libetta]

i just noticed now the bell-like ringing quality of the piano especially in the treble towards the end. wow!

[Paulo78180]

S'il avait vécu plus longtemps, sans doute Dinu serait-il devenu une référence absolue pianistique...(il en est déjà une quelque part)

[emmy14931]

Great!!

[geschwitz4]

For 20 years now this recording has had my vote as the most perfect piano recording ever made

[paulostroff99]

Lipatti shall live on in our hearts forever! Bravo!

[soami2u]

Perfection!!!...Lipatti gets everything just right...the rhythm, tempo (no, it's NOT too fast!)...sound, just the right amount of rubato...Lipatti makes it an authentic Venetian boat song, full of romance, longing, nostalgia..a masterful performance of one of Chopin's greatest works that all pianists can aspire to-- but never will-- equal or surpass

[ckrause5]

I couldn't agree with you more. Every time I listen to this I am out on that gondola with Lipatti, feeling the lapping of the currents in the lagoon and the glistening reflections of light on the water.

[MusicFromTheStars]

*Sigh*

How I love classical music. <3

[fatbaldcunt]

i played this piece as part of my finals recital for my BA degree in 1976. I'd never heard of Dinu Lipati in those days, and quite frankly it's probably just as well because if I'd heard his version of the Barcarolle I would never have had the nerve to play the piano in public at all let alone this late, autumnal Chopin masterpiece. He achieves such astonishing colours with such effortless elegant phrasing. I only wish he played this piece a little slower.

[ilovescarlatti]

Lipatti is at the heaven...in our hearth .. ever

[gibbogle]

I adore Lipatti and Chopin. Here they come together in 8 minutes of great beauty.

[billyguns2]

I've heard just about all the recordings of this magnificent piece, and only Lipatti is at the top of some very distinguished ones. This is music making and piano playing at its absolute greatest. Other good recordings are Horowitz's RCA recording, Rubinstein's 1957 recording, and Moiseiwitsch, but Lipatti's will always be unsurpassed overall. What a tragedy he died so young!

[lilycrumble]

le son Lipatti...quelle merveille!

[olenushka77]

Thank you very much for posting this! Really sensational playing! P.S.The Barcarolle is composed in F sharp MAJOR:-)

[musicdivinemusic]

Marvellous playing, marvellous piano sound, excellent recording quality, very clear. Thanks for sharing, this is superduper 5 stars.

[K189T]

We love you, Dinu. We miss you... Why did you die so young?

[nico22059]

This is definitely the best recording ever of this masterpiece! Only a few can match this performance, Rubinstein and Sofronotsky...

Thanks for posting this!

[ckrause5]

This is most definitely the best and Rubinstein isn't even in the same league. Rubinstein's playing has no poetry, it is all too square, to one-dimensional dynamically, and has no sense of the sea. After all, this magnificent music is not called Barcarolle for nothing! I have never understood the Rubinstein cult--his playing always leaves me cold.

[libetta]

try also Cortot's version (a bit more aggresive but has the same essential qualities music-wise) and Horowitz

[paulostroff99]

Sensational! Bravo! TY.

[yoyoloveT]

「この曲が弾けるようにならないかな？」と父が楽譜をくれたのは­、高校生の時だったかな。　どーして右手が７つの♪で左手が１１の♪が一拍なのかが理解でき­ず、、、

When I was young, my father gave me a score book of this. But I couldn't solve out how to play, with Right-hand of 7 notes & Left-hand of 11 or 13 notes!?!?!?