{"id":1533,"date":"2012-04-02T10:29:03","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T10:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/?p=1533"},"modified":"2012-04-05T20:28:46","modified_gmt":"2012-04-05T20:28:46","slug":"dinu-lipattis-chopin-waltzes-still-in-print","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/video-picks\/dinu-lipattis-chopin-waltzes-still-in-print-1533\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinu Lipatti’s Chopin Waltzes Still in Print"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dinu Lipatti gave his final recital, which was recorded, on 16 September 1950 in Besan\u00e7on, France. Despite severe illness, he gave unmatched performances of Bach’s Partita in B flat major, Mozart’s A minor Sonata, Schubert’s G flat major and E flat major Impromptus, and thirteen of Chopin’s 14 Waltzes. He excluded No. 2, which he was too exhausted to play; he offered instead Myra Hess’ transcription of Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, the piece with which he had started his professional career as a pianist in 1935. He died less than 3 months later, in Geneva. <\/p>\n

\"\"Dinu Lipatti had a brief, incandescent career cut short by disease. Lipatti’s playing was hailed as having reached the highest degree of integrity and pianistic technique, which he employed in the quest for musical perfection. Lipatti is particularly noted for his interpretations of Chopin, Mozart and Bach, but he also made recordings of Ravel’s Alborada del Gracioso, Liszt, Enescu, the Schumann Piano Concerto, and the Grieg Piano Concerto. His recording of Chopin’s Waltzes has remained in print since its release and has long been a favorite of many classical music-lovers. He brought to Chopin a searching intellect allied with an infallible sense of rhythm and a technique utterly at the service of his musical ideals. One could continue to throw adjectives at Lipatti’s playing without ever capturing the feeling of “rightness” that permeates it. His audiences were moved by something they felt as spiritual. <\/p>\n

Chopin Valse no. 5 in A flat major<\/a>
\n Chopin Valse no. 10 in B minor<\/a>
\n Chopin Valse no. 13 in D flat minor<\/a>
\n Chopin Valse no. 2 op 34-1 B94<\/a>
\n Chopin valse no. 14 in E minor<\/a> <\/p>\n