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Dinu Lipatti
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Dinu Lipatti (March 19, 1917, Bucharest – December 2, 1950, Geneva) was a Romanian classical pianist and composer whose career was tragically cut short by his death from Hodgkin's disease at age 33. Despite his short career and a relatively small recorded legacy, Lipatti is considered as one of the finest pianists of the 20th century. Lipatti was born in Bucharest into a musical family: his father was a violinist, his mother a pianist, and his godfather was the violinist and composer George Enescu. He studied at the Gheorghe Lazăr High School, and finished second at the 1934 Vienna International Piano Competition, which led to Alfred Cortot, who thought he should have won, resigning from the jury in protest. Lipatti subsequently studied in Paris under Cortot, Nadia Boulanger (with whom he recorded some of Johannes Brahms Waltzes Op. 39), Paul Dukas (composition) and Charles Münch (conducting). Lipatti's career was interrupted by World War II. Although he continued to give concerts throughout Europe, including Nazi-occupied territories, he eventually fled his native Romania in 1943 and settled with his wife in Geneva, Switzerland, where he accepted the position as piano professor at the conservatory. It was at this time that the first signs of his illness emerged. At first, doctors were baffled, but in 1947 he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease. As a result, his concertizing receded considerably after the war. Lipatti gave his final recital, which was recorded, on 16 Sept
top songs
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Nocturne in D Flat Major, Opus 27 No.2
8,8802O Herr Bleibet Meine Freude, BWV 147
7,2803Cantata No. 147, "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben," BWV 147 (BC A174) - Chorale: Jesu bleibet meine Freude
4,0284Partita No.1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (2004 Digital Remaster): VI Gigue (2004 Digital Remaster)
2,8305O Herr Bleibet Meine Freude, BWV 147 by Dinu Lipatti
2,2716Sonata for Keyboard No.8 in A minor K310/K300d (2004 Digital Remaster): Andante cantabile con espres
1,9337Waltzes (2004 Digital Remaster): No. 5 in A flat Op. 42 (2004 Digital Remaster)
1,9188No. 7 in C-sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2
1,6359Partita No.1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (2004 Digital Remaster): IV Sarabande (2004 Digital Remaster)
1,43510Waltzes: No. 10 In B Minor, Op. 69/2
1,094albums
The Besancon Piano Recital
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Classic CD (Disk 14)
Master Pianist Collection
Recital Bach, Mozart, Scarlatti & Schubert
Late Night Tales: Nils Frahm
Chopin: Waltzes
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Late Night Tales Nils Frahm
Dinu Lipatti (100th Anniversary Edition)
Icon: Dinu Lipatti
The Solo Recordings
Dino Lipatti - the Columbia recordings 1947-1948
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SCHUMANN: CONCERT FOR PIANO IN A Minor; GRIEG: PIANO CONCERTO; LISZT: ANNÉES DE PÈLERINAGE II "ANNÉES DE PÈLERINAGE II DEUXIÈME ANNÉE (ITALIE)"; BRAHMS: WALTZES "WALZER"