Dinu Lipatti (March 19, 1917, Bucharest – December 2, 1950, Geneva) was a R… Read Full Bio ↴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 September 1950 in Besançon. Despite severe illness, he gave unmatched performances of Bach’s B flat major Partita, 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’s transcription of Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring. He died less than 3 months later.
Lipatti is buried at the cemetery of Chêne-Bourg next to his wife Madeleine, a noted piano teacher.
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 September 1950 in Besançon. Despite severe illness, he gave unmatched performances of Bach’s B flat major Partita, 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’s transcription of Bach’s Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring. He died less than 3 months later.
Lipatti is buried at the cemetery of Chêne-Bourg next to his wife Madeleine, a noted piano teacher.
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13 Waltzes
Dinu Lipatti Lyrics
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sbgirl54
This one is clearly the best interpretation I've heard so far.
Mark Chen
really like his interpretation...somehow it touches my heart.
lostpebble
He just amazed me every time. As i say in other post, his music tells a lot about him as a person !! Clarity, straight forward .... and for most, sincerity !!!
IsaM Molina
El más grande chopiniano de todos los tiempos. Murió en los años 50 '.Muuyy joven.Un pecado del destino. 🌸🌿🌸🌿🌸🌿🌸🌿🌸🌿🌸🌿🌸🌿
la pichi de esquiu
Muy hermoso gracias
Clara Lepage
J'adore ! <3
GiovanniEMB
@placemuz92 sont. Juste une remarque sur les respirations : il y'a quelques années je lisais avec étonnement que Chopin ne travaillait jamais sans métronome et interdisait à ses élèves de s'alanguir, par l'ajout de virgules, à la fin des phrases dans les nocturnes. Il travaillait à remplacer ce procédé par un toucher particulier à la dernière note.
Lyssie Trif
im about to start learning this!
GiovanniEMB
Je suis d'accord avec vous car même les plus fervents admettent que ces valses sont enregistrées avec un col bien serré. Cependant je voudrais être sûr de bien m'être expliqué. Que préférer ? Une interprétation qui poursuit deux ou trois idées marqués au feutre rouge où une autre en contenant dix bien agencées les unes les autres ? À ne pas y prendre gare on ne s'aperçoit pas d'emblée que les deux ou trois idées du pianiste précédent son bel et bien présentes chez le second.
crusellweber
je le joue avec un quatuor de clarinette, c'est l'extase :)