Radu Lupu – Complete Decca Solo Recordings / Decca 10x Audio CD 2010 / 478 2340

UPC 028947823407

 

Radu Lupu CBE (born 30 November 1945) is a Romanian pianist. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest living pianists. Born in Galați, Romania, Lupu began studying piano at the age of six. Two of his major piano teachers were Florica Musicescu, who also taught Dinu Lipatti, and Heinrich Neuhaus, who also taught Sviatoslav Richter and Emil Gilels. From 1966 to 1969, he won three of the world's most prestigious piano competitions: the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (1966), the George Enescu International Piano Competition (1967), and the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition (1969). These victories launched Lupu's international career, and he has appeared with all of the major orchestras and at all of the major festivals and music capitals of the world.

From 1970 to 1993, Lupu made over 20 recordings for Decca Records. His solo recordings, which have received considerable acclaim, include works by Beethoven, Brahms, Grieg, Mozart, Schubert, and Schumann, including all of Beethoven's piano concertos and five piano sonatas and other solo works; the Grieg and Schumann piano concertos, as well as three major solo works of Schumann; nine piano sonatas and the Impromptus and Moments musicaux of Schubert; various major solo works and the first piano concerto of Brahms; and two piano concertos of Mozart. His chamber music recordings for Decca include all of Mozart's sonatas for violin and piano with Szymon Goldberg; the violin sonatas of Debussy and Franck with Kyung Wha Chung; and various works by Schubert for violin and piano with Goldberg. He additionally recorded works of Mozart and Schubert for piano four-hands and two pianos with Murray Perahia for CBS Masterworks, Schubert songs with Barbara Hendricks for EMI, and works by Schubert for piano four-hands with Daniel Barenboim for Teldec. In addition, Lupu is also noted for his performances of Bartók, Debussy, Enescu, and Janáček, among other composers.

Lupu was nominated for two Grammy Awards, winning one in 1996 for an album of two Schubert piano sonatas. In 1995, Lupu also won an Edison Award for a disc of three major piano works of Schumann. Other awards won by Lupu include the Franco Abbiati Prize in 1989 and 2006, and the 2006 Premio Internazionale Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli award.

 

Label:	Decca – 478 2340
Format:	10 x CD, Box Set, Compilation
Country:	Europe
Released:	2010
Genre:	Classical
Style:	Romantic, Classical

Tracklist:

		Ludwig Van Beethoven
		2 Rondos, Op.51

1-1		I C Major	5:38

1-2		II G Major	9:23
1-3		32 Variations On An Original Theme In C Minor, WoO 80	11:13
		Piano Concerto No.3 In C Minor, Op.37

1-4		I Allegro Con Brio	16:45

1-5		II Largo	10:15

1-6		III Rondo: Allegro	8:57
		Piano Sonata No.19 In G Minor, Op.49 No.1

1-7		I Andante	4:27

1-8		II Rondo: Allegro	3:18
		Piano Sonata No.20 In G Major, Op.49 No.2

1-9		I Allegro Ma Non Troppo	4:48

1-10		II Tempo Di Menuetto	3:48
		Piano Sonata No.14 In C Sharp Minor, Op.27 No.2 "Moonlight"

2-1		I Adagio Sostenuto	7:05

2-2		II Allegretto	2:32

2-3		III Presto Agitato	7:40
		Piano Sonata No.8 In C Minor, Op.13 "Pathétique"

2-4		I Grave - Allegro Di Molto E Con Brio	10:09

2-5		II Adagio Cantabile	7:01

2-6		III Rondo: Allegro	5:06
		Piano Sonata No.21 In C Major, Op.53 "Waldstein"

2-7		I Allegro Con Brio	10:56

2-8		II Introduzione: Adagio Molto -	4:36

2-9		III Rondo: Allegretto Moderato - Prestissimo	10:37
		Johannes Brahms
		Piano Sonata No.3 In F Minor, Op.5

3-1		I Allegro Maestoso	11:45

3-2		II Andante Espressivo	12:25

3-3		III Scherzo: Allegro Energico	5:04

3-4		IV Intermezzo: Andante Molto	3:36

3-5		V Finale: Allegro Moderato Ma Rubato	8:30
3-6		Theme And Variations In D Minor (Arranged From String Sextet In B Flat Major, Op.18)	11:00
		2 Rhapsodies, Op.79

4-1		I B Minor: Agitato	9:55

4-2		II G Minor: Molto Passionato, Ma Non Troppo Allegro	5:43
		3 Intermezzos, Op.117

4-3		I E Flat Major: Andante Moderato	5:43

4-4		II B Flat Minor: Andante Non Troppo E Con Molta Espressione	4:56

4-5		III C Sharp Minor: Andante Con Moto	6:08
		6 Klavierstücke, Op.118

4-6		I A Minor: Intermezzo: Allegro Non Assai, Ma Molto Passionato	1:45

4-7		II A Major: Intermezzo: Andante Tenerament	5:56

4-8		III G Minor: Ballade: Allegro Energico	3:06

4-9		IV F Minor: Intermezzo: Allegretto Un Poco Agitato	2:39

4-10		V F Major: Romanze: Andante	3:49

4-11		VI E Flat Minor: Intermezzo: Andante, Largo E Mesto	5:30
		4 Klavierstücke, Op.119

4-12		I B Minor: Intermezzo: Adagio	3:12

4-13		II E Minor: Intermezzo: Andantino Un Poco Agitato	5:17

4-14		III C Major: Intermezzo: Grazioso E Giocoso	1:39

4-15		IV E Flat Major: Rhapsodie: Allegro Risoluto	5:01
		Franz Schubert
		Piano Sonata No.16 In A Minor, D845

5-1		I Moderato	12:28

5-2		II Andante, Poco Mosso	11:56

5-3		III Scherzo: Allegro Vivace	7:15

5-4		IV Rondo: Allegro Vivace	5:02
		Piano Sonata No.18 In G Major, D894

5-5		I Molto Moderato E Cantabile	16:56

5-6		II Andante	8:06

5-7		III Menuetto E Trio: Allegro Moderato	4:09

5-8		IV Allegretto	8:11
		Piano Sonata No.5 In A Flat Major, D557

6-1		I Allegro Moderato	3:19

6-2		II Andante	3:22

6-3		III Allegro	4:06
		2 Scherzos, D593

6-4		I B Flat Major: Allegretto	4:40

6-5		II D Flat Major_ Allegro Moderato	5:09
		6 Moments Musicaux, D780

6-6		I C Major: Moderato	5:47

6-7		II A Flat Major: Andantino	6:21

6-8		III F MInor: Allegro Moderato	1:46

6-9		IV C Sharp Minor: Moderato	5:07

6-10		V F Minor: Allegro Vivace	2:30

6-11		VI A Flat Major: Allegretto	7:29
		Piano Sonata No.19 In C Minor, D958

6-12		I Allegro	8:20

6-13		II Adagio	10:00

6-14		III Menuetto: Allegro	2:58

6-15		IV Allegro	9:41
		Piano Sonata No.20 In A Major, 959

7-1		I Allegro	15:03

7-2		II Andantino	6:26

7-3		III scherzo: Allegro Vivace	4:23

7-4		IV Rondo: Allegretto	11:12
		Piano Sonata No.14 In A Minor, D784

7-5		I Allegro Giusto	9:43

7-6		II Andante	4:19

7-7		III Allegro Vivace	4:36
		Piano Sonata No.1 In E Major, D157

7-8		I Allegro Ma Non Troppo	5:29

7-9		II Andante	7:13

7-10		III Menuetto: Allegro Vivace	3:44
		Piano Sonata No.13 In A Major, D664

8-1		I Allegro Moderato	7:33

8-2		II Andante	5:07

8-3		III Allegro	6:51
		Piano Sonata No.21 In B Flat Major, D960

8-4		I Molto Moderato	18:17

8-5		II Andante Sostenuto	9:33

8-6		III Scherzo: Allegro Vivace Con Delicatezza	3:50

8-7		IV Allegro Ma Non Troppo	7:41
		4 Impromptus, D899

9-1		I C Minor: Allegro Molto Moderato	10:40

9-2		II E Flat Major: Allegro	4:37

9-3		III G Flat Major: Andante	6:28

9-4		IV Flat Major: Allegretto	8:15
		4 Impromptus, D935

9-5		I F Minor: Allegro Moderato	10:01

9-6		II A Flat Major: Allegretto	7:27

9-7		III B Flat Major: Andante	11:39

9-8		IV F Minor: Allegro Scherzando	6:59
		Robert Schumann
		Humoreske, Op.20

10-1		Einfach - Sehr Rasch Und Leicht - Noch Rascher - Erstes Tempo - Wie Im Anfang	5:23

10-2		Hastig - Nach Und Nach Immer Lebhafter Und Stärker - Wie Vorher - Adagio	4:05

10-3		Einfach Und Zart - Intermezzo -	4:31

10-4		Innig -	2:42

10-5		Sehr Lebhaft - Stretto - Mit Einigem Pomp -	3:17

10-6		Zum Beschluss - Adagio - Allegro	6:00
		Kinderszenen = Scenes From Childhood, Op.15

10-7		I Of Foreigh lands And People	1:29

10-8		II A Strange Story	1:03

10-9		III Catch-as-catch-can	0:29

10-10		IV Pleading Child	0:51

10-11		V Happy Enough	1:03

10-12		VI An Important Event	0:45

10-13		VII Dreaming	2:27

10-14		VIII By The Fire-side	0:49

10-15		IX Knight Of The Hobby-horse	0:35

10-16		X Almost Too Serious	1:41

10-17		XI Frightening	1:32

10-18		XII Child Falling Asleep	1:43

10-19		XIII The Poet Speaks	1:58
		Kreisleriana, Op.16

10-20		I Äußerst Bewegt	2:23

10-21		II Sehr Innig Und Nicht Zu Rasch	9:00

10-22		III Sehr Aufgeregt	4:28

10-23		IV Sehr Langsam	3:34

10-24		V Sehr Lebhaft	3:19

10-25		VI Sehr Langsam	3:51

10-26		VII Sehr Rasch	2:02