Dinu Lipatti Discography

Below is a list of known recordings of Dinu Lipatti. This discography is currently in draft format and will be revised. June 25, 1936 Ecole Normale de Musique, Paris 1. Bach: Partita No.1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825: Prelude, Sarabande, Allemande* 2. Bach-Lipatti: Improvisation (on Bach-Busoni Toccata in C)* 3. Brahms: Intermezzo in B-Flat Minor, Op.117 No.2 (abbr.) 4. Enescu: Sonata in F-Sharp, Op.24 No.1: ii. Presto vivace 5. Brahms: Intermezzo in E-Flat minor, Op.118 No.6 *Bach works performed on harpsichord February 20, 1937; March 12, 1937; January 22, 1938 Salle Gouin, Paris 6. Brahms: Liebeslieder Walzer Op.52 with Nadia Boulanger, piano, Irene Kedroff (soprano), Marie-Blanche de Polignac (alto), Hugues Cuenod (tenor), Paul Derenne (tenor), Doda Conrad (bass) February 25, 1937 Paris 7. Brahms: Waltzes for Piano 4-hands, Op.39: Nos. 6, 15, 2, 1, 14, 10, 5, 6 with Nadia Boulanger, piano ca.1940-1941 Bucharest 8. Mozart-Busoni: Duettino Concertante for 2 pianos with Madelaine Lipatti, piano This unpublished test recording unfortunately deteriorated to the point that it could not be salvaged April 28, 1941 Bucharest Broadcasting Studio, Bucharest 9. Bach-Hess: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (abbr) 10. Brahms: Intermezzo in A Minor, Op.116 No.2 11. Brahms: Intermezzo in E-Flat Major, Op.117 No.1 12. Chopin: Waltz No.2 in A-Flat Major, Op.34 No.1 13: Chopin: Etude in G-Flat Major, Op.10 No.5 14: Liszt: Concert Etude No.2: Gnomenreigen 15: Scarlatti: Sonata in G, L387 (Kk14) 16: Schumann: Etudes Symphoniques Op.13: No.9 Note: Some of these recordings may not have been recorded at this session. They were found in a private collection and Lipatti's biographers Dragos Tanasescu and Grigore Bargauanu believed them all to be made on this, but this has not been verified. January 14, 1943 Berlin 17. Lipatti: Concertino in Classical Style, Op.3 Hans von Benda, Berlin Chamber Orchestra March 2, 1943 Romanian Broadcasting Studio, Bucharest 18. Enescu: Suite for Piano No.2 in D, Op.10: Bourree March 4, 1943 Romanian Broadcasting Studio, Bucharest 19. Lipatti: Sonatina for left hand March 11, 1943 Romanian Broadcasting Studio, Bucharest 20. Enescu: Violin Sonata No.3 in A Minor, Op.25 with Georges Enescu, violin March 13, 1943 Romanian Broadcasting Studio, Bucharest 21. Enescu: Violin Sonata No.2 in F Minor, Op.6 with Georges Enescu, violin October 18, 1943 Radio Bern 22. Enescu: Piano Sonata No.3 in D Major, Op.24 February 20, 1947 EMI Abbey Road Studio No.3, London 23. Scarlatti: Sonata in D Minor, L413 (Kk9) 24. Chopin: Nocturne No.8 in D-Flat Major, Op.27 No.2 March 1 and 4, 1947 EMI Abbey Road Studio No.3, London 25. Chopin: Piano Sonata No.3 in B Minor, Op.58 May 24, 1947 Wolfbach Studio, Zurich 26. Beethoven: Cello Sonata No.3 in A Major, Op.69: I. Allegro ma non tanto 27. Bach: Cello Sonata in D: II. Andante 28. Chopin: Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor 29. Faure: Apres un reve 30. Rimsky-Korsakov: The flight of the bumblebee 31. Ravel: Piece en forme de habanera with Antonio Janigro, cello June 6, 1947 Grand Theatre, Geneva 32. Liszt: Piano Concerto No.1 in E-Flat Major with Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande Note - At the same concert, Lipatti performed Chopin's Andante Spianato and Polonaise, but that recording has not been found September 18 and 19, 1947 EMI Abbey Road Studio No.1, London 33. Grieg: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op.16 with Alceo Galliera, The Philharmonia Orchestra September 24, 1947 EMI Abbey Road Studio No.3, London 34. Chopin: Waltz No.2 in A-Flat Major, Op.34 No.1 35. Bach-Hess: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring 36. Liszt: Sonetto del Petrarca No.104 September 25, 1947 BBC Studios, London 37. Liszt: La Leggierezza September 27, 1947 EMI Abbey Road Studio No.3, London 38. Scarlatti: Sonata in E Major, L.23 (Kk380) October 2, 1947 Concertgebouw, Amsterdam 39. Bach-Busoni: Piano Concerto No.1 in D Minor, BWV 1052 with Eduard van Beinum, Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra April 9 and 10, 1948 EMI Abbey Road Studio No.1, London 40. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op.54 with Herbert von Karajan, The Philharmonia Orchestra April 17, 1948 EMI Abbey Road Studio No.3, London 41. Ravel: Alborada del Gracioso April 17 and 21, 1948 EMI Abbey Road Studio No.3, London 42. Chopin: Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op.60 May 30, 1948 Studio Kurhaus, Grosser Buehnensaal, Baden-Baden 43. Bartok: Piano Concerto No.3 with Paul Sacher, Sinfonie-Orchester des Suedwestfunks February 7, 1950 Tonhalle, Zurich 44. Chopin: Piano Concerto No.1 in E Minor, Op.11 with Otto Ackermann, Zurich Tonhalle-Orchester 45. Chopin: Nocturne No.8 in D-Flat Major, Op.27 No.2 46. Chopin: Etude No.17 in E Minor, Op.25 No.5 47. Chopin: Etude No.5 in G-Flat Major, Op.10 No.5 February 22, 1950 Victoria Hall, Geneva 48. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op.54 with Ernest Ansermet, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande July 3-12, 1950 Studio 2, Radio Geneve Chopin: Fourteen Waltzes 49. No.4 in F Major, Op.34 No.3 (July 9) 50. No.5 in A-Flat Major, Op.42 (July 11) 51. No.6 in D-Flat Major, Op.64 No.1 (July 6) 52. No.9 in A-Flat Major, Op.69 No.1 (July 3) 53. No.7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op.64 No.2 (July 3) 54. No.11 in G-Flat Major, Op.70 No.1 (July 3) 55. No.10 in B Minor, Op.69 No.2 (July 4) 56. No.14 in E Minor, Op. posth (July 12) 57. No.3 in A Minor, Op.34 No.2 (July 4) 58. No.8 in A-Flat Major, Op.64 No.3 (July 6) 59. No.12 in F Minor, Op.70 No.2 (July 5 and 9) 60. No.13 in D-Flat Major, Op.70 No.3 (July 9) 61. No.1 in E-Flat Major, Op.18 (July 9) 62. No.2 in A-Flat Major, Op.34 No.1 (July 8 ) July 6, 1950 Studio 2, Radio Geneve 63. Bach-Kempff: Siciliano July 9, 1950 Studio 2, Radio Geneve 64. Bach: Partita No.1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825 65. Mozart: Piano Sonata No.8 in A Minor, K 310 July 10, 1950 Studio 2, Radio Geneve 66. Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude, "Nun komm', der Heiden Heiland" 67: Bach-Busoni: Chorale Prelude, "Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" 68. Bach-Hess: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring July 11, 1950 Studio 2, Radio Geneve 69. Chopin: Mazurka No.32 in C-Sharp Minor, Op.50 No.3 July 27, 1950 Radio Geneve, Geneva 70. Interview with Francois Magnenat 71. Chopin: Waltz No.3 in A Minor, Op.34 No.2 72. Bach-Hess: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (excerpt) 73. Bach-Busoni: "Ich ruf' zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ" August 23, 1950 Kunsthaus, Lucerne 74. Interview with Henri Jaton 75. Mozart: Piano Concerto No.21 in C Major, K.467 with Herbert von Karajan, Orchester der Festspiele Luzern September 16, 1950 Salle du Parlement, Besancon 76. Bach: Partita No.1 in B-Flat Major, BWV 825 77. Mozart: Piano Sonata No.8 in A Minor, K 310 78. Schubert: Impromptu No.3 in G-Flat Major, D.899 No.3 79. Schubert: Impromptu No.2 in E-Flat Major, D.899 No.2 Chopin: 13 Waltzes 80. No.5 in A-Flat Major, Op.42 81. No.6 in D-Flat Major, Op.64 No.1 82. No.9 in A-Flat Major, Op.69 No.1 83. No.7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op.64 No.2 84. No.11 in G-Flat Major, Op.70 No.1 85. No.10 in B Minor, Op.69 No.2 86. No.14 in E Minor, Op.posth 87. No.3 in A Minor, Op.34 No.2 88. No.4 in F Major, Op.34 No.3 89. No.12 in F Minor, Op.70 No.2 90. No.13 in D-Flat Major, Op.70 No.3 91. No.8 in A-Flat Major, Op.64 No.3 92. No.1 in E-Flat Major, Op.18 September 29, 1950 Radio Geneve, Geneva 93. Interview with Franz Walter Note: The performance that Lipatti gave after the interview of the Bach-Kempff 'Siciliano' has not been located