Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, George Gershwin, Franz Joseph Haydn, Franz Peter Schubert, André Tchaikowsky
Performer: Radu Lupu
Orchestra: Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Dean Dixon, Uri Segal, Erich Leinsdorf
Number of Discs: 2
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Doremi
Catalogue: DHR-82278
Release: 2024
Size: 722 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
CD 01
Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F major
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio – Andante con moto
03. III. Allegro giusto
04. Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Tchaikowsky A: Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 4
05. I. Introduction. Grave
06. II. Passacaglia. Lento liberamente
07. III. Capriccio. Vivace con malizia
08. IV. Finale. Allegro con spirito ed energia, ma non troppo presto
09. anon.: Narration
CD 02
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19
01. I. Allegro con brio
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Rondo. Molto allegro
Haydn: Piano Sonata No. 50 in D Major, Op. 30 No. 3, Hob. XVI:37
04. I. Allegro con brio
05. II. Largo e sostenuto
06. III. Finale. Presto ma non troppo
Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5
07. I. Allegro maestoso
08. II. Andante espressivo
09. III. Scherzo. Allegro energico avec trio
10. IV. Intermezzo. Andante molto
11. V. Finale. Allegro moderato ma rubato
Schubert: Piano Sonata in A Major, D. 664
12. II. Andante
After winning the Leeds International Piano competition in 1969, Radu Lupu went on to become one of the most admired and respected classical pianists of his generation. He was noted for his unique blend of sensitivity and musical insight and was heard frequently at concert halls throughout the world. Lupu made relatively few recordings for an artist of his eminence, therefore the present discs are of particular interest.