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Radu Lupu: The Complete Decca Solo Recordings

Radu Lupu (piano)

London Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Foster

Radu Lupu: The Complete Decca Solo Recordings

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For his last collection Lupu turns to Schumann...and proves to be one of the interpreters whose understanding of this composer can be measured alongside that of Murray Perahia. This is playing...

Penguin Guide, 2011 edition

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Radu Lupu: The Complete Decca Solo Recordings

Radu Lupu (piano)

London Symphony Orchestra, Lawrence Foster

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For his last collection Lupu turns to Schumann...and proves to be one of the interpreters whose understanding of this composer can be measured alongside that of Murray Perahia. This is playing...

Penguin Guide, 2011 edition

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Iconic pianist Radu Lupu has been an exclusive DECCA artist for 40 years. This all-new collection brings together for the first time all of his published solo recordings for DECCA as an integral set. It features those composers with which Lupu's name has been so closely linked throughout his career and for which he has achieved worldwide acclaim: Schubert, Beethoven, Brahms and Schumann.

A special bonus is the inclusion of Radu Lupu's first concerto recording - Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto - made in 1970 with the London Symphony under the direction of Lawrence Foster. It was this concerto that Lupu had played to massive acclaim when he won the 1969 Leeds Piano Competition.

2010 marks the 40th anniversary of Lupu's association with Decca and in November he celebrates his 65th birthday.

Although he has publicly expressed his dislike of the recording process and has not agreed to make any recordings in recent years, Radu Lupu continues to give recitals and perform concertos in important venues throughout the world and many of his recordings have achieved reference status.

Contents and tracklist

Beethoven: Rondos (2), Op. 51
Work length14:53
No. 1 in C Major. Moderato e grazioso
Track length5:40
No. 2 in G Major. Andante cantabile e grazioso
Track length9:13
Beethoven: Variations (32) on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80
Work length11:11
Theme. Allegretto – Variations 1-32
Track length11:11
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Work length35:57
I. Allegro con brio
Track length16:53
II. Largo
Track length10:20
III. Rondo. Allegro
Track length8:44
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 19 in G minor, Op. 49 No. 1
Work length7:50
I. Andante
Track length4:27
II. Rondo. Allegro
Track length3:23
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 20 in G major, Op. 49 No. 2
Work length8:37
I. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length4:49
II. Tempo di menuetto
Track length3:48
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight'
Work length17:24
  • Radu Lupu (piano)
  • Recorded: 1972-06-16
  • Recording Venue: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London
I. Adagio sostenuto
Track length7:07
II. Allegretto
Track length2:35
III. Presto agitato
Track length7:42
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique'
Work length22:17
  • Radu Lupu (piano)
  • Recorded: 1972-06-16
  • Recording Venue: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London
I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio
Track length10:14
II. Adagio cantabile
Track length7:03
III. Rondo. Allegro
Track length5:00
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 'Waldstein'
Work length26:12
  • Radu Lupu (piano)
  • Recorded: 1972-06-16
  • Recording Venue: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London
I. Allegro con brio
Track length10:59
II. Introduzione. Adagio molto
Track length4:36
III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato – Prestissimo
Track length10:37
Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5
Work length41:20
I. Allegro maestoso
Track length11:44
II. Andante espressivo
Track length12:25
III. Scherzo. Allegro energico
Track length5:04
IV. Intermezzo (Rückblick). Andante molto
Track length3:36
V. Finale. Allegro moderato ma rubato
Track length8:31
Brahms: Theme & Variations in D Major, Op. 18b (Arr. of String Sextet Op. 18 / II)
Work length11:08
Brahms: Rhapsody in B minor, Op. 79 No. 1
Work length10:00
Brahms: Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 79 No. 2
Work length5:42
Brahms: Intermezzi (3), Op. 117
Work length16:47
No. 1 in E-Flat Major. Andante moderato
Track length5:43
No. 2 in B-Flat Minor. Andante non troppo e con molto espressione
Track length4:56
No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor. Andante con moto
Track length6:08
Brahms: Klavierstücke (6), Op. 118
Work length22:42
No. 1, Intermezzo in A Minor
Track length1:45
No. 2, Intermezzo in A Major
Track length5:55
No. 3, Ballade in G Minor
Track length3:05
No. 4, Intermezzo in F Minor
Track length2:39
No. 5, Romance in F Major
Track length3:49
No. 6, Intermezzo in E-Flat Minor
Track length5:29
Brahms: Klavierstücke (4), Op. 119
Work length15:07
No. 1, Intermezzo in B Minor
Track length3:12
No. 2, Intermezzo in E Minor
Track length5:16
No. 3, Intermezzo in C Major
Track length1:38
No. 4, Rhapsody in E-Flat Major
Track length5:01
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 16 in A minor, D845
Work length36:38
1. Moderato
Track length12:28
2. Andante, poco mosso
Track length11:55
3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace) - Trio (Un poco più lento)
Track length7:14
4. Rondo (Allegro vivace)
Track length5:01
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 18 in G major, D894
Work length37:22
I. Molto moderato e cantabile
Track length16:56
II. Andante
Track length8:06
III. Menuetto. Allegro moderato
Track length4:09
IV. Allegretto
Track length8:11
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 5 in A flat major, D557
Work length10:56
1. Allegro moderato
Track length3:24
2. Andante
Track length3:26
3. Allegro
Track length4:06
Schubert: 2 Scherzi, D. 593
Work length9:34
No. 1 in B-Flat Major. Allegretto e Trio
Track length4:35
No. 2 in D-Flat Major. Allegretto moderato e Trio
Track length4:59
Schubert: Moments Musicaux (6), D780, Op. 94
Work length29:07
No. 1 in C Major. Moderato
Track length5:47
No. 2 in A-Flat Major. Andantino
Track length6:21
No. 3 in F Minor. Allegro moderato
Track length1:46
No. 4 in C-Sharp Minor. Moderato
Track length5:07
No. 5 in F Minor. Allegro vivace
Track length2:30
No. 6 in A-Flat Major. Allegretto
Track length7:36
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 19 in C minor, D958
Work length30:59
I. Allegro
Track length8:20
II. Adagio
Track length10:00
III. Menuetto. Allegro
Track length2:58
IV. Finale. Allegro
Track length9:41
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 20 in A major, D959
Work length37:34
I. Allegro
Track length15:03
II. Andantino
Track length6:26
III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Track length4:53
IV. Rondo. Allegretto
Track length11:12
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 14 in A minor, D784
Work length18:38
I. Allegro giusto
Track length9:43
II. Andante
Track length4:19
III. Allegro vivace
Track length4:36
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 1 in E major, D157
Work length16:25
I. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length5:28
II. Andante
Track length7:13
III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace – Trio
Track length3:44
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 13 in A major, D664, Op. posth. 120
Work length19:31
I. Allegro moderato
Track length7:33
II. Andante
Track length5:07
III. Allegro
Track length6:51
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 21 in B flat major, D960
Work length39:21
I. Molto moderato
Track length18:17
II. Andante sostenuto
Track length9:33
III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace con delicatezza
Track length3:50
IV. Allegro ma non troppo – Presto
Track length7:41
Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D. 899 (Op. 90)
Work length30:09
No. 1 in C Minor. Allegro molto moderato
Track length10:41
No. 2 in E-Flat Major. Allegro
Track length4:40
No. 3 in G-Flat Major. Andante
Track length6:31
No. 4 in A-Flat Major. Allegretto
Track length8:17
Schubert: 4 Impromptus, D. 935 (Op. 142)
Work length36:20
No. 1 in F Minor. Allegro moderato
Track length10:04
No. 2 in A-Flat Major. Allegretto
Track length7:29
No. 3 in B-Flat Major. Andante with Variations
Track length11:40
No. 4 in F Minor. Allegro scherzando
Track length7:07
Schumann: Humoreske, Op. 20
Work length25:54
I. Einfach – Sehr rasch und leicht – Wie im Anfang
Track length5:23
II. Hastig – Nach und nach immer lebhafter und stärker – Adagio
Track length4:04
III. Einfach und zart – Intermezzo
Track length4:30
IV. Innig
Track length2:41
V. Sehr lebhaft – VI. Mit einigem Pomp
Track length3:17
VII. Finale. Zum Beschluss
Track length5:59
Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15
Work length16:20
I. Von fremden Ländern und Menschen
Track length1:29
II. Kuriose Geschichte
Track length1:03
III. Hasche-Mann
Track length0:29
IV. Bittendes Kind
Track length0:50
V. Glückes genug
Track length1:03
VI. Wichtige Begebenheit
Track length0:45
VII. Träumerei
Track length2:27
VIII. Am Kamin
Track length0:48
IX. Ritter vom Steckenpferd
Track length0:35
X. Fast zu ernst
Track length1:41
XI. Fürchtenmachen
Track length1:31
XII. Kind im Einschlummern
Track length1:42
XIII. Der Dichter spricht
Track length1:57
Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16
Work length32:08
I. Äußerst bewegt
Track length2:23
II. Sehr innig und nicht zu rasch
Track length8:59
III. Sehr aufgeregt
Track length4:28
IV. Sehr langsam
Track length3:33
V. Sehr lebhaft
Track length3:19
VI. Sehr langsam
Track length3:51
VII. Sehr rasch
Track length2:01
VIII. Schnell und spielend
Track length3:34

Awards and reviews

2011 edition

For his last collection Lupu turns to Schumann...and proves to be one of the interpreters whose understanding of this composer can be measured alongside that of Murray Perahia. This is playing of quite exceptional insight and naturalness...and this set as a whole is well worth seeking out.
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