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Radu Lupu: The Complete Decca Solo Recordings

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Label: Decca

Cat No: 4782340

Barcode: 0028947823407

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 10

Release Date: 12th April 2010

Artists

Radu Lupu (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Lawrence Foster

Artists

Radu Lupu (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor

Lawrence Foster

About

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 as well as 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.

Track Listing:
CD 1: Beethoven
[1] Rondo in C major, Op.51 No.1
[2] Rondo in G major, Op.51 No.2
[3] 32 Variations in C minor, WoO 80

Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, Op.37
[4] I Allegro con brio
[5] II Largo
[6] III Rondo: Allegro

Piano Sonata No.19 in G minor, Op.49, No.1
[7] I Andante
[8] II Rondo: Allegro

Piano Sonata No.20 in G major, Op.49 No.2
[9] I Allegro ma non troppo
[10] II Tempo di menuetto

CD 2: Beethoven
Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, Op.27 No.2 ‘Moonlight’
[1] I Adagio sostenuto
[2] II Allegretto
[3] III Presto agitato

Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, Op.13 ‘Pathétique’
[4] I Grave — Allegro molto e con brio
[5] II Adagio cantabile
[6] III Rondo: Allegro

Piano Sonata No.21 in C major, Op.53 ‘Waldstein’
[7] I Allegro con brio
[8] II Introduzione: Molto adagio
[9] III Rondo: Allegretto moderato — Prestissimo

CD 3: Brahms
Piano Sonata No.3 in F minor, Op.5
[1] I Allegro maestoso
[2] II Andante espressivo
[3] III Scherzo: Allegro energico
[4] IV Intermezzo: Andante molto
[5] V Finale: Allegro moderato ma rubato

[6] Theme and Variations in D minor, arranged from String Sextet in B flat major, Op.18

CD 4: Brahms
2 Rhapsodies, Op.79
[1] No.1 in B minor
[2] No.2 in G minor

3 Piano pieces, Op.117
[3] No.1 in E flat major: Intermezzo
[4] No.2 in B flat minor: Intermezzo
[5] No.3 in C sharp minor: Intermezzo

6 Piano pieces, Op.118
[6] No.1 in A minor: Intermezzo
[7] No.2 in A major: Intermezzo
[8] No.3 in G minor: Ballade
[9] No.4 in F minor: Intermezzo
[10] No.5 in F major: Romance
[11] No.6 in E flat minor: Intermezzo

4 Piano pieces, Op.119
[12] No.1 in B minor: Intermezzo
[13] No.2 in E minor: Intermezzo
[14] No.3 in C major: Intermezzo
[15] No.4 in E flat major: Rhapsody

CD 5: Schubert
Piano Sonata in A minor, D845
[1] I Moderato
[2] II Andante, poco mosso
[3] III Scherzo: Allegro vivace
[4] IV Rondo: Allegro vivace

Piano Sonata in G major, D894
[5] I Molto moderato e cantabile
[6] II Andante
[7] III Menuetto e trio: Allegro moderato
[8] IV Allegretto

CD 6: Schubert
Piano Sonata in A flat major,
[1] I Allegro moderato
[2] II Andante
[3] III Allegro

2 Scherzi, D593
[4] No.1 in B flat major
[5] No.2 in D flat major

6 Moments musicaux, D780
[6] I No.1 in C major – Moderato
[7] II No.2 in A flat major – Andantino
[8] III No.3 in F minor – Allegro moderato
[9] IV No.4 in C sharp minor – Moderato
[10] V No.5 in F minor – Allegro vivace
[11] VI No.6 in A flat major – Allegretto

Piano Sonata in C minor, D958
[12] I Allegro
[13] II Adagio
[14] III Menuetto & trio
[15] IV Allegro

CD 7: Schubert
Piano Sonata in A major, D959
[1] I Allegro
[2] II Andantino
[3] III Scherzo: Allegro vivace
[4] IV Rondo: Allegretto

Piano Sonata in A minor, D784
[5] I Allegro giusto
[6] II Andante
[7] III Allegro vivace

Piano Sonata in E major, D157
[8] I Allegro ma non troppo
[9] II Andante
[10] III Menuetto: Allegro vivace

CD 8: Schubert
Piano Sonata in A major, D664
[1] I Allegro moderato
[2] II Andante
[3] III Allegro

Piano Sonata in B flat major, D960
[4] I Molto moderato
[5] II Andante sostenuto
[6] III Scherzo: Allegro vivace con delicatezza
[7] IV Allegro ma non troppo

CD 9: Schubert
4 Impromptus, D899
[1] No.1 in C minor
[2] No.2 in E flat major
[3] No.3 in G flat major
[4] No.4 in A flat major

4 Impromptus, D935
[5] No.1 in F minor
[6] No.2 in A flat major
[7] No.3 in B flat major
[8] No.4 in F minor

CD 10: Schumann
- Humoreske, Op.20
- Kinderszenen, Op.15
- Kreisleriana, Op.16