Dinu Lipatti: Last Recital, Besançon

Dinu Lipatti: Last Recital, Besançon

A great era was drawing to a close, but there were survivors, Dinu Lipatti, felled by leukaemia in his early 30s but never for a moment defeated: his last recital is a miracle of inspired endurance and untainted musicianship. 

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Published: January 20, 2012 at 4:13 pm

COMPOSERS: Bach,Chopin,Mozart,Schubert
LABELS: EMI Réferences
WORKS: Besançon, 16.IX.1950
CATALOGUE NO: CDH 5 65166 2 ADD


A great era was drawing to a close, but there were survivors, Dinu Lipatti, felled by leukaemia in his early 30s but never for a moment defeated: his last recital is a miracle of inspired endurance and untainted musicianship.

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