Dinu Lipatti plays Mozart Sonata in A Minor, K310, at his last recital 

Lipatti is one of very pianists who have the whole package: perfect technique, unyielding emotion, yet unparalleled taste. And his tone is always so warm and full

i never had an idea of how this sonata should be played until I heard this version.

There never has been FINER pianist before or since Dinu Lipatti. Every time I think of the radiant brilliance of his recording of The Jester's Morning Song (Alborada del gracisoso) I burst into tears. May be he was just TOO good to live in this brutal world, but what a blessung it was that he was able give as much as he did -- and to leave such a splendid legacy.

Resignation... this is what is heard in this almost ethereal interpretation of this extraordinary sonata. Lipatti was very ill indeed at the time of this recital, and despite his usual perfect technique, there is a celestial quality to his playing. R.I.P., King of pianists.

Lipatti's performance of the last movement is one of the greatest three minutes in the history of the piano.He plays it very fast, already leaving this earth in flight to Life Immortal.

this sonata was composed shortly after mozarts mothers death and you can really feel it by the way Lipatti played it

1st mvmt: 0:29 2nd mvmt: 5:42 3rd mvmt: 11:35

Marvelous performance by one of the legendary masters of the piano. His early death was a great loss to music.

For me still the ultimate rendition of Mozart's A Minor sonata. The 2nd movement performed by Dinu Lipatti served as a fail - safe lullaby for my baby daughter as from age 2 months.

5:09 How does he play so fast and yet makes every note as clear as staccatos? Astonishing technique.

Lipatti had something absolutely unique,it is extremely rare and incredible to be able to combine such a limitless technic and infinite soul,Mozart,Schubert,Bach and all the others would have be shocked to know someone did understood...he knew he had only very little time left that day and he played literally like there is no tomorrow,breath taking !

I love how he plays the second movement, not dragging it out like some pianists, but keeping the pulse going, so that the 3/4 can be clearly felt. Without that pulse, it drags; with it, it's alive and, as many others have commented, sublime.

I must say that Dinu Lipatti is what I consider to be the model pianist, the human agent of musical perfection that we all should follow.

Remember guys, this is live, no second tries, no cuts.

Simplicity, life, power, divine integrity. The best of all pianists. Nobody can compare to him so far.

5 people voted with their monitor upside down. I don't really understand other reasons why people will dislike this wonderful piece.

What an incredible artist! Every recording we have of Lipatti sets the standard for performance. Every piece recorded really is the standard whether it’s Mozart, Scarlatti, Bach, Chopin, Schumann, Liszt, Ravel, Grieg, Schubert...Every recording left to us is absolutely amazing. There will never be another Lipatti.

DINU LIPATTI IS GENIUS !!!!!!! FANTASTIC INTERPRETATION MOZART SONATA #8 NOBODY CAN PLAY LIKE HIM

It's really astounding: If I play it at 0.75 speed it is just as clear and convincing as at its actual speed. A true master!

He was and still is the King of classical pianist ! RIP ,Dinu .What a loss

Lipatti was such a great pianist with a wonderful sound! And I love this sonata.

Semplicemente:"Fantastico!!!" Riposa in pace Maestro Dinu Lipatti e proteggi tutti noi da lassu" Giuseppe Perego Monza 16.2.1962

This was Lipatti´s farewell .I wonder how many people knowing their time has come could do his "job" till the last day.

Удивительный музыкант, сочетавший в своём исполнении свежесть чувств, непосредственность высказывания с интеллектуальным осмыслением! BRAVO!( Спасибо за предоставленную возможность послушать запись!)

Lipatti always sounds so warm and genuine. Thank you for sharing this.

Thank you for sharing this pleasant, but solemn moment.

what amazing sensitivity to the music and the colors of the piano... thanks for this!

I think that Lipatti is one of the most incredible performers in the wordl. Since that age til today he´s a important model for the all the pianists. Wonderfull! Desde pequena ouço as gravações do Lipatti. É reconhecido pela crítica mundial por exemplo que as Valsas de Chopin ainda não foram superadas por ninguém...

the most beautiful performance I have ever listened

The absolute definitive version of this extraordinarily "Romantic" Sonata for me...I could weep at the beauty of that second movement...thank you for uploading this gem!🙏🏼❤️

Lipatti was such a fantastic pianist!

Great posting! Thank you Dagmar Krug

Amazing. Thank you for this.

Wonderful upload, thanks a lot!

Thank you❤

first movement is a testament of pure excellence

Nici un alt pianist nu are un sunet atât de pur și cristalin Deține secretul tehnicii desăvârșite și anume conform legii gravitației Apoi talentul extraordinar Abia așteptăm să-l revedem la înviere Dar și pe Madelaine pe care a iubit o atât de mult

a very rare moment indeed! Love his passion in the opening...and the ornaments which tumble out of his fingers subsequently..lovely alberti bass...and the ticking of the treble runs

Giù il cappello, signori, questa è Arte Pura

Thank you very, very much!!

Wow.....I have this CD and I can just say....one of my favorite interpreters of this sonata, and other things he has played. Wonderful pianist! :)

If somebody only showed me 12:45 - 12:54, I would ask which piece by Brahms is it. I think there are several stages of Mozart appreciation: first, as a musical newbie, you are convinced that he was the biggest musical genius of all time. Then, you venture out to new, wilder and at first glance, more exciting territories, you become familiar with late Beethoven with all its contrapuntal prowess, Liszt with his novelties regarding form and thematic transformations, maybe even Schumann's very tightly and purposefully composed oeuvre, filled with quirks and rhythmic ingenuities where no note is wasted to complete a masterpiece. Maybe you even think by now that somebody like Haydn has a more accomplished output in terms of piano sonatas, because some smart man in a peer-reviewed paper, a publication, or horribile dicti - in a RU-vid comment said so. (for the record, I love Haydn myself) After that, you become familiar with the late romantics: brooding, sweeping melodies and lush harmonies, that tugs on one's heartstrings, Rachmaninov, Scriabin, you name it. Then you follow it up with some of the modernists' works, like Ravel: erotic, decadent extended chords paired with a genial aptitude for tone colour and an evocative, dreamlike soundscape. By this stage, you generally tend to think that the more complicated and elaborate something is, the better. You are also confident, that the abovementioned guys leave Mozart in the dust regarding compositional expertise, and with your newly gained knowledge, you could easily compose something in his "rather rudimentary" style. You open up a sketchbook or a notation program on your computer like a boss, ready to compose. After 5 minutes of staring at empty staves, you get frustrated, ditch the damned thing and realize that you were right in the first place: Mozart was, in fact, the biggest musical genius of all time... The thing is, he makes composing so easy. Also, Dinu Lipatti is one of the few performing artists who I would deem as a genius. He understands these pieces' style so well as a whole, without getting into too many scholarly studies concerning historical performance practice. He can adapt to everything, he plays Chopin just as convincingly and authentically as Bartók.

Thank you so much!!!!

Beautiful! Thanks!

Grazie infinite!!!!!! Molto gentile!!! Stupendo.

14 minutes of ... reverie! Thanks!

SUPERBE INREGISTRARI.!.BRAVO SI MULTMIRI GRUPULUI CE LE=A REALIZAT.DECI MULTUMIRI TUTUROR CELOR DE LA ELECTRECORD

The good people in Besançon didn't even know what was going on at this day in their town music hall ...... the best listener and friend of Lipatti at this moment was the microphone .

Hoy se cumplen 63 años sin él. Quede por siempre en nuestros corazones y mentes su gran persona y su excepcional forma de hacer MÚSICA.

That second movement was scary good... especially the slow, sustained lyrical section in the middle.

Mit Bravour gönnt Lipatti einem der dramatischsten Mozart-Sonaten eine unübertroffen perlende und variationsreiche Spielfreude, die niemals unter dem Pedal leidet. Dem entgegen setzt er wunderschön die unterschiedlichen Kantilenen des 2. Satzes und endet überzeugend schlüssig mit der so wichtigen Leichtigkeit als Auflösung im 3.Satz. Zum Glück einmal die gesamte Sonate und nicht nur virtuose Selbstbefriedigung. Wunderbar!

Gorgeous!

абсолютный шедевр Моцарта...гениальное исполнение Липатти...за пятнадцать минут- все оттенки человеческих чувств...целая жизнь.

Grazie! thank you. very much.

If I listen to k310, this is the rendition I choose.

AMAZING!!!

5:42 . This second movement . Lipatti at his piano . Already half dead . Leucemia . He doesn't ask himself the eternal question : "how is Mozart actually to be played ?" . No . He plays . The music suddenly springs up out of the keyboard . The listener has not even the time to ask himself if this is "good" or "bad" .... this is it , this is here as ... what is this? Notes at the very upper limit of breathable , high , very high , where you'll never go , the frontier of the known world .... Mozart and Lipatti , hand in hand on the unspeakable limit .... 8:33 ....

Prodigioso! Peccato che sia scomparso prematuramente. Restano le sue magistrali esecuzioni.

Apart from his sublime performance, I love the little "noodling" at the start, a practice long since lost

Wonderful!

Magnifique pianiste parti trop tôt! Quelle aisance, sobriété et rigueur artistique!

Légèreté, mélancolie, tout en même temps.

C'est de loin la meilleure version que j'ai eu plaisir d'écouter !

Absolument sublime!

beautiful!

grazie!!!!!!

PERFECT!

just amazing

Sans aucun doute un des disques les plus importants. Celui qui m'a marqué pour la vie.

excellent reply, helen!!! :)

3:32 Young pianists do listen!!! A genius is sitting at the piano stool!!!

Dinu lipatti- a true romenian- love it

pure selfless, disinterested musical beauty.

Wonderful musician..

Блестяще! Именно таким я и представляю исполнение этой Сонаты.

This is what music is supposed to sound like. Period. End of story.

A genius died too young, a great lost to the world!

simplement magnifique

Unique !

best KV310 ever played.

In my opinion Dinu is right best top 10 ever!

@billyguns2 There is some unpublished audio from this recital that has rapturous applause with cheers. There were only 300 people or so there, and Lipatti looked quite unwell, so I suspect that the atmosphere was not initially conducive to such loud applause - there was apparently quite a heavy vibe in the hall. If you listen to the end of his Mozart Concerto at Lucerne, you can hear that the audience erupts rapturously, so it is definitely nothing to do with European audiences.

Sublime Recuerdo a mi padre mientras escucho. Un jardín en forma de paleta de pintor, una buhardilla y Mozart.

なんと、端正で澄みきったモーツァルト、唯一無二。大好きです🎵🎶😥😥でも、もう天国に行ってしまわれたのですね😢😢😭😭

@pianopera My pleasure!

insuperabile!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Qué pasión impetuosa, bellísimo¡¡

great work and Mozart was sweet poem sung by Nature it self..........

Great

Dear me Lipatti i love you Rip

Seriously, I am playing this and it is just so so difficult i don't know how he can play it it just seems so impossible

And then , 11:35 , third part , the complete drama ..... Lipatti saying a vivid , macabre and transparent goodbye ..... this is hard , this is only for tough listeners .... can you bear it ? I'm shaking ... and 14:03 .... no more of this world .....

Moooooolto bravo

Muy bueno el interprete..a la altura de los mejores del mundo.....

great speed (y)

I was interested to see Dinu Lipatti is playing a Gaveau in this recital.

einfach genial und ganz einzigartig gespielt.

素敵です

to bad there's not even one single video of lipatti playing...:-(

Une telle sûreté de jeu qu'on a l'impression qu'il ne peut jamais aller à la faute. On pourrait discuter longtemps sur le bien fondé du tempo infernal du 1er mouvement et le manque d'oxygène que cela sous entend, mais tant que l'artiste ne commet aucune erreur on ne peut se permettre de critiquer. On pourrait se demander aussi pourquoi en 1950 et avec des moyens plus restreints qu'aujourd'hui on prenait la peine d'enregistrer les concerts lors d'un festival alors qu'aujourd'hui c'est quelque chose de facile à réaliser et qu'on le fait très peu.