Dinu Lipatti, born in Bucharest in 1917, was an "enfant prodige" on the piano who also began composing and improvising short pieces from a young age.
Composer Biography
At the Vienna International Piano Competition, Alfred Cortot, a renowned pianist and teacher, resigned from the jury because he believed Lipatti deserved first prize, not second.
Composer Biography
Lipatti's brilliant career was cut short by leukemia, and he died in December 1950 at the age of thirty-three.
Composer Biography
Lipatti studied piano with Alfred Cortot and Yvonne Lefébvre, composition with Paul Dukas, Nadia Boulanger, and Igor Stravinsky, and conducting with Diran Alexanian and Charles Munch.
Composer's Artistic Vision
For Lipatti, composing and performing were two sides of the same medal, though his reputation as a pianist has overshadowed his work as a composer.
Performer Biography
Marco Vincenzi, the pianist on this recording, won an award for the best diploma of the year from the Conservatory of Genoa and later the Prix de Virtuosité at the Geneva Conservatory.
Composer Biography
Dinu Lipatti's godfather and mentor was George Enescu, a celebrated Romanian composer, violinist, and conductor.
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