The Unreleased Recordings (Decca Masters and Radio Tapes 1970-2002) - 6CD

Romanian pianist Radu Lupu commanded a legion of fans and connoisseurs all over the world. His rare appearances in the concert hall were packed with audiences which included top-drawer performers. He was the master of lyricism and could make the piano whisper like no other.

Lupu shunned media attention, his discography is not large, but every recording he made had an aura of spirituality and distinction. Decca is proud to present a unique set of recordings – material that has never before been officially published – ranging from ‘lost tapes’ in the Decca archives to recordings sourced from radio stations around the world.

Sanctioned by his estate, and presented in a 6-CD capbox, with bespoke jackets for each disc and digital album, RADU LUPU – THE UNRELEASED RECORDINGS is made up entirely of material not otherwise recorded by Lupu and is released to mark what would have been the pianist’s 80th birthday this November.

DECCA RECORDINGS

CD 1 MOZART: Piano Quartets K. 478 & K. 493
Tel Aviv String Quartet
Recorded London, 12–14 August 1976. Decca

CD 2 SCHUBERT: Piano Sonatas in C major D. 840 and D major D. 850
Recorded Switzerland, December 1992. Decca
BBC RECORDINGS

CD 3 HAYDN: Andante & Variations in F minor; Piano Sonata 50 in D major; Piano Sonata 33 in C minor
Recorded ‘live’ at Wigmore Hall, London, 3 September 1988
MOZART: Piano Sonata in C major K.545
Recorded ‘live’ in Aldeburgh, 1970
SCHUMANN: Etudes symphoniques, Op. 13
Recorded ‘live’ at St. John’s Smith Square, London, 1 July 1991

CD 4 CHOPIN: Scherzo No. 1; Nocturnes Op. 27 Nos. 1 & 2
Recorded ‘live’ in Leeds, 19 April 1970
BARTÓK: Out of Doors
COPLAND: Piano Sonata
Recorded ‘live’ in Aldeburgh, 24 June 1971
DUTCH RADIO RECORDINGS

CD 5 SCHUMANN: Faschingsschwank aus Wien
Recorded in Amsterdam, 29 May 1983
MUSSORGSKY: Pictures at an Exhibition
Recorded in Amsterdam, 1 April 1984
SWR RECORDINGS

CD 6 MOZART: Piano Concerto in B flat major, K.456
Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg / Kazimierz Kord
Recorded ‘live’ 1980
SCHUMANN: Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor Op. 11
Recorded 29 September 1973
DEBUSSY: D’un cahier d’esquisses
Recorded 17/19 April 2002