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LUPU, Radu (piano)
Complete Decca Solo Recordings
Decca (ADD/DDD) 478 2340 (10)
Radu Lupu was one of Decca’s key recording pianists between 1970 and 1993. His early début recording of Beethoven’s Third Concerto proved to be a small-scale romantic account, individual but lacking real concentration; but the coupling of the 32 Variations in C minor proved far more successful and his collection of Beethoven Sonatas carried conviction, if at times it was a little mannered. But his recordings of late Brahms were outstanding in every way, producing great intensity and inwardness when those qualities were required, and a keyboard mastery that was second to none. His view of the F minor Sonata was also individual inward, ruminative and always beautifully rounded – and the Variations made a rare coupling.
He proved a superb Schubertian. The Impromptus were of the same calibre as Brendel’s and were beautifully recorded, and his Moments musicaux, too, are very fine indeed. In the Sonatas he is sensitive and poetic throughout. The A minor, D.845, is searching and poetic. He brings tenderness and classical discipline to bear throughout and his playing is musically satisfying in a very Schubertian way. No. 18 in G major, D.894, is hardly less fine, a superb reading, relatively straight in its approach but full of glowing perception on points of detail. Moreover, the exposition repeat is observed in the first movement. The analogue recordings from the late 1970s are of Decca’s finest. In his account of the C minor work, D.958, he finds a simple eloquence that is most moving, and in the two A major works, D.664 and D.959, he strikes the perfect balance between Schubert’s classicism and the spontaneity of musical thought, and at the same time he leaves the impression that the achievement is perfectly effortless, with an inner repose and depth of feeling that remain memorable long after the performance is ended. He caps the series with a truly memorable performance of the great B flat Sonata, D.960, which finds this masterly pianist most eloquent and thoughtful throughout. For his last collection Lupu turns to Schumann and proves to be one of the interpreters whose understanding of this composer can be measured alongside that of Murray Perahia. This is playing of quite exceptional insight and naturalness. His account of the Humoreske, Op. 20, is the most poetic and spontaneous since the famous Richter version from the 1950s, and the Kreisleriana are hardly less magical. This is playing of great poetry and authority. The recording is excellent, albeit resonant, and this set as a whole is well worth seeking out.
拉杜·鲁普在1970至1993年间是DECCA唱片公司的核心钢琴家。他早期录制的贝多芬《第三钢琴协奏曲》呈现小型浪漫化诠释,个性鲜明但欠缺凝练;而作为搭配曲目的《C小调32变奏曲》则成功得多,其贝多芬奏鸣曲集虽偶显矫饰,但整体令人信服。不过他在勃拉姆斯晚期作品中的表现堪称全方位杰出——既能展现作品所需的深邃内省,又具备无与伦比的键盘掌控力。《F小调奏鸣曲》的演绎同样独具内省气质,沉静隽永且音色完美,与变奏曲组成罕见搭配。
作为舒伯特诠释者,鲁普堪称大师级。《即兴曲》与布伦德尔版本同等水准,录音精美;《音乐瞬间》同样出色。在奏鸣曲中,他始终保持着诗意敏感:D.845《A小调奏鸣曲》充满探索精神与诗性光芒,将柔情与古典章法完美融合,演奏极具舒伯特特质。D.894《G大调第十八奏鸣曲》同样精彩,处理相对直率却细节生辉,第一乐章呈示部重复段落亦完整保留。这些1970年代末的模拟录音属于DECCA黄金水准。D.958《C小调奏鸣曲》中,他发掘出直抵人心的朴素感染力;在两部A大调作品(D.664与D.959)中,他在舒伯特的古典框架与乐思即兴性之间取得精妙平衡,同时举重若轻地传递出内在宁静与情感深度,余韵悠长。整套录音以D.960《降B大调奏鸣曲》的传神演绎压轴,这位钢琴大师全程展现深邃思考与表现力。
在最后的舒曼专辑中,鲁普证明自己是对该作曲家理解最透彻的诠释者之一,堪与佩拉亚比肩。其演绎兼具非凡洞见与自然流露:《幽默曲》(Op.20)自1950年代里赫特传奇版本后最具诗意与即兴魅力;《克莱斯勒偶记》同样神奇。这是充满诗性权威的演奏,录音虽带混响却极佳,整套专辑值得珍藏。
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Lupu, Radu - Complete Decca solo recordings [DECCA]
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