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Radu Lupu: The Unreleased Recordings

Decca Masters and Radio Tapes 1970-2002

Radu Lupu (piano), Tel Aviv String Quartet, SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Kazimierz Kord

Radu Lupu: The Unreleased Recordings

Awards:

The very qualities that limited his discography - doubt, self-criticism, an acute fear of exposure - are precisely those that give these recordings their emotional charge. Heard now, they do...

Gramophone Magazine, March 2026

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Radu Lupu: The Unreleased Recordings

Decca Masters and Radio Tapes 1970-2002

Radu Lupu (piano), Tel Aviv String Quartet, SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Kazimierz Kord

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The very qualities that limited his discography - doubt, self-criticism, an acute fear of exposure - are precisely those that give these recordings their emotional charge. Heard now, they do...

Gramophone Magazine, March 2026

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About

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.

Contents and tracklist

Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor, K478
Work length26:53
I. Allegro
Track length11:25
II. Andante
Track length8:13
III. Rondo. Allegro moderato
Track length7:15
Mozart: Piano Quartet No. 2 in E flat major, K493
Work length30:05
I. Allegro
Track length11:02
II. Larghetto
Track length10:35
III. Allegretto
Track length8:28
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 15 in C major, D840 'Reliquie'
Work length23:16
I. Moderato
Track length14:21
II. Andante
Track length8:55
Schubert: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Major, D. 850 "Gasteiner"
Work length36:42
I. Allegro vivace
Track length8:38
II. Con moto
Track length10:45
III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Track length9:16
IV. Rondo. Allegro moderato
Track length8:03
Haydn: Andante and Variations in F Minor, Hob. XVII:6 "Un piccolo divertimento"
Work length13:36
Haydn: Piano Sonata in D Major, Hob. XVI:37
Work length9:25
I. Allegro con brio
Track length4:14
II. Largo e sostenuto
Track length2:25
III. Finale. Presto ma non troppo
Track length2:46
Haydn: Piano Trio No. 34 in B flat major, Hob.XV:20
Work length14:46
I. Moderato
Track length6:50
II. Andante con moto
Track length4:00
III. Finale. Allegro
Track length3:56
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K545 'Facile'
Work length11:51
I. Allegro
Track length4:24
II. Andante
Track length5:41
III. Rondo. Allegretto
Track length1:46
Excerpt,Schumann: Études symphoniques, Op. 13
Work length32:32
  • Radu Lupu (piano)
  • Recorded: 1991-07-01
  • Recording Venue: St. John's Smith Square, London
Theme. Andante – Etude 1 / Var. 1. Un poco più vivo
Track length2:55
Supplementary Variation 1, RSW Op. 13 Anh.1 – Etude 2 / Var. 2. Marcato il canto – Etude 3. Vivace
Track length4:22
Etude 4 / Var. 3 – Etude 5 / Var. 4. Vivacissimo – Etude 6 / Var. 5. Agitato
Track length2:48
Supplementary Variation 1, RSW Op. 13 Anh.4 – Supplementary Variation 1, RSW Op. 13 Anh.5 – Supplementary Variation 1, RSW Op. 13 Anh.3
Track length7:03
Etude 7 / Var. 6. Allegro molto – Etude 8 / Var. 7. Andante – Etude 9. Presto possibile
Track length4:05
Supplementary Variation 1, RSW Op. 13 Anh.2 – Etude 10 / Var. 8. Allegro – Etude 11 / Var. 9. Con espressione
Track length4:38
Etude 12. Finale. Allegro brillante
Track length6:41
Chopin: Scherzo No. 1 in B minor, Op. 20
Work length9:01
Chopin: 2 Nocturnes, Op. 27
Work length11:58
Nocturne No. 7 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 1
Track length5:34
Nocturne No. 8 in D-Flat Major, Op. 27 No. 2
Track length6:24
Bartók: Out of Doors, Sz. 81, BB89
Work length18:50
I. With Drums and Pipes. Pesante
Track length1:50
II. Barcarolla. Andante
Track length4:16
III. Musettes. Moderato
Track length3:17
IV. The Night's Music. Lento
Track length6:56
V. The Chase. Presto
Track length2:31
Copland: Piano Sonata (1939-41)
Work length23:25
I. Molto moderato
Track length8:54
II. Vivace
Track length4:40
III. Andante sostenuto
Track length9:51
Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien, Op. 26
Work length24:06
This work is only available as an album download.
I. Allegro. Sehr lebhaft
Track length10:21
This track is only available as an album download.
II. Romanze. Ziemlich langsam
Track length2:54
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III. Scherzino
Track length2:34
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IV. Intermezzo. Mit grösste Energie
Track length2:26
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V. Finale. Höchst lebhaft
Track length5:51
This track is only available as an album download.
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Work length36:10
This work is only available as an album download.
Promenade 1
Track length1:32
This track is only available as an album download.
I. Gnomus
Track length2:43
This track is only available as an album download.
Promenade 2
Track length1:02
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II. The Old Castle
Track length5:06
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Promenade 3
Track length0:30
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III. Tuileries
Track length1:11
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IV. Bydlo "The Oxcart"
Track length3:21
This track is only available as an album download.
Promenade 4
Track length0:55
This track is only available as an album download.
V. Ballet of the Chickens in Their Shells
Track length1:11
This track is only available as an album download.
VI. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuÿle
Track length2:18
This track is only available as an album download.
Promenade 5
Track length1:20
This track is only available as an album download.
VII. The Market at Limoges
Track length1:22
This track is only available as an album download.
VIIIa. Catacombae "Sepulcrum romanum"
Track length1:57
This track is only available as an album download.
VIIIb. Cum mortuis in lingua mortua
Track length2:29
This track is only available as an album download.
IX. The Hut on Fowl's Legs "Baba-Yaga"
Track length3:39
This track is only available as an album download.
X. The Great Gates of Kyiv
Track length5:34
This track is only available as an album download.
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K456
Work length29:31
This work is only available as an album download.
I. Allegro vivace
Track length12:09
This track is only available as an album download.
II. Andante un poco sostenuto
Track length10:13
This track is only available as an album download.
III. Allegro vivace
Track length7:09
This track is only available as an album download.
Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 11
Work length32:09
This work is only available as an album download.
  • Radu Lupu (piano)
  • Recorded: 1973-09-29
  • Recording Venue: Ordenssaal, Schloss, Ludwigsburg
I. Introduzione. Un poco adagio – Allegro vivace
Track length10:47
This track is only available as an album download.
II. Aria
Track length3:24
This track is only available as an album download.
III. Scherzo. Allegrissimo – Intermezzo. Lento
Track length5:29
This track is only available as an album download.
IV. Finale. Allegro un poco maestoso
Track length12:29
This track is only available as an album download.
Debussy: D'un cahier d'esquisses, CD 112
Work length4:49
This work is only available as an album download.
  • Radu Lupu (piano)
  • Recorded: 2002-04-19
  • Recording Venue: Beethoven Saal, Liederhalle, Stuttgart

Awards and reviews

  • Gramophone Magazine
    March 2026
    Archive Issue of the Month

March 2026

The very qualities that limited his discography - doubt, self-criticism, an acute fear of exposure - are precisely those that give these recordings their emotional charge. Heard now, they do not feel provisional or accidental but compelling and necessary.

26th December 2025

The set begins with Mozart’s G minor and E flat piano quartets, for which Lupu was partnered in 1976 by members of the Tel Aviv String Quartet, in performances of such pristine studio quality – Lupu at his most inward in the slow movements, dazzlingly buoyant in the finales – that it’s mystifying they have never previously been released.
5 out of 5 stars
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