This audio presentation is an exploration of the legendary EMI recordings of the great Romanian pianist Dinu Lipatti (1917-1950). Drawing upon my research over a period of three decades that includes documents from EMI’s own archive, I present some fascinating background information into how Lipatti came to sign a contract with EMI’s sub-label Columbia, details of his recordings made at the legendary Abbey Road Studios, and some missed opportunities that could have resulted in a very different perception of Lipatti’s exquisite interpretative powers. Included are some of the pianist’s famous recordings from these sessions, several in non-commercial transfers of the 78-rpm discs.