A Faure Recital, Vol. 1: Apres un reve / Lortie

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Label
Chandos
Release Date
September 30, 2016
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      FAURE, GABRIEL
    • PERFORMER
      Louis Lortie
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 30, 2016
    • UPC
      095115191521
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHAN 10915
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Instrumental
    Works ⌄

    1. Pavane, Op. 50 (arr. L. Lortie for piano)

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    2. Barcarolle No. 5 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 66

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    3. Nocturne No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 36

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    4. Barcarolle No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    5. Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1 (arr. P. Grainger for piano)

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    6. I. Prelude

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    7. III. Sicilienne

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    8. II. Fileuse (arr. Alfred Cortot)

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    9. IV. La Mort de Melisande

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    10. Barcarolle No. 7 in D Minor, Op. 90

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    11. Nocturne No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 63

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    12. Prelude No. 1

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    13. Prelude No. 2

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    14. Prelude No. 3

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    15. Prelude No. 4

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    16. Prelude No. 5

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    17. Prelude No. 6

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    18. Prelude No. 7

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    19. Prelude No. 8

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    20. Prelude No. 9

      Composer: Gabriel Fauré

      Performer: Louis Lortie


This anticipated release is the first volume in a new series devoted to the music of Gabriel Faure, which is spearheaded by Louis Lortie. Lortie states in the booklet notes: “this album purposely travels through Faure’s various creative periods, from easily appealing early pieces such as the Pavane and the melodie “Apres un reve” through to the late and unjustly neglected Preludes, a masterpiece of condensed harmonic and melodic audacity.” Lortie’s previous series dedicated to Chopin has garnered critical praise. BBC Music called the series “an exceptionally high order of playing.” The same kind of praise is expected for this new series. French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie tours extensively across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. He has won widespread acclaim for his Chopin and Ravel interpretations, and has performed all five Beethoven concertos and all of the Mozart concertos. The London Times described his playing as “ever immaculate, ever imaginative.”

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REVIEW:

Lortie understands the type of discretion needed to make this music sing, knows the veiled colours it requires, and has the sort of technique to project Fauré’s signature elusiveness. Above all, he identifies fully with Fauré’s chromaticism and understands its use to create space and light.

– ClassicalSource.com