Debussy: Piano Duets, Vol. 2

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Label
Chandos
Release Date
June 19, 2026
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Claude Debussy
    • PERFORMER
      Louis Lortie, Helene Mercier
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 19, 2026
    • UPC
      0095115239520
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHAN 20395
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (version for 2 pianos)

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Hélène Mercier, Louis Lortie

    2. Suite bergamasque: III. Clair de lune (arr. H. Dutilleux for 2 pianos)

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Hélène Mercier, Louis Lortie

    3. No. 1. Nuages

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Hélène Mercier, Louis Lortie

    4. No. 2. Fêtes

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Hélène Mercier, Louis Lortie

    5. No. 3. Sirènes

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Hélène Mercier, Louis Lortie

    6. Lindaraja

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Louis Lortie, Hélène Mercier

    7. Estampes: No. 2. La soirée dans Grenade (arr. J. Durand and L. Roques for piano duet)

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Louis Lortie, Hélène Mercier

    8. No. 1. Danse sacrée

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Louis Lortie, Hélène Mercier

    9. No. 2. Danse profane

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Louis Lortie, Hélène Mercier

    10. Rêverie (arr. H. Woollett for piano 4 hands)

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Hélène Mercier, Louis Lortie

    11. I. Avec emportement

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Louis Lortie, Hélène Mercier

    12. II. Lent. Sombre

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Louis Lortie, Hélène Mercier

    13. III. Scherzando

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Louis Lortie, Hélène Mercier

    14. La plus que lente (arr. L. Roques for piano 4 hands)

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Louis Lortie, Hélène Mercier


Alongside their respective solo careers, Hélène Mercier and Louis Lortie regularly meet to perform as a highly sought-after piano duo. Both born and raised in Montreal, they have formed a musical partnership that goes back to the 1980s, developing a musical intimacy present throughout their wide-ranging repertoire. Their complicity has been strengthened over decades of playing concerts and recording together. This, their ninth album for Chandos, continues their exploration of works by Debussy. The programme features transcriptions by Ravel, Dutilleux, Woollett, Durand, Roques, and the composer of some of his best-known orchestral works (Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Nocturnes) and solo piano pieces (Clair de lune, La Soirée dans Grenade, La plus que lente, Rêverie). These sit alongside Lindaraja and en blanc et noir, original compositions for two pianos. Mercier and Lortie alternate the first- and second-player responsibilities in this mixture of works for two pianos and piano duet.