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Louis Lortie plays Chopin, Vol 1
Chandos

Louis Lortie plays Chopin, Vol 1

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Composer
CHOPIN, FREDERIC
Artist
Louis Lortie
Format
CD
Label
Chandos
Released
May 25, 2010
Catalog #
CHAN 10588
UPC
095115158821

About

"In the era of the great romantic pianists, it used to be the fashion at piano recitals to offer an improvisation in the same key as that of the piece that was scheduled to follow, in order to get the audience ‘in the mood’. To compensate for this lost art, I have thought of always playing one of the nocturnes before a major piano composition by Chopin. It makes these nocturnes appear more like an improvisation, to serve as counterweight to the very dense content of the Ballades, Scherzos, and Sonatas. This practice transfers smoothly the logic of a piano recital to a CD and makes more sense by allowing the listener to enjoy the contents in one stretch." - Louis Lortie

The immensely respected French-Canadian virtuoso Louis Lortie celebrates the Chopin anniversary with an album of Nocturnes and Scherzos for solo piano. These works stretch the pianist’s technique in every possible way. This Canadian pianist has long had an association with Chandos, and is recognized as one of the finest interpreters of Chopin. He first recorded Chopin’s Études for Chandos more than 20 years ago; it was named as one of the ‘50 great performances by superlative pianists’ by BBC Music Magazine. Since then he’s enjoyed an exceptionally rich performing and recording career. He won First Prize in the Busoni Competition in 1984. He was also a prize-winner at the Leeds Competition. He’s been named an Officer of the Order of Canada, and a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1 04:31
    Track
    1
    Title
    Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Louis Lortie
  2. 2 Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20 09:26
    Track
    2
    Title
    Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20
    Duration
    09:26
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Louis Lortie
  3. 3 Nocturne No. 16 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, No. 2 04:43
    Track
    3
    Title
    Nocturne No. 16 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, No. 2
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Louis Lortie
  4. 4 Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31 09:21
    Track
    4
    Title
    Scherzo No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 31
    Duration
    09:21
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Louis Lortie
  5. 5 Nocturne No. 18 in E Major, Op. 62, No. 2 05:37
    Track
    5
    Title
    Nocturne No. 18 in E Major, Op. 62, No. 2
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Louis Lortie
  6. 6 Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39 08:56
    Track
    6
    Title
    Scherzo No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 39
    Duration
    08:56
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Louis Lortie
  7. 7 Nocturne No. 17 in B Major, Op. 62, No. 1 06:36
    Track
    7
    Title
    Nocturne No. 17 in B Major, Op. 62, No. 1
    Duration
    06:36
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Louis Lortie
  8. 8 Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54 10:19
    Track
    8
    Title
    Scherzo No. 4 in E Major, Op. 54
    Duration
    10:19
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Louis Lortie
  9. 9 I. Grave - Doppio movimento 07:16
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Grave - Doppio movimento
    Duration
    07:16
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Louis Lortie
  10. 10 II. Scherzo 05:37
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Scherzo
    Duration
    05:37
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Louis Lortie
  11. 11 III. Marche funebre: Lento 07:08
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Marche funebre: Lento
    Duration
    07:08
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Louis Lortie
  12. 12 IV. Finale: Presto 01:31
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Frédéric Chopin
    Performer
    Louis Lortie