Louis Lortie plays Chopin, Vol. 8

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Chandos
Release Date
November 21, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Frederic Chopin
    • PERFORMER
      Louis Lortie, Truls Mork
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 21, 2025
    • UPC
      0095115236123
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      CHAN 20361
    • LABEL
      Chandos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Introduction: Lento

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Truls Mørk, Louis Lortie

    2. Alla Polacca: Allegro con spirito

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Truls Mørk, Louis Lortie

    3. Rondo in C Minor, Op. 1

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    4. Introduzione: Allegro maestoso -

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    5. Thema. Ronde de Ludovic: Allegro moderato -

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    6. Variation 1 -

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    7. Variation 2: Scherzando -

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    8. Variation 3: Lento -

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    9. Variation 4: Scherzo vivace

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    10. Mazurka No. 30 in G Major, Op. 50, No. 1

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    11. Mazurka No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 50, No. 2

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    12. Mazurka No. 32 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 50, No. 3

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    13. Mazurka No. 33 in B Major, Op. 56, No. 1

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    14. Mazurka No. 34 in C Major, Op. 56, No. 2

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    15. Mazurka No. 35 in C Minor, Op. 56, No. 3

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Louis Lortie

    16. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Truls Mørk, Louis Lortie

    17. II. Scherzo: Allegro con brio

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Truls Mørk, Louis Lortie

    18. III. Largo

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Truls Mørk, Louis Lortie

    19. IV. Finale: Allegro

      Composer: Frédéric Chopin

      Performer: Truls Mørk, Louis Lortie


Louis Lortie's programme for this eighth and final volume of Chopin spans the composer's entire career, from the teenage Rondo, Op. 1 through to his final published piece, the Cello Sonata, Op. 65. Inspired by a visit to the estate of Prince Antoni Radziwill in 1829, the Introduction and Polonaise brillante, Op. 3 was written for the prince (a keen cellist) and his pianist daughter Wanda, and was published in 1831 in Vienna, shortly before Chopin's move to Paris. Variations brillantes, Op. 12 was based on the theme 'Je vends des Scapulaires' from the (now long-forgotten) opera Ludovic. Single-handedly responsible for establishing the popularity of the mazurka, Chopin wrote almost sixty of these works in his lifetime. The two sets here date from 1842 (Op. 50) and 1844 (Op. 56) whilst the composer was at the height of his powers - and popularity in the salons of Paris. Chopin struggled with the composition of the Cello Sonata, taking two years, from 1845 to 1847, before finally premiering it at his last public concert, in Paris, on 16 February 1848. He was striving to find a 'new style' in his composition, whilst at the same time struggling under failing health and the breakdown of his long-standing relationship with the novelist George Sand. His perseverance paid off, and the sonata remains a cornerstone of the repertoire.