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FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN
1.
Waltz, Op. post., B 150
2:28
Allegretto
2.
Waltz, Op. post., B 56
2:41
Vivace
3.
Waltz, Op. post., B 44
1:50
Tempo di Valse
4.
Waltz, Op. post. 69 No.2, B 35
2:56
Moderato
5.
Waltz, Op. post., B 46
2:13
[ ]
6.
Waltz, Op. post. 70 No.1, B 92
2:04
Molto vivace - Meno mosso - Tempo I
7.
Waltz, Op. post. 70 No.2, B 138
2:34
Tempo giusto
8.
Waltz, op. post. 70 No.3, B 40
2:31
Moderato
9.
Waltz, Op. post., B 133
1:50
Sostenuto
10.
Waltz, Op.18, B 62
4:57
Grande valse brillante
À Laura Horsford
Vivo
11.
Waltz, Op. post., B 21
1:36
[ ] - Trio - D.C. al Fine
12.
Waltz, Op.34 No.1, B 94
5:01
À Mademoiselle de Thun Hohenstein
Valse brillante
Vivace
13.
Waltz, Op.34 No.2, B 64
5:16
À Madame G. d'Ivry
Vlase brillante
Lento - Sostenuto
14.
Waltz, Op.34 No.3, B 118
2:08
À Mademoiselle A. d'Eichthal
Valse brillante
Vivace
15.
Waltz, Op. post. 69 No.1, B 95
3:42
Lento
16.
Waltz, Op.42, B 131
3:35
Vivace
17.
Nocturne, Op.9 No.1
5:50
À Madame Camille Pleyel
Larghetto
18.
Waltz, Op.64 No.1, B 164/1
1:40
À Madame la Comtesse Delphine Potocka
Molto vivace
19.
Nocturne, Op. post.
4:07
Lento con gran espressione - Animato - Adagio - Tempo I
20.
Nocturne, Op.32 No.1
5:07
À Mme la Baronne de Billing, née de Courbonne
Andante sostenuto - Adagio
21.
Waltz, Op.64 No.2, B 164/2
3:09
À Madame Nathaniel de Rothschild
Tempo giusto - Più mosso - Più lento - Più mosso - Tempo I - Più mosso
22.
Waltz, Op.64 No.3, B 164/3
2:42
À la Comtesse Katharina Bronicka
Moderato
23.
Nocturne, Op.37 No.1
6:30
Lento sostenuto
24.
Nocturne, Op.37 No.2
5:40
Andantino - Molto più lento - Tempo I
Total time: 82:07
Solo:Louis Lortie piano
24 & 25 October 2011 (Nocturnes, Op.37 Nos 1 and 2), 7 & 8 June 2013 (Nocturne, Op.32 No.1), & 8 and 9 October 2014 (other works)
Notes
Louis Lortie plays Chopin, Vol. 4
Louis Lortie continues his highly successful series devoted to Chopin. The recording perfectly illustrates how Chopin elevated the waltz to a genre of musical art, from danses de salon – evocative of a genial milieu – to ‘works’ with proper opus numbers. Growing up in the 1820s, the composer at first viewed the waltz purely pragmatically, as a means to a social end in the dance salon. But after spending time in Vienna and Paris in the 1830s he decided that a waltz might be worthy of the deeper appreciation accorded a ‘work’.
From moods of liveliness, in introductory calls to the dance, to more poetical or sentimental sections, the affective achievement in these works is great, whether the mood captured is plaintive (the B minor, A flat major, or F minor Waltzes), evocative of the dance salon (the E major Waltz), lilting (the D flat major Waltz), reminiscent of a Ländler (the A flat major Waltz, the only one that Chopin composed in 3 / 8 metre), dramatic (the E minor Waltz), or brilliant (the G flat major Waltz).
The nocturnes also trace their origins to the salon. The genre derives from a type of vocal music, akin to the solo romance, but highly popular among amateurs as an opportunity for singing duets.
With this series, Louis Lortie has made his reputation as a ‘model Chopinist’ (BBC Music).
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Reviews
“This is Chopin playing of sublime genius, and confirms the landmark status of this ongoing series in the composer’s discography; highest possible recommendation.”
James A Altena – Fanfare – September/October 2015
“ So positive was my impression that I felt compelled to immediately listen again All the pianistic brilliance and perfection of rubato in the world would go for naught if the recording failed to reproduce it without clarity and sympathy. Add to this the warmth of sound supplied by producer and sound engineer Ralph Couzens and you have a gem – worthy of the entire accolades one could heap on it The Nocturnes are a bonus, and they are superb in every way. Lortie plays then as if apparitions seen in a dream. Jeffrey Kallberg’s notes are of high quality and briefly discuss each piece.”
Alan Becker – American Record Guide – September/October 2015
**** (Excellent Album)
Luca Segalla – Musica magazine (Italy) – June 2015
"Louis Lortie’s Chopin series reaches a new height with this utterly charming, idiomatic recital of the complete waltzes. Plus, he adds a handful of nocturnes, and the result is a jam-packed 83-minute CD So, with the Chandos booklet and sound at their usual very high standard, this kicks Lortie’s Chopin series up to a higher level This disc is terrific fun."
Brian Reinhart - MusicWeb-International.com - May 2015
Performance ***** Recording *****
“…Lortie’s virtues consistently abound: impeccable elegance; tonal palette of aristocratic refinement and variety; an apparently effortless virtuosity, deployed with exemplary discretion, and a gift for ‘vocal’ inflection which should be the envy of numerous rivals.”
Jeremy Siepmann – BBC Music magazine – July 2015
" ... many will admire this high-level Chopin playing." *****
Marius Dawn - Pianist magazine - June-July 2015
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