Louis Lortie Plays Chopin, Vol.6 Piano Chandos

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Piano Works, Vol.6

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN

Quatre Mazurkas, Op.6 (1830-32)

8:55

Dédiées à Mademoiselle la Comtesse Paouline Plater

? = 132 - (Scherzando)

3:10

in F sharp minor • in fis-Moll • en fa dièse mineur

? = 63 (Sotto voce) - Gajo

2:32

in C sharp minor • in cis-Moll • en ut dièse mineur

Vivace

2:01

in E major • in E-Dur • en mi majeur

Presto, ma non troppo

1:10

in E flat minor • in es-Moll • en mi bémol mineur

Quatre Mazurkas, Op.24

11:08

Dédiées à Monsieur le Comte de Perthuis

Lento - (Con anima)

2:27

in G minor • in g-Moll • en sol mineur

Allegro non troppo - [ ] - Tempo I

2:14

in C major - in C-Dur • en ut majeur

Moderato con anima

2:03

in A flat major • in As-Dur • en la bémol majeur

Moderato - Con anima

4:23

in B flat minor • in b-Moll • en si bémol mineur

Hommage à Mozart, Op.2 (1827)

in C flat major • in B-Dur • en si bémol majeur

Introduction et Grandes Variations Brillantes, sue le Duo favorit de Don Giovanni,

'Là ci darem la mano', pour le Piano Forte

Dédiées à Monsieur Charles Czerny

Originally for Piano and Orchestra

Arranged by the Composer for Solo Piano

('Là ci darem la mano' varié pour piano)

À Monsieur Titus Woyciechowski

Introduzione. Largo - Poco più mosso -

5:03

10.

Tema. Allegretto -

1:28

11.

Variazione I. Brillante -

0:57

12.

Variazione II. Veloce, ma accuratamente -

0:59

13.

Variazione III. Sempre sostenuto -

0:59

14.

Variazione IV. Con bravura -

1:13

15.

Variazione V. Adagio -

3:08

16.

Alla Polacca

3:38

Quatre Mazurkas, Op.67 post. (c.1835, 1848-49, 1835, 1847)

8:00

17.

Vivace - (Scherzando)

1:17

in G major • in G-Dur • en sol majeur

18.

Cantabile

1:54

in G minor • in g-Moll • en sol mineur

19.

Allegretto

1:32

in C major • in C-Dur • en ut majeur

20.

Moderato animato

3:15

in A minor • in a-Moll • en la mineur

Deux Polonaises, Op.40 (1838-39)

14:20

Dédiées à Monsieur Jules Fontana

21.

'Military'. Allegro con brio

5:47

in A major • in A-Dur • en la majeur

22.

Allegro maestoso

8:32

in C minor • in c-Moll • en ut mineur

Quatre Mazurkas, Op.41 (1838-39)

9:11

Dédiées à son Ami Étienne Witwicki

23.

Andantino

2:15

in E minor • in e-Moll • en mi mineur

24.

Animato

1:24

in B major • in H-Dur • en si majeur

25.

Allegretto

2:12

in A flat major • in As-Dur • en la bémol majeur

26.

Maestoso

3:20

in C sharp minor • in cis-Moll • en ut dièse mineur

27.

Fantaisie, Op.49 (1841)

13:31

in F minor / A flat major • in f-Moll / As-Dur • en fa mineur / la bémol majeur

Dédiée à Madame la Princesse Catherine de Souzzo

Marcia. Grave - Lento, sostenuto - Tempo I - Più mosso -

Adagio sostenuto - Allegro assai

Total time: 82:24

Solo: Louis Lortie piano

“…When considering Chopin, contrast between dark and light is essential. Lortie excels at the conveyance of Slavic expression through the lens of extreme sentiment, often using fine-tuned pacing, silence and varied dynamics to admirable effect. Of unexpected delight is the “Military” Polonaise, Op.40 No 1… Lortie offers it up with unabashed affection and aristocratic poise. Arguably saving best for last, the Fantasy in F Minor, Op.49 concludes the album, highlighting the attributes for which Lortie is celebrated. Lucid and buoyant, it is music sculpted with chiselled lines and acute structural sense. At moments on this disc, a seasoned sort of beauty takes hold of our ears, wherein a keyboard’s conjuring casts an airy, aural spell. In the battle of dark and light, Lortie’s own brand of luminescence wins out every time.”

Adam Sherkin – thewholenote.com – 18 March 2021

“… Lortie has a keen awareness of Chopin’s musical journey and increasing sophistication. The solo piano version o the Op. 2 Hommage à Mozart is a delight, while the deliciously dark C minor Polonaise Op 40/1 holds sudden chords that register as cries of pain. A fine disc.”

Colin Clarke – International Piano – January/February 2021

Performance **** Recording ****

“Louis Lortie has long been celebrated as a versatile pianist, but his thoughtful approach to Chopin stands out…”

John Allison – BBC Music magazine – January 2021

“A decade after the start of his Chopin series, for its sixth volume Louis Lortie offers another carefully arranged bouquet, this time dominated by the gentle fragrance of mazurkas... on balance this disc is distinguished by the humanistic, selfless music-making, devoid of sentimentality, for which Lortie’s Chopin has justly been praised.”

Michelle Assay – Gramophone magazine – December 2020

“… This performance is an impressive showing from Lortie, who blends an airy Mozartean texture with Chopin’s sparkling virtuosity… this is a solid recording. The liner notes also provide helpful background information for each work… in Lortie’s continued journey through the composer’s works, his sincerity and dedication are never in doubt.”

Azusa Uneo – theclassicreview.com – 17 November 2020

“… As we can see, the pianist continues to mix the types of scores in his journey. Another constant: the sound with a Fazioli piano recorded at Potton Hall in Dunwich, Suffolk. The choice is not anecdotal, because the brilliance of this instrument gives a limpid tone to the record…” ****

Christophe Huss – Le Devoir (Montreal) – 13 November 2020

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