A trio of Sonatas from the 1880s

Por Kevin W Ng, 02 noviembre 2017

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“Lortie... elicited a dazzling array of colours from the piano”

Crítica hecha desde Wigmore Hall, Londres el 1 noviembre 2017

Brahms, Sonata para violín núm. 3 en re menor, op. 108

Strauss R., Sonata para violín y piano en mi bemol mayor, Op.18

Franck, Violin Sonata in A major

Beethoven, Sonata para violín núm. 7 en do menor, Op.30 núm. 2 (Scherzo)

Augustin Dumay, Violín

Louis Lortie, Piano

Chopin and Franck reframed with elegance and insight in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 20th March

In Dublin, Jean-Luc Tingaud and Louis Lortie bring clarity and purpose to two composers often ill at ease with the orchestra.

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Louis Lortie rend hommage à Gabriel Fauré Salle Gaveau

Alain Lompech, 12th March

Au seuil de l'année du centenaire de la mort de Fauré, le pianiste canadien a livré un récital exceptionnel, aussi riche en sonorités que naturel dans la conduite du discours.

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Louis Lortie en héraut des vingt-quatre Études de Chopin

Alain Lompech, 7th November

Exécuter en une soirée les deux cahiers des Études du compositeur est un exploit physique et psychique ! Salle Gaveau, Louis Lortie triomphe des nombreux défis de la partition.

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Louis Lortie saves the day in Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 11th February

The French-Canadian pianist replaced an ailing Rudolf Buchbinder, kicking off the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society's first complete Beethoven piano sonata cycle.

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Louis Lortie shines in uneven program of Schubert and Mahler

Linda Holt, 18th October

Louis Lortie amazes in the Schubert-Liszt Wanderer Fantasy, while The Philadelphia Orchestra under Nézet-Séguin struggles but ultimately triumphs with Mahler's Fifth.

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Lortie plays Liszt's complete Années de pèlerinage

Roy Westbrook, 28th April

The several empty seats were probably a comment on the current reputation of the composer more than that of the pianist. Both deserved a full house.

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Kevin W Ng

Kevin writes about music and culture, with a focus on opera. Originally trained as a violinist, he has a particular interest in 20th-century music. He is currently based in New York City.

Dumay and Lortie bring a trio of Sonatas from the 1880s to Wigmore Hall