Lortie plays Liszt's complete Années de pèlerinage

Par Roy Westbrook, 29 avril 2019

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“The plashing of the fountain was beautifully evoked by Lortie’s fluent and gleaming playing”

Critique faite à Wigmore Hall, Londres, le 28 avril 2019

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Première année: Suisse, S 160

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année, Italie, S 161

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Troisième année, S 163

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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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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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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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Cameron Kelsall, 11th February

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Roy Westbrook

Roy Westbrook gained a diploma in music history at London University (Morley College) and was for some years the head of music day schools at Oxford University, where he also led music summer schools. After some years leading the University's business school he has returned to music teaching and writing, and recently took part in the Arts in Residence courses on Bruckner, Mahler and Bach He is co-author (with Terry Barfoot) of a history of opera, and has taught day schools on Sibelius in Oxford and elsewhere.

Heaven and Hell at Wigmore Hall: Lortie plays Liszt's complete Années de pèlerinage