A trio of Sonatas from the 1880s

By Kevin W Ng, 02 November 2017

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

Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 1 November 2017

Brahms, Violin Sonata no. 3 in D minor, Op.108

Strauss R., Sonata for violin and piano in E flat major, Op.18

Franck, Violin Sonata in A major

Beethoven, Violin Sonata no. 7 in C minor, Op.30 no.2 (Scherzo)

Augustin Dumay, Violin

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.

****1

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.

*****

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.

****1

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.

*****

Prom 14: Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic go for contrasts

Alexander Hall, 24th July

Contrasts are fine but they don’t always work: in a programme with a strongly Germanic flavour John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic stretch the boundaries.

***11

Minnesota Orchestra reacquaint with old friends in Minneapolis

Phillip Nones, 13th April

In Minneapolis, Markus Stenz and Louis Lortie present time-honored Austro-German symphonic masterpieces in committed and compelling performances.

****1

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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