Chopin (1810-1849) - Mazurkas, Rondos, Polonaises, Bolero, Tarantella : Louis Lortie(P) - Import CD

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Chopin (1810-1849)

Description:

Louis Lortie, 1st Prize winner of the Busoni International Piano Competition and 4th Prize winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition! The 7th volume of the series by the world-class Chopin player! Louis Lortie, a charismatic Canadian pianist, has been carefully weaving his "Lortie Plays Chopin" series for more than 10 years since the first volume (CHAN10588) started in 2010, and this is the seventh volume of the series. This volume includes the Mazurka, which is strongly influenced by Polish culture, and the popular "Polonaise de Hero," as well as the Spanish-influenced Bolero and the Tarantella, which was influenced by the Italian Neapolitan dances that were popular in Paris at the time. The wide range of works in this collection, from the young Chopin's works to those from a few years before his death, allows the listener to experience various aspects of Chopin's life. French-Canadian pianist Louis Lortie has a wide repertoire, but he is especially well known as a Chopin player, and his debut recording "Chopin: The Complete Exercises" (CHAN8482), recorded in 1986, is still highly regarded as Lortie's original and greatest work. The BBC Music Magazine BBC Music Magazine called it "one of the 50 greatest performances by a peerless pianist. He also won the first prize at the 36th Busoni International Piano Competition in 1984 and the fourth prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition in the same year. Tokyo M-Plus

Tracklisting:

1.Quatre Mazurkas, Op. 17~1. Vivo e risoluto in B flat major
2.Quatre Mazurkas, Op. 17~2. Lento ma non troppo in E minor
3.Quatre Mazurkas, Op. 17~3. Legato assai in A flat major
4.Quatre Mazurkas, Op. 17~4. Lento ma non troppo in A minor
5.Rondo a la Mazur, Op. 5 in F major
6.Bolero, Op. 19
7.From Quatre Mazurkas, Op. 68~1. Vivace in C major
8.From Quatre Mazurkas, Op. 68~2. Lento - Poco piu mosso - Tempo I in A minor
9.From Quatre Mazurkas, Op. 68~3. Allegro ma non troppo - Poco piu vivo - Tempo I in F major
10.Rondo, Op. 16
11.Quatre Mazurkas, Op. 30~1. Allegretto non tanto - Con anima in C minor
12.Quatre Mazurkas, Op. 30~2. Allegretto in B minor
13.Quatre Mazurkas, Op. 30~3. Allegro non troppo - Risoluto - Con anima in D flat major
14.Quatre Mazurkas, Op. 30~4. Allegretto in C sharp minor
15.Tarantelle, Op. 43 in A flat major
16.Trois Mazurkas, Op. 63~1. Vivace in B major
17.Trois Mazurkas, Op. 63~2. Lento in F minor
18.Trois Mazurkas, Op. 63~3. Allegretto in C sharp minor
19.Polonaise, Op. 53 'Heroique' in A flat major
20.Mazurka, Op. 68 No. 4 in F minor