Louis Lortie returns to Fauré with aplomb
'Lortie more than meets the pianistic and musical challenge of Fauré’s unshowy virtuosity, his riding of each dappled ebb and flow of the Barcorolles reflecting a mature mastery'
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Fauré
In paradisum: Requiem – Pie Jesu; In Paradisum; Ballade; Thème et Variations, Op. 73; Barcarolles Nos 1, 10 & 12; Nocturnes Nos 7, 10, 11 & 13
Louis Lortie (piano)
Chandos CHAN 20149 75:54 mins
‘Lortie more than meets the pianistic and musical challenge of Fauré’s unshowy virtuosity, his riding of each dappled ebb and flow of the Barcorolles reflecting a mature mastery’
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Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's Digital Editor and Staff Writer. She has also written for titles including the Guardian, Circus Journal, Frankie and Suitcase Magazine, and runs The Noiseletter, a fortnightly arts and culture publication. Freya's main areas of interest and research lie in 20th-century and contemporary music.