Louis Lortie plays Schumann & Chopin

A very rewarding listen, with beautiful touch from Louis Lortie. Neeme Järvi controls a halo of whisper-soft strings in the Chopin. Slightly erratic rubato in Schumann, but the Chopin is a triumph. Jessica Duchen

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Jessica Duchen

Published: January 20, 2012 at 4:32 pm

COMPOSERS: Chopin,Schumann
LABELS: Chandos
WORKS: Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2; Schumann: Piano Concerto
PERFORMER: Louis Lortie (piano); Philharmonia Orchestra/Neeme Järvi
CATALOGUE NO: CHAN 10603 X

Jessica Duchen

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Jessica Duchen studied music at Cambridge University and was the classical music correspondent for The Independent from 2004 to 2016. She has also written for The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Times, BBC Music Magazine and the JC, among others. Jessica Duchen has written librettos include numerous choral works and operas for the composer Roxanna Panufnik, including Silver Birch, commissioned by Garsington Opera and shortlisted for an International Opera Award in 2018. Two more works based on stories by Oscar Wilde were commissioned for Garsington’s Youth Company, The Happy Princess with composer Paul Fincham (2019) and The Selfish Giant with John Barber, which fell victim to lockdown, this has been postponed to 2021.

Louis Lortie plays Schumann & Chopin

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