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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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Freya Parr

Published: May 12, 2020 at 12:52 pm

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

Digital Editor and Staff Writer, BBC Music Magazine

Freya Parr is BBC Music Magazine's digital editor and staff writer, editing and writing on all styles of music across both the website and print magazine. 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. She's a regular sea shanty singer, folk obsessive and occasional flautist, pianist, organist and musical theatre director.

Louis Lortie returns to Fauré with aplomb

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