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Louis Lortie

p, *1959 CA
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Louis Lortie, OC, CQ (born 27 April 1959) is a French-Canadian pianist. He currently lives in Berlin.An international soloist, with over 30 recordings on the Chandos Records label, Lortie is particularly known for his interpretation of Ravel, Chopin and Beethoven.Born in Montreal, Louis Lortie made his debut with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra at the age of thirteen and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra three years later. Soon after he performed an historic tour of the People’s Republic of China and Japan.

     
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Ma mère l'Oye, M. 60: I. Pavane de la belle au bois dormant - Lent on Ravel: Piano Music For 4 Hands by Maurice Ravel, Hélène Mercier & Louis Lortie
Le Carnaval des Animaux, R. 125: XIII. Le Cygne on Saint-Saëns: Cello Concertos, Le Carnaval des Animaux, Africa & Wedding Cake by Camille Saint-Saëns, Neeme Järvi, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Truls Mørk, Louis Lortie & Hélène Mercier
Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto on Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Op. 27 & 28 by Ludwig van Beethoven & Louis Lortie
Ma mère l'Oye, M. 60: III. Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes - Mouvement de Marche on Ravel: Piano Music For 4 Hands by Maurice Ravel, Hélène Mercier & Louis Lortie
Piano Sonata No. 14, Op. 27 No. 2, "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato on Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Op. 27 & 28 by Ludwig van Beethoven & Louis Lortie
Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 on Ravel: Piano Music, Vol. 1 by Maurice Ravel & Louis Lortie
Piano Sonata No. 13, Op. 27 No. 1: I. Andante on Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Op. 27 & 28 by Ludwig van Beethoven & Louis Lortie
Études, Op. 25: No. 2 in F Minor on Chopin: The Complete Études by Frédéric Chopin & Louis Lortie
Pavane, Op. 50 on A Fauré Recital, Vol. 1 by Gabriel Fauré & Louis Lortie
Miroirs, M. 43: III. Une barque sur l'océan on Ravel: Piano Music, Vol. 2 by Maurice Ravel & Louis Lortie

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Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Louis Lortie Plays Chopin: Volume 5: Mazurkas, Polonaises, Allegro de ConcertLouis Lortie2017Album
Sinfonía Antartica, Concerto For Two Pianos And Orchestra, Four Last SongsRalph Vaughan Williams - Louis Lortie, Hélène Mercier, Roderick Williams, Mari Eriksmoen, Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester, Andrew Davis2017Album
Après Un Rêve - A Fauré RecitalLouis Lortie2016Album
Piano QuintetsGabriel Fauré / Robert Schumann - James Ehnes, Mira Wang, Naoko Shimizu, Jan Vogler, Louis Lortie2015Album
Symphony No. 2, Symphony No. 4 'Symphonie Concertante', Concert OvertureKarol Szymanowski / Louis Lortie / BBC Symphony Orchestra / Edward Gardner2013Album
The Complete Années De PèlerinageFranz Liszt, Louis Lortie2011Album
Cello Sonatas; Variations Concertante; Song Without WordsFelix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Jan Vogler, Louis Lortie2003Album
The Piano Sonatas Op. 27 No. 1 - 2 'Moonlight' - Op. 28Ludwig van Beethoven, Louis Lortie1999Album
Beethoven The Piano Sonatas Op. 6 . Op. 7 . Op. 14 Nos. 1 . 2Louis Lortie1995Album
Complete Solo Piano WorksLouis Lortie, Maurice Ravel1994Compil.
Bunte Blätter / Blumenstück,Variations On A Theme By SchumannLouis Lortie, Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms1994Album
Mozart: Two Piano Sonata K448 & K501 / Schubert: Fantaisie in F Major Op.103, D940Louis Lortie, Hélène Mercier1993Album
The Piano Sonatas = Die Klaviersonaten = Les Sonates Pour Piano Op. 10 Nos. 1 · 2 · 3Ludwig van Beethoven - Louis Lortie1992Album
Schumann Piano Concerto In A Minor, Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 In F MinorLouis Lortie, Neeme Järvi, Robert Schumann, Frédéric Chopin, Philharmonia Orchestra1992Album
Porgy And BessLouis Lortie1991Album
Beethoven: Eroica Variations, Für EliseLouis Lortie1990Album
Music For Four HandsLouis Lortie, Hélène Mercier, Maurice Ravel1990Album
20th Century Original Piano TranscriptionsLouis Lortie1989Album
Piano Concerto For The Left Hand In D Major / Piano Concerto In G Major / Ballade Op. 19Maurice Ravel, Gabriel Fauré, Louis Lortie, The London Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos1989Album
Piano Music, Volume 1Maurice Ravel, Louis Lortie1989Album
Rhapsody In Blue/An American In ParisLouis Lortie, L'Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, Charles Dutoit, George Gershwin1989Album
Piano Music Vol. 2Maurice Ravel, Louis Lortie1989Album
The Complete ÉtudesFrédéric Chopin - Louis Lortie1988Album
Piano Sonata In B Minor / Three Concert StudiesFranz Liszt, Louis Lortie1987Album
The Complete ÉtudesFrédéric Chopin - Louis Lortie1986Album
Piano Concerto No. 12 In A Major K414 / Piano Concerto No. 14 In E Flat Major K449Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Louis Lortie, I Musici De Montréal, Yuli Turovsky1986Album
Joue / Plays Maurice RavelLouis Lortie1984Album
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