Louis Lortie Plays Chopin, Vol. 7

Featuring

Louis Lortie
Frédéric Chopin

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Recording & Production

The recording was made at Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, between October 13 and 15, 2021.

Recording & Production

This recording uses 24-bit / 96 kHz technology, which offers a dynamic range up to 48 dB greater and 256 times the resolution of standard 16-bit recordings.

Performer Biography

Louis Lortie was a student of Yvonne Hubert (a pupil of Alfred Cortot), Dieter Weber, and Leon Fleisher, and won First Prize in the Ferruccio Busoni International Piano Competition in 1984.

Instruments

The album features a Fazioli Model F 278 grand piano, serial number 2782238, provided by Jaques Samuel Pianos, London.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Chopin explored and invented musical images that portrayed his native Poland, but also composed works that evoked the sounds of other countries.

Performer Biography

Louis Lortie, the French-Canadian pianist, has a discography of over forty-five recordings with Chandos Records, spanning repertoire from Mozart to Stravinsky.