Beethovens complete piano sonatas performed by louis lortie. We have a number of out of print complete books online. This page lists all recordings of piano sonatas nos. Complete piano sonatas by lortie, louis and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Lortie is master in residence at the queen elisabeth music chapel waterloo, belgium. In a late sonata, where youd expect ambiguity, radical. The canadian pianists superb account of liszts sonata in b minor trumped an effortful encounter with the hammerklavier. Nov 03, 2014 listen to your favorite songs from brahms. Njso presents all 5 beethoven piano concertos with louis lortie. Complete piano sonatas to enjoy in your home or car, or gift it to another music lover. Beethoven complete piano sonatas chandos chan109609. This is a fine rendition of the beethoven piano sonatas by louis lortie. Ive had this little voice telling me to pick up the rudolph serkin set on sony as well.
How andras schiff completed all beethovens sonatas telegraph. Louis lortie plays ravels complete works for solo piano. The piano sonatas andras schiff piano taken as a whole, the set is a bit uneven. This is up there with newer boxed sets of korstick and goodyear that have come out in this century. How andras schiff completed all beethovens sonatas. Mozart is a garden, schubert is a forest in light and shade, but beethoven is a mountain range, said the great austrian pianist artur schnabel. Ludwig van beethoven 17701827 the complete piano sonatas cd 1 no. If theres any justice, lorties cycle of beethoven sonatas will eventually take its place with the greatest of them. Louis lorties beethoven cycle has been nearly two decades in the making. Ludwig van beethoven, louis lortie the piano sonatas op. Jan 28, 2005 beethoven sonata series louis lortie is back, this time in concert with music by beethoven, as part of our continuing series of the 32 piano sonatas. But with the beethoven sonatas, going back to them makes for a profound change and ive seen a huge transformation in my playing.
The cycle will be presented in seven recitals spanning two seasons by the pianist louis lortie. Here lortie comes closest of any recording i know to soaring beyond the confines of the keys. Lorties renditions of the middleperiod sonatas, though also wonderful, are not as remarkable, but theres not a dull moment in any of them. Spanning several decades of his life as a composer, the sonatas soon came to be seen as the first body of substantial serious works for piano suited to performance in large concert halls seating hundreds of people. I have listened to these over and over since purchasing them, comparing individual renditions of. But i want to spend a month with the lortie set for now. Sep 20, 2010 promo for chandos records on pianist louis lortie s complete beethoven sonatas. He plays with great finesse with good tempos in almost all of the 32. Dont hesitate to point out any mistake or ommission. Louis lortie plays beethoven complete piano sonatas. Beethoven has always been a part of the concert repertoire of exclusive chandos artist louis lortie, and beethoven rose again to the top of his agenda as he prepared to complete his recorded cycle of the composers sonatas earlier this year. Ivan moravec is one of the great beethoven players. Chandos has done us a fine service by bringing these recordings together into one box, and the final bonus is the collection of new recordings which you will find here and not elsewhere.
Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. New jersey symphony orchestra artistinresidence louis lortie headlines a special weekend honoring the 250th anniversary of beethoven s birth. Complete piano sonatas by louis lortie on amazon music. Beethoven pianoforte sonatas, first edition abebooks. Born in montreal, lortie made his debut with the montreal symphony orchestra at the age of thirteen and the toronto symphony orchestra three years later. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Bach arthur grumiaux complete sonatas and partitas for. Pollinis beethoven piano sonatas were made in 1976 and 77. To those in the know, he is revered almost as highly as schnabel. I think that with an immense personality like beethovens, when youre young, you overreact. The celebrations of ludwig van beethovens 250th birthday continues on january 24 with the second concert of louis lorties cycle of the complete piano sonatas. The eminent british pianist and scholar donald francis tovey famously wrote, for its length op. I have listened to these over and over since purchasing them, comparing individual renditions of his with others. New jersey symphony orchestra artistinresidence louis lortie headlines a special weekend honoring the 250th anniversary of beethovens birth. Ludwig van beethoven wrote his 32 piano sonatas between 1795 and 1822. Louis lortie plays ravels complete works for solo piano classical music album play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Bach arthur grumiaux complete sonatas and partitas. Ludwig van beethoven piano sonatas and much more at. Spanning several decades of his life as a composer, the sonatas soon came to be seen as the first body of substantial serious works for piano suited to performance in large concert halls seating hundreds of.
Those who have been following louis lorties beethoven series for chandos will not be disappointed by this latest instalment. Beethoven and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Before the year is out, 2020 will see beethoventhemed everything, so its perhaps not so surprising to find nonclassical acts having some fun at the master from bonns expense. Feb 05, 2017 the most warmly lyrical of all of beethovens late sonatas, and probably my favourite of all 32. Beethoven has always been a part of the concert repertoire of exclusive chandos artist louis lortie, and it rose again to the top of his agenda as he prepared to complete his recorded cycle of the composers sonatas earlier this year. Here is a list of beethovens complete piano sonatas, most of which have been reedited on cd. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Nov 01, 2001 beethovens piano sonatas form one of the most important collections of works in the whole history of music. I dont want to be too hard on louis lorties set of beethovens piano sonatas. Beethovens piano sonatas form one of the most important collections of works in the whole history of music. Complete piano sonatas by lortie, ludwig van beethoven, from amazons classical music store. Lortie plays the lst movement with more power and passion than ive heard from him on any other works. The complete sonatas for solo piano represents a triumph of dedicated scholarship on the part of fortepianist john khouri that stretches back more than five decades.
Ludwig van beethoven, louis lortie ludwig van beethoven, louis lortie the piano sonatas op. Louis lorties static, literal playing, however, dispels any notion of whimsy the composer may have had in mind. The tone of the pollini recordings is very similar to the lortie except a bit less fullbodied and more of the dg crispness to the piano. Complete piano sonatas by lortie, louis on amazon music. Beethoven complete piano sonatas chandos chan109609 dc.
Although originally not intended to be a meaningful whole, as a set they compose one of the most important collections of works in the history of music. Njso presents all 5 beethoven piano concertos with louis. Schiff has just come to the end of a project to record all beethovens piano sonatas for the ecm label, a project he put off for years until he felt he was. Lortie is also the cofounder and artistic director of the lacmus international festival on lake como. Schiff has just come to the end of a project to record all beethoven s piano sonatas for the ecm label, a project he put off for years until he felt he was. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. Complete piano sonatas louis lortie on allmusic 2010. His plodding jog through the eflat sonatas scherzo, for example, has little in common with schnabels rabble rousing. The disc is coupled with ebullient readings of the two opus 14 sonatas, and pianist helene mercier joins lortie for the rare sonata for piano four hands, opus 6, delightful fluff. Ludwig van beethoven 17701827 complete piano sonatas jeanefflam bavouzet piano rec. Intrigued with a piano sonata attributed to wolfgang amadeus.