In 1983, one full year before he won the Busoni and 4th prized in the Leeds won by Kimura Parker, I asked Louis Lortie, sitting at his own piano and having played for me that evening the entire Chopin Études (he then said to me to prefer the opus 25 to the opus 10) I asked him with insight which section of which étude of the whole opus 25 he found most difficult to play digitally and artistically : his answer can be heard at 8 minutes 36 in the fifth étude of this set. It is this left hand's melodic soliloque with the right hand coordination. Mind you, he still masters it half a century later and possessing one of the greatest recording references (Chandos vinyle) of the entire Études repertoire of great great interpreters.
Louis’ Etudes were the first thing that showed up when I searched for Chopin on Spotify for the first time. I’ve listened to a lot of Chopin over the years now but I’ve never found anyone I liked more than his work.
Lortie's Etudes both 10 and 25 were my introduction to the Etudes so many years ago (he had hair on the CD cover). It is still my standard, amazing talent and control.
Yes. As noted in reply by LePhil79 it is the 1986 recording and it is also my standard for performance. The No. 12 is particularly impressive and unmatched by others I have heard.
Une interprétation remarquable. L'une des meilleures que j'aie entendues. Tellement personnelle (mais respectueuse du texte), vivante, d'une musicalité infinie. Et avec quelle technique : qui se fait oublier, mais qui est bien réelle. Un magnifique Fazioli, parfaitement réglé. Une belle prise de son, aussi. Pour répondre à certains commentaires, il est vrai que la vidéo a été faite avec une seule caméra, et non plusieurs... Mais un artiste ne peut pas non plus se déplacer n'importe où et tout le temps avec une équipe complète de production : je préfère me contenter de la caméra unique, et avoir pu profiter de ce concert exceptionnel...D'autant plus que la prise de son, elle, est qualitative.
Wow. He's really really good. Dang!! The fingers, the technique, the musical expression is phenonmenal. I saw one of this guy's videos once before, but I didn't realize he was this amazing. Undeniably one of the best pianists of the 21st century. Kudos to Louis Lortie! I'm currently finishing up no.1 and starting no. 9; so, this video is significantly inspiring. I’m always incredibly inspired seeing an artist and performance of this caliber. Simply, amazing, delightful and wonderful. I particularly love that Mr. Lortie loves the performance - the dance is riveting - shoulders, arms, hands, fingers, neck, head and the body bounce 😁😊❤💯%. Definately, years of mastery at its best.
This is now my standard for these studies. The Faliozi is obviously superior to other pianos -it is so clear. The quality of recording probably help , though!
Fantastic pianist. Sad that the Italian audience did not recognized such a magnificence performance, very cold applauses. AND fire the camera man! Horrible camera work.
a bit mechanical maybe, playing more with his fingers instead of the weaving elbows. I thought that the elbows should be moving more to get a softer sound. He seems to smash the notes that form the melody
@@Petermaguire3684 I have played piano (rank amateur) many years and my attention was focused on the accuracy and the nuances of his finger execution and thinking Chopin would have been pleased! I don't believe these etudes were ever intended to be executed in a soft manner (weaving elbow movement or not). 🙂
Flügel und Pianist sind Weltklasse. Wunderbare, noch nie von anderen Pianisten gehörte Details. Völliger Verzicht auf billige Effekte, wie man sie so oft hört.
Очень хороший, грамотный пианист, высокий профессионал. Но почему-то долго слушать его не интересно. Все время вспоминаются то Горовиц, то Рихтер, то Поллини, то Корто...все этюды сыграны абсолютно одинаковым звуком, даже терцовый, где вся красота спрятана в левой руке. А он мочит правой вовсю, а левую не слышно вообще. Удивительно неинтересен и 7-й этюд. Какая драма была здесь у Рихтера, запредельная трагедия жизни у Корто, а у Лортье набор звуков, без всяких иллюзий... Печально...
Pedestrian....non chalant....routine........Cortot, Cherkassky, Hofmann, Novaes, Moiseiwitsch Trifonov, Lang Lang, the Korean wonder of the last Cliburn.....oy, the 3rd turgid...! don't forget Lhévinne in the g sharp minor........😊
