Robert Lortat -Robert Lortat -The complete Chopin recordings -APR CD Grooves.land/Playthek

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Disc 01
24 Pr?ludes, Op 28

01. "I. C major"

02. "II. A minor"

03. "III. G major"

04. "IV. E minor"

05. "V. D major"

06. "VI. B minor"

07. "VII. A major"

08. "VIII. F sharp minor"

09. "IX. E major"

10. "X. C sharp minor"

11. "XI. B major"

12. "XII. G sharp minor"

13. "XIII. F sharp major"

14. "XIV. E flat minor"

15. "XV. D flat major"

16. "XVI. B flat minor"

17. "XVII. A flat major"

18. "XVIII. F minor"

19. "XIX. E flat major"

20. "XX. C minor"

21. "XXI. B flat major"

22. "XXII. G minor"

23. "XXIII. F major"

24. "XIV. D minor"

25. "Waltz in E flat major Op 18"

26. "Waltz in A flat major Op 34 No 1"

27. "Waltz in A minor Op 34 No 2"

28. "Waltz in F major Op 34 No 3"

29. "Waltz in A flat major Op 42"

30. "Waltz in D flat major Op 64 No 1"

31. "Waltz in C sharp minor Op 64 No 2"

32. "Waltz in A flat major Op 64 No 3"

33. "Waltz in A flat major Op 69 No 1"

34. "Waltz in B minor Op 69 No 2"

35. "Waltz in G flat major Op 70 No 1"

36. "Waltz in F minor Op 70 No 2"

37. "Waltz in D flat major Op 70 No 3"

38. "Waltz in E minor Op posth."

Disc 02
12 Etudes, Op 10

01. "I. C major"

02. "II. A minor"

03. "III. E major"

04. "IV. C sharp minor"

05. "V. G flat major 'Black keys'"

06. "VI. E flat minor"

07. "VII. C major"

08. "VIII. F major"

09. "IX. F minor"

10. "X. A flat major"

11. "XI. E flat major"

12. "XII. C minor 'Revolutionary'"
12 Etudes, Op 25

13. "I. A flat major 'Aeolian Harp'"

14. "II. F minor"

15. "III. F major"

16. "IV. A minor"

17. "V. E minor"

18. "VI. G sharp minor"

19. "VII. C sharp minor"

20. "VIII. D flat major"

21. "IX. G flat major"

22. "X. B minor"

23. "XI. A minor 'Winter Wind'"

24. "XII. C minor"
Nouvelles ?tudes

25. "I. F minor"

26. "II. D flat major"

27. "III. A flat major"
Piano Sonata No 2 in B flat minor, Op 35

28. "I. Grave - Doppio movimento"

29. "II. Scherzo"

30. "III. Marche fun?bre"

31. "IV. Finale: Presto"

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This is the tenth release in APR's ongoing French Piano School series which aims to present important recordings from the often-forgotten pianists who represent the very distinctive French style of playing in the first half of the 20th century. Were it not for the chronic illness which dogged him after service in WW1 and led to his premature death, Robert Lortat (1885-1938) would undoubtedly have recorded more and been remembered as one of the greatest French pianists of the 20th century. He performed a wide repertoire, including much Fauré and Debussy, magnificently, but Chopin was central to his art. He first performed the composer's complete works from memory in five concerts in 1912 and his only recordings, presented here complete, are of Chopin. Lortat was only the second pianist to record Chopin's complete etudes, after the Backhaus cycle of 1928 (on APR6026), and that they preceded Cortot cycle shows the esteem with which Lortat's playing was held in France. When they have been presented before, Lortat's recordings have suffered from very poor transfers from the original 78s. We hope these new transfers, by Mark Obert-Thorn, cast them in a new and much improved light.

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APR6042

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