德布西: 鋼琴二重奏, 第2集 伊蓮.梅西耶/路易.洛提 鋼琴 Louis Lortie, Helene Mercier / Debussy: Piano Duets, Vol. 2

德布西:鋼琴二重奏(牧神的午後/夜曲/版畫),第2集
伊蓮.梅西耶 鋼琴
路易.洛提 鋼琴

Alongside their respective solo careers, Helene Mercier and Louis Lortie regularly meet to perform as a highly sought-after piano duo. Both born and raised in Montreal, they have formed a musical partnership that goes back to the 1980s, developing a musical intimacy present throughout their wide-ranging repertoire. Their complicity has been strengthened over decades of playing concerts and recording together. This, their nineth album for Chandos, continues their exploration of works by Debussy. The programme features transcriptions by Ravel, Dutilleux, Woollett, Durand, Roques, and the composer of some of his best-known orchestral works (Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune, Nocturnes) and solo piano pieces (Clair de lune, La Soiree dans Grenade, La plus que lente, Rêverie). These sit alongside Lindaraja and En blanc et noir, original compositions for two pianos. Mercier and Lortie alternate the first and second player responsibilities in this mixture of works for two pianos and piano duet.