in Piano International (Jan, 2016)
Rachmaninov’s music for two pianos is well established in the repertoire. There have been a good number of recordings down the years and nearly a dozen of this particular threesome are currently available (Argerich with various partners, Ashkenazy and Previn, Shelley and Macnamara, Donohoe and Roscoe, amongst others), plus more still swapping out the Symphonic Dances for the Six Pieces Op 11.
So where do Lortie and Mercier rank in such august contemporary company? Very highly indeed. Their playing boasts superb ensemble and real attack in the many vigorous movements on offer here. Highlights include their incandescent realisation of the rapturous clangour of bells in the finale of the Fantaisie-Tableaux, and …








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