Robert Lortat - Robert Lortat - The complete recordings (2023)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 725 MB | Tracks: 69 | 152:54
Style: Classical | Label: APR Ltd
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 725 MB | Tracks: 69 | 152:54
Style: Classical | Label: APR Ltd
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.