The extraordinary Lortie-Mercier duo take on a turn-of-the-century program, beginning with Anton Arensky’s spirited Suite for Two Pianos No. 1 (1888), whose lively second movement waltz remains the most popular piece by the talented but oft-neglected Russian. The two pianists then expertly conjure the oceanic colors and textures of Debussy’s groundbreaking La Mer (1905), one of the great French composer’s most important achievements, as dazzling as ever in its two-piano arrangement.
Read moreThe Lortie-Mercier Duo at Montreal's Bourgie Hall
Orchestre de Paris