“Lortie seems less interested in metaphysical profundity than in textural stylishness; spending enough time with this set to grasp Lortie’s aims and insights is nevertheless genuinely rewarding”

“Time and again a faultless pianistic sheen and mastery are allied to the finest musical perception. Here, surely, is vital and living proof that you can maintain an individual and distinctive voice while remaining scrupulously true to the composer…Nothing is forced or rushed, everything is subtly nuanced and phrased beneath an outwardly urbane surface…These are performances to treasure and revisit.”