"This lovingly conceived programme begins with Lortie's own transcription of the Pavane, capturing the delicate colours and wistful melancholy of the orchestral original. For some, the disc may seem transcription-heavy ... but these are accorded all the care and insight brought to the original works ... Lortie avoids the dry lexicographic approach in favour of arranging works with an eye towards contrast and variety of affect. This philosophy, particularly succesful here, combined with Lortie's deeply personal yet naturally expressive piano playing, whets the appetite for further releases"

"Lortie ... understands the type of discretion needed to make this music sing, he knows the veiled colours it requires - to which end he plays a Fazioli piano of immense tonal beauty - and he has the sort of technique to project Fauré's signature elusiveness ... Above all, Lortie identifies fully with Fauré's chromaticism and understands how he uses it to create space and light"

"Everything is finesses without succumbing to preciousness ... You are left marvelling at the intricate beauty of Faure's unique style - which is, hopefully, any great pianist's ultimate aim"

"Louis Lortie besitzt das nötige Handwerkzeug, um diese virtuose Musik bestens zu Geltung kommen zu lassen. Er trennt deutlich zwischen Melodien und rankenden Begleitstimmen und schafft so Ordnung und Nachvollziehbarkeit in Faurés vielschichtigem musikalischem Universum ... Unbedingt empfehlenswert"