In Chopin and Liszt recital, pianist Louis Lortie forgoes musical expression for showmanship

The piano repertoire of the romantic era walks a fine line between virtuosic display and vulgar excess. In a recital devoted to Chopin and Liszt, pianist Louis Lortie all but obliterated that line, indulging in bombast and shamelessly playing to the gallery Friday night at the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater.