
Alfred Cortot - The Warner Classics Edition (CD)
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Alfred Cortot - The Warner Classics Edition (CD)
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Details: His exceptional touch and sense of phrasing, his deep and personal understanding of the most varied repertoires, or even the legendary trio he formed together with Jacques Thibaud and Pablo Casals, made Alfred Cortot the greatest pianist of his time. Master of many disciples, notably the brilliant Dinu Lipatti, Samson François and Clara Haskil, Cortot also had a lasting influence on the Russian piano school through Samuil Feinberg and Heinrich Neuhaus, the latter himself being the revered teacher of Sviatoslav Richter. All of the recordings in this set had undergone careful sound restoration in 2012, in order to respect as closely as possible the original sound. The remastering was carried out under the expert control of Mr. Guthrie Luke, a former disciple of Alfred Cortot who attended many recording sessions by Cortot. These recordings do not represent a "complete" edition: the many rolls engraved by the artist for Duo-Art, Aeolian and Pleyela labels have not been reproduced here, most of them doubling the 78-RPM repertoire. The first recordings are acoustic; and the ones with an electric microphone appeared as early as 1926.
TRACK LIST
Tracklist:
- Albéniz: Malagueña (No. 3 from Espana Op. 165)
- Albéniz: Seguidillas (No. 5 from Cantos de España Op. 232)
- Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin (from Préludes - Book 1: No. 8)
- Debussy: La cathédrale engloutie (from Préludes - Book 1)
- Chopin: Tarantella in A flat major Op. 43
- Liszt: La leggierezza - Étude de concert No. 2 S144
- Saint-Saëns: Etude en forme de valse (No. 6 from Six Études Op. 52)
- Chopin: Moja pieszczotka (My Sweetheart) Op. 74 No. 12
- Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major Op. 57
- Liszt: Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto S.434 after Verdi's opera
- Ravel: Jeux d'eau
- Chopin: Tarantella in A flat major Op. 43
- Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major 'Black Key'
- Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 9 in G flat major 'Butterfly'
- Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody S244 No. 12 in C sharp minor
- Albéniz: Triana (from Iberia book 2)
- Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 3 in F major
- Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 2 in F minor
- Chopin: Impromptu No. 1 in A flat major Op. 29
- Mendelssohn: Song without Words Op. 19b No. 4 in A major
- Liszt: Au bord d'une source (Années de pèlerinage I S. 160 No. 4)
- Chopin: Grande Polonaise Op. 22
- Scriabin: Prelude Op. 8 No. 12 in D sharp minor
- Mendelssohn: Scherzo in E minor Op. 16 No. 2
- Mendelssohn: Rondo capriccioso in E major Op. 14
- Weber: Invitation to the Dance Op. 65
- Albéniz: Seguidillas (No. 5 from Cantos de España Op. 232)
- Albéniz: Malagueña (No. 3 from Espana Op. 165)
- Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major Op. 57
- Chopin: Tarantella in A flat major Op. 43
- Chopin: Moja pieszczotka (My Sweetheart) Op. 74 No. 12
- Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major 'Black Key'
- Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 11 in A minor 'Winter Wind'
- Liszt: La leggierezza - Étude de concert No. 2 S144
- Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody S244 No. 12 in C sharp minor
- Liszt: Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto S.434 after Verdi's opera
- Ravel: Jeux d'eau
- Saint-Saëns: Études (6) pour la main gauche seule Op. 135: Bourrée
- Debussy: Children's Corner
- Debussy: Reflets dans l'eau (No. 1 from Images pour piano - Book 1)
- Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 54
- Schumann: Carnaval Op. 9
- Fauré: Dolly Suite Op. 56: No. 1. Berceuse
- Brahms: Wiegenlied Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby)
- Schubert: Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen D343
- Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 1 in A flat major 'Aeolian Harp'
- Chopin: Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor Op. 64 No. 2
- Chopin: Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major Op. 36
- Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody S244 No. 11 in A minor
- Chopin: Preludes (24) Op. 28
- Albéniz: Sous le palmier (No. 3 from Cantos de España Op. 232)
- Handel: Keyboard Suite HWV 430 in E major 'The Harmonious Blacksmith': Air ; Variations
- Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody S244 No. 11 in A minor
- Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23
- Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major Op. 57
- Weber: Invitation to the Dance Op. 65
- Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 54
- Franck C: Symphonic Variations for piano ; orchestra M46
- Debussy: Children's Corner
- Debussy: La serenade interrompue (from Préludes - Book 1)
- Debussy: Le vent dans la plaine (from Préludes - Book 1)
- Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'
- Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 12 in G sharp minor
- Chopin: Ballades Nos. 1-4
- Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major Op. 9 No. 2
- Chopin: Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor Op. 64 No. 2
- Franck C: Prélude Choral et Fugue M21
- Schumann: Carnaval Op. 9
- Schumann: Études symphoniques Op. 13
- Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor S178
- Albéniz: Malagueña (No. 3 from Espana Op. 165)
- Albéniz: Seguidillas (No. 5 from Cantos de España Op. 232)
- Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody S244 No. 11 in A minor
- Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58
- Chopin: Tarantella in A flat major Op. 43
- Chopin: Waltz No. 9 in A flat major Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell Waltz'
- Liszt: La leggierezza - Étude de concert No. 2 S144
- Saint-Saëns: Etude en forme de valse (No. 6 from Six Études Op. 52)
- Debussy: Préludes - Book 1
- -31
- Ravel: Sonatine
- -31
- Franck C: Prelude Aria et Final M23 (1886 / 7)
- Chopin: Ballades Nos. 1-4
- Chopin: Impromptus Nos. 1-4
- Chopin: Fantasia in F minor Op. 49
- Chopin: Tarantella in A flat major Op. 43
- Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major Op. 53 'Héroïque'
- Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'
- Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58
- Chopin: Preludes (24) Op. 28
- Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major Op. 60
- Chopin: Études (12) Op. 10
- Chopin: Études (12) Op. 25
- Chopin: Waltzes Nos. 1-14
- Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor Op. 21
- Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor Op. 54
- Franck C: Symphonic Variations for piano ; orchestra M46
- Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor Op. 44
- Schumann: Kinderszenen Op. 15
- Schumann: Papillons Op. 2
- Schumann: Kreisleriana Op. 16
- Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze Op. 6
- Schubert: Ländler (12) D790
- Schubert: Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen D343
- Liszt: Legende S.175 No. 2 St. Francis of Paola walking on the waves
- Bach J S: Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor BWV1056: II. Largo
- Bach J S: Organ Concerto in D minor (after Vivaldi) BWV596
- Purcell: Suite
- Schumann: Fantasiestücke Op. 12 No. 1 'Des Abends'
- Mendelssohn: Song without Words Op. 19b No. 1 in E major 'Sweet Remembrance'
- Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses in D minor Op. 54
- Liszt: Chants Polonais after Chopin (6) S480
- Weber: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A flat major Op. 39
- Ravel: Piano Concerto in D major (for the left hand)
- Chopin: Études (12) Op. 10
- Chopin: Études (12) Op. 25
- Chopin: Preludes (24) Op. 28
- Chopin: Waltzes Nos. 1-14
- Schumann: Kinderszenen Op. 15
- Debussy: Children's Corner
- Debussy: La cathédrale engloutie (from Préludes - Book 1)
- Franck C: Prelude Aria et Final M23 (1886 / 7)
- Chopin: Trois Nouvelles Études
- Chopin: Prelude Op. 45 in C sharp minor (No. 25)
- Chopin: Nocturne No. 15 in F minor Op. 55 No. 1
- Chopin: Nocturne No. 16 in E flat major Op. 55 No. 2
- Chopin: Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie'
- Chopin: Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major Op. 15 No. 2
- Schumann: Vogel als Prophet (No. 7 from Waldszenen Op. 82)
- Brahms: Wiegenlied Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby)
- Schubert: Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen D343
- Bach J S: Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor BWV1056: arioso
- Purcell: Suite No. 1 in G major Z 660
- Purcell: Suite No. 8 in F major Z 669
- Debussy: Préludes - Book 1
- Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major Op. 57
- Chopin: Trois Nouvelles Études
- Chopin: Waltz No. 6 in D flat major Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz'
- Chopin: Prelude Op. 45 in C sharp minor (No. 25)
- Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major Op. 9 No. 2
- Chopin: Waltz No. 9 in A flat major Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell Waltz'
- Chopin: Waltz No. 11 in G flat major Op. 70 No. 1
- Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 3 in G major
- Chopin: Mazurka No. 2 in C sharp minor Op. 6 No. 2
- Chopin: Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor Op. 63 No. 3
- Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses in D minor Op. 54
- Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major Op. 60
- Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse'
- Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor
- Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 2 in F minor
- Chopin: Nocturne No. 4 in F major Op. 15 No. 1
- Chopin: Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 1
- Chopin: Waltz No. 3 in A minor 'Grande Valse Brillante' Op. 34 No. 2
- Chopin: Waltz No. 9 in A flat major Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell Waltz'
- Chopin: Waltz No. 12 in F minor Op. 70 No. 2
- Schubert: Ländler (12) D790
- Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse'
- Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 9 in G flat major 'Butterfly'
- Chopin: Fantasia in F minor Op. 49
- Chopin: Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major Op. 36
- Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major Op. 9 No. 2
- Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'
- Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 31
- Chopin: Scherzo No. 3 in C sharp minor Op. 39
- Chopin: Grande Polonaise Op. 22
- Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major Op. 53 'Héroïque'
- Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'
- Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody S244 No. 11 in A minor
- Schubert: Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen D343
- Debussy: Children's Corner
- Schumann: Études symphoniques Op. 13
- Schumann: Carnaval Op. 9
- Schumann: Kinderszenen Op. 15
- Schumann: Kreisleriana Op. 16
- Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major Op. 57
- Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 8 in F major
- Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 2 in F minor
- Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 9 in G flat major 'Butterfly'
- Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor Op. 58 (Largo)
- Chopin: Tarantella in A flat major Op. 43
- Chopin: Waltz No. 6 in D flat major Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz'
- Chopin: Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor Op. 64 No. 2
- Chopin: Waltz No. 9 in A flat major Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell Waltz'
- Chopin: Waltz No. 11 in G flat major Op. 70 No. 1
- Schubert: Moments Musicaux D780: No. 3 in F minor
- Chopin: Preludes (24) Op. 28
- Chopin: Ballades Nos. 1-4
- Haydn: Piano Trio No. 39 in G major Hob.XV:25 'Gypsy'
- Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 7 in B flat Major Op. 97 'Archduke'
- Beethoven: Variations (7) on "Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen" for Cello and Piano WoO 46
- Schubert: Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major D898
- Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 49
- Schumann: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 63
- Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer'
- Franck C: Violin Sonata in A major
- Franck C: Piano Quintet in F minor Op. 14
- Franck C: Violin Sonata in A major
- Fauré: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major Op. 13
- Fauré: Berceuse Op. 16
- Debussy: Violin Sonata in G minor
- Debussy: Minstrels (from Préludes - Book 1)
- Brahms: Double Concerto for Violin ; Cello in A minor Op. 102
- Chausson: Concert in D major for piano violin and string quartet Op. 21
- Couperin F: Concert dans le goût thétral
- Bach J S: Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 1-6 BWV1046-1051
- Schumann: Dichterliebe Op. 48
- Debussy: Fêtes galantes - Set 1
- Debussy: Fêtes galantes - Set 2
- Debussy: Trois chansons de Bilitis
- Debussy: Le promenoir des deux amants
- Debussy: De grève (No. 2 from Proses Lyriques)
- Debussy: Trois ballades de François Villon L. 119 - III. Ballade des femmes de Paris
- Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13 'Pathetique'
- Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight'
- Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major Op. 81a 'Les Adieux'
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