ALFRED CORTOT- Warner Classics Edition
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.
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.
- 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
- Chopi
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.
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.
- 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
- Chopi