ALFRED CORTOT - Warner Classics Edition [CD]

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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 UPC: 5054197471940Label: Warner ClassicsRelease Date: 9.15.23Format: CD Show more