About Alfred Cortot
Alfred Denis Cortot (Nyon, Switzerland, September 26, 1877 – Lausanne, Switzerland, June 15, 1962) was a Swiss pianist and conductor. He is renowned for his poetic and deeply melancholic interpretation of Romantic period piano works, particularly those of Chopin and Schumann. Born in Nyon in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, Cortot studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Emile Descombes (reputedly a pupil of Chopin) (as did Maurice Ravel), and with Louis Diémer, taking a premier prix in 1896.
Top Tracks
Ballade No. 1 In G Minor Op. 23 (Chopin)
Étude in D sharp minor, Op. 8, No. 12, Patetico
Keyboard Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo (arr. A. Cortot for piano)
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Furchtenmachen
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Wichtige Begebenheit
Adagio from the Concerto In F Minor
Carnaval, Op. 9: Aveu
Carnaval, Op. 9: Eusebius
Kreisleriana, Op. 16: Sehr Lebhaft
Kreisleriana, Op. 16: Sehr Aufgeregt
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