Alfred Cortot
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.
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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
Adagio from the Concerto In F Minor
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Wichtige Begebenheit
Carnaval, Op. 9: Aveu
Carnaval, Op. 9: Eusebius
Kreisleriana, Op. 16: Sehr Lebhaft
Kreisleriana, Op. 16: Sehr Aufgeregt
Barcarolle (From "Midnight in Paris")
Ballade no. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
3 Impromptus (1988 Digital Remaster): No. 3 in G flat Op. 51
Preludes Op. 28 (2006 Digital Remaster): No. 1 in C major (Agitato)
Preludes Op. 28 (2006 Digital Remaster): No. 4 in E minor (Largo)
Kreisleriana, Op. 16: Sehr Innig Und Nich Zu Rasch
Fantasia in F minor, op. 49
Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 52
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Von Fremden Landern Und Menschen
Preludes Op. 28 (2006 Digital Remaster): No. 2 in A minor (Lento)
Jeux d'eau
Children's Corner: VI. Golliwogg's Cake-Walk
Piano Sonata N. 2 in B: I. Grave - Doppio movimento
Preludes Op. 28 (2006 Digital Remaster): No. 3 in G major (Vivace)
Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38
Chopin; Finale (Presto)
Preludes Op. 28 (2006 Digital Remaster): No. 5 in D major (Allegro molto)
Piano Sonata N. 2 in B: II. Scherzo (Presto ma non troppo)
Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Gluckes Genug
Impromptus (2006 Digital Remaster): No. 1 in A flat Op. 29
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Ritter vom Steckenpferd
Chopin: Prelude #7 In A, Op. 28/7
Piano Sonata N. 2 in B: III. Marche Funebre (Lento)
Preludes Op. 28: No. 23 in F major (Moderato)
West Coast Blues (From "Husbands and Wives")
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Kuriose Geschichte
Carnaval, Op. 9: A.S.C.H.-S.C.H.A
Ballade No. 2 In F Major Op. 38 (Chopin)
Preludes Op. 28 (1988 Remastered Version): No. 4 in E minor (Largo)
Ballade No. 4 In F Minor Op. 52 (Chopin)
Fantasie in F minor, Op. 49
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: Traumerei
Nocturne C Minor Opus 27: I
Impromptus (2006 Digital Remaster): No. 2 in F sharp Op. 36
Berceuse in D flat Op. 57
Nocturne in C Minor, Op. 27-1
Piano Sonata N. 2 in B: IV. Finale (Presto)
Piano Concerto N. 2 in F Minor Op. 21: I. Maestoso
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 35: III. Marche funébre
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