Notes and Editorial Reviews
When Alfred Cortot died in 1962 at age 84, his unique Romantic aesthetic seemed alien and anachronistic to that era’s literalist zeitgeist, although an extensive series of French Pathé LP reissues managed to keep the pianist’s artistry alive. I encountered Cortot’s Chopin and Schumann for the first time on LPs in my college library, and still recall the sheer ecstasy and sense of risk that seemed to leap out of the scratchy vinyl grooves. Cortot’s rubato was idiosyncratic and impossible to copy, yet logical and controlled, abetted by bold melodic projection. His phrasing was full of heart-stopping tenutos, attention-grabbing accents, and dynamic nuances that propelled the music forward and up. At his best, Cortot’s tempos always
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struck me as natural and inevitable – never too fast or too slow.
Even in his prime Cortot’s wrong notes were legion, yet he often sailed through difficult passages with no effort at all—try Chopin’s A minor and A-flat major Op. 10 Etudes, the rolling arpeggio waves in Liszt’s Second St. Francis Legend, or the incandescent climax of Ravel’s Jeux d’eaux. Then again, Cortot’s liberal attitude toward textual fidelity bordered on the cavalier. Like many pianists of his era, Cortot loved to search out inner voices (real or implied), spice up bass lines with added octaves or filled out chords, and break the hands by playing the left before the right. However anachronistic these devices might have been, Cortot channeled them toward specific coloristic and expressive ends, although they became increasingly more pronounced, defiant, and craggy as the pianist aged and his technique waned. Compare his earlier assured and stylish Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11 (three versions: 1925, 1926, and 1930) to the weaker 1952 Japan and 1953 London remakes, and you’ll hear for yourself.
To mark the 50th anniversary of the pianist’s death, EMI has brought out the largest and most comprehensive Cortot collection ever. The set offers nearly every commercial studio recording released under Cortot’s name on 78 shellac, vinyl LP, 45 rpm single, or compact disc, including unpublished takes already released on CD. To be sure, it is not quite “The Complete Cortot”. For example, the collection omits Cortot’s 1903 sessions accompanying soprano Felia Litvinne, plus a 1925 recording containing the second half only of Chopin’s First Ballade coupled on shellac with the same composer’s Second Impromptu. There is no broadcast material, either. However, we do get Cortot’s unpublished 1957 Chopin Preludes and Ballades, along with a few samples from the pianist’s long-rumored, unfinished Beethoven cycle recorded at the Ecole Normale in 1958/59.
A few vagaries in the booklet’s otherwise accurate discographical data ought to be addressed. Two Schumann selections—the 1953 Symphonic Etudes and 1954 Kreisleriana—are listed as “unissued”. In fact, the former came out on LP, and the latter accidentally appeared in Philips’ Great Pianists of the Twentieth Century series, only to be replaced by its superior 1935 counterpart. After hearing the Chopin Mazurkas (Op. 6 No. 2 and Op. 63 No. 3) from “England, 1950”, my suspicious ears led me to dig deeper. The performances actually stem from a complete Mazurka cycle attributed to Cortot, released on William Barrington-Coupe’s infamous Concert Artist label, first on cassette and then on CD. Long before the Joyce Hatto scandal exposed many of the label’s fraudulent productions, several specialists questioned the Cortot Mazurkas’ authenticity. I also have doubts about the provenance of these rather flaccid, shapeless readings, where the rhythmic license hardly conveys the force and sense of purpose typical of Cortot. In any event, the Anniversary Edition is superbly organized.
The first 29 CDs present solo and concerto recordings in more-or-less chronological order. Discs 1 through 3 feature Cortot’s complete American and British acoustic sides, followed by the 1925 electrical American sessions. Discs 4 through 9 cover the rest of the ’20s and early ’30s when Cortot set down his first versions of Schumann’s Carnaval, Symphonic Etudes, and A minor concerto, Franck’s Symphonic Variations, Chopin’s Preludes, Ballades, Sonatas Nos. 2 and 3, Debussy’s Preludes Book 1 and Children’s Corner Suite, plus his only recordings of Ravel’s Sonatine and Liszt’s B minor sonata (the latter’s first commercial recording).
The 1933-39 Abbey Road sessions dominating discs 10 through 17 arguably constitute Cortot’s strongest recordings. Little can be added to years of praise heaped upon the Chopin Preludes, Etudes, Fantasy, and Barcarolle (his overwrought Chopin Waltzes succeed less, despite rapturous individual selections like the C-sharp minor and Op. 60 A-flat), plus Schumann’s Kinderszenen and Kreisleriana. Cortot is off form in Ravel’s Left Hand Concerto, but his 1939 Weber Sonata No. 2 needs no apology. The French 1942/43 Chopin Etudes, Preludes, and Waltzes take up discs 18 and 19. By and large they are less technically secure than their Abbey Road counterparts, and relatively dry in ambience.
Discs 20 through 29 cover Cortot’s uneven postwar output. Experienced Cortot acolytes will find it easier than general audiences to listen beyond the technical flaws to appreciate what the aged pianist still could muster. And there are a few jewels among the late recordings, like the 1949 Chopin Berceuse and Op. 45 Prelude, Schumann’s Vogel als prophet, and Cortot’s own transcription of Schubert’s Litany. While Cortot’s fingers are often taxed in his 1952 Japanese sessions, he still manages a surprisingly assured Liszt Second Rhapsody.
Discs 30 through 37 showcase Cortot’s prowess as a chamber player, conductor, and song accompanist. His classic collaborations with Jacques Thibaud and Pablo Casals are justly familiar and celebrated. Modern ears probably will wince at the Bach Brandenburg Concertos, with their humongous cadential ritards and frilly portamentos. Still, Cortot’s mad dash through the Fifth Concerto’s elaborate cadenza counts among the most exciting piano recordings ever made, complete with those cheeky added octaves in the 32nd-note runs! The Debussy song recordings with Maggie Teyte and the Schumann Dichterliebe with Charles Panzera reveal Cortot to be a sensitive, highly attuned collaborative pianist who still maintains a high profile.
No doubt collectors will be most curious about the newly published Beethoven cycle excerpts. In addition to the music, Cortot apparently taped commentaries for each sonata, with piano illustrations. Here we have “lecture-demo” versions of the Moonlight, Pathétique, and Appassionata sonatas, Op. 79, Op. 81a (“Les Adieux”), and Op. 90, plus several “music only” examples: Op. 57’s first movement, Op. 90’s second movement, and all three Op. 81a movements. It’s obvious that the music is in Cortot’s blood, if not consistently in his fingers. I like the walking pace and eloquent simplicity he brings to the “Les Adieux” slow movement, in contrast to many of today’s ponderous readings. There are beautifully shaped snippets from the Pathétique’s first-movement introduction and the Moonlight’s famous Adagio sostenuto, while the Appassionata excerpts’ organic flow and inner drama make me regret that Cortot did not record this warhorse in his prime. Furthermore, both Cortot’s voice and piano are excellently engineered.
The back of the box reads “New Remasterings, 2012”, but I’m not so sure. For example, the 1942/43 Paris Chopin transfers seem to replicate those effected for a 1991 6-disc Cortot Chopin compilation. I perceive no sonic differences between items released in APR’s “Alfred Cortot—The Late Recordings” series and their Anniversary Edition equivalents. By contrast, the 1934 Chopin Preludes sound less harsh on top, but with less bass response than a 1988 EMI Great Recordings of the Century CD. Conversely, I notice more amplitude and low end detail in the 1933 A-flat Polonaise and Tarantella than previous transfers reveal. The acoustic and earliest electrical sessions sound either just as good or slightly better than earlier restoration attempts, while the sonically grungy Liszt Sonata emerges clearer than ever.
However, the independents score in a few cases. Naxos’ LP-sourced mastering of the 1953 Chopin Sonata No. 2 boasts an openness and tonal bloom that the tape-based EMI version does not quite match, while I prefer the fuller, brighter sound of the out-of-print Koch Brandenburg Concertos to their suaver, more compressed EMI counterparts. When all is said and done, the Anniversary Edition’s virtues outweigh its shortcomings, and the same can be said of Cortot’s stimulating musicianship, for he rarely made a dull recording. Given this set’s magnitude, ambition, and relatively modest cost per disc, Cortot fans have never had it so good.
-- Jed Distler, ClassicsToday.com
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Works on This Recording
1.
Hojas de album (6), Op. 165 "España": no 3, Malagueña by Isaac Albeniz
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1890; London, England
2.
Cantos de España, Op. 232: no 5, Seguidillas by Isaac Albeniz
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; Paris, France
3.
Préludes, Book 1: no 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1909-1910; France
4.
Préludes, Book 1: no 12, Minstrels by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1909-1910; France
5.
Tarantella for Piano in A flat major, B 139/Op. 43 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841; Paris, France
6.
Concert Etudes (3) for Piano, S 144: no 2 in F minor, La leggierezza by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1848; Weimar, Germany
7.
Etudes (6) for Piano, Op. 52: no 6, En forme de Valse by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1877; France
8.
Polish Songs (17), Op. 74: no 12, My darling, B 112 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1847
9.
Paraphrase on Quartet from Verdi's "Rigoletto", S 434 by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; Weimar, Germany
10.
Jeux d'eau by Maurice Ravel
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1901; France
11.
Tarantella for Piano in A flat major, B 139/Op. 43 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841; Paris, France
12.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10: no 5 in G flat major "Black Keys" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830; Poland
13.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 9 in G flat major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1832-1834; Paris, France
14.
Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 2 in C sharp minor - Excerpt(s) by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
15.
Suite Iberia, Book 2: no 3, Triana by Isaac Albeniz
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1906; France
16.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 3 in F major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1832-1836; Paris, France
17.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 2 in F minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836; Paris, France
18.
Impromptu for Piano no 1 in A flat major, B 110/Op. 29 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837; Paris, France
19.
Romances sans paroles (3) for Piano, Op. 17: no 3 in A flat major by Gabriel Fauré
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1863; France
20.
Années de pèlerinage, première année, S 160 "Suisse": no 4, Au bord d'une source by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1848-1854; Weimar, Germany
21.
Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22: Grand polonaise brillante by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
22.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 8: no 12 in D sharp minor by Alexander Scriabin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1894; Russia
23.
Fantasies or Caprices (3) for Piano, Op. 16: no 2 in E minor, Scherzo by Felix Mendelssohn
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829; Germany
24.
Rondo capriccioso for Piano in E major, Op. 14 by Felix Mendelssohn
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1824; Germany
25.
Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65 by Carl Maria von Weber
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1819; Dresden, Germany
26.
Cantos de España, Op. 232: no 5, Seguidillas by Isaac Albeniz
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; Paris, France
27.
Hojas de album (6), Op. 165 "España": no 3, Malagueña by Isaac Albeniz
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1890; London, England
28.
Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1844; Paris, France
29.
Tarantella for Piano in A flat major, B 139/Op. 43 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841; Paris, France
30.
Polish Songs (17), Op. 74: no 12, My darling, B 112 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1847
31.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10: no 5 in G flat major "Black Keys" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830; Poland
32.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 9 in G flat major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1832-1834; Paris, France
33.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 11 in A minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1834; Paris, France
34.
Concert Etudes (3) for Piano, S 144: no 2 in F minor, La leggierezza by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1848; Weimar, Germany
35.
Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 2 in C sharp minor by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1847; Hungary
36.
Paraphrase on Quartet from Verdi's "Rigoletto", S 434 by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; Weimar, Germany
37.
Jeux d'eau by Maurice Ravel
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1901; France
38.
Etudes (6) for Piano left hand, Op. 135: no 4, Bourée by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1912
39.
Children's Corner by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1906-1908; France
40.
Préludes, Book 1: no 10, La cathédrale engloutie by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1910; France
41.
Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841-1845; Germany
42.
Carnaval, Op. 9 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1833-1835; Germany
43.
Dolly, Op. 56: no 1, Berceuse by Gabriel Fauré
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1894; France
44.
Songs (5), Op. 49: no 4, Wiegenlied by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1868; Austria
45.
Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen, D 343 by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1816; Vienna, Austria
46.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 1 in A flat major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836; Paris, France
47.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64: no 2 in C sharp minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847; Paris, France
48.
Impromptu for Piano no 2 in F sharp major, B 129/Op. 36 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1839; Paris, France
49.
Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 11 in A minor by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847; Weimar, Germany
50.
Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836-1839; Paris, France
51.
Cantos de España, Op. 232: no 3, Bajo la palmera by Isaac Albeniz
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; Paris, France
52.
Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430: no 4, Air and Variations "The Harmonious Blacksmith" by George Frideric Handel
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: by 1720; London, England
53.
Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 11 in A minor by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847; Weimar, Germany
54.
Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1831-1835
55.
Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1844; Paris, France
56.
Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 2 in C sharp minor by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1847; Hungary
57.
Paraphrase on Quartet from Verdi's "Rigoletto", S 434 by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859; Weimar, Germany
58.
Invitation to the Dance, in D flat major J 260/Op. 65 by Carl Maria von Weber
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1819; Dresden, Germany
59.
Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841-1845; Germany
60.
Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M 46 by César Franck
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1885; France
61.
Children's Corner by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1906-1908; France
62.
Préludes, Book 1: no 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1909-1910; France
63.
Préludes, Book 1: no 3, Le vent dans la plaine by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1909; France
64.
Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28: no 12 in G sharp minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836-1839; Paris, France
65.
Ballade for Piano no 4 in F minor, B 146/Op. 52 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1842; Paris, France
66.
Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1840-1841; Paris, France
67.
Ballade for Piano no 2 in F major/a minor, B 102/Op. 38 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836-1839; Paris, France
68.
Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1831-1835
69.
Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9: no 2 in E flat major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830-1831; Poland
70.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64: no 2 in C sharp minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847; Paris, France
71.
Prelude, Chorale and Fugue for Piano, M 21 by César Franck
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1884; France
72.
Carnaval, Op. 9 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1833-1835; Germany
73.
Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837/1852; Germany
74.
Sonata for Piano in B minor, S 178 by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1852-1853; Weimar, Germany
75.
Hojas de album (6), Op. 165 "España": no 3, Malagueña by Isaac Albeniz
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1890; London, England
76.
Cantos de España, Op. 232: no 5, Seguidillas by Isaac Albeniz
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1896; Paris, France
77.
Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 11 in A minor by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847; Weimar, Germany
78.
Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, B 155/Op. 58 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1844; Paris, France
79.
Tarantella for Piano in A flat major, B 139/Op. 43 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841; Paris, France
80.
Waltzes (2) for Piano, Op. 69: no 1 in A flat major, B 95 "L'adieu" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1835; Paris, France
81.
Concert Etudes (3) for Piano, S 144: no 2 in F minor, La leggierezza by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: circa 1848; Weimar, Germany
82.
Etudes (6) for Piano, Op. 52: no 6, En forme de Valse by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1877; France
83.
Préludes, Book 1 by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1909-1910; France
84.
Sonatine for Piano by Maurice Ravel
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1903-1905; France
85.
Jeux d'eau by Maurice Ravel
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1901; France
86.
Prelude, Aria and Finale for Piano, M 23 by César Franck
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1886-1887; France
87.
Ballade for Piano no 4 in F minor, B 146/Op. 52 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1842; Paris, France
88.
Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1840-1841; Paris, France
89.
Ballade for Piano no 2 in F major/a minor, B 102/Op. 38 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836-1839; Paris, France
90.
Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1831-1835
91.
Impromptu for Piano no 4 in C sharp minor, B 87/Op. 66 "Fantaisie-Impromptu" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1835; Paris, France
92.
Impromptu for Piano no 3 in G flat major, b 149/Op. 51 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1842; Paris, France
93.
Impromptu for Piano no 2 in F sharp major, B 129/Op. 36 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1839; Paris, France
94.
Impromptu for Piano no 1 in A flat major, B 110/Op. 29 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837; Paris, France
95.
Fantasie for Piano in F minor/A flat major, B 137/Op. 49 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841; Paris, France
96.
Tarantella for Piano in A flat major, B 139/Op. 43 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841; Paris, France
97.
Polonaise for Piano in A flat major, B 147/Op. 53 "Heroic" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1842; Paris, France
Date of Recording: 1933
98.
Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, B 128/Op. 35 "Funeral March" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837-1839; Paris, France
99.
Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, B 155/Op. 58 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1844; Paris, France
100.
Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836-1839; Paris, France
101.
Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845-1846; Paris, France
102.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1833; Poland
103.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1832-1836; Paris, France
104.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 70 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1841
105.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 34 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1831-1838
106.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847; Paris, France
107.
Waltzes (2) for Piano, Op. 69 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1835
108.
Waltz for Piano in E minor, B 56 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830; Poland
109.
Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1831; Poland
110.
Waltz for Piano in A flat major, B 131/Op. 42 "Grande Valse" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: France; Paris, France
111.
Concerto for Piano no 2 in F minor, B 43/Op. 21 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1830; Poland
112.
Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841-1845; Germany
113.
Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra, M 46 by César Franck
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1885; France
114.
Concerto for Piano no 4 in C minor, Op. 44 by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1875; France
115.
Kreisleriana, Op. 16 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1838; Germany
116.
Kinderszenen, Op. 15 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1838; Germany
117.
Davidsbündlertänze for Piano, Op. 6 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837; Germany
118.
German Dances (12) for Piano, D 790/Op. 171: Excerpt(s) by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1823; Vienna, Austria
119.
Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen, D 343 by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1816; Vienna, Austria
120.
Légendes (2) for Piano, S 175: no 2, St Francis de Paule walks on water by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1863; Rome, Italy
121.
Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056: 2nd movement, Largo-Arioso by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1738-1739; Leipzig, Germany
122.
Concerto for Organ in D minor, BWV 596 (after Vivaldi) by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1717; Weimar, Germany
123.
Minuet by Henry Purcell
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: England
124.
Siciliana by Henry Purcell
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
125.
Gavotte by Henry Purcell
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
126.
Air by Henry Purcell
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
127.
Phantasiestücke (8) for Piano, Op. 12: no 1, Des Abends by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837; Germany
128.
Romances sans paroles (3) for Piano, Op. 17: no 1 in A flat major by Gabriel Fauré
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1863; France
129.
Variations Sérieuses (17) for Piano in D minor, Op. 54 by Felix Mendelssohn
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841; Germany
130.
Polish Songs (17), Op. 74: no 2, Spring, B 116 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1847
131.
Polish Songs (17), Op. 74: no 14, The ring, B 103 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1847
132.
Polish Songs (17), Op. 74: no 12, My darling, B 112 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1847
133.
Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, B 128/Op. 35 "Funeral March" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837-1839; Paris, France
134.
Concerto for Piano left hand in D major by Maurice Ravel
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1929-1930; France
135.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1833; Poland
136.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1832-1836; Paris, France
137.
Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836-1839; Paris, France
138.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 70 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1841
139.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 34 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1831-1838
140.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847; Paris, France
141.
Waltzes (2) for Piano, Op. 69 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1829-1835
142.
Waltz for Piano in E minor, B 56 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830; Poland
143.
Waltz for Piano in E flat major, B 62/Op. 18 "Grande valse brillante" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1831; Poland
144.
Waltz for Piano in A flat major, B 131/Op. 42 "Grande Valse" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: France; Paris, France
145.
Kinderszenen, Op. 15 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1838; Germany
146.
Children's Corner by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1906-1908; France
147.
Préludes, Book 1: no 10, La cathédrale engloutie by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1910; France
148.
Prelude, Aria and Finale for Piano, M 23 by César Franck
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1886-1887; France
149.
Nouvelles Etudes (3) for Piano, B 130 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1839; Paris, France
150.
Prelude for Piano in C sharp minor, B 141/Op. 45 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841; Paris, France
151.
Nocturnes (2) for Piano, B 152/Op. 55: no 2 in E flat major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1843; Paris, France
152.
Nocturnes (2) for Piano, B 152/Op. 55: no 1 in F minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1843; Paris, France
153.
Nocturnes (2) for Piano, B 152/Op. 55: no 2 in E flat major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1843; Paris, France
154.
Polonaise-fantaisie for Piano in A flat major, B 159/Op. 61 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845-1846; Poland
155.
Nocturnes (3) for Piano, Op. 15: no 2 in F sharp major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830-1831; Poland
156.
Nocturnes (3) for Piano, Op. 15: no 2 in F sharp major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830-1831; Poland
157.
Waldszenen, Op. 82: no 7, Vogel als Prophet by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1848-1849; Germany
158.
Waldszenen, Op. 82: no 7, Vogel als Prophet by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1848-1849; Germany
159.
Songs (5), Op. 49: no 4, Wiegenlied by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1868; Austria
160.
Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen, D 343 by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1816; Vienna, Austria
161.
Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056: 2nd movement, Largo-Arioso by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1738-1739; Leipzig, Germany
162.
Concerto for Harpsichord in F minor, BWV 1056: 2nd movement, Largo-Arioso by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1738-1739; Leipzig, Germany
163.
Suites (8) for harpsichord, Z. 660-669: Suites 1 & 8: Minuet by Henry Purcell
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Baroque
164.
Suites (8) for harpsichord, Z. 660-669: Suites 1 & 8: Minuet by Henry Purcell
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Baroque
165.
Préludes, Book 1 by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1909-1910; France
166.
Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1844; Paris, France
167.
Nouvelles Etudes (3) for Piano, B 130 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1839; Paris, France
168.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64: no 1 in D flat major "Minute Waltz" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847; Paris, France
169.
Prelude for Piano in C sharp minor, B 141/Op. 45 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841; Paris, France
170.
Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9: no 2 in E flat major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830-1831; Poland
171.
Waltzes (2) for Piano, Op. 69: no 1 in A flat major, B 95 "L'adieu" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1835; Paris, France
172.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 70: no 1 in G flat major, B 92 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1833; Paris, France
173.
Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28: no 15 in D flat major "Raindrop" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1838-1839; Paris, France
174.
Mazurkas (4) for Piano, B 60/Op. 6: no 2 in C sharp minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830; Vienna, Austria
175.
Mazurkas (3) for Piano, B 162/Op. 63: no 3 in C sharp minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846; Paris, France
176.
Variations Sérieuses (17) for Piano in D minor, Op. 54 by Felix Mendelssohn
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841; Germany
177.
Barcarolle for Piano in F sharp major, B 158/Op. 60 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1845-1846; Paris, France
178.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 2 in F minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836; Paris, France
179.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10: no 4 in C sharp minor, B 74 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1832; Poland
180.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10: no 3 in E major, B 74 "Tristesse" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836-1839; Paris, France
181.
Nocturnes (3) for Piano, Op. 15: no 1 in F major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830-1831; Poland
182.
Nocturnes (2) for Piano, Op. 27: no 1 in C sharp minor, B 91 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1835; Paris, France
183.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 70: no 2 in F minor, B 138 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841; Paris, France
184.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 34: no 2 in A minor, B 64 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1831; Poland
185.
Waltzes (2) for Piano, Op. 69: no 1 in A flat major, B 95 "L'adieu" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1835; Paris, France
186.
German Dance(s) by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: Vienna, Austria
187.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10: no 3 in E major, B 74 "Tristesse" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836-1839; Paris, France
188.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 9 in G flat major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1832-1834; Paris, France
189.
Fantasie for Piano in F minor/A flat major, B 137/Op. 49 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841; Paris, France
190.
Impromptu for Piano no 2 in F sharp major, B 129/Op. 36 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1839; Paris, France
191.
Nocturnes (3) for Piano, B 54/Op. 9: no 3 in B major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830-1831; Poland
192.
Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, B 128/Op. 35 "Funeral March" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837-1839; Paris, France
193.
Scherzo for Piano no 2 in B flat minor/D flat major, B 111/Op. 31 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837; Paris, France
194.
Scherzo for Piano no 3 in C sharp minor, B 125/Op. 39 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1839; Mallorca (Majorca),
195.
Andante spianato et Grand polonaise brillante in E flat major, Op. 22: Grand polonaise brillante by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
196.
Polonaise for Piano in A flat major, B 147/Op. 53 "Heroic" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1842; Paris, France
197.
Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28: no 15 in D flat major "Raindrop" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1838-1839; Paris, France
198.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64: no 1 in D flat major "Minute Waltz" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847; Paris, France
199.
Children's Corner: no 6, Golliwogg's Cake-walk by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1906-1908; France
200.
Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 2 in C sharp minor by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1847; Hungary
201.
Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 11 in A minor by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847; Weimar, Germany
202.
Variations Sérieuses (17) for Piano in D minor, Op. 54 by Felix Mendelssohn
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841; Germany
203.
Etudes (6) for Piano left hand, Op. 135: no 4, Bourée by Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1912
204.
Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen, D 343 by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1816; Vienna, Austria
205.
Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94: no 3 in F minor by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1823-1828; Vienna, Austria
206.
Songs (5), Op. 49: no 4, Wiegenlied by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1868; Austria
207.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 70: no 1 in G flat major, B 92 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1833; Paris, France
208.
Sonata for Piano no 2 in B flat minor, B 128/Op. 35 "Funeral March" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837-1839; Paris, France
209.
Hungarian Rhapsodies (19) for Piano, S 244: no 11 in A minor by Franz Liszt
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847; Weimar, Germany
210.
Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen, D 343 by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1816; Vienna, Austria
211.
Children's Corner by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1906-1908; France
212.
Symphonic Etudes for Piano, Op. 13 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1837/1852; Germany
213.
Carnaval, Op. 9 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1833-1835; Germany
214.
Kinderszenen, Op. 15 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1838; Germany
215.
Kreisleriana, Op. 16 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1838; Germany
216.
Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1844; Paris, France
217.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 9 in G flat major by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1832-1834; Paris, France
218.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 25: no 2 in F minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836; Paris, France
219.
Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 10: no 5 in G flat major "Black Keys" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1830; Poland
220.
Sonata for Piano no 3 in B minor, B 155/Op. 58: 3rd movement, Largo by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1844; Paris, France
221.
Tarantella for Piano in A flat major, B 139/Op. 43 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1841; Paris, France
222.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64: no 1 in D flat major "Minute Waltz" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847; Paris, France
223.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 70: no 1 in G flat major, B 92 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1833; Paris, France
224.
Waltzes (3) for Piano, B 164/Op. 64: no 2 in C sharp minor by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1846-1847; Paris, France
225.
Waltzes (2) for Piano, Op. 69: no 1 in A flat major, B 95 "L'adieu" by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1835; Paris, France
226.
Moments musicaux (6) for Piano, D 780/Op. 94: no 3 in F minor by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1823-1828; Vienna, Austria
227.
Preludes (24) for Piano, Op. 28 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836-1839; Paris, France
228.
Ballade for Piano no 4 in F minor, B 146/Op. 52 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1842; Paris, France
229.
Ballade for Piano no 3 in A flat major, B 136/Op. 47 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1840-1841; Paris, France
230.
Ballade for Piano no 2 in F major/a minor, B 102/Op. 38 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1836-1839; Paris, France
231.
Ballade for Piano no 1 in G minor, B 66/Op. 23 by Frédéric Chopin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1831-1835
232.
Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in G major, H 15 no 25 by Franz Joseph Haydn
Performer:
Pablo Casals (Cello),
Jacques Thibaud (Violin),
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1795; London, England
233.
Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano),
Pablo Casals (Cello),
Jacques Thibaud (Violin)
Period: Classical
Written: 1810-1811; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1928
234.
Trio for Piano and Strings no 11 in G major, Op. 121a "Kakadu Variations" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Pablo Casals (Cello),
Jacques Thibaud (Violin),
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1803/1816; Vienna, Austria
235.
Variations (7) for Cello and Piano on Mozart's "Bei Männern", WoO 46 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Pablo Casals (Cello),
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1801; Vienna, Austria
236.
Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in B flat major, D 898/Op. 99 by Franz Schubert
Performer:
Pablo Casals (Cello),
Jacques Thibaud (Violin),
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1828; Vienna, Austria
Date of Recording: 1926
237.
Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49 by Felix Mendelssohn
Performer:
Pablo Casals (Cello),
Jacques Thibaud (Violin),
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1839; Germany
238.
Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 63 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Pablo Casals (Cello),
Jacques Thibaud (Violin),
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1847; Germany
239.
Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano),
Jacques Thibaud (Violin)
Period: Classical
Written: 1802-1803; Vienna, Austria
240.
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8 by César Franck
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano),
Jacques Thibaud (Violin)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1886; France
241.
Quintet for Piano and Strings in F minor, M 7 by César Franck
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
International String Quartet
Period: Romantic
Written: 1878-1879; France
242.
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A major, M 8 by César Franck
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano),
Jacques Thibaud (Violin)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1886; France
243.
Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in A major, Op. 13 by Gabriel Fauré
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano),
Jacques Thibaud (Violin)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1875-1876; France
244.
Berceuse for Violin and Piano in D major, Op. 16 by Gabriel Fauré
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano),
Jacques Thibaud (Violin)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1878-1879; France
245.
Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Jacques Thibaud (Violin),
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1916-1917; France
Date of Recording:
Venue:
246.
Préludes, Book 1: no 12, Minstrels by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Jacques Thibaud (Violin),
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1909-1910; France
Date of Recording:
Venue:
247.
Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op. 102 "Double" by Johannes Brahms
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887; Austria
248.
Concert for Piano, Violin and String Quartet in D major, Op. 21 by Ernest Chausson
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano),
Jacques Thibaud (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
International String Quartet
Period: Romantic
Written: 1889-1891; France
Date of Recording:
249.
Les goûts réunis, ou Nouveaux concerts: no 8 in G major "dans le goût théatral" by François Couperin
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
250.
Brandenburg Concerto no 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1708-1710; ?Weimar, Germany
251.
Brandenburg Concerto no 5 in D major, BWV 1050 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1720-1721; ?Cöthen, Germany
252.
Brandenburg Concerto no 4 in G major, BWV 1049 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: circa 1720; ?Cöthen, Germany
253.
Brandenburg Concerto no 3 in G major, BWV 1048 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1711-1713; ?Weimar, Germany
254.
Brandenburg Concerto no 2 in F major, BWV 1047 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1717-1718; ?Cöthen, Germany
255.
Brandenburg Concerto no 1 in F major, BWV 1046 by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Baroque
Written: 1717; ?Cöthen, Germany
256.
Dichterliebe, Op. 48 by Robert Schumann
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano),
Charles Panzera (Baritone)
Period: Romantic
Written: 1840; Germany
257.
Fêtes galantes, Set 1: no 1, En sourdine by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Maggie Teyte (Soprano),
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1891; France
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio 3, London, England
Length: 2 Minutes 47 Secs.
Language: French
258.
Fêtes galantes, Set 1: no 2, Fantoches by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Maggie Teyte (Soprano),
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1891; France
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio 3, London, England
Length: 1 Minutes 19 Secs.
Language: French
259.
Fêtes galantes, Set 1: no 3, Clair de lune by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Maggie Teyte (Soprano),
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1891; France
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio 3, London, England
Length: 2 Minutes 53 Secs.
Language: French
260.
Fêtes galantes, Set 2: no 1, Les ingénus by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano),
Maggie Teyte (Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1904; France
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio 3, London, England
Length: 2 Minutes 1 Secs.
Language: French
261.
Fêtes galantes, Set 2: no 2, Le faune by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Maggie Teyte (Soprano),
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Modern
Written: 1904
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio 3, London, England
Length: 1 Minutes 40 Secs.
Language: French
262.
Fêtes galantes, Set 2: no 3, Colloque sentimental by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Maggie Teyte (Soprano),
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1904; France
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio 3, London, England
Length: 3 Minutes 24 Secs.
Language: French
263.
Chansons (3) de Bilitis: no 1, La flûte de Pan by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Maggie Teyte (Soprano),
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1897-1898; France
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio 3, London, England
Length: 2 Minutes 33 Secs.
Language: French
264.
Chansons (3) de Bilitis: no 2, La chevelure by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano),
Maggie Teyte (Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1897-1898; France
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio 3, London, England
Length: 3 Minutes 7 Secs.
Language: French
265.
Chansons (3) de Bilitis: no 3, Le tombeau des naïdes by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Maggie Teyte (Soprano),
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1897-1898; France
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio 3, London, England
Length: 2 Minutes 41 Secs.
Language: French
266.
Le promenoir des deux amants: no 1, La grotte by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano),
Maggie Teyte (Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1904; France
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio 3, London, England
Length: 2 Minutes 22 Secs.
Language: French
267.
Le promenoir des deux amants: no 2, Crois mon conseil, chère Climène by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Maggie Teyte (Soprano),
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1910; France
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio 3, London, England
Length: 2 Minutes 2 Secs.
Language: French
268.
Le promenoir des deux amants: no 3, Je tremble en voyant ton visage by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Maggie Teyte (Soprano),
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1910; France
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio 3, London, England
Length: 2 Minutes 2 Secs.
Language: French
269.
Proses lyriques: no 2, De grève by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Maggie Teyte (Soprano),
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1892; France
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio 3, London, England
Length: 3 Minutes 41 Secs.
Language: French
270.
Ballades (3) de François Villon: no 3, Ballade des femmes de Paris by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano),
Maggie Teyte (Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1910; France
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio 3, London, England
Length: 2 Minutes 8 Secs.
Language: French
271.
Sonata for Piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1797-1798; Vienna, Austria
272.
Sonata for Piano no 27 in E minor, Op. 90 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1814; Vienna, Austria
273.
Sonata for Piano no 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1809-1810; Vienna, Austria
274.
Sonata for Piano no 25 in G major, Op. 79 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1809; Vienna, Austria
275.
Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1804-1805; Vienna, Austria
276.
Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 no 2 "Moonlight" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: Classical
Written: 1801; Vienna, Austria
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Way too much stuff for a normal listener to handle December 13, 2012
By Douglas T. (Los Angeles, CA) See All My Reviews
"Unless you are a Cortot fanatic (there could be worse) stick with the 7 cd EMI Icon box set of his best (most famous) recordings, each of which are somewhere in this huge collection. The Icon box includes a shorthand list of works on the back and each sleeve describes precisely what is on the cd. Plus it includes an interesting insert and detailed information about each recording. You'll probably end up looking for and listening mostly to the "Icon" works among these 80 cd's (if you can find them), but I my advanced age I don't have the time or the patience for that exercise; I hope that my grandchildren will be able to do so since this box is now theirs. The great recordings in this box are overcome by the difficulty in dealing with the mass. More is not necessarily better."
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An exceptional collection November 23, 2012
By Timothy W. (Evansville, IN) See All My Reviews
"Finally, a nearly-all-encompassing collection of the recorded performances of the legendary pianist Alfred Cortot, whose nuanced musical gifts are on display from the earliest (1919) Victor recordings here through the blemished Beethoven sonatas he recorded in 1960. The genius of Cortot's playing in solo, chamber and orchestral works comes through beautifully in fine transfers of the source material by Studio Art et Son of Paris, done earlier this year. At approximately $2.50 per disc, this new EMI set is an affordable way for discerning pianophiles to own the vast majority of studio recordings by this towering figure of French and 20th Century pianism. Not to be missed."
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