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Alfred Cortot: The Master Pianist

by: Alfred Cortot (piano), with Jacques Thibaud & Pablo Casals, with Jacques Thibaud; Claude Achille Debussy; César Auguste Franck; Felix Mendelssohn; Ferencz Liszt; Franz Joseph Haydn; Franz Peter Schubert; Frédéric François Chopin; Gabriel Urbain Fauré; Johannes Brahms; Ludwig van Beethoven; Maurice Ravel; Robert Schumann

EMI Classics (217304 2)

Publication date: 2008

Topics: Classics

Digitizing sponsor: Kahle-Austin Foundation

Contributor: Internet Archive

Language: English; Italian

This item is available with audio samples only

Tracklist:

Disc 1:
1. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 1 in C major (Agitato) - Frédéric François Chopin
2. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 2 in A minor (Lento) - Frédéric François Chopin
3. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 3 in G major (Vivace) - Frédéric François Chopin
4. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 4 in E minor (Largo) - Frédéric François Chopin
5. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 5 in D major (Allegro molto) - Frédéric François Chopin
6. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 6 in B minor (Lento assai) - Frédéric François Chopin
7. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 7 in A major (Andantino) - Frédéric François Chopin
8. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 8 in F sharp minor (Molto agitato) - Frédéric François Chopin
9. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 9 in E major (Largo) - Frédéric François Chopin
10. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 10 in C sharp minor (Allegro molto) - Frédéric François Chopin
11. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 11 in B major (Vivace) - Frédéric François Chopin
12. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 12 in G sharp minor (Presto) - Frédéric François Chopin
13. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 13 in F sharp major (Lento) - Frédéric François Chopin
14. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 14 in E flat minor (Allegro) - Frédéric François Chopin
15. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 15 in D flat major (Sostenuto) - Frédéric François Chopin
16. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 16 in B flat minor (Presto con fuoco) - Frédéric François Chopin
17. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 17 in A flat major (Allegretto) - Frédéric François Chopin
18. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 18 in F minor (Allegro molto) - Frédéric François Chopin
19. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 19 in E flat major (Vivace) - Frédéric François Chopin
20. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 20 in C minor (Largo) - Frédéric François Chopin
21. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 21 in B flat major (Cantabile) - Frédéric François Chopin
22. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 22 in G minor (Molto agitato) - Frédéric François Chopin
23. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 23 in F major (Moderato) - Frédéric François Chopin
24. Preludes (24), Op. 28: No. 24 in D minor (Allegro appassionato) - Frédéric François Chopin
25. Prelude Op. 45 in C sharp minor - Frédéric François Chopin
26. Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 - Frédéric François Chopin
27. Impromptu No. 1 in A flat Op. 29 - Frédéric François Chopin
28. Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp Op. 36 - Frédéric François Chopin
29. Impromptu No. 3 in G flat Op. 51 - Frédéric François Chopin
30. Fantaisie-Impromptu in C sharp minor, Op. 66 - Frédéric François Chopin
31. Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 - Frédéric François Chopin

Disc 2:
1. Piano Trio in B flat Major, Op. 97 'Archduke': I. Allegro moderato - Ludwig van Beethoven
2. Piano Trio in B flat Major, Op. 97 'Archduke': II. Scherzo (Allegro) & Trio - Ludwig van Beethoven
3. Piano Trio in B flat Major, Op. 97 'Archduke': III. Andante cantabile, ma però con moto - Ludwig van Beethoven
4. Piano Trio in B flat Major, Op. 97 'Archduke': IV. Allegro moderato - Presto - Ludwig van Beethoven
5. Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major, D898: I. Allegro moderato - Franz Peter Schubert
6. Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major, D898: II. Andante un poco mosso - Franz Peter Schubert
7. Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major, D898: III. Scherzo (Allegro) & Trio - Franz Peter Schubert
8. Piano Trio No. 1 in B flat major, D898: IV. Rondo (Allegro vivace - Presto) - Franz Peter Schubert
9. Variations (7) on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen", for Cello and Piano, WoO 46 - Ludwig van Beethoven

Disc 3:
1. Children's Corner: I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum - Claude Achille Debussy
2. Children's Corner: II. Jimbo's Lullaby - Claude Achille Debussy
3. Children's Corner: III. Serenade for the Doll - Claude Achille Debussy
4. Children's Corner: IV.The Snow is Dancing - Claude Achille Debussy
5. Children's Corner: V. The Little Shepherd - Claude Achille Debussy
6. Children's Corner: VI. Golliwogg's Cake Walk - Claude Achille Debussy
7. Préludes: I. Danseuses de Delphes - Claude Achille Debussy
8. Préludes: II. Voiles - Claude Achille Debussy
9. Préludes: III. Le vent dans la plaine - Claude Achille Debussy
10. Préludes: IV. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir - Claude Achille Debussy
11. Préludes: V. Les collines d'Anacapri - Claude Achille Debussy
12. Préludes: VI. Des pas sur la neige - Claude Achille Debussy
13. Préludes: VII. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest - Claude Achille Debussy
14. Préludes: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin - Claude Achille Debussy
15. Préludes: IX. La serenade interrompue - Claude Achille Debussy
16. Préludes: X. La cathédrale engloutie - Claude Achille Debussy
17. Préludes: XI. La danse de Puck - Claude Achille Debussy
18. Préludes: XII. Minstrels - Claude Achille Debussy
19. Sonatine: 1. Modéré - Maurice Ravel
20. Sonatine: 2. Mouvement de menuet - Maurice Ravel
21. Sonatine: 3. Animé - Maurice Ravel
22. Jeux d'eau - Maurice Ravel

Disc 4:
1. Violin Sonata in A: I. Allegretto ben moderato - César Auguste Franck
2. Violin Sonata in A: II. Allegro - César Auguste Franck
3. Violin Sonata in A: III. Recitativo - Fantasia (Ben moderato - Molto lento) - César Auguste Franck
4. Violin Sonata in A: IV. Allegretto poco mosso - César Auguste Franck
5. Violin Sonata: I. Allegro vivo - Claude Achille Debussy
6. Violin Sonata: II. Intermède: Fantasque et léger - Claude Achille Debussy
7. Violin Sonata: III. Finale: Très animé - Claude Achille Debussy
8. Préludes No. 12, Livre I - Minstrels - Claude Achille Debussy
9. Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13: I. Allegro molto - Gabriel Urbain Fauré
10. Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13: II. Andante - Gabriel Urbain Fauré
11. Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13: III. Allegro vivo - Gabriel Urbain Fauré
12. Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13: IV. Allegro quasi presto - Gabriel Urbain Fauré

Disc 5:
1. Piano Trio in G Op. 73 No.2: Andante - Franz Joseph Haydn
2. Piano Trio in G Op. 73 No.2: II. Poco adagio, cantabile - Franz Joseph Haydn
3. Piano Trio in G Op. 73 No.2: III. Rondo all'ongarese (Presto) - Franz Joseph Haydn
4. Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer': I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto - Ludwig van Beethoven
5. Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer': II. Andante con variazioni 1-4 - Ludwig van Beethoven
6. Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer': III. Finale (Presto) - Ludwig van Beethoven
7. ouble Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102: I. Allegro - Johannes Brahms
8. ouble Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102: II. Andante - Johannes Brahms
9. ouble Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102: III. Vivace non troppo - Johannes Brahms

Disc 6:
1. Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op.49: I. Molto allegro ed agitato - Felix Mendelssohn
2. Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op.49: II. Andante con moto tranquillo - Felix Mendelssohn
3. Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op.49: III. Scherzo (Leggiero e vivace) - Felix Mendelssohn
4. Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op.49: IV. Finale (Allegro assai appassionato) - Felix Mendelssohn
5. Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 63: I. Mit Energie und Leidenschaft - Robert Schumann
6. Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 63: II. Lebhaft, doch nicht zu rasch - Robert Schumann
7. Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 63: III. Langsam, mit inniger Empfindung - Robert Schumann
8. Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor Op. 63: IV. Mit Feuer - Robert Schumann
9. 10 Variations in G major on Wenzel Muller's Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu, Op. 121a - Ludwig van Beethoven

Disc 7:
1. Piano Sonata in B minor - Ferencz Liszt
2. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C sharp minor - Ferencz Liszt
3. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11 in A minor - Ferencz Liszt
4. Paraphrase on Rigoletto by Verdi - Ferencz Liszt
5. Two Legends - No. 2 St Francis de Paule walking on the water - Ferencz Liszt
6. Concert Study No. 2 'La leggierezza' - Ferencz Liszt

Notes

These disc set was packaged in seven separate cases. The order of the images was chosen to best reflect the actual experience of looking through the physical material.