Cortot,Alfred Warner Classics Edition CD

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 Fran?ois 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.

1. Alb?niz: Malague±a (No. 3 from Espana, Op. 165) 2. Alb?niz: Seguidillas (No. 5 from Cantos de Espa±a, Op. 232) 3. Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin (from Pr?ludes - Book 1: No. 8) 4. Debussy: La cath?drale engloutie (from Pr?ludes - Book 1) 5. Chopin: Tarantella in A flat major, Op. 43 6. Liszt: La leggierezza - ?tude de concert No. 2, S144 7. Saint-Sa?ns: Etude en forme de valse (No. 6 from Six ?tudes, Op. 52) 8. Chopin: Moja pieszczotka (My Sweetheart), Op. 74 No. 12 9. Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 10. Liszt: Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto, S.434 after Verdi's opera 11. Ravel: Jeux d'eau 12. Chopin: Tarantella in A flat major, Op. 43 13. Chopin: ?tude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major 'Black Key' 14. Chopin: ?tude Op. 25 No. 9 in G flat major 'Butterfly' 15. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 12 in C sharp minor 16. Alb?niz: Triana (from Iberia, book 2) 17. Chopin: ?tude Op. 25 No. 3 in F major 18. Chopin: ?tude Op. 25 No. 2 in F minor 19. Chopin: Impromptu No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 29 20. Mendelssohn: Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 4 in A major 21. Liszt: Au bord d'une source (Ann?es de p?lerinage I, S. 160 No. 4) 22. Chopin: Grande Polonaise Op. 22 23. Scriabin: Prelude, Op. 8 No. 12 in D sharp minor 24. Mendelssohn: Scherzo in E minor, Op. 16 No. 2 25. Mendelssohn: Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14 26. Weber: Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 27. Alb?niz: Seguidillas (No. 5 from Cantos de Espa±a, Op. 232) 28. Alb?niz: Malague±a (No. 3 from Espana, Op. 165) 29. Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 30. Chopin: Tarantella in A flat major, Op. 43 31. Chopin: Moja pieszczotka (My Sweetheart), Op. 74 No. 12 32. Chopin: ?tude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major 'Black Key' 33. Chopin: ?tude Op. 25 No. 11 in A minor 'Winter Wind' 34. Liszt: La leggierezza - ?tude de concert No. 2, S144 35. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 12 in C sharp minor 36. Liszt: Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto, S.434 after Verdi's opera 37. Ravel: Jeux d'eau 38. Saint-Sa?ns: ?tudes (6) pour la main gauche seule, Op. 135: Bourr?e 39. Debussy: Children's Corner 40. Debussy: Reflets dans l'eau (No. 1 from Images pour piano - Book 1) 41. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 42. Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9 43. Faur?: Dolly Suite, Op. 56: No. 1. Berceuse 44. Brahms: Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby) 45. Schubert: Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D343 46. Chopin: ?tude Op. 25 No. 1 in A flat major 'Aeolian Harp' 47. Chopin: Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 48. Chopin: Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major, Op. 36 49. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 11 in A minor 50. Chopin: Preludes (24), Op. 28 51. Alb?niz: Sous le palmier (No. 3 from Cantos de Espa±a, Op. 232) 52. Handel: Keyboard Suite, HWV 430 in E major 'The Harmonious Blacksmith': Air ; Variations 53. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 11 in A minor 54. Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 55. Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 56. Weber: Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 57. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 58. Franck, C: Symphonic Variations for piano ; orchestra, M46 59. Debussy: Children's Corner 60. Debussy: La serenade interrompue (from Pr?ludes - Book 1) 61. Debussy: Le vent dans la plaine (from Pr?ludes - Book 1) 62. Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche fun?bre' 63. Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 12 in G sharp minor 64. Chopin: Ballades Nos. 1-4 65. Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 66. Chopin: Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 67. Franck, C: Pr?lude, Choral et Fugue, M21 68. Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9 69. Schumann: ?tudes symphoniques, Op. 13 70. Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor, S178 71. Alb?niz: Malague±a (No. 3 from Espana, Op. 165) 72. Alb?niz: Seguidillas (No. 5 from Cantos de Espa±a, Op. 232) 73. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 11 in A minor 74. Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 75. Chopin: Tarantella in A flat major, Op. 43 76. Chopin: Waltz No. 9 in A flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell Waltz' 77. Liszt: La leggierezza - ?tude de concert No. 2, S144 78. Saint-Sa?ns: Etude en forme de valse (No. 6 from Six ?tudes, Op. 52) 79. Debussy: Pr?ludes - Book 1 80. -31 81. Ravel: Sonatine 82. -31 83. Franck, C: Prelude, Aria et Final M23 (1886 / 7) 84. Chopin: Ballades Nos. 1-4 85. Chopin: Impromptus Nos. 1-4 86. Chopin: Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49 87. Chopin: Tarantella in A flat major, Op. 43 88. Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'H?ro?que' 89. Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche fun?bre' 90. Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 91. Chopin: Preludes (24), Op. 28 92. Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 93. Chopin: ?tudes (12), Op. 10 94. Chopin: ?tudes (12), Op. 25 95. Chopin: Waltzes Nos. 1-14 96. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 97. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 98. Franck, C: Symphonic Variations for piano ; orchestra, M46 99. Saint-Sa?ns: Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44 100. Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 101. Schumann: Papillons, Op. 2 102. Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16 103. Schumann: Davidsb?ndlert?nze, Op. 6 104. Schubert: L?ndler (12) D790 105. Schubert: Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D343 106. Liszt: Legende S.175 No. 2, St. Francis of Paola walking on the waves 107. Bach, J S: Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV1056: II. Largo 108. Bach, J S: Organ Concerto in D minor (after Vivaldi), BWV596 109. Purcell: Suite 110. Schumann: Fantasiest?cke, Op. 12 No. 1 'Des Abends' 111. Mendelssohn: Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 1 in E major 'Sweet Remembrance' 112. Mendelssohn: Variations s?rieuses in D minor Op. 54 113. Liszt: Chants Polonais after Chopin (6), S480 114. Weber: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A flat major, Op. 39 115. Ravel: Piano Concerto in D major (for the left hand) 116. Chopin: ?tudes (12), Op. 10 117. Chopin: ?tudes (12), Op. 25 118. Chopin: Preludes (24), Op. 28 119. Chopin: Waltzes Nos. 1-14 120. Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15 121. Debussy: Children's Corner 122. Debussy: La cath?drale engloutie (from Pr?ludes - Book 1) 123. Franck, C: Prelude, Aria et Final M23 (1886 / 7) 124. Chopin: Trois Nouvelles ?tudes 125. Chopin: Prelude Op. 45 in C sharp minor (No. 25) 126. Chopin: Nocturne No. 15 in F minor, Op. 55 No. 1 127. Chopin: Nocturne No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2 128. Chopin: Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie' 129. Chopin: Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 130. Schumann: Vogel als Prophet (No. 7 from Waldszenen, Op. 82) 131. Brahms: Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby) 132. Schubert: Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D343 133. Bach, J S: Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV1056: arioso 134. Purcell: Suite No. 1 in G major, Z 660 135. Purcell: Suite No. 8 in F major, Z 669 136. Debussy: Pr?ludes - Book 1 137. Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 138. Chopin: Trois Nouvelles ?tudes 139. Chopin: Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' 140. Chopin: Prelude Op. 45 in C sharp minor (No. 25) 141. Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 142. Chopin: Waltz No. 9 in A flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell Waltz' 143. Chopin: Waltz No. 11 in G flat major, Op. 70 No. 1 144. Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 3 in G major 145. Chopin: Mazurka No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 6 No. 2 146. Chopin: Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3 147. Mendelssohn: Variations s?rieuses in D minor Op. 54 148. Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 149. Chopin: ?tude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' 150. Chopin: ?tude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor 151. Chopin: ?tude Op. 25 No. 2 in F minor 152. Chopin: Nocturne No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1 153. Chopin: Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 154. Chopin: Waltz No. 3 in A minor 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 2 155. Chopin: Waltz No. 9 in A flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell Waltz' 156. Chopin: Waltz No. 12 in F minor, Op. 70 No. 2 157. Schubert: L?ndler (12) D790 158. Chopin: ?tude Op. 10