Alfred Cortot: 1929-1937 Recordings

Album by Alfred Cortot

Alfred Cortot: 1929–1937 Recordings is a compilation album of performances by Swiss-French pianist Alfred Cortot, documenting sessions made between 1929 and 1937. These historical piano recordings showcase Cortot's focus on Romantic repertoire and his interpretative style, characterised by expressive rubato, lyrical phrasing and attention to tone and colour, reflecting his place among prominent early 20th-century interpreters of that literature.
First released: 2010

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Purcell. Suite in G Major - I. Minuet (Arr. A.M. Henderson)
    2:18
  2. 2.
    Purcell. Suite in G Major - II. Sicilienne (Arr. A.M. Henderson)
    1:00
  3. 3.
    Purcell. Suite in G Major - III. Gavotte (Arr. A.M. Henderson)
    1:09
  4. 4.
    Purcell. Suite in G Major - IV. Air (Arr. A.M. Henderson)
    1:20
  5. 5.
    Bach. Organ Concerto in D Minor, BWV 596 - I. Praeludium (arr. Of Vivaldi's Violin Concerto, RV 565) [Arr. A. Cortot]
    2:51
  6. 6.
    Bach. Organ Concerto in D Minor, BWV 596 - II. Sicilienne (arr. Of Vivaldi's Violin Concerto, RV 565) [Arr. A. Cortot]
    2:55
  7. 7.
    Bach. Organ Concerto in D Minor, BWV 596 - III. Toccata (arr. Of Vivaldi's Violin Concerto, RV 565) [Arr. A. Cortot]
    4:03
  8. 8.
    Bach. Keyboard Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056 - II. Largo (Arr. A. Cortot for piano)
    3:00
  9. 9.
    Bach. Keyboard Concerto in F Minor, BWV 1056 - Variations serieuses in D Minor, Op. 54
    10:41
  10. 10.
    Mendelssohn. Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19b - Lieder ohne Worte (Songs without Words), Book 1, Op. 19b: No. 1 in E Major
    3:27
  11. 11.
    Franck. Prélude, choral et fugue, M. 21 - Prelude
    4:39
  12. 12.
    Franck. Prélude, choral et fugue, M. 21 - Choral
    5:49
  13. 13.
    Franck. Prélude, choral et fugue, M. 21 - Fugue
    6:37
  14. 14.
    Franck. Prélude, aria et final, M. 23 - Prelude
    8:36
  15. 15.
    Franck. Prélude, aria et final, M. 23 - Aria
    5:46
  16. 16.
    Franck. Prélude, aria et final, M. 23 - Final
    6:25
  17. 17.
    Saint-Saëns. 6 Études, Op. 52 - 6 Etudes, Op. 52: No. 6, En forme de Valse
    4:26