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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1877
- Active to
- 1962
Discography
- Chopin: 24 Préludes, Op. 28, Prélude, Op. 45 & 4 Impromptus1958
- Récital Debussy (Mono Version)1962
- Victor Recordings of 1919-19261989
- Cortot Plays Schumann, Volume 21992
- Romantic Piano Favourites1992
- The Great Pianists, Vol. 10, Masters of the Piano Roll series1992
- Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 20: Alfred Cortot I1998
- Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 21: Alfred Cortot II1999
- Chopin: Piano Sonatas No. 2 and 3 / Polonaises (Cortot, 78 Rpm Recordings, Vol. 4) (1923-1947)2006
- Chopin: Waltzes Nos. 1-14 / Fantasie (Cortot, 78 Rpm Recordings, Vol. 2) (1933-1949)2006
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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
Key facts
- Born
- Alfred Denis Cortot , ( 1877-09-26 ) 26 September 1877, Nyon , Vaud, Switzerland
- Died
- 15 June 1962 (1962-06-15) (aged 84), Lausanne , Vaud, Switzerland
- Occupations
- Classical pianist conductor academic teacher music editor
- Organizations
- École Normale de Musique de Paris
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Wikidata facts
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- human
- Given name
- Denis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Nyon
- Place of death
- Lausanne
- Occupation
- conductor
- Educated at
- Conservatoire de Paris
- Languages spoken
- French
- Participant in
- WWII Axis collaboration in France
- Student of
- Louis Diémer
- Field of work
- pianist
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- His Master's Voice
- Image
- Alfred Cortot 01.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
Alfred Denis Cortot (/kɔːrˈtoʊ/ kor-TOH, French: [alfʁɛd dəni kɔʁto]; 26 September 1877 – 15 June 1962) was a French pianist, conductor, and teacher who was one of the most renowned classical musicians of the 20th century. A pianist of massive repertory, he was especially valued for his poetic insight into Romantic piano works, particularly those of Chopin, Franck, Saint-Saëns and Schumann. For Éditions Durand, he edited editions of almost all piano music by Chopin, Liszt and Schumann.
A central figure of the French musical culture in his time, he was well known for his piano trio with violinist Jacques Thibaud and cellist Pablo Casals.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alfred Cortot” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.