Alfred Cortot: 1929-1937 Recordings

Alfred Cortot: piano

JS Bach: Organ Concerto in D minor (after Vivaldi), BWV596 / Arioso (Largo) from Keyboard Concerto in F minor, BWV1056
Franck: Prélude, Choral et Fugue, M21 - Recorded on 8th March 1932 in EMI Studio No. 3, Abbey Road, London
Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses in D minor Op. 54 - Recorded on 19th May 1937 in EMI Studio No. 3, Abbey Road, London / Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 1 in E major 'Sweet Remembrance' - Recorded on 19th May 1937 in EMI Studio No. 3, Abbey Road, London
Purcell: Minuet in G major - arr. Henderson. Recorded on 26th October 1937 in EMI Studio No. 3, Abbey Road, London / Sicilienne in G minor - arr. Henderson. Recorded on 26th October 1937 in EMI Studio No. 3, Abbey Road, London / Gavotte in G major - arr. Henderson. Recorded on 26th October 1937 in EMI Studio No. 3, Abbey Road, London / Air in G major - arr. Henderson. Recorded on 26th October 1937 in EMI Studio No. 3, Abbey Road, London
Saint-Saëns: Etude en forme de valse Op. 52 No. 6 - Recorded on 13th May 1931 in the Small Queen’s Hall, London

Ranked among the most insightful of pianists for his exploration of the spiritual depths of the music he interpreted, Alfred Cortot was a multi-faceted musician with a wide-ranging repertoire. This album couples small treasures such as the four miniatures by Purcell and Bach’s transcription of a Vivaldi Concerto, with masterpieces by Mendelssohn and Franck, of whose music Cortot was one of the greatest exponents. In Cortot’s hands, even Saint-Saëns’s technically demanding Étude en forme de Valse poses no obstacles to his enviable lightness of touch.

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