Welcome To Piano.com cortot, alfred (18771962) - discography, sound clips, photos, and more for the French pianist. Crawshaw, Sandra - concert pianist based in Dunedin, NZ. http://www.piano.com/pianist/pianist_classical.cfm
Instrumentalists: Catalog 35 SOLOMONSP 3 x 5 nice shot of the important English pianist looking over his music at the piano. CHERKASSKY, Shura-l929, $25. cortot, alfred, $45. http://www.rgrossmusicautograph.com/instrument35.html
Instrumentalists: Catalog 40 cortot, alfred SP 4 x 6 portrait with a very intense expression of the unique French pianist d/s ..$125 052. http://www.rgrossmusicautograph.com/instrument40.html
Extractions: 045. ADLER, Larry- TLS on his printed stationery "...Unfortunately a contract I hold with a harmonica corporation specifically forbids the disposal of my harmonicas to private individuals. I am allowed to send a certain number to the Allied army men. The rest must go back to the factory..." He ran afoul of McCarthy!
Chopin: As Seen By A Pianist For further reading, I recommend alfred cortots Aspects of Chopin, and Jean Jacques Eigeldingers Chopin pianist and Teacher As Seen By His Pupils. http://www.scena.org/lsm/sm5-5/Chopin-en.htm
Extractions: Nocturnes Op.62 and the second from Op.55). Mozart was a favourite, Beethoven less so. His attitude towards his contemporaries was ambiguous at best. He was cool towards Schumann, never reciprocating the latter’s enthusiasm for his own music. And his admiration for Liszt was tinged with jealousy. But perhaps the most important aspects of his personality were his insecurity and his indecisiveness (many letters to his parents in which he expresses his hesitation between going back to Poland to fight alongside his countrymen or staying in his new adopted home attest to this trait). This "folie du doute," his inability to make up his mind, actually permeates many of his works and is even reflected in his harmonic language, making him by far one of the most original harmonists of his time. The second Prelude Op.28 in A minor
Alfred Brendel - A Musical Paradox listening to other pianists, especially Edwin Fischer, alfred cortot, and Wilhelm Brendel continues to be described as an âintellectualâ pianist. http://www.scena.org/lsm/sm6-6/brendel-en.html
Extractions: C onsidering the phenomenal number of articles written about Alfred Brendel, it might seem futile â or at least not particularly useful â to take yet another look at this incomparable pianist. He is an artist whose peers hold him in the highest regard. He is a perfectionist when it comes to technique, and a musical interpreter of profound sensitivity. In fact, he challenges the standards, expectations, and unspoken laws of the classical music jungle and emerges greater than ever, yet able to maintain a disconcerting frankness and modesty. Brendel has a remarkably fine-tuned âear,â not only when performing but with regard to life in general, and he leads parallel lives that are mutually enriching. He is a chamber player (he recently joined with baritone Matthias Goerne, to the delight of fans of the vocal art); he performs with orchestra (in April he will perform all of Beethovenâs concertos with Seiji Osawa and the Boston Symphony Orchestra) and as a soloist (recitals in Montreal and Ottawa are scheduled for March and April). Brendel is also an essayist ( Thoughts and Afterthoughts has been providing absorbing reading for musicians and music-lovers for over thirty years); a new-fledged poet (his collection
Dinu Lipatti - The Legendary Romanian Pianist alfred cortot resigned in protest from the jury at the moved to Paris to study with cortot and Yvonne with his future wife, the pianist Madeleine Cantacuzene. http://members.fortunecity.com/hyperionedmn/lipatti.html
Extractions: by EMI Records The Roumanian Dinu Lipatti is a myth among pianists, a cult figure ringed by the aureole of a reputation. The recording of Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto is one of those of which words like "imperishable" and "unsurpassable" are used, and it is the epitome of supple elegance; some of his Chopin performances exert the spell of "Romantic Schwarmerei" ; his interpretations of Bach are heard with respect but the listeners shake their heads over the perpetuation of 19th-century taste. And they lament Lipatti's Schubertian fate, his early death at only 33. The very sound of Dinu Lipatti's name is a distant, oh so distant sound from a remote age in the history of piano-playing. Where does the key to Lipatti's art lie? Not in the fluency, accuracy and high technical standard, for every aspiring pianist has those today, as a matter of course. In the breadth of his repertory (even if it excludes Beethoven)? It's not uncommon. In the poetry and expressiveness of his attack7 A large number of presentday pianists equal him in that. I never had the good fortune to hear Lipatti in the concert hall; I know him only through his recordings. Yet I will venture the theory that the key to Lipatti's art lies in something that reference books pass over: in the fact that he was a composer and also a conductor, just as his compatriot and godfather George Enescu was a violinist and a composer.
Louis Lortie He studied in Montréal with Yvonne Hubert (a pupil of French pianist, alfred cortot), in Vienna with the Beethoven specialist, Dieter Weber, and subsequently http://www.cramermarderartists.com/lortie.htm
Sketches alfred cortot. alfred cortot was born in Switzerland, but was considered the leading French pianist (he founded two schools of music there). http://jeff.ostrowski.cc/productions/sketches.htm
Extractions: he following are sketches of the great pianists. By and large, they are pianists of the "Golden Age" of pianism. In all honesty, I spent more time studying about these pianists and listening to their recordings than I should have...but what great memories! I did these sketches when I was in High School. My method was to listen to the recordings of whichever artist I as sketching, and by so doing get a clue into their general aura. That is to say, when I listen to Friedman play, I see fire and orange...hence, Friedman is drawn in orange. Rachmaninoff could hardly be any color but brown, Godowski blue, and so on. Please CLICK on the following boxes to view the full-sized images: JOSEF HOFMANN Hofmann was the greatest pianist who ever lived. Of this, there can be no doubt. ALFRED CORTOT Alfred Cortot was born in Switzerland, but was considered the leading French pianist (he founded two schools of music there). Even his haircut is French-looking.
MusiGramma: Look At The Catalogue! cortot, alfred Denis. Born in Nyon Switzerland on September 26, 1877 Died in Losanna Switzerland on June 15, 1962. pianist, teacher and conductor of http://www.musigramma.com/en/database/sc_auto.lasso?-Search&-Database=aut&-Table
French Culture | Music Recordings | Classical Archive 0202 Mendelssohn and Schumann Trios ThibaudCasals-cortot Trio Naxos 8.110185 (59.23) The trio of French pianist alfred cortot, French violinist Jacques Thibaud http://www.frenchculture.org/music/cd/classical/archive02-02.html
Extractions: French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras and French pianist Alexandre Tharaud perform seminal masterpieces of 20th-century Hungarian chamber music. The lush Kodaly - including Sonata for cello and piano (1909) and Cello Sonata No. 8 (1915) - is interpreted with native feeling. The spiky Kurtag is handles with mastery and authority. Very fine. Ravel: Complete Piano Works
French Culture | Music | CD New Releases | Classical Index 2001-07 9. alfred cortot Plays French Music Vol. 2 Naxos 8.110613 Second volume of French pianist alfred cortot s complete recorded piano concerto repertoire. http://www.frenchculture.org/music/cd/classical/archive01-07.html
Extractions: Handel's Italian cantatas Delirio Amoroso (1707); Lucretia (1709), and Tra le Fiamme (ca. 1707) played by French conductor Mark Minkowski and Les Musicians du Louvre. Czech soprano Magdalena Kozena is the soloist. Recorded live Dec. 1999 at the Salle Messiaen, Maison de Radio France, Paris. Jacques Paisible: Six Setts of Airs
Médiathèque Musicale Mahler our time. The core of this collection was assembled by the famous French pianist alfred cortot (18771962). Virtually anything of http://www.bgm.org/en/collect_en.htm
Extractions: , Paris) The in Paris, named after one of the most universally acclaimed composers of the 20th century, offers a truly exceptional collection of documents relating to classical music. The library houses an extensive collection of books in four languages, an important collection of music reviews and periodicals, a large collection of recordings, including LPs, cassettes, and CDs, an important collection of scores, rare original manuscripts, rare musical archives, a rich archive of photographs, comprehensive reference files on most of the major composers and great performers of the 20th century. For practical information, including adress and office hours, please refer to the " Services " section.
Nelson Freire At Edifying Spectacle Last but not least more info. A pianist s pianist Wilhelm Kempff, Wilhelm Kempff from Philips. alfred cortot, alfred cortot from Philips. http://edifyingspectacle.org/thanks/asinsearch_B00000I941/
Extractions: If you play piano, or if you like concerts of piano, buy it! It's really fantastic. The liszt's totentanz it's simply uncredible. He played another "metamorphosis" of a valse by Johann Strauss. I've never seen nothing similar, it's really "animal". Another point is that I know Mr. Freire and, I don't know why, he doesn't like recording. The few freire's recordings is saved in concert. So, this is unique, fabulous recording. I repeat: just buy it! Rare vintage Freire: Aren't those people in Paris lucky. Not only do they live in the most beautiful city on earth, but they are also about the only ones that can catch a glimpse of this great pianist nowadays. Fortunately, there is this disc set. Both in repertoire, technique and artistry Freire belongs to a small and highly select group of musicians. Mozart in refined perfection. Liszt performed in a way that makes you fear that the end of times will soon be upon us. Schumann and Chopin served equally well. Last but not least... more info A Pianist's Pianist:
Paul Cadmus most interesting documents in this collection is a letter which Cadmus wrote to Aitkin on a program for a recital given by the French pianist alfred cortot. http://archivesofamericanart.si.edu/exhibits/piano/cadmus.htm
Extractions: Paul Cadmus (1904-1999) The fondness Paul Cadmus felt for for his friend Webster Aitkin, the concert pianist, is evident in his letters. Cadmus often discusses mutual friends, painting and music, and expresses his admiration of Aitkin's musicianship. In a 1947 letter Cadmus muses, "I keep wishing: if only I were rich! Not for the money; just so that I could commission you to do K. 503 and a Weber concertoit mightn't be good, but I would like to hear itfor an invited audience: yours & mine." Aside from how he felt about Weber's concertos, Cadmus certainly had confidence in Aitkin's pianistic skills (developed through study at the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, and with Emil van Sauer and Artur Schnable in Vienna) and an appreciation for piano literature. As he asks Aitkin in one letter, "So are you breaking, or by this time have broken the back of Eliot's sonata: How pleased I am; it implies a back and a bone to break. How rare! In these days when the anatomy of the worm is body enough for most composers."
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Classical CDs - Find Cheap UK CDs in the 1980s, so the sound is a cut above most live recordings and presumably reflects the pianist s satisfaction. 30. Classical. alfred cortot Rare 78s (Import http://www.find-cd.co.uk/classicala10.htm
Extractions: Click on a letter to browse titles A B C D ... Z No. Category Title Artist Classical The Alchemist Gould Glenn Classical Aldwell Plays Bach Johann Sebastian Bach Classical Alegria Cirque Du Soleil Fantastic stage show and this exciting sound track brings the experience back to life over and over again. Try it, its different from the usual wallpaper music, a different listening experience. Classical Alessandro Bonci - Opera Arias Bonci, Various artists. Classical Alessandro Ziliani (1906-1977) Adrien Boeldieu, Richard Wagner, et al. Classical Alessandro-Concertos for Wind and String Orchestra; Serenade; Sinfonietta Meier, Nykiel, Rosset, Kolly, Zrich CO, Zollman. Classical Alex North: Viva Zapata! (Import) (Soundtrack)
Extractions: In a series of dialogues with Martin Meyer, Brendel speaks about his life, the development of his career, his music-making, his travels, his poems and essays; about his childhood in Zagreb, adolescence in Graz, and experiences as a young man in Vienna ("I was in Vienna, but I was never a 'genuine' Viennese"); about literature, painting, architecture, and kitsch.
Dinu Lipatti Biography One of the judges, the famous French pianistconductor alfred cortot, was so impressed by Lipatti that he resigned from the jury in protest when Lipatti was http://www.webcom.com/cyteen/links/lipatti.html
Extractions: From 1936 on, Lipatti's reputation as a pianist, and then as a teacher, continued to grow. In 1944, he was made a professor at the conservatory in Geneva, where he remained until 1948. During this time, he began preparations for a concert tour of America; but it became apparent that he was suffering from leukemia, and the tour was canceled. Hopes for his recovery rose when he received expensive cortisone treatments for which Igor Stravinsky, Charles Munch and Yehudi Menuhin to name only a few, contributed large amounts of money but the improvement in his condition proved temporary. In the fall of 1950, at the age of thirty-three, Dinu Lipatti played his final concert.
CORTOT, Alfred, Autographs, Letters, Documents, Manuscripts cortot, alfred (18771962). pianist. Signature on an album leaf, ca 70 x 110 mm (2½ x 4½ inches), dated in pencil in another hand, 29 September 1923. http://www.manuscripts.co.uk/stock/6325.HTM
Classical Piano Links Ricardo Castro pianist (BR), Jeffrey Chappell pianist. Ellin Chu pianist, alfred cortot pianist (d. 1962). Van Cliburn Foundation, Alberto Cobo pianist (ES). http://www.carolinaclassical.com/pianolinks.html
