Alfred Cortot: The Master Classes

Alfred Cortot: The Master Classes

Alfred Cortot: The Master Classes
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Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer: Robert Schumann
Composer: Spoken Word
Composer: Frederic Chopin
Performer: Alfred Cortot
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2005-11-08
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1): 1. Praeludium
  2. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1): 2. Allemande
  3. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1): 3. Corrente
  4. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1): 4. Sarabande
  5. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1): 5. Menuet I & II
  6. Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1): 6. Giga
  7. Fantasia for piano in C minor, K. 475: Adagio. Allegro. Andantino. Più Allegro. Tempo I
  8. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ('Alla Turca') K. 331 (K. 300i): 1. Tema. Andante grazioso e variazioni
  9. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ('Alla Turca') K. 331 (K. 300i): 2. Menuetto - Trio
  10. Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ('Alla Turca') K. 331 (K. 300i): 3. (Rondo) alla Turca. Allegretto
  11. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310 (K. 300d): 1. Allegro maestoso
  12. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310 (K. 300d): 2. Andante cantabile con espressione
  13. Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310 (K. 300d): 3. Presto
  14. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major ('Les Adieux'), Op. 81a: 1. Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux). Adagio - Allegro
  15. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major ('Les Adieux'), Op. 81a: 2. Abwesenheit (L'Absence). Andante espressivo
  16. Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major ('Les Adieux'), Op. 81a: 3. Das Wiedersehn (Le Retour). Vivacissimamente
  17. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90: 1. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck
  18. Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90: 2. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen
  19. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: 1. Etwas lebhaft, und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto ma non troppo
  20. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: 2. Lebhaft, Marschmässig. Vivace alla marcia
  21. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: 3. Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto
  22. Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: 4. Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro
Music CD 2
  1. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: 1. Vivace, ma non troppo
  2. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: 2. Prestissimo
  3. Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109: 3. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo. Variations I-IV
  4. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: 1. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
  5. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: 2. Allegro molto
  6. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: 3. Adagio ma non troppo
  7. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110: 6. Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo
  8. Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22: 2. Andantino
  9. Fantasie (Obolen auf Beethovens Monument) for piano in C major, Op. 17: 1. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen
  10. Introductory remarks to Chopin's Sonata No. 2
  11. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: 1. Grave - Doppio movimento
  12. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: 2. Scherzo
  13. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: 3. Marche funèbre. Lento
  14. Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35, CT. 202: 4. Presto
  15. Introductory remarks to Chopin's Sonata No. 3
  16. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: 1. Allegro maestoso
  17. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: 2. Scherzo. Molto vivace
  18. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: 3. Largo
  19. Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58, CT. 203: 4. Finale. Presto non tanto
Music CD 3
  1. Introductory remarks to Chopin's Ballade No. 1
  2. Ballade for piano No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23, CT. 2
  3. Introductory remarks to Chopin's Ballade No. 3
  4. Ballade for piano No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47, CT. 4
  5. Ballade for piano No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52, CT. 5
  6. Scherzo for piano No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39, CT. 199
  7. Mazurka for piano No. 14 in G minor, Op. 24/1, CT. 64
  8. Mazurka for piano No. 15 in C major, Op. 24/2, CT. 65
  9. Mazurka for piano No. 17 in B flat minor, Op. 24/4, CT. 67
  10. Mazurka for piano No. 18 in C minor, Op. 30/1, CT. 68
  11. Mazurka for piano No. 19 in B minor, Op. 30/2, CT. 69
  12. Prelude for piano No. 2 in A minor , Op. 28/2, CT. 167
  13. Prelude for piano No. 4 in E minor, Op. 28/4, CT. 169
  14. Prelude for piano No. 5 in D major, Op. 28/5, CT. 170
  15. Prelude for piano No. 8 in F sharp minor, Op. 28/8, CT. 173
  16. Prelude for piano No. 17 in A flat major, Op. 28/17, CT. 182
  17. Prelude for piano No. 20 in C minor, Op. 28/20, CT. 185
  18. Nocturne for piano No. 15 in F minor, Op. 55/1, CT. 122
  19. Waltz for piano No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 18, CT. 207

Music reviews of Alfred Cortot: The Master Classes

Music Review: WARNING!!!! READ BEFORE YOU BUY
Rating: 3 Stars

The warning in title is referenced to the fact that the pieces listed are mere fragments with commentary by Cortot in French. It is shocking to me that a major company would release this as opposed to a smaller independent historically minded label due to the format. This is not for those new to classical music or those wanting indiviual repertoire because most likely you will only get seconds and in some cases minutes of each piece-that being interrupted constantly by Cortot as he discusses what he is doing-and even then for those who are pianists-he is talking subjectively rather than techniquely as in this part reminds me of a memory....as opposed to fingering dynamics etc. I loved this because it offered such rare insight to his playing and for those who love cortot-there are pieces here he never recorded elsewhere(it truly is in many ways almost like a dream come true-- a la the Keilberth Ring cycle on Testament). Anyone, even historical enthusiasts, not interested in Cortot should not purchase this and again, it is in French with booklet translations.
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Description of Alfred Cortot: The Master Classes

Have you ever wished to be present as a great instrumentalist teaches gifted pupils? Sony's set of Alfred Cortot's Master Classes can satisfy that fantasy, as well as provide insightful performances of works (and excerpts of works) including some Cortot never recorded, and hearing him expound on them from a performer's point of view. It's possible thanks to an engineering student who taped many of Cortot's classes in the late 1950s and Murray Perahia, who tracked down the tapes and produced this invaluable set. Don't understand French? Not to worry--French texts and English translations of Cortot's remarks are provided. We also hear Cortot playing with spontaneity and captivating spur-of-the-moment impetuousness, if also with rather more wrong notes than the fastidious would like. The inevitable frustration of wanting him to play an entire lengthy work soon gives way to appreciation for his insights and the beauties of the excerpts he's highlighting. Those insights include technical points like pedaling, rhythm, and touch. But more often he?s teaching a work's expressive content. He'll relate a Beethoven Sonata to a love story or the way Chopin's Ballades reflect the Adam Mieckicwicz poems said to inspire them. There's Bach, Mozart, and Schumann here too. Cortot's main point, the lesson that pervades these discs, is one all aspiring artists need to absorb: "Technique can never really be separated from musical expression." This set is must for pianophiles, students, and admirers of one of the last century's greatest artists. --Dan Davis

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