Alfred Cortot - 1931-1948 Recordings (CD)

With works by: Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826) , Franz Schubert (1797-1828) , Franz Liszt (1811-1886) , Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Contributors: Alfred Cortot

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Weber: Klaviersonate Nr. 2
+Schubert: Ländler D. 790
+Schubert / Cortot: Litanei auf das Fest Aller Seelen D. 343
+Liszt: Klaviersonate h-moll; Legende Nr. 2; Etudes de concert Nr. 2
+Brahms / Cortot: Wiegenlied op. 49 Nr. 4

Artists:: Alfred Cortot (Klavier)
Label:: Naxos
Year of recording ca.:: 1931-48
Item number:: 2246716
UPC/EAN:: 0636943201275
Release date:: 9.2.2009

Alfred Cortot was one of the very greatest pianists of the 20th Century, renowned above all for his intuitive, highly personal interpretations of Romantic masterpieces. Drawn from sessions in London between 1931 and 1948, these recordings include a wonderfully poetic reading of Weber's introspective and playful Second Piano Sonata, and intense yet subtly nuanced renditions of Liszt's groundbreaking B minor Sonata, issued almost entirely from first takes, and Légende No. 2. Cortot's own arrangements imbue Schubert's Litanei and Brahms's famous Lullaby with a heartfelt touch.

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1 Carl Maria von Weber: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A flat major, Op. 39, J. 199: I. Allegro moderato, con spirito ed assai legato
2 Carl Maria von Weber: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A flat major, Op. 39, J. 199: II. Andante
3 Carl Maria von Weber: Piano Sonata No. 2 In A Flat Major, Op. 39, J. 199: Iii. Menuetto Capriccioso: Presto Assai - Trio
4 Carl Maria von Weber: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A flat major, Op. 39, J. 199: IV. Rondo: Moderato e molto grazioso
5 Franz Schubert: 12 German Dances (Landler), Op. 171, D. 790: 12 Deutsche (Landler), Op. 171, D. 790
6 Franz Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor, S178/R21 : Lento assai - Allegro energico - Grandioso -
7 Franz Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor, S178/R21 : Andante sostenuto -
8 Franz Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor, S178/R21 : Allegro energico - Andante sostenuto - Lento assai
9 Franz Liszt: 2 Legendes, S175/R17: No. 2. St. Francois de Paule marchant sur les flots
10 Franz Liszt: 3 Etudes de concert, S144/R5: No. 2 in F minor, "La leggierezza"
11 Franz Schubert: Am Tage aller Seelen, D. 343, "Litanei auf das Fest aller Seelen" (arr. A. Cortot): Litanei auf das Fest aller Seelen, D
12 Johannes Brahms: 5 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4. Wiegenlied (Lullaby) (arr. A. Cortot for piano)

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