Alfred Cortot - The Warner Classics Edition (CD)

His exceptional touch and sense of phrasing, his deep and personal understanding of the most varied repertoires, or even the legendary trio he formed together with Jacques Thibaud and Pablo Casals, made Alfred Cortot the greatest pianist of his time. Master of many disciples, notably the brilliant Dinu Lipatti, Samson François and Clara Haskil, Cortot also had a lasting influence on the Russian piano school through Samuil Feinberg and Heinrich Neuhaus, the latter himself being the revered teacher of Sviatoslav Richter.All of the recordings in this set had undergone careful sound restoration in 2012, in order to respect as closely as possible the original sound. The remastering was carried out under the expert control of Mr. Guthrie Luke, a former disciple of Alfred Cortot who attended many recording sessions by Cortot. These recordings do not represent a "complete" edition: the many rolls engraved by the artist for Duo-Art, Aeolian and Pleyela labels have not been reproduced here, most of them doubling the 78-RPM repertoire. The first recordings are acoustic; and the ones with an electric microphone appeared as early as 1926.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Albéniz: Malagueña (No. 3 from Espana, Op. 165)
2. Albéniz: Seguidillas (No. 5 from Cantos de España, Op. 232)
3. Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin (from Préludes - Book 1: No. 8)
4. Debussy: La cathédrale engloutie (from Préludes - Book 1)
5. Chopin: Tarantella in A flat major, Op. 43
6. Liszt: La leggierezza - Étude de concert No. 2, S144
7. Saint-Saëns: Etude en forme de valse (No. 6 from Six Études, Op. 52)
8. Chopin: Moja pieszczotka (My Sweetheart), Op. 74 No. 12
9. Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57
10. Liszt: Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto, S.434 after Verdi's opera
11. Ravel: Jeux d'eau
12. Chopin: Tarantella in A flat major, Op. 43
13. Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major 'Black Key'
14. Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 9 in G flat major 'Butterfly'
15. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 12 in C sharp minor
16. Albéniz: Triana (from Iberia, book 2)
17. Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 3 in F major
18. Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 2 in F minor
19. Chopin: Impromptu No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 29
20. Mendelssohn: Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 4 in A major
21. Liszt: Au bord d'une source (Années de pèlerinage I, S. 160 No. 4)
22. Chopin: Grande Polonaise Op. 22
23. Scriabin: Prelude, Op. 8 No. 12 in D sharp minor
24. Mendelssohn: Scherzo in E minor, Op. 16 No. 2
25. Mendelssohn: Rondo capriccioso in E major, Op. 14
26. Weber: Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65
27. Albéniz: Seguidillas (No. 5 from Cantos de España, Op. 232)
28. Albéniz: Malagueña (No. 3 from Espana, Op. 165)
29. Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57
30. Chopin: Tarantella in A flat major, Op. 43
31. Chopin: Moja pieszczotka (My Sweetheart), Op. 74 No. 12
32. Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 5 in G flat major 'Black Key'
33. Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 11 in A minor 'Winter Wind'
34. Liszt: La leggierezza - Étude de concert No. 2, S144
35. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 12 in C sharp minor
36. Liszt: Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto, S.434 after Verdi's opera
37. Ravel: Jeux d'eau
38. Saint-Saëns: Études (6) pour la main gauche seule, Op. 135: Bourrée
39. Debussy: Children's Corner
40. Debussy: Reflets dans l'eau (No. 1 from Images pour piano - Book 1)
41. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
42. Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9
43. Fauré: Dolly Suite, Op. 56: No. 1. Berceuse
44. Brahms: Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby)
45. Schubert: Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D343
46. Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 1 in A flat major 'Aeolian Harp'
47. Chopin: Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2
48. Chopin: Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major, Op. 36
49. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 11 in A minor
50. Chopin: Preludes (24), Op. 28
51. Albéniz: Sous le palmier (No. 3 from Cantos de España, Op. 232)
52. Handel: Keyboard Suite, HWV 430 in E major 'The Harmonious Blacksmith': Air ; Variations
53. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 11 in A minor
54. Chopin: Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
55. Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57
56. Weber: Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65
57. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
58. Franck, C: Symphonic Variations for piano ; orchestra, M46
59. Debussy: Children's Corner
60. Debussy: La serenade interrompue (from Préludes - Book 1)
61. Debussy: Le vent dans la plaine (from Préludes - Book 1)
62. Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'
63. Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 12 in G sharp minor
64. Chopin: Ballades Nos. 1-4
65. Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2
66. Chopin: Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2
67. Franck, C: Prélude, Choral et Fugue, M21
68. Schumann: Carnaval, Op. 9
69. Schumann: Études symphoniques, Op. 13
70. Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor, S178
71. Albéniz: Malagueña (No. 3 from Espana, Op. 165)
72. Albéniz: Seguidillas (No. 5 from Cantos de España, Op. 232)
73. Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 11 in A minor
74. Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58
75. Chopin: Tarantella in A flat major, Op. 43
76. Chopin: Waltz No. 9 in A flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell Waltz'
77. Liszt: La leggierezza - Étude de concert No. 2, S144
78. Saint-Saëns: Etude en forme de valse (No. 6 from Six Études, Op. 52)
79. Debussy: Préludes - Book 1
80. -31
81. Ravel: Sonatine
82. -31
83. Franck, C: Prelude, Aria et Final M23 (1886 / 7)
84. Chopin: Ballades Nos. 1-4
85. Chopin: Impromptus Nos. 1-4
86. Chopin: Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49
87. Chopin: Tarantella in A flat major, Op. 43
88. Chopin: Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque'
89. Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre'
90. Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58
91. Chopin: Preludes (24), Op. 28
92. Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
93. Chopin: Études (12), Op. 10
94. Chopin: Études (12), Op. 25
95. Chopin: Waltzes Nos. 1-14
96. Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
97. Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
98. Franck, C: Symphonic Variations for piano ; orchestra, M46
99. Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44
100. Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15
101. Schumann: Papillons, Op. 2
102. Schumann: Kreisleriana, Op. 16
103. Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6
104. Schubert: Ländler (12) D790
105. Schubert: Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D343
106. Liszt: Legende S.175 No. 2, St. Francis of Paola walking on the waves
107. Bach, J S: Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV1056: II. Largo
108. Bach, J S: Organ Concerto in D minor (after Vivaldi), BWV596
109. Purcell: Suite
110. Schumann: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 No. 1 'Des Abends'
111. Mendelssohn: Song without Words, Op. 19b No. 1 in E major 'Sweet Remembrance'
112. Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses in D minor Op. 54
113. Liszt: Chants Polonais after Chopin (6), S480
114. Weber: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A flat major, Op. 39
115. Ravel: Piano Concerto in D major (for the left hand)
116. Chopin: Études (12), Op. 10
117. Chopin: Études (12), Op. 25
118. Chopin: Preludes (24), Op. 28
119. Chopin: Waltzes Nos. 1-14
120. Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15
121. Debussy: Children's Corner
122. Debussy: La cathédrale engloutie (from Préludes - Book 1)
123. Franck, C: Prelude, Aria et Final M23 (1886 / 7)
124. Chopin: Trois Nouvelles Études
125. Chopin: Prelude Op. 45 in C sharp minor (No. 25)
126. Chopin: Nocturne No. 15 in F minor, Op. 55 No. 1
127. Chopin: Nocturne No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2
128. Chopin: Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie'
129. Chopin: Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2
130. Schumann: Vogel als Prophet (No. 7 from Waldszenen, Op. 82)
131. Brahms: Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby)
132. Schubert: Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D343
133. Bach, J S: Keyboard Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV1056: arioso
134. Purcell: Suite No. 1 in G major, Z 660
135. Purcell: Suite No. 8 in F major, Z 669
136. Debussy: Préludes - Book 1
137. Chopin: Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57
138. Chopin: Trois Nouvelles Études
139. Chopin: Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz'
140. Chopin: Prelude Op. 45 in C sharp minor (No. 25)
141. Chopin: Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2
142. Chopin: Waltz No. 9 in A flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell Waltz'
143. Chopin: Waltz No. 11 in G flat major, Op. 70 No. 1
144. Chopin: Prelude Op. 28 No. 3 in G major
145. Chopin: Mazurka No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 6 No. 2
146. Chopin: Mazurka No. 41 in C sharp minor, Op. 63 No. 3
147. Mendelssohn: Variations sérieuses in D minor Op. 54
148. Chopin: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60
149. Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse'
150. Chopin: Étude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor
151. Chopin: Étude Op. 25 No. 2 in F minor
152. Chopin: Nocturne No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1
153. Chopi