# Alfred Cortot
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Alfred Denis Cortot (core-TOE; 26 September 1877 – 15 June 1962) was a French pianist, conductor, and teacher who was one of the most renowned classical musicians of the 20th century. A pianist of massive repertory, he was especially valued for his poetic insight into Romantic piano works, particularly those of Chopin, Franck, Saint-Saëns and Schumann. For Éditions Durand, he edited editions of almost all piano music by Chopin, Liszt and Schumann.A central figure of the French musical culture in his time, he was well known for a trio with violinist Jacques Thibaud and cellist Pablo Casals.
On Melancholy
Running order of the 'culturescape':
A Young Blackbird Dies in My Hands, Appernack
Hamlet soliloquy 'I have of late but wherefore I know not...' from the film Withnail & I (1989, Richard E Grant as Withnail)
Dido's Lament - 'When I Am Laid in Earth' from Dido & Aeneas, Henry Purcell - Kirsten Fla…
Chopin's Berceuse on Disc
Chopin's uniquely hypnotic Berceuse has been lucky on disc, and Jed discusses seventeen pianists who've made memorable recorded versions. Here are links to some of them:
Josef Hofmann - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzqGLmLlMHY&t=3s
Alfred Cortot - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqSDOLmfk30
So…
The Ideal Major Chopin Piano Works
On this episode, Jed offers a list of both historic and modern recommendations for each major Chopin work or cycle of works, without repeating a pianist.
Here are selected links to some of the recordings that Jed discusses:
Poloniases – Maurizio Pollini: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-OK5a1h07s&…
The Ideal Debussy Preludes Book 1 (One Pianist for Each Prelude)
Jed recommends individual recordings for each one of Debussy's twelve Preludes Book I, picking twelve pianists without repeating a pianist. Here are links to listen to, to download, to stream or to purchase these performances:
No. 1 Catherine Kautsky - https://music.apple.com/us/album/debussy-pr%C…
Chopin's Barcarolle on Disc
Welcome to our first episode of Season Three!
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Chopin’s B…
A Meal of Thorns 41- THE BEETLE with Marisa Mercurio
If you read Dracula and thought: “I like the ancient shapeshifting nemesis and the homoerotic subtext, but I don’t like how subtle the sexual and national anxieties are,” you’re in luck! Editor, reviewer, and scholar Marisa Mercurio is here to talk about not-so-subtle horrors in Richard Marsh’s 18…
A Meal of Thorns 41- THE BEETLE with Marisa Mercurio
If you read Dracula and thought: “I like the ancient shapeshifting nemesis and the homoerotic subtext, but I don’t like how subtle the sexual and national anxieties are,” you’re in luck! Editor, reviewer, and scholar Marisa Mercurio is here to talk about not-so-subtle horrors in Richard Marsh’s 18…
Chopin's Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor Op. 58 on Disc
Chopin’s Piano Sonata No. 3 in B Minor Op. 58 may be the most frequently recorded among all of the Romantic piano sonatas, and Jed has his hands full on a lengthy episode that explores this work’s rich discography.
Here are links to several of the recordings discussed:
Moriz Rosenthal - https://ww…
Bach’s Transformations, with Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya
In this episode of A Year of Bach, Evan talks with keyboardist Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya about her new harpsichord album Transformations, which explores Bach’s adaptations of works by composers including Marcello and Vivaldi. The conversation ranges from Bach as arranger to the expressive possibili…
Classical ‘factory line’ takes the joy out of Beethoven and Brahms, says Nigel Kennedy
Lazy tutors are creating musical clones by putting too much emphasis on technique, says violinist
Nigel Kennedy performing at the Saar music festival in Germany last year
Violin virtuoso Nigel Kennedy has accused music colleges and record companies of producing “factory lines” of pianists…
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