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Albéniz: | Sous le palmier, Op. 232, No. 3 | Brahms: | Wiegenlied, Op. 49 No. 4 (Lullaby) (arr. Cortot) | Chopin: | Impromptu No. 2 in F sharp major, Op. 36 Étude Op. 25 No. 1 in A flat major 'Aeolian Harp' Waltz No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 64 No. 2 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Part 2; (“Fragment from Ballade”) Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 | Handel: | Suite No. 5 in E major HWV 430 Suite in E major 'Harmonious Blacksmith' | Liszt: | Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 11 in A minor Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 2 in C sharp minor Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto, S.434 after Verdi's opera | Schubert: | Litanei auf das Fest Allerseelen, D343 (arr. Cortot) | Weber: | Invitation to the Dance, Op. 65 |
Recorded in Camden, New Jersey 1925-1926 A critic wrote after Cortot’s 5th January 1927 recital at New York’s Aeolian Hall: “He is one of those great musicians from whose readings of familiar works there is almost invariably something to learn and remember… it would be hard to surpass his sincerity, his feeling, his colouring, and declamation of the music. Nor are many as fortunate as he in striking the mean between what is nobly expressive and what is sentimental….” | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Great Pianists - Cortot78 rpm recordings - volume 5
Chopin: | Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Recorded 7th June, 1929, London Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38 Ballade No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47 Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 Recorded 11th March, 1929, London Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Recorded 19th March, 1929, London Nocturne No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1 Recorded 17th October, 1951, London Nocturne No. 5 in F sharp major, Op. 15 No. 2 Recorded 20th April, 1948, London Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 Recorded 17th October, 1951, London Nocturne No. 15 in F minor, Op. 55 No. 1 Recorded 9th October, 1947, London Nocturne No. 16 in E flat major, Op. 55 No. 2 Recorded 15th October, 1947, London |
“The great French pianist famous for…. His magical touch and lovely singing tone and a flexibility of phrasing and movement as natural as breathing.” The Sunday Times | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Great Pianists - Cortot78rpm recordings - volume 3
Chopin: | 12 Études, Op. 10 Recorded 4th and 5th July, 1933 at EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 3, London 12 Études, Op. 25 Recorded 18th and 21st June 1934 at EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 3, London Trois Nouvelles Études Recorded 4th November, 1949 at EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 3, London Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 Recorded 5th July, 1933 at EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 3, London |
Recorded 1933-1949 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Jacques Jansen, Irène Joachim, Henri-Bertrand Etcheverry, Germaine Cernay, Paul Cabanel & Leila ben Sedira Chœurs Yvonne Gouverné & Orchestre Symphonique, Roger Désormière (Recorded 1941, 1936 & 1904) ‘A truly historic recording with superbly idiomatic performances from native French singers, a great advantage in this opera. With a well-nigh perfect cast, committed orchestral playing and Désormière’s inspired pacing and moulding of the score, this recording remains a classic of the gramophone.’ (The Gramophone) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Chopin - Solo Piano Volume 2Classic accounts by legendary performers from Paderewski to Cortot
Alexander Brailowsky, Ferruccio Busoni, Alfred Cortot, Jeanne-Marie Darré, Ignacy Friedman, Vladimir Horowitz, Maryla Jonas, William Kapell, Edward Kilenyi, Raoul Koczalski, Dinu Lipatti, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Francis Planté, Artur Rubinstein, Emil Von Sauer, Vladimir Sofronitsky (piano) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Schubert Chamber Music
Alfred Cortot (Piano) Jacques Thibaud (Violin) Pablo Casals (Cello) Artur Schnabel (Piano) Alphonse Onnou (Violin) Robert Maas (Cello) Claude Hobday (Double Bass) Adolf Busch (Violin) Rudolf Serkin (Piano) Hermann Busch (Cello) Fritz Kreisler (Violin) Sergei Rachmaninov (Piano) Laurent Halleux (Violin) Anthony Pini (Cello) Tasso Janopolou (Piano) Joseph Smilovits (Violin) Sandor Roth (Viola) Imre Hartman (Cello) Charles Draper (Clarinet) Ernest Hinchcliff (Bassoon) Aubrey Brain (French Horn) Jenö Léner (Violin) Germain Prévost (Viola) Pro Arte String Quartet, Léner String Quartet | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Alfred Cortot, Jacques Thibaud & Pablo Casals | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Bach - Piano Transcriptions Volume 1Selected works including Toccata and Fugue in D Minor BWV 565 and more
Sergey Rachmaninov, Alfred Cortot, Winifred Christie, Ethel Bartlett, Rae Robertson, Olga Samaroff, George Copeland, Harriet Cohen, Alexander Kelberine, Walter Gieseking, Wilhelm Backhaus, Byron Janis, Artur Rubinstein (all piano) “Naxos has worked small miracles on the sound quality….This is one of Naxos’s triumphs. If you’re still sceptical after reading this, take a leap of faith. The rewards (on a ridiculously small outlay) are legion.” Pianist | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Chopin & Mendelssohn - The Late Recordings Volume 3
Chopin: | Prelude in C sharp minor, Op. 45 Prelude No. 15 in D flat ‘Raindrop' Op. 28 No. 15 Étude Op. 25 No. 2 in F minor Trois Nouvelles Études Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op. 60 Étude Op. 10 No. 4 in C sharp minor Étude Op. 10 No. 3 in E major 'Tristesse' Nocturne No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 1 Nocturne No. 4 in F major, Op. 15 No. 1 Nocturne No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 Berceuse in D flat major, Op. 57 Waltz No. 3 in A minor 'Grande Valse Brillante', Op. 34 No. 2 Waltz No. 6 in D flat major, Op. 64 No. 1 'Minute Waltz' Waltz No. 9 in A flat major, Op. 69 No. 1 'Farewell Waltz' Waltz No. 11 in G flat major, Op. 70 No. 1 Waltz No. 12 in F minor, Op. 70 No. 2 | Mendelssohn: | Variations sérieuses in D minor Op. 54 |
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| |  | Great Pianists - Cortot78 rpm recordings - volume 4
Chopin: | Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 'Marche funèbre' Recorded 5th June and 11th December 1928, London Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 Recorded 6th July 1933, London 2 Chants polonais op.74. (transcribed by Liszt) Recorded 10th March 1939, London Grande Polonaise Op. 22 Recorded 5th February 1923, Camden, New Jersey Polonaise No. 6 in A flat major, Op. 53 'Héroïque' Recorded 4th & 5th July 1933, London Polonaise No. 7 in A flat major, Op. 61 'Polonaise-fantaisie' Recorded 15th October 1947, London |
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