Alfred Cortot - The Master Classes
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Alfred Cortot founded the Ecole Normale de Musique in 1919, where he taught master classes in piano interpretation until his death in 1962. Between 1954 and 1960 an engineering student named Pierre Thouzery, with Cortot's permission, taped about 30 hours worth of classes, mainly preserving the pianist's comments and extensive demonstrations at the keyboard. When Murray Perahia learned about the tapes from Cortot's son Jean, he contacted Thouzery and subsequently proposed that Sony Classical release at least some of the classes for general audiences. These three discs cover a wide repertoire range but also preserves Cortot in many works he did not commercially record. These are demonstrations, not performances, and only rarely do his excerpts spill over into extensive chunks. Given the informal, non-performance setting, Cortot plays more than his usual share of wrong notes! Cortot talks through the pieces, explaining what he is trying to impart to his students. The tapes show Cortot in the twilight of his career. Despite flaws, he still had enormous power, passion and energy. But what is astonishing and moving is his impulse to impart his knowledge, insights and experience before it was too late. These recordings allow this and future generations to share this treasure. This release is not suited for casual listening, but it is invaluable to piano students and Cortot aficionados. 3 discs and 56 page trilingual booklet (EN/FR/JAPANESE) Disc 1 JS Bach. Mozart, Beethoven Disc 2 Beethoven, Robert Schumann, Chopin Disc 3 Chopin
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