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Alfred Denis Cortot (1877–1962) was a French pianist, conductor, and music educator. Born in Nyon, he studied at the Conservatoire de Paris under Émile Decombes and Louis Diémer. His professional career included employment at the Conservatoire de Paris and the École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot. Among his notable students were Hélène Boschi, Gina Bachauer, Clara Haskil, and Yvonne Lefébure. Cortot worked within the classical music genre and recorded for the His Master's Voice label.
He received the Order of the Francisque and was appointed Commander of the Legion of Honour. Cortot participated in the WWII Axis collaboration in France. He died in Lausanne. His published works include *French piano music*, *Bibliothèque musicale Alfred Cortot*, and *I principi essenziali della lezione pianistica*.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1877
- Died
- 1962
- Works
- 21
Top works
- French piano music
- Bibliothèque musicale Alfred Cortot
- I principi essenziali della lezione pianistica
- Alfred Cortot, pianist
- Eilff schöner newer Lieder
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1877
- Active to
- 1962
Discography
- Chopin: 24 Préludes, Op. 28, Prélude, Op. 45 & 4 Impromptus1958
- Récital Debussy (Mono Version)1962
- Victor Recordings of 1919-19261989
- Cortot Plays Schumann, Volume 21992
- Romantic Piano Favourites1992
- The Great Pianists, Vol. 10, Masters of the Piano Roll series1992
- Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 20: Alfred Cortot I1998
- Great Pianists of the 20th Century, Volume 21: Alfred Cortot II1999
- Chopin: Piano Sonatas No. 2 and 3 / Polonaises (Cortot, 78 Rpm Recordings, Vol. 4) (1923-1947)2006
- Chopin: Waltzes Nos. 1-14 / Fantasie (Cortot, 78 Rpm Recordings, Vol. 2) (1933-1949)2006
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 15,156
- Total plays
- 207,610
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Alfred Denis Cortot (Nyon, Switzerland, September 26, 1877 – Lausanne, Switzerland, June 15, 1962) was a Swiss pianist and conductor. He is renowned for his poetic and deeply melancholic interpretation of Romantic period piano works, particularly those of Chopin and Schumann. Born in Nyon in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, Cortot studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Emile Descombes (reputedly a pupil of Chopin) (as did Maurice Ravel), and with Louis Diémer, taking a premier prix in
Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 191
- Cited by
- 51
Research areas
Most cited works
- La musique pour piano de Claude Debussy1920 · 14 cit
- Rational Principles of Pianoforte Technique1995 · 9 cit
- 'Principes rationnels de la technique pianistique'1929 · 5 cit
- 'La Musique Francaise de Piano'1932 · 4 cit
- The Piano Music of Claude Debussy2009 · 3 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Synthesis of graphene-based nanosheets via chemical reduction of exfoliated graphite oxide
· 2007 · cited 13,135x
- Mutation and Cancer: Statistical Study of Retinoblastoma
· 1971 · cited 5,403x
- G PROTEINS: TRANSDUCERS OF RECEPTOR-GENERATED SIGNALS
· 1987 · cited 4,999x
- Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2022 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association
· 2022 · cited 4,822x
- The Somatic Genomic Landscape of Glioblastoma
· 2013 · cited 4,490x
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Quotes
- “Infant prodigies do not necessarily become great musicians. I have had over three thousand pupils, and I am convinced that the proficiency which some display is no more than a manifestation of dexterity and an extraordinary natural imitative faculty of children.”
- “The musician's technique, in fact, should be as protean as the actor's. The best method of attaining this is by combining the qualities of the artist and the technician. To do this it is essential, that in addition to concentrating upon musical technique, one should keep in touch with the other arts. They provide that general culture to the musician without which he will never become a great artist.”
- “Russian students? you ask. Yes, we have white Russians but not the Soviets. They have a wonderful school of their own which has produced superb musicians such as Sviatoslav Richter, Oistrakh, and Rostropovich. Those Russians that we have here chose freedom, but their Slavic temperament manifests itself just the same, and they have a marked talent for music.”
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Key facts
- Born
- Alfred Denis Cortot , ( 1877-09-26 ) 26 September 1877, Nyon , Vaud, Switzerland
- Died
- 15 June 1962 (1962-06-15) (aged 84), Lausanne , Vaud, Switzerland
- Occupations
- Classical pianist conductor academic teacher music editor
- Organizations
- École Normale de Musique de Paris
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Encyclopedic overview
Alfred Denis Cortot (/kɔːrˈtoʊ/ kor-TOH, French: [alfʁɛd dəni kɔʁto]; 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 his piano trio with violinist Jacques Thibaud and cellist Pablo Casals.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Alfred Cortot” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.