Alfred Cortot
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 62 years ago |
Date of birth | September 26,1877 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Nyon |
Switzerland | |
Date of died | June 15,1962 |
Died | Lausanne |
Switzerland | |
Albums | Alfred Cortot - Jacques Thibaud - Pablo Casals |
Alfred Cortot Plays Chopin | |
Récital de piano (Mono Version) | |
Children | Jean Cortot |
Job | Pianist |
Conductor | |
Books | In search of Chopin |
Rational Principles of Pianoforte Technique | |
French Piano Music | |
The Piano Music of Claude Debussy | |
Studies In Musical Interpretation | |
Full name | Alfred Denis Cortot |
Education | Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris |
Instruments | Piano |
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ID | 559636 |
Alfred Cortot Life story
Alfred Denis Cortot 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.