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Alfred Cortot – The Master Classes Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Partita for keyboard No. 1 in B flat major, BWV 825 (BC L1) Praeludium [1.20] Allemande [0.42] Corrente [0.34] Sarabande [0.56] Menuet I and II [0.45] Giga [1.25] Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART (1756-1791) Fantasia for piano in C minor, K. 475 Adagio. Allegro. Andantino. Più Allegro. Tempo I [8.21] Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major ("Alla Turca") K. 331 (K. 300i) Tema. Andante grazioso e variazioni [4.54] Menuetto - Trio [1.18] Rondo alla Turca. Allegretto [1.46] Piano Sonata No. 8 in A minor, K. 310 (K. 300d) Allegro maestoso [2.56] Andante cantabile con espressione [2.48] Presto [0.55] Ludwig van BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Piano Sonata No. 26 in E flat major ("Les Adieux"), Op. 81a 1 Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux). Adagio – Allegro [6.52] Abwesenheit (L'Absence). Andante espressivo [3.38] Das Wiedersehn (Le Retour). Vivacissimamente [4.04] Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90 Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck [4.12] Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorgetragen [5.28] Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101 Etwas lebhaft, und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto ma non troppo [3.16] Lebhaft, Marschmässig. Vivace alla marcia [2.39] Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll. Adagio ma non troppo, con affetto [2.21] Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr und mit Entschlossenheit. Allegro [3.53] Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109 Vivace, ma non troppo [4.06] Prestissimo [2.01] Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo. Variations I-IV [7.10] Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110 Moderato cantabile molto espressivo [5.02] Allegro molto [1.22] Adagio ma non troppo [3.34] Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo [4.36] Robert SCHUMANN (1810-1856) Piano Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 Andantino [4.18] Fantasie (Obolen auf Beethovens Monument) for piano in C major, Op. 17 Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen [8.22] Fryderyk CHOPIN (1810-1849) Introductory remarks to Chopin's Sonata No. 2 [0.57] Piano Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35 Grave - Doppio movimento [6.07] Scherzo [3.41] Marche funèbre. Lento [4.56] Presto [1.16] Introductory remarks to Chopin's Sonata No. 3 [0.31] Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58 Allegro maestoso [7.39] Scherzo. Molto vivace [1.57] Largo [3.36] Finale. Presto non tanto [4.28] Introductory remarks to Chopin's Ballade No. 1 [1.05] Ballade for piano No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 [6.20] Introductory remarks to Chopin's Ballade No. 3 [1.38] Ballade for piano No. 3 in A flat major, Op. 47 [5.57] Ballade for piano No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 [8.09] Scherzo for piano No. 3 in C sharp minor, Op. 39 [5.43] Mazurka for piano No. 14 in G minor, Op. 24/1 [1.23] Mazurka for piano No. 15 in C major, Op. 24/2 [1.20] Mazurka for piano No. 17 in B flat minor, Op. 24/4 [2.08] Mazurka for piano No. 18 in C minor, Op. 30/1 [1.31] Mazurka for piano No. 19 in B minor, Op. 30/2 [1.09] Prelude for piano No. 2 in A minor, Op. 28/2 [2.13] Prelude for piano No. 4 in E minor, Op. 28/4 [1.42] Prelude for piano No. 5 in D major, 28/5 [0.43] Prelude for piano No. 8 in F sharp minor, Op. 28/8 [2.02] Prelude for piano No. 17 in A flat major, Op. 28/17 [3.47] Prelude for piano No. 20 in C minor, Op. 28/20 [1.55] Nocturne for piano No. 15 in F minor, Op. 55/1 [3.48] Waltz for piano No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 18 Grande Valse Brillante [4.17] ![]() Recorded in Master Classes at the École Normale de Musique, Paris between 1954 and 1960 ![]() |
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