Weber: Piano Sonata No. 2 (with sonatas by Liszt & Schubert) (recorded 1931-1948)

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Weber: Piano Sonata No. 2 (with sonatas by Liszt & Schubert) (recorded 1931-1948)
Alfred Cortot (piano)

[ Naxos Historical Great Pianists / CD ]

Release Date: Sunday 15 March 2009

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"Cortot's sweeping spontaneity is irresistible. The Weber is tremendous, and Liszt's Sonata (recorded in 1929, not 1939 as per the track-listing) has a hugely impressive albeit rather breathless drive."
(BBC Music)

Alfred Cortot was one of the very greatest pianists of the 20th Century, renowned above all for his intuitive, highly personal interpretations of Romantic masterpieces. Drawn from sessions in London between 1931 and 1948, these recordings include a wonderfully poetic reading of Weber's introspective and playful Second Piano Sonata, and intense yet subtly nuanced renditions of Liszt's groundbreaking B minor Sonata, issued almost entirely from first takes, and Légende No. 2. Cortot's own arrangements imbue Schubert's Litanei and Brahms's famous Lullaby with a heartfelt touch.

Tracks:

Weber: Piano Sonata No. 2 in A flat major, Op. 39, J. 199
Schubert: 12 Deutsche (Landler), Op. 171, D. 790
Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor, S178/R21
Liszt: 2 Legendes, S175/R17: No. 2. St. Francois de Paule marchant sur les flots
Liszt: 3 Etudes de concert, S144/R5: No. 2 in F minor, "La leggierezza"
Schubert: Litanei auf das Fest aller Seelen, D. 343 (arr. A. Cortot for piano)
Brahms: 5 Lieder, Op. 49: No. 4. Wiegenlied (Lullaby) (arr. A. Cortot for piano)