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Uploaded by on Oct 14, 2006

Alfred Cortot plays "Der Dichter spricht"

Special thanks to petrof4056 and Ibona who have kindly given the following information:

The girl at the beginning of the video: Lucile Bascouret

0:41 from the left to the right: Pierre Froment, Thierry de Brunhoff and Eric Heidsieck.

Cortot was 84 in this video, so this video was taken in 1961, a year before his death.

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  • You would probably change your mind if you could understand what he is saying.

  • 0:41

    from the left to the right:

    Pierre Froment (my brother's godfather), Thierry de Brunhoff and Eric Eyssric.

    Cortot was 84 ~ here

  • Thanks for sharing this unique info! If you agree, I will copy your info to the clip explanation.

  • je ne suis pas d'accord, on ne peut pas resumer une oeuvre musicale à des evenements concrets comme ici le rêve. Qu'en dites vous?

  • Il n'a pas dit que cette oeuvre était un rêve, mais a suggérée de l'interpréter en la rêvant.

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  • One of Humanity's treasures!

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  • @sqzd oui, certainement vrai. Mais je pense que c'est comme une "masterclass" pour des pianistes qui cherchent differents interpretation, c'est pas que Monsieur Cortot ne tolerait pas des autres, au moins j'en pense.

  • Quel pédagogue! C'est la première fois que je vois ces images. Je connaissais sa musique, sa réputation de pédagogue qu'on voit souvent dans les dictionnaires de la musique, mais de le voir en personne interpréter en des mots ce qu'il joue avec ses mains, c'est magnifique.

  • a genious! he feels the music..

  • krÂss_lÈütÈ_sÙcht_mÂl_NÃch:_ol­ikohle_ÀUf_gØøglË_vôll_géÍl

  • @xujia1001

    Anyone who posts in English but doesn't understand French can get an inkling of what Cortot's saying here by searching YouTube for the phrase "Alfred Cortot w/subs."

  • @petrof4056 ! am so grateful to see this comment -so few perceive this insight into the elevated perceptions of Cortot.This particularly applies to Barenboim and every limited concept he reveals in speaking about Cortot.But a person's enlightenment can't exceed his perspectives so it is regrettable that Barenboim was chosen to attempt a task far out of his reach . thank you-Avis rara.

  • @xujia1001 maybe he means the statement of barenboim who actually ruins this treasure! Cortot is so captured by the music and talks like a poet while barenboim talks like a retard in comparison to what cortot said before. dont misunderstand me, I like barenboim, but here, the spirit of the video is simply destroyed.

  • c'est tout a fait genial ............. ce qu'il dit est presque aussi beau que la musique sur "cettle page immortelle." Je vous remerice de l'avoir telecharge.

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