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Alfred Cortot

1877 - 1962

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Alfred Denis Cortot ( 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alfred Cortot is the 186th most popular musician (down from 160th in 2019), the 89th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 85th in 2019) and the most popular Swiss Musician.

Alfred Cortot was a French pianist and teacher. He was most famous for his interpretations of Chopin's music.

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Among musicians, Alfred Cortot ranks 186 out of 3,175. Before him are Andrés Segovia, Malcolm Young, Lionel Richie, Giya Kancheli, Compay Segundo, and Gilbert O'Sullivan. After him are Romano Mussolini, Gheorghe Zamfir, Ian Paice, Cliff Richard, Björk, and Chick Corea.

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Among people born in 1877, Alfred Cortot ranks 22. Before him are Louis Renault, G. H. Hardy, Kees van Dongen, Kārlis Ulmanis, Jesse Livermore, and Maurice Halbwachs. After him are Ernst von Dohnányi, Mykola Leontovych, Aga Khan III, Henry Norris Russell, Enrico De Nicola, and Niceto Alcalá-Zamora. Among people deceased in 1962, Alfred Cortot ranks 27. Before him are Michael Curtiz, Vasily Stalin, Natalia Goncharova, Bruno Walter, Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, and Charles Laughton. After him are Ronald Fisher, Shunroku Hata, Georgios Papanikolaou, Hans Lammers, Therese Neumann, and C. Wright Mills.

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In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Alfred Cortot ranks 89 out of 1,015. Before him are H. R. Giger (1940), Carl Nägeli (1817), Margareta of Romania (1949), Rolf M. Zinkernagel (1944), Gaspard Bauhin (1560), and Ernest Bloch (1880). After him are Johann Jakob Bachofen (1815), Nicholas of Flüe (1417), Albrecht von Haller (1708), Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (1784), Jean Tinguely (1925), and Jost Bürgi (1552).

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Among MUSICIANS In Switzerland

Among musicians born in Switzerland, Alfred Cortot ranks 1. After him are Edwin Fischer (1886), DJ BoBo (1968), Robert Miles (1969), Aurèle Nicolet (1926), Patrick Moraz (1948), Urs Bühler (1971), George Gruntz (1932), Emmanuel Pahud (1970), Mirwais (1960), Daniel Löble (1973), and DJ Antoine (1975).

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