Track Listing

1. Etude for piano in C major, Op. 10/1
2. Etude for piano in A minor, Op. 10/2
3. Etude for piano in E major, Op. 10/3
4. Etude for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 10/4
5. Etude for piano in G flat major, Op. 10/5
6. Etude for piano in E flat minor, Op. 10/6
7. Etude for piano in C major, Op. 10/7
8. Etude for piano in F major, Op. 10/8
9. Etude for piano in F minor, Op. 10/9
10. Etude for piano in A flat major, Op. 10/10
11. Etude for piano in E flat major, Op. 10/11
12. Etude for piano in C minor, Op. 10/12
13. Etude for piano in A flat major, Op. 25/1
14. Etude for piano in F minor, Op. 25/2
15. Etude for piano in F major, Op. 25/3
16. Etude for piano in A minor, Op. 25/4
17. Etude for piano in E minor, Op. 25/5
18. Etude for piano in G sharp minor, Op. 25/6
19. Etude for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 25/7
20. Etude for piano in D flat major, Op. 25/8
21. Etude for piano in G flat major, Op. 25/9
22. Etude for piano in B minor, Op. 25/10
23. Etude for piano in A minor, Op. 25/11
24. Etude for piano in C minor, Op. 25/12

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1142529 in Music
• Released on: 2000-09-30

Customer Reviews

This is CORTOT after all. Perfect technique isn't the point
There are many who worship at the shrine of Cortot. I am not one of them. I hear a lot in his playing to admire. His technique isn't complete by any means. He stumbles a lot and uses quirky pedalings to cover his flaws rather than to elucidate the music. However, some swear by these interpretations. I will admit to the importance of the view without swearing to agreement.

However, this is a good sounding record and these are important works. You get a lot more than the four impormptus - there are the complete Op 10 & Op 25 etudes - which are REALLY the point of this disk.

This is an important historical disk and I am glad to have it in my collection even if I don't listen to it all that often.