Commercial recording - These recordings are professionally made studio recordings. Up until the 1950's, they were recorded as 78-rpm record sides, fitting up to ca. 5 minutes of music each. Each side had to be recorded in one continuous take and no editing was possible. Sometimes this necessitated multiple takes to achieve a satisfactory result - though many of Cortot's recordings were successfully made in 1-2 takes per side.

Take Info

MatrixTakeDateLocationWork/Movement/SectionStatusTechnologyTypeNote
2B 682911934-10-13EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, LondonElectricalCommercial
2B 683011934-10-13EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Franck - Variations Symphoniques (2. Allegretto quasi andante)
ElectricalCommercial
2B 683111934-10-13EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Franck - Variations Symphoniques (3. Molto più lento - Allegro non troppo)
ElectricalCommercial
2B 683211934-10-13EMI Abbey Road Studio No. 1, London
Franck - Variations Symphoniques (4. Allegro non troppo)
ElectricalCommercial

Releases

Sources

  • Bolig, J. R. & Milmo, J. (2020). His Master’s Voice Celebrity Series Recordings and Historical Reissues, 1924‐1958. UC Santa Barbara Library
  • Unknown author (2000). [Liner notes]. In SAINT-SAENS / RAVEL: Piano Concertos (Cortot) (1931, 1939) [CD]. HNH International Ltd.

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