Artist note by Richard Evidon
This legendary French pianist was also a distinguished teacher and, with violinist Jacques Thibaud and cellist Pablo Casals, a member of the finest piano trio of the early 20th century. Here he is playing two Chopin waltzes, filmed in a Paris studio in 1943:
In this haunting film clip from a 1953 masterclass in Paris, Cortot interprets “The Poet Speaks”, the last piece from Schumann’s Kinderszenen (“Scenes from Childhood”):
An extensive, highly informative segment devoted to Cortot in the video documentary The Art of Piano begins at 0:56 of this clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dhmU7GMu7U&ab_channel=TheHoursinBetween
From the Schubert Club Archive:

Promotional flyer for Cortot’s 1926 concert
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The guest artist lineup for the 1926-27 season, featured in the St. Paul Daily News on September 26, 1926
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Schubert Club event calendar for the 1922-23 season showing Cortot’s concert scheduled for January 30, 1923, at People’s Church in St. Paul
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Newspaper ad for Cortot’s 1926 concert
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Photo of Cortot in local newspaper prior to his 1926 concert
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Newspaper announcement of Cortot’s 1926 concert, featuring his program
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Schubert Club event calendar for the 1926-27 season showing Cortot’s concert scheduled for November 9, 1926, at People’s Church in St. Paul
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Review of Cortot’s 1926 performance
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A local in-depth profile of Cortot
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