ALFRED CORTOT FRENCH PIANIST CONDUCTOR 1877-1962 VERY RARE ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH

Description: ALFRED DENIS CORTOT FRENCH PIANIST, CONDUCTOR & TEACHER 1877 - 1962 ALFRED 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-SAENS AND SCHUMANN. A CENTRAL FIGURE OF THE FRENCH MUSICAL CULTURE IN HIS TIME, HE WAS WELL KNOWN FOR HIS LEADING PIANO TRIO WITH VIOLINIST JACQUES THIBAUD AND CELLIST PABLO CASALS. IN 1907 ALFRED WAS APPOINTED PROFESSOR BY GABRIEL FAURE AT THE CONSERVATOIRE de PARIS AND STAYED THERE UNTIL 1923. IN 1919, ALFRED FOUNDED THE ECOLE NORMALE de MUSIQUE de PARIS, HIS COURSES IN MUSICAL INTERPRETATION WERE LEGENDARY. ON 21st MARCH ALFRED MADE THE WORLD'S FIRST COMMERCIAL ELECTRICAL RECORDING OF CLASSICAL MUSIC FOR THE VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY IN CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY: CHOPIN'S IMPROMTUS AND SCHUBERT'S LITANEI, ISSUED ON VICTOR'S RED SEAL LABEL. THE BLUE YOU SEE AROUND THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK PAGE IS JUST A CARD I HAVE USED TO MAKE THE PAGE STAND OUT BETTER FROM MY SCANNER. ALFRED CORTOT (26th SEPTEMBER 1877 - 15th JUNE 1962). THIS HAND SIGNED FULL PAGE AUTOGRAPH BOOK PAGE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, THERE ARE A FEW SPOTS OF FOXING ON THE PAGE. A VERY GOOD ORIGINAL SIGNATURE WHICH HAS BEEN HAND SIGNED BY ALFRED IN BLACK INK (FOUNTAIN PEN) AND THIS WAS SIGNED BY ALFRED IN THE MID 1930's. THE ORIGINAL COLLECTOR OF THIS SIGNATURE COLLECTED HIS AUTOGRAPHS IN AND AROUND BOURNEMOUTH AND I HAVE READ SOMEWHERE THAT ALFRED APPEARED AT THE PAVILION THEATRE, BOURNEMOUTH, HAMPSHIRE (NOW DORSET), BUT I CANNOT CONFIRM THAT I WILL ALWAYS COMBINE POSTAGE COSTS FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES. PLEASE ENSURE YOU ARE SIGNED INTO EBAY.CO.UK AND THEN PLACE ITEMS IN THE BASKET, WHEN READY, CLICK ON THE "REQUEST TOTAL" LINK AND WAIT FOR THE INVOICE. POSTAGE IS FREE (UK) AND TRACKED-SIGNED (EUROPE) IF ANYONE NEEDS INTERNATIONAL WORLD-WIDE PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE PURCHASING. PLEASE LOOK AT ALL THREE PICTURES PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS

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Location: Southsea

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