Alfred Cortot
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About
Franco-Swiss pianist and conductor known for his mastery of Romantic-era composers.
Before Fame
He was a student at the Paris Conservatoire with Émile Descombes and Louis Diémer.
Trivia
He was a supporter of the Nazis during World War II for reasons that remained unclear given his wife's Jewish ancestry.
Family Life
His mother was Swiss and his father was French.
Associated With
He became the first to make electrical recordings of classical music, beginning with Franz Schubert's Litanei and Frederic Chopin's impromptus.
