I am late but I tried to translate (I live near Lausanne and I admire Alfred Cortot very much so this video is somewhat special to me) : - It is a great joy for the Lausannois to think that we were able to bring you closer to us (literally ‘to attach you to us’), particularly for the musicians and for the Conservatoire where you played a leading role during these last years. We remember your ´lectures’ on interpretation ; we talk about it and we regret one thing, it is that you did not continue. - it is you who are the interpret, my dear director, by according me the privileges that the students of your school awarded to me ; because I kept of it a very precious memory and i have to say that before this « bourgeoisie of honor » that was just granted to me today in a very moving manner, you had already given to me a « professorat (teaching profession) of honor » and that I have a very precise and grateful memory of it. - your lausannois memories date back a certain number of years now, do you have something precise..? - well I have for the Canton of Vaud a birth..but I need to question there the memoirs of a bygone century. My first musical memories are not very far from this age I just referred to -about Lausanne at least, where I had the privilege of being heard almost immediately on my way out of the Conservatoire, under the Director Ernest Ansermet, who made us the friendship, to both you and me, to attend this manifestation (event)-.
What a different era it was then! Elegance in speech, appearance, manners and everything else hadn't yet been pitched out the back door. Le maitre Cortot speaks French so elegantly, slowly and with such clarity even I can just about understand him! That cigarette, though-might he have lived another 5-10 years without it? Same for Dame Myra Hess-when she laughs in the BBC interview you posted some months ago, it sounds like a heavy smoker's laugh. Perhaps the reason for all her health problems the last years of her life, her forced retirement in 1962, and relatively (by today's standards) early death in 1965?
You could well be right. After MH's heart attack in 1960 her doctor advised her to give up smoking - advice which she ignored. Less than a year later she suffered the stroke that more-or-less ended her career ...
after 1946, Cortot returned back to his own home country Switzerland and he was rare active in the audience. The main reason as since French Vichy government was establishment at period of ww2 from 1940 to 1945, Cortot was collaboration and signed mark at French Vichy government. So many Jewish musician didn't forgive Cortot and didn't see him and didn't like him.
@@williamhill2221 Your argument is bullshit. What should he have done, emigrating to Algeria and playing in the desert? He simply was French, living and remaining in Paris, just as French people do.... And a get together with Furtwängler, that's quite a good adress isn't it? Has nothing to do with politics or Holocaust but with a silent protest. Its so simple business to have wisdom after the event.
I don´t see Henri Gagnebin in this video. The interview is with Carlo Hemmerling, director of the Conservatoire at Lausanne since 1957. The gentleman at 0.12 is Ernest Ansermet.
If you are right, it means that the information on the site of the Swiss Television is wrong: www.rts.ch/archives/tv/information/actualites/4043775-alfred-cortot.html
Krypto Nit After doing some research and comparing photographs, I came to the conclusion that you are absolutely right! Thanks, I changed the video description.
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I'm just so enjoyed while listening to Cortot's speaking! 😆💕
I was taken aback by Cortot's speaking voice. Incredibly strong and clear for a man his age, or any age.
And with 60 years of a packet a day smoking habit.
I’ve discovered him relatively recently but he’s become one of my favorite pianists
I am late but I tried to translate (I live near Lausanne and I admire Alfred Cortot very much so this video is somewhat special to me) :
- It is a great joy for the Lausannois to think that we were able to bring you closer to us (literally ‘to attach you to us’), particularly for the musicians and for the Conservatoire where you played a leading role during these last years. We remember your ´lectures’ on interpretation ; we talk about it and we regret one thing, it is that you did not continue.
- it is you who are the interpret, my dear director, by according me the privileges that the students of your school awarded to me ; because I kept of it a very precious memory and i have to say that before this « bourgeoisie of honor » that was just granted to me today in a very moving manner, you had already given to me a « professorat (teaching profession) of honor » and that I have a very precise and grateful memory of it.
- your lausannois memories date back a certain number of years now, do you have something precise..?
- well I have for the Canton of Vaud a birth..but I need to question there the memoirs of a bygone century. My first musical memories are not very far from this age I just referred to -about Lausanne at least, where I had the privilege of being heard almost immediately on my way out of the Conservatoire, under the Director Ernest Ansermet, who made us the friendship, to both you and me, to attend this manifestation (event)-.
Thanks very much!
Todo es MúSICA en él... voz, manos, mirada, alma. Qué misteriosa fascinación me produce!!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this.
Thank you. Seeing and hearing Cortot speak: another world, certainly. Thanks!!
Remembering ALFRED CORTOT (1877-1962) on his birthday !
Rare and fascinating footage indeed!
What a different era it was then! Elegance in speech, appearance, manners and everything else hadn't yet been pitched out the back door. Le maitre Cortot speaks French so elegantly, slowly and with such clarity even I can just about understand him! That cigarette, though-might he have lived another 5-10 years without it? Same for Dame Myra Hess-when she laughs in the BBC interview you posted some months ago, it sounds like a heavy smoker's laugh. Perhaps the reason for all her health problems the last years of her life, her forced retirement in 1962, and relatively (by today's standards) early death in 1965?
You could well be right. After MH's heart attack in 1960 her doctor advised her to give up smoking - advice which she ignored. Less than a year later she suffered the stroke that more-or-less ended her career ...
after 1946, Cortot returned back to his own home country Switzerland and he was rare active in the audience. The main reason as since French Vichy government was establishment at period of ww2 from 1940 to 1945, Cortot was collaboration and signed mark at French Vichy government. So many Jewish musician didn't forgive Cortot and didn't see him and didn't like him.
@@williamhill2221 Your argument is bullshit. What should he have done, emigrating to Algeria and playing in the desert? He simply was French, living and remaining in Paris, just as French people do.... And a get together with Furtwängler, that's quite a good adress isn't it? Has nothing to do with politics or Holocaust but with a silent protest. Its so simple business to have wisdom after the event.
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Beautiful hands.
Très élégante! 👌🏻
Wonderful! Here french language is really awesome!
Ernest Anserment in attendance, too....!
I don´t see Henri Gagnebin in this video. The interview is with Carlo Hemmerling, director of the Conservatoire at Lausanne since 1957. The gentleman at 0.12 is Ernest Ansermet.
If you are right, it means that the information on the site of the Swiss Television is wrong:
www.rts.ch/archives/tv/information/actualites/4043775-alfred-cortot.html
pianopera
I think it is wrong.
Krypto Nit After doing some research and comparing photographs, I came to the conclusion that you are absolutely right! Thanks, I changed the video description.
pianopera
It was my pleasure! Thank you for posting.
Is it possible to give an nonnavite french speaker a translation? That would be very nice :)
I was always wondering which piano he used. It was not a Steinway. Was it a Pleyel?
Yes, pleyel send his pianos to cortot since his first first price to à piano contest