The artists' artist: Pianists

In the first of a new series of weekly columns, leading pianists choose their favourite performer of all time. Coming up: playwrights and lead vocalists.Stephen HoughI've loved Alfred Cortot's playing from an early age and I never tire of hearing his recordings, particularly Chopin and Schumann from the 1920s and 30s. He is unique in his combination of utter interpretative freedom (sometimes with a touch of eccentricity) and penetrating insight into a composer's wishes. There are artists who del...

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