Missouri Classical Music News

Cortot is dead, of course. He was not present in physical form, nor was anyone else sitting at the keyboard of the Yamaha Disklavier Pro as the keys rose and fell. But this was his performance come back to life: his gentle touch, his luminosity, even his mistakes, like the light brush of an extra note at the periphery of the final chord.

So, at least, claimed Dr. John Q. Walker, the president of Zenph Studios in Raleigh, which sponsored the event and created the software that allowed Cortot to return.