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| Disc: 1 |
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| 1. I: Vingt Ans |
| 2. II: Trente Ans: Quasi-Faust |
| 3. III: Quarante Ans: Un Heureux Menage |
| 4. IV: Cinquante Ans: Promethee Enchaine |
| 5. I: Comme Le Vent (Prestissimamente) |
| 6. II: En Rythme Molossique (Risoluto) |
| 7. III: Scherzo Diabolico (Prestissimo) |
| 8. IV: Le Frestin D'Esope (Allegretto Senza Licenza Quantunque) |
| 9. La Chanson De La Folle Au Bord De La Mer (Preludes, Op.31) |
| 10. Allegro Barbaro (12 Etudes Dans Tous Les Tons Majeurs, Op.35) |
| Disc: 2 |
| 1. I: Allegro Vivace |
| 2. II: Allegramente |
| 3. III: Scherzo-Minuetto |
| 4. IV: Tempo Giusto |
| 5. I: Etude Pour La Main Gauche Seule (Fantaisie) |
| 6. II: Etude Pour La Main Droite Seule (Introduction, Variations Et Finale) |
| 7. III: Etude Pour Les Mains Reunies (Mouvement Semblable Et Perpetuel) |
| 8. I: Mouvement De Valse |
| 9. II: Moderato (Quasi Minuetto) |
| 10. III: Prestissimo |
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Splendid performances !, 27 July 2004
By Hiram Gomez Pardo - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Grande Sonate, Sonatine, Etudes (Smith) (Audio CD)
Charels Valentin Alkan (The Berlioz of piano) has been one of the most underapreciated and even unknown composers of the XIX century . Certainly , besides his introspective character and hard temperament , he was a very meticulous composer and made of the piano his prima donna to express a big amount of piano music .
I knew about Alkan in the seventies through the Etudes op. 39 and the scherzo diabolico performed for Michael Ponti .
The Alkan sound in a first impression is extremely weird , but never lacks interest . The melodies are surrounded for mysterious efluvies and inspired moments , and many times the melody is interrupted for fortissimos who move the listener . In many aspects his tonal language demands from you all the possible atention , because it is not easy establish an inmediat rapport .
But , in the other hand there are just a few gifted keyboardist who are capable of playing so difficult score .
The list is very reduced : Raymond Lewenthal , Earl Wild , John Ogdon ,. Mark Hamelin , Ronald Smith , Michael Ponti and Bernard Rigneissen among the most remarkable .
Ronald Smith is a great virtuosi , but also a sensitive performer . He is searching the real intention behind the score and his fingers give the accurate pulse to every piece . When you play Alkan , you must draw the music , due its impresionistic and descriptive character . Due the fact Alkan was a deep thinker and passionate reader , inmersed in spiritual , religious and mythological issues , his music owns this syncretism .
Alkan has been considered as a simple composer of fireworks piano and obviously that 's a mistake . I can accept hat a part of his music can be listed under these terms but not in his majority .
Acquire this CD and make the attempt to get close to this weird music . The challenge runs for you but you will be rewarded .
Fortunately for us , Mark Hamelin one of the top pianists in the world includes Alkan ' s piano music in his personal repertoire . And that 's a good signal .
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