Alkan Edition

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Reclusive and eccentric, the French pianist– composer Charles-Valentin Alkan was also undoubtedly one of the greatest pianists who ever lived, and a composer who, like his friend and fellow virtuoso Liszt, pushed the boundaries of what his instrument, and human pianism, could achieve. Again like Liszt, he composed music that was not merely flashy and difficult to play – it tapped a deep comprehension of music history and theory, a flair for the lyrical and the dramatic and of course a vast imagination. Tackling these formidable pieces are eight pianists and one organist, along with the Trio Alkan piano trio and the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto under Roberto Fores-Veses, on recordings dating from 1989–2017. Alkan’s great cycles for the piano — the Études in all the minor keys, in all the major keys, the Preludes in every key – feature alongside other large-scale works like the Grandes Études for hands separate and together and the Nocturnes, as well as characterful miniatures like the Chants and Les Mois. Organist Kevin Bowyer demonstrates that Alkan was as much an organ prodigy as anything else, with performances of the Prieres and Little Plainchant Preludes, as well as music for Alkan’s beloved pedal-piano transcribed for the organ.

REVIEW:

If you are fan of Alkan or have an interest in outstanding 19th-century piano music, you can’t afford to pass this one up.

-- The Art Music Lounge



Product Description:

  • Release Date: November 17, 2017


  • Catalog Number: BRI95568


  • UPC: 5028421955681


  • Label: Brilliant Classics


  • Number of Discs: 13


  • Period: Romantic


  • Composer: Charles Valentin Alkan


  • Conductor: Roberto Fores Veses


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: Alkan Trio, Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto


  • Performer: Alan Weiss, Alessandro Deljavan, Bernhard Schwarz, Costantino Mastroprimiano, Giovanni Bellucci, Kevin Bowyer, Kolja Lessing, Laurent Martin, Mark Viner, Rainer Maria Klaas, Stanley Hoogland, Vincenzo Maltempo



Works:

  1. Études (12) dans les tons mineurs, Op. 39

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Vincenzo Maltempo (Piano)


  2. Morceaux dans le genre pathétique, Op. 15

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Ensemble: Vincenzo Maltempo (Piano)


  3. Grande sonate, Op. 33, "Les quatre ages"

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Vincenzo Maltempo (Piano)


  4. Sonatine, Op. 61

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Vincenzo Maltempo (Piano)


  5. Grandes etudes, Op. 76: No. 3. Etude a mouvement semblable et perpetuel

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Vincenzo Maltempo (Piano)


  6. Études (12) dans les tons majeurs, Op. 35

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Mark Viner (Piano)


  7. Esquisses, Op. 63

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Laurent Martin (Piano)


  8. Preludes (25) dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs, Op. 31

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Laurent Martin (Piano)


  9. Impromptus (4), Op. 32, No. 1

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Laurent Martin (Piano)


  10. Deuxième recueil d'impromptus, Op. 32, No. 2

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Laurent Martin (Piano)


  11. Salut, cendre du pauvre!, Op. 45

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Laurent Martin (Piano)


  12. Alleluia, Op. 25

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Laurent Martin (Piano)


  13. Rondeau chromatique, Op. 12

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Laurent Martin (Piano)


  14. Variations on a Theme from Steibelt's Orange Concerto, Op. 1

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Laurent Martin (Piano)


  15. Psalm 137, Op. 52

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Laurent Martin (Piano)


  16. Nocturne in B Major, Op. 22

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Alan Weiss (Piano)


  17. Toccatina, Op. 75

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Alan Weiss (Piano)


  18. Premier recueil de chants, Op. 38: nos. 1, 5 & 6

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Alan Weiss (Piano)


  19. Grandes études (3), Op. 76

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Alessandro Deljavan (Piano)


  20. Petites pièces (2), Op. 60

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Alessandro Deljavan (Piano)


  21. Petites Fantaisies (3), Op. 41

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Vincenzo Maltempo (Piano)


  22. Minuetto alla tedesca, Op. 46

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Vincenzo Maltempo (Piano)


  23. Marche funèbre, Op. 26

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Vincenzo Maltempo (Piano)


  24. Marche triomphale, Op. 27

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Vincenzo Maltempo (Piano)


  25. Petits preludes sur les 8 gammes du plain-chant: VI. Poco lento

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Vincenzo Maltempo (Piano)


  26. Capriccio alla soldatesca, Op. 50

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Vincenzo Maltempo (Piano)


  27. Le tambour bat aux champs, esquisse, Op. 50bis

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Vincenzo Maltempo (Piano)


  28. 25 Preludes dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs, Op. 31, Suite No. 1: No. 8. La chanson de la folle au bord de la mer: Lentement

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Vincenzo Maltempo (Piano)


  29. Esquisses, Op. 63: No. 49. Laus Deo

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Vincenzo Maltempo (Piano)


  30. Minuets (3), Op. 51

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Costantino Mastroprimiano (Piano)


  31. Une fusée, Op. 55

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Costantino Mastroprimiano (Piano)


  32. Nocturne No. 2, Op. 57, No. 1

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Costantino Mastroprimiano (Piano)


  33. Nocturne No. 3, Op. 57, No. 2

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Costantino Mastroprimiano (Piano)


  34. Sonatine, Op. 61

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Costantino Mastroprimiano (Piano)


  35. Les mois, Op. 74: nos. 1, 10 & 12

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Stanley Hoogland (Piano)


  36. Troisième recueil de chants, Op. 65: nos. 5 & 6

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Stanley Hoogland (Piano)


  37. Quatrième recueil de chants, Op. 67: No. 2. Chanson de la bonne vieille

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Stanley Hoogland (Piano)


  38. Grand duo concertant in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 21

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Ensemble: Alkan Trio


  39. Sonate de concert in E Major, Op. 47

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Ensemble: Alkan Trio


  40. Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 30

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Alkan Trio


  41. Concerto da camera No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 10

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Ensemble: Padova e del Veneto Orchestra

    Performer: Giovanni Bellucci (Piano)


  42. Concerto da camera No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 10

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Ensemble: Padova e del Veneto Orchestra

    Performer: Giovanni Bellucci (Piano)


  43. Concerto da camera No. 3 in C-Sharp Major, Op. 10: I. Andante con moto

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Ensemble: Padova e del Veneto Orchestra

    Performer: Giovanni Bellucci (Piano)


  44. Morceaux caractéristiques (6), Op. 16: nos. 1-3

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Giovanni Bellucci (Piano)


  45. Variations on Donizetti: Ah segnata é la mia morte from Anna Bolena, Op. 16, No. 4

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Giovanni Bellucci (Piano)


  46. Variations on Bellini in G Major, Op. 16, No. 5

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Giovanni Bellucci (Piano)


  47. Variations quasi fantaisie sur une barcarolle napolitaine, Op. 16, No. 6

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Giovanni Bellucci (Piano)


  48. Prières (13), Op. 64

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Kevin Bowyer (Organ)


  49. Petits préludes sur les 8 gammes du plain-chant

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Kevin Bowyer (Organ)


  50. Impromptu sur le choral de Luther, Op. 69

    Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

    Performer: Kevin Bowyer (Organ)