Alkan: 25 Preludes dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs, Op. 31 / Viner

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Label
Piano Classics
Release Date
October 4, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      ALKAN, CHARLES HENRI VALENTIN
    • PERFORMER
      Mark Viner
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 04, 2019
    • UPC
      5029365101899
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      PCL10189
    • LABEL
      Piano Classics
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Suite No. 1: No. 1. Lentement

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    2. Suite No. 1: No. 2. Assez lentement

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    3. Suite No. 1: No. 3. Dans le genre ancien: Très lentement

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    4. Suite No. 1: No. 4. Prière du soir: Assez lentement

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    5. Suite No. 1: No. 5. Psaume 150me: Avec enthousiasme

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    6. Suite No. 1: No. 6. Ancienne mélodie de la synagogue: Andante flebile

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    7. Suite No. 1: No. 7. Librement mais sans secousses

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    8. Suite No. 1: No. 8. La chanson de la folle au bord de la mer: Lentement

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    9. Suite No. 1: No. 9. Placiditas: Tranquillement

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    10. Suite No. 2: No. 10. Dans le style fugué: Très vite

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    11. Suite No. 2: No. 11. Un petit rien: Assez vite

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    12. Suite No. 2: No. 12. Le temps qui n'est plus: Andante

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    13. Suite No. 2: No. 13. J'étais endormie, mais mon coeur veillait … (Cantique des cantiques. 5=2): Lentement

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    14. Suite No. 2: No. 14. Rapidement

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    15. Suite No. 2: No. 15. Dans le genre gothique: Assez vite et avec beaucoup de grace

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    16. Suite No. 2: No. 16. Assez lentement

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    17. Suite No. 3: No. 17. Rêve d' amour: Assez vite

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    18. Suite No. 3: No. 18. Sans trop de mouvement

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    19. Suite No. 3: No. 19. Prière de matin: Vite

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    20. Suite No. 3: No. 20. Modérément vite et bien caracterise

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    21. Suite No. 3: No. 21. Doucement

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    22. Suite No. 3: No. 22. Anniversaire: Assez lentement

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    23. Suite No. 3: No. 23. Assez vite

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    24. Suite No. 3: No. 24. Etude de velocite: Prestissimo

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner

    25. Suite No. 3: No. 25. Prière: Lentement

      Composer: Charles-Valentin Alkan

      Performer: Mark Viner


First published in 1847, these preludes form a highly original set of pieces, effectively Alkan’s first foray into the genre of cyclic shorter pieces. The set stands aside from so many in its consistently reflective and introspective approach to a genre recently redefined by Chopin. The key sequence guides us through all the major and minor keys, but instead of settling for all 24 major and minor tonalities, Alkan comes full circle for a twenty-fifth and final C major prelude to complete the set. Alkan had in mind that the Preludes might equally effectively be played on piano or organ – that they might even serve liturgical functions as chorale preludes or instrumental antiphons. However, they have always been regarded as piano music first and foremost, albeit possessed of an often tranquil and reflective temperament, anticipating the mystical works of Liszt such as the Harmonies poétiques et réligieuses (it will be remembered that Liszt regarded Alkan alone as a serious rival to his pianistic prowess). Mark Viner has made his name playing Alkan’s music, and he is widely regarded as among the composer’s most persuasive advocates on record. ‘His playing is never showy,’ remarked the Guardian when reviewing a previous Piano Classics album of the Op.35 Etudes: ‘he emphasises that these are profound explorations of early romantic sensibility first and extreme technical challenges second, and that is a totally convincing way of dealing with some of the most remarkable piano music of its time.’ Viner was praised by The Sunday Times for ‘turning Alkan’s forbidding torrents of notes into real music’. This much-anticipated new album is enhanced by Viner’s own, authoritative booklet essay giving full context both to the Preludes and their reception.