Alkan Grande Sonate Les Quatre Âges Sonatine Le Festin D'esope
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Marc‑André Hamelin performs Charles‑Valentin Alkan on this Hyperion release, presenting the Grande Sonate “Les quatre âges” together with the Sonatine and Le festin d’Ésope (/12).
Marc‑André Hamelin performs Charles‑Valentin Alkan on this Hyperion release, presenting the Grande Sonate “Les quatre âges” together with the Sonatine and Le festin d’Ésope (/12).
Pros
- Virtuosic, technically assured performances of some of Alkan’s most demanding piano works, highlighted in critical notices.
- Coherent programme that pairs the monumental Grande Sonate with shorter but distinctive Alkan pieces, offering a concentrated view of his solo‑piano output.
- Virtuosic, technically assured performances of some of Alkan’s most demanding piano works, highlighted in critical notices.
- Coherent programme that pairs the monumental Grande Sonate with shorter but distinctive Alkan pieces, offering a concentrated view of his solo‑piano output.
- Professional studio-quality capture (recorded November 1994) with editorial liner notes that contextualise the music.
Cons
- −Repertoire is specialised and technically extreme; listeners unfamiliar with Alkan may find the music austere or challenging.
- −Single‑pianist, single‑composer focus means limited programme variety for those seeking mixed repertoire compilations.
- −Repertoire is specialised and technically extreme; listeners unfamiliar with Alkan may find the music austere or challenging.
- −Single‑pianist, single‑composer focus means limited programme variety for those seeking mixed repertoire compilations.
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