Marc-Andre Hamelin - Alkan: Symphony for Solo Piano
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Artist: Marc-Andre HamelinComposer: Charles-Valentin Alkan
Performer: Marc-Andr? Hamelin
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2001-07-10
Music Label: Hyperion UK
Soundtracks:
- Symphonie, for solo piano in C minor, Op. 39/4-7: Allegro
- Symphonie, for solo piano in C minor, Op. 39/4-7: Marche fun?bre: Andantino
- Symphonie, for solo piano in C minor, Op. 39/4-7: Menuet
- Symphonie, for solo piano in C minor, Op. 39/4-7: Finale: Presto
- Salut, cendre du pauvre!, paraphrase for piano in B flat major, Op. 45
- Alleluia, for piano in F major, Op. 25
- Super flumina Babylonis (Psalm 137), paraphrase for piano in G minor, Op. 52
- Souvenirs (3), morceaux dans le genre path?tique for piano, Op. 15: Aime-moi
- Souvenirs (3), morceaux dans le genre path?tique for piano, Op. 15: Le vent
- Souvenirs (3), morceaux dans le genre path?tique for piano, Op. 15: Morte
Music reviews of Alkan: Symphony for Solo Piano
Music Review: wonderful playing
Rating: 5 Stars
This is a new pianist for me, heard him live and loved his playing. Alkan was also a new composer for me and I loved his pieces too. My favorite CD to listen to when I'm cleaning.
Description of Alkan: Symphony for Solo Piano
Alkan's one of music's originals, a relatively neglected composer valued for his highly original, often visionary keyboard works accessible only to the most skilled virtuosos. Marc-Andr? Hamelin certainly fills that bill and almost outdoes himself on this disc, playing with breathtaking virtuosity and imaginative insight. The Symphony for solo piano is just a four-movement work of symphonic scope and color. The opening Allegro is a tightly structured drama, followed by a Mahlerian funeral march, a vigorous scherzo, and a final blistering Presto dispatched by Hamelin with almost supernatural ease. The Symphony was part of an even bigger work, the Opus 39 ?tudes, whose 12 pieces include Alkan's best music. The three brief pieces that follow have strong attractions, deep spirituality prime among them. The final three pieces from his early Opus 15 set exemplify Alkan the Romantic. Again, Hamelin makes light of their technical difficulties, while shaping them sensitively. Notable are Le vent, where the right-hand runs make you hear the whistling wind and Morte, another powerful funeral march. Vivid sound captures Hamelin's nuanced playing, helping to make this disc a must-have for pianophiles. --Dan DavisGeneral CDs
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