Haydn2032 - No.16

The Surprise

Kapustin: Piano Concertos Nos.2 & 6

Rautavaara - Aho

joy & asymmetry

Doux Silence

Les Musiciens de Saint-Julien - François Lazarevitch

Fauré: Requiem (1888)
Donizetti: Chiara e Serafina

Crossroads

Ksenija Sidorova plays Bach, Akhunov, Tabakova & Montero

Mozart: Die Schuldigkeit des ersten Gebots

Kuhnau: "Uns ist ein Kind geboren"

Weihnachtskantaten

Andrew Lloyd Webber: Requiem

Schnittke: Film Music - Vol.6

Little Tragedies

Clarinet Trios

Hartmann - Gade - Mendelssohn

Monteverdi: Testamento - Vespro della Madonna 1643

New Monteverdi Verspers from his true musical testament

Sorabji: Vocal and Chamber Works

Pietro Auletta: L'Orazio

(World Premiere Recording)

Wilms: Symphony No.6 & Overtures
Music of the Angels

Symphony for Solo Piano

Symphony for Solo Piano
ALKAN Charles-Valentin (1813-1888) Marc-André Hamelin (Piano) Label : Hyperion Records
Artikelnummer: CDA67218 1 CD Spielzeit : 074:03
CHF 19.50


The disc is framed by two of the 'monster' works for which Alkan is notorious. The four movements of the Symphony for solo piano are taken from his magnum opus, the 12 Studies in the minor keys op.39. This piece has become one of Alkan's best known [...]. The Trois Morceaux dans le genre pathétique are the earliest pieces in which Alkan's true personal style became apparent. These are three massive studies each with programmatic titles [...]. This is their first recording.