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As to Alkan's pedal-piano works, due to a recent revival of the instrument, they are once again being performed as originally intended (rather than on an organ), such as by Italian pedal-pianist Roberto Prosseda, [167] and recordings of Alkan on the pedal piano have been made by Jean Dubé [168] and Olivier Latry. [169]
Trois grandes études (Three Grand Études), Op. 76, is a set of three piano études composed by Charles-Valentin Alkan in 1838 and published in 1839. [1] Although they have the highest opus number of any Alkan work, the études were actually composed when he was only 25.
The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition (The Cliburn) is an American piano competition by The Cliburn, first held in 1962 in Fort Worth, Texas and hosted by the Van Cliburn Foundation. Initially held at Texas Christian University , the competition has been held at the Bass Performance Hall since 2001.
Désir. Fantaisie pour piano in A ♭ major (1844) Impromptu in F ♯ major, for piano (1845) Appassionato in D major, sketch of op. 63, no. 29 (1847, unfinished) Ouverture de l'opéra 'Le prophète' de Meyerbeer arrangée pour piano (1850) Les Regrets de la Nonnette. Petite mélodie pour piano in G minor (1854) Palpitamento in A major (1855)
Announcement of the publication of Alkan's Grande sonate (Op. 33) and Scherzo focoso (Op. 34) by Brandus et Cie on 7 May 1848 in the Revue et gazette musicale de Paris. Grande sonate: Les quatre âges (French for Grand sonata: The Four Ages), Op. 33, is a four-movement piano sonata by Charles-Valentin Alkan. The sonata's title refers to the ...
Le festin d'Ésope (Aesop's Feast), Op. 39 No. 12, is a piano étude by Charles-Valentin Alkan.It is the final étude in the set Douze études dans tous les tons mineurs (Twelve studies in all minor keys), Op. 39, published in 1857 (although it may have been written during the previous decade).
The response to this program was overwhelming and brought a request from G. Schirmer to prepare an edition of Alkan's piano music. Encouraged by the reception, Lewenthal played a recital including Alkan's music in Town Hall, New York, in September 1964 - his first public appearance there in 12 years.
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