Major Discoveries: Eccentricities, Even For Alkan

David Hurwitz

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Vincenzo Maltempo’s Alkan recordings have been very successful, and this […]

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Reference Recording: None for this collection

ALKAN, CHARLES VALENTIN:
Trois Petites Fantaisies, Op. 41; Minuetto alla tedesca, Op. 46; Marche Funèbre, Op. 26; Marche Triumphale, Op. 27; No. 6 from "Petits préludes sur les 8 gammes du plain-chant"; Capriccio alla soldatesca, Op. 50; Le tambour bat aux champs, Op. 50bis; Chanson de la folle au bord de la mer, Op. 31 No. 8; Laus Deo, Op. 63 No. 49

Soloist: Maltempo, Vincenzo

Record Label: Piano Classics - 0083
Medium: CD

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