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Title: Best Alkan Interpreter?
Post by: learner of liszt on May 14, 2009, 10:45:33 PM

Who do you think is the best Alkan interpreter? I know that there's not a lot, so this might make it easier to choose. Personally, Gibbons is my favorite.

Title: Re: Best Alkan Interpreter?
Post by: retrouvailles on May 14, 2009, 11:49:57 PM

Hamelin and Gibbons are my two favorites, for different reasons. For some reason, I just cannot appreciate Ronald Smith, who is supposed to be Alkan's disciple, according to some.

Title: Re: Best Alkan Interpreter?
Post by: perfect_pitch on May 15, 2009, 12:12:44 AM

I also favourite Gibbons...

Title: Re: Best Alkan Interpreter?
Post by: ronde_des_sylphes on May 15, 2009, 12:24:24 AM

I've always liked Lewenthal, but on the basis of these two clips, I'm going to say Gibbons.

As far as I'm concerned these are absolutely outstanding, both technically and musically.

Title: Re: Best Alkan Interpreter?
Post by: weissenberg2 on May 15, 2009, 12:27:49 AM

I like Bernard Ringeissen's Alkan. Lewenthal's Symphony for solo piano is my favorite.

Title: Re: Best Alkan Interpreter?
Post by: learner of liszt on May 15, 2009, 02:15:13 AM

Quote from: ronde_des_sylphes on May 15, 2009, 12:24:24 AM

I've always liked Lewenthal, but on the basis of these two clips, I'm going to say Gibbons.

As far as I'm concerned these are absolutely outstanding, both technically and musically.

Yes, those two clips are possibly the best Alkan performances I've ever seen. I always thought Hamelin played Op. 39 No. 10 too fast.

Title: Re: Best Alkan Interpreter?
Post by: ghchopin on December 16, 2009, 02:44:50 PM

Jack Gibbons FTW.

Title: Re: Best Alkan Interpreter?
Post by: richard black on December 19, 2009, 08:22:04 PM

John Ogdon. Too bad he only recorded one disc.

Title: Re: Best Alkan Interpreter?
Post by: communist on December 20, 2009, 01:31:53 PM

Smith and Gibbons. Hamelin's Grande Sonata is by far the best.

Title: Re: Best Alkan Interpreter?
Post by: ramseytheii on August 02, 2010, 02:12:02 PM

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Title: Re: Best Alkan Interpreter?
Post by: magio on September 11, 2010, 01:01:07 PM

 :)My favourite one is Marc-André Hamelin.
Listen at Alkan's Alleluia Opus 25 and you can feel it! ;)
Of course an excellent performance requires an excellent.
I am not sure if Alleluia is a perfect one but many people agree that it is much more musically stronger than Liszt's Alleluia! :D

Title: Re: Best Alkan Interpreter?
Post by: gaest on November 06, 2010, 02:51:37 PM

Alkan is my favorite composer, and Gibbons is by far my favorite performer of his music.  Gibbons seems to have the right mix of virtuosity and emotional musicality to pull off Alkan's work.  When I listen to Hamelin's performances, I find that he is technically capable but his performance seems almost cold in comparison to Gibbons' warm and almost playful sound.

Title: Re: Best Alkan Interpreter?
Post by: retrouvailles on November 19, 2010, 07:31:25 PM

Quote from: ramseytheii on August 02, 2010, 02:12:02 PM

asdf

Such a concise, yet informative post.

Title: Re: Best Alkan Interpreter?
Post by: pianoplayjl on October 18, 2011, 01:39:59 AM

Marc Andre Hamelin.