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Offline vuvais

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Scarlatti and Alkan
on: December 29, 2007, 12:17:18 AM
Hello everyone. I dont know these composers. In a discussion, their names came up. Can anyone refer me to some piano pieces I can listen to? Thank you.
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Offline alpacinator1

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Re: Scarlatti and Alkan
Reply #1 on: December 29, 2007, 12:46:37 AM
Alkan: (French romantic composer)

Le Festin D'Esope



"Hands Reunited" op. 79



Symphony for Solo Piano





Scarlatti (Italian baroque composer)

Sonata k141



Sonata k455



Sonata l33




These are some of the most popular pieces of each composer on youtube. Hope you enjoy.


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Offline ganymed

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Re: Scarlatti and Alkan
Reply #2 on: December 29, 2007, 09:00:00 AM
Scarlatti composed wonderful sonatas , totally baroque unlike sounding very romantic.

. I can recommend you the horowitz recording of them, they are fabulous .


My favorites are the  "The Cat Fugue" K30  K27 and K54.


Michelangeli recorded K27 but I dont really like his interpretation of it. He is too fast imo.

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Re: Scarlatti and Alkan
Reply #3 on: December 29, 2007, 04:47:11 PM
here's my favorite piece of Alkan : "Song of the Mad Woman on the Seashore" from his 24 Preludes - - You really see a crazy woman next to the see...very mysterious ! !
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Tx08pjEXG8g

and for scarlatti ,
https://youtube.com/watch?v=71iUAFFQ8ik
sonata 517 , but it's played too fast ... :-\
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Re: Scarlatti and Alkan
Reply #4 on: May 27, 2008, 09:33:09 PM
THANK YOU THESE SOUND GOOD!! Too bad they were unknown to me. THANK U  ;D ;D :D 8)
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