Which Alkan piece should I do first?

[communist]

Which Alkan piece do you think I should do first?

I have never played anything by him before and I am not that familiar with his music.

[makeanote]

Hey there communist! I'm not sure of your level of proficiency - I went to the audition room to see if you've posted any recordings of your playing but couldn't find any. The Symphony is, in my opinion at least, a more difficult work than the Sonata. Another work that is alot of fun to play is the A minor Sonatine Op 61. It's a shorter work (still with 4 movements) but full of many more interesting figures than the forementioned works - as well as holding some formidably difficult passages.

If you're after a good concert piece, the Sonatine also holds up well.

If you still wish to just go with either of your options, I'd go with the Symphony.

Ian.

[communist]

thank you for your reply. I have decided I will just wait for both of them. I will do the symphonie first but not now. I could play either of them so the difficulty is not that big of a deal.

[magio]

HHHHHmmmmm there are many interesting Alkan's pieces to start with.They are all really lovely!
Take a look at:
a)Prelude No. 8 (The Song of the Mad Woman on the Sea Shore)->dark and beautiful
b)2 Petites Pièces, Op.60 rare and pleasant pieces
c)Barcarolle Opus 65 No 6
d)Alleluia Opus 25 both with nice melodies
The above stuff is easier than other works of Alkan so it is perfect to start with!
I really hope that this helped you!
You can e-mail me at lx@hush.ai
 

[pianoplayjl]

them both are just as hard.