Alkan's Cello Sonata!

[orangesodaking]

The "Sonate de Concert" Op. 47 Even non-Alkan fans can enjoy this! This is Edward Auer and Yehuda Hanani's recording, one I'd been looking for for a while.

I had to divide some movements into 2 parts because of length. Sorry about that, couldn't be helped.

(You can find the other movements in related vids.)

[stevebob]

While exposure to the music of an underexposed composer is nice, expecting non-Alkan fans to appreciate his chamber music might be a hard sell.

I say that because of the scant enthusiasm that even the most zealous Chopin admirers seem to have for his own Cello Sonata; I would expect non-fans to have even less interest. 

Thanks for posting this nonetheless!

[orangesodaking]

Really? There isn't much enthusiasm for Chopin's cello sonata? I enjoy that work a lot, too.

[ronde_des_sylphes]

I first heard the piece nearly ten years ago on Naxos, and it really shouldn't be a hard sell - it's a lot more accessible than much of Alkan's large-scale piano music.