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Topic: Alkan played by Yui Morishita  (Read 6317 times)

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Alkan played by Yui Morishita
on: June 22, 2014, 11:09:36 PM
These are some of the most incredible performances of Alkan's music I've ever heard. If you take interest in his music, you really should hear these!

Here's the first movement from the Concerto for Solo Piano:
https://www.morishitayui.jp/sounds/alkan_op39_8.mp3

Here's "Fire in the Neighboring Village" Op. 35, No. 7


The complete Esquisses, Op. 63 (he also published a Japanese edition of the Esquisses which is supposed to be very easy to read)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-NTwJ11LiqObHF4lxeyQ7dwmEeeoIBzG

And the Scherzo Focoso, which I'm not sure is Alkan's strongest work, but his chops are undeniable:
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