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ronde_des_sylphes

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Alkan for Halloween

on: October 31, 2020, 02:56:18 PM

One of the oddest pieces within the oeuvre of a notoriously eccentric composer!

Home recording from yesterday.

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Re: Alkan for Halloween

Reply #1 on: November 02, 2020, 05:01:09 PM

Thanks! What a cute little piece

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Re: Alkan for Halloween

Reply #2 on: November 03, 2020, 08:37:28 AM

Scary

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ronde_des_sylphes

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Re: Alkan for Halloween

Reply #3 on: November 03, 2020, 02:10:44 PM

Glad you both liked it, I think it's pretty appropriate for the day in question!

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Re: Alkan for Halloween

Reply #4 on: November 04, 2020, 01:39:58 PM

Very interesting piece! Thanks for sharing.

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Re: Alkan for Halloween

Reply #5 on: November 06, 2020, 11:02:41 PM

Thanks. This entire set of 49 (!) miniatures, the Esquisses, is well worth looking at.

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