Piano Forum

Poll

Best Alkan interpreter, in your opinion?

Jack Gibbons: 3 (100%)
Marc-Andre Hamelin: 0 (0%)
Vincenzo Maltempo: 0 (0%)
John Odgen: 0 (0%)
Other: 0 (0%)

Total Members Voted: 3

Pages: [1] Go Down

Topic: Favorite Alkan interpreter? (Read 896 times)

liszt-and-the-galops

PS Silver Member
Sr. Member
Posts: 1492

Favorite Alkan interpreter?

on: February 03, 2025, 11:19:20 PM

What's everyone's favorite Alkan interpreter?

IMO Gibbons is the best, with Maltempo being a close second.

Logged

Amateur pianist, beginning composer, creator of the Musical Madness tournament (2024).
https://www.youtube.com/@Liszt-and-the-Galops
https://sites.google.com/view/musicalmadness-ps/home

perfect_pitch

PS Silver Member
Sr. Member
Posts: 9205

Re: Favorite Alkan interpreter?

Reply #1 on: February 04, 2025, 12:48:31 AM

Heard Gibbons play a lot of Alkan so he's no. 1 in my books.
Only heard Maltempo & Hamelin play the Le Festin d'Escope, but Hamelin easily bested Maltempo in that piece. Maltempo struggled to maintain the tempo in the piece with the squigly demisemiquavers and the semiquavers in the LH; HOWEVER I did watch a video of him playing all 12 Etudes in concert, so I have to admit - that's one HELL of an endurance challenge.

Hamelin however played the piece without breaking a sweat.

I've heard John Ogdon play piano, but not Alkan.

Logged

https://www.youtube.com/c/EpicPianoArrangements (Videos)
https://www.musicnotes.com/sheet-music/artist/epic-piano-arrangements (Sheet Music)

Sign-up to post reply

Pages: [1] Go Up