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Topic: Alkan's Etude Op. 39 No. 1 "Comme le vent"  (Read 2298 times)

Offline steinwayguy

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Alkan's Etude Op. 39 No. 1 "Comme le vent"
on: May 26, 2005, 04:36:05 AM
Has to be one of the worst pieces of "music" I've ever heard. Just a bunch of mindless marathoning around the keyboard.
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Offline klavierkonzerte

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Re: Alkan's Etude Op. 39 No. 1 "Comme le vent"
Reply #1 on: May 26, 2005, 08:55:40 AM
i actually like it and find it very benefecial, i only worked on the first page thou.
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Offline JP

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Re: Alkan's Etude Op. 39 No. 1 "Comme le vent"
Reply #2 on: May 26, 2005, 06:28:25 PM
I like it a lot!  Not my favorite of Alkan's works, but still a great piece.

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Offline Mozartian

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Re: Alkan's Etude Op. 39 No. 1 "Comme le vent"
Reply #3 on: May 26, 2005, 07:54:08 PM
Ugh yeah, that piece.. ugh.
Some of alkan's music I really like though, I love his symphony for piano.
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[lau] 10:01 pm: like in 10/4 i think those little slurs everywhere are pointless for the music, but I understand if it was for improving technique

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Re: Alkan's Etude Op. 39 No. 1 "Comme le vent"
Reply #4 on: May 26, 2005, 07:59:34 PM
Quote from: Mozartian on May 26, 2005, 07:54:08 PM
Ugh yeah, that piece.. ugh.
Some of alkan's music I really like though, I love his symphony for piano.

I feel the exact same way!  I dont like Comme Le vent, but that Symphony is beautiful.. Le Festin de Aesop is also great!  However, I always prefer to listen to rather than play the music.  Whenever I follow along in the sheetmusic with recordings, I just get a headache.
donjuan
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Offline Regulus Medtner

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Re: Alkan's Etude Op. 39 No. 1 "Comme le vent"
Reply #5 on: May 26, 2005, 09:13:58 PM
I like that etude a lot, I find it quite amusing (to listen to!) and I think that it actually has something to say musically (not a very common trait among etudes). Of course, it only works at the insanely fast speed it's supposed to be played. I like Jack Gibbons interpretation, which i own.
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Offline JP

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Re: Alkan's Etude Op. 39 No. 1 "Comme le vent"
Reply #6 on: May 27, 2005, 04:09:41 PM
If only Hamleling could record it..  8)
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