Charles Valentin Alkan's Sonatine in A minor, Op.61 for piano 00:00 - I. Allegro Vivace 05:30 - II. Allegramente 09:36 - III. Scherzo Minuetto 13:45 - IV. Tempo Giusto piano - Vincenzo Maltempo
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@joshscores33603 жыл бұрын
French composer and pianist Charles-Valentin Alkan is remembered primarily for his highly challenging compositions for the piano, the virtuosity of which attest to his own considerable abilities as a concert pianist. A contemporary of Franz Liszt (with whom he is frequently compared), Alkan performed with Frederic Chopin and associated with many of the Parisian artistic elite such as Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo, and George Sand. He led, however, a strangely isolated life, periodically retreating from society. This, and the fact that his music is so difficult to play, may account for his relative obscurity. The Sonatine is of Alkan's mature works (ca. 1862), and one of four sonatas he would compose during his career. The opening Allegro vivace is tightly conceived and economical in its use of thematic material. An impressive fugal section in the development is a highpoint. The Allegramente has a charming childlike innocence. The Scherzo-Minuet is technically demanding in constant motion, with a sublimely restful trio section. Finally, the Tempo giusto/Coda is vintage Alkan: dramatic, virtuosic, and interspersed with moments of profoundly lyrical poetry. Readers are encouraged to listen to Alkan's Grande Sonate "Les Quatre Ages", Op. 33 and Le festin d'Esope, Op. 39, No. 1. (AllMusic)
@joshscores33603 жыл бұрын
@Angela Merkel Whup, glad you caught that!
@hadrieneverard81212 жыл бұрын
le festin d'Ésope is op 39 no 12
@tmpwow42822 ай бұрын
What are alkans other two sonatas?
@Yubin_Lee_Doramelin27 күн бұрын
@@tmpwow4282I remember "Grande Sonate" (Op. 33), and "Cello Sonata" (Op. 47) besides "Sonatine" (Op. 61), but I have no idea about the final one...
@tmpwow428227 күн бұрын
@@Yubin_Lee_Doramelin thnx :)
@erika6651 Жыл бұрын
Anyone who would criticize Alkan as all flash and no substance should listen to 8:45 - 9:34. This man was very forward thinking.
@zvikrol522015 күн бұрын
Holly shit now i understand why so few pianists dare to play this piece of music❤❤❤❤❤
@mauriziosorelli95663 жыл бұрын
Busoni stimava moltissimo le composizioni pianistiche di Alkan
@chowkammoonckm823 жыл бұрын
In my opinion, this work is one of the greatest masterpiece in the whole piano repertoire!
@moev51 Жыл бұрын
Agree
@oliviobertolini883 жыл бұрын
I love this piece, such an awesome work
@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji3 жыл бұрын
I love Alkan!
@pablosuar32693 жыл бұрын
Que agradable! gracias por compartirlo.
@christophalthoff70 Жыл бұрын
Ziemlich wahnsinnig das ganze! Grossartig gespielt!
@ThankYouKiwi3 жыл бұрын
Epic thank you! This is the first alkan piece I've ever heard and now I'm definitely gonna listen to more 😁
@ThankYouKiwi3 жыл бұрын
@@gabindupuy6036 lol wow thank you very much!!!
@ThankYouKiwi3 жыл бұрын
@@gabindupuy6036 also.....this might be kinda random and creepy but I saw you have Prokofiev's op. 2 etudes in your favorites playlist and I want to make sure you know about Reakellio's recording of them. I think it's way better than Chiu's.
@ThankYouKiwi3 жыл бұрын
@@gabindupuy6036 kzbin.info/aero/PLnjEnIfhHDxzx-sz_13V_enPXAkwWumXn here ya go
@ThankYouKiwi3 жыл бұрын
@@gabindupuy6036 :)
@wesaneonato57833 жыл бұрын
@@gabindupuy6036 alkan's scherzo focoso is amazing too
@샤를-발랑탱-알캉3 жыл бұрын
I love this video
@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji3 жыл бұрын
I love you (no homo)
@fredscharff57972 жыл бұрын
mmmmmh
@dwacheopus7 ай бұрын
@@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabjii love him too! (no homo too)
@vicentepulidodrevespiano24942 жыл бұрын
4:56
@V1DE0DR0ME2 жыл бұрын
15:13 - Excuse me, that's an evil descending bassline...
@lucadematte44662 жыл бұрын
Alla faccia della Sonatina!
@christophalthoff70 Жыл бұрын
Endlich jemand der das Thema anspricht! Ein früher Rekord in Der Kunst des Sonatinenschreibens In puncto: Länge, Virtuosität, Polyphonie, Dramatik....
@ArpitsPianoHits3 жыл бұрын
Nice! Did you play this?
@oliviobertolini883 жыл бұрын
Help me, im adicted to this
@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji3 жыл бұрын
You're gonna stay addicted for good!
@tarikeld113 жыл бұрын
Allegro Vivace is not prestissimo.
@oliviobertolini883 жыл бұрын
Half of these views are mine
@erika66512 жыл бұрын
Nothing worse than a pianist that rushes through sometimes random, but oftentimes, the easiest parts of the score. He certainly lives up to his last name.
@erika66512 жыл бұрын
@@LeSheetMusicBoi I could, but then I'd have to listen to it again. One example from memory - The first series of chords in the 3rd movement that come just before the repeat.
@bitchslappedme2 жыл бұрын
>"He certainly lives up to his last name." AHAHAHAHAHAH . I personally like the recording but that's such a great comment
@dap4699 Жыл бұрын
Haha, what a roast.
@LuisKolodin5 ай бұрын
Exactly 🤣 I prefer Lindgren or Ringeissen in this piece. Smith too.
@danielvidalmialoviez57633 ай бұрын
Eres un envidioso, chaval.
@derby25102 жыл бұрын
Lots and lots of sequences and lots and lots of silly piano figurations. He writes for the piano in an almost classical style or kind of like early Mendelssohn, just dressed up in weird ways. I have been listening to this guy for 25 years and I don’t get it. Such weird music. Maybe that’s why people like it, but is weird in an unpleasant way to me.
@orangefruit916611 ай бұрын
*angry listening for25 years*
@j.rohmann31993 жыл бұрын
I have to say... his music is definetely really hard and the technique required to play them is incredible. But musically... its boring. There are few good works from him. But there is a reason why he is less famous than chopin and Liszt. In my opinion its mostly pure virtuosity with lack of musicality
@j.rohmann31993 жыл бұрын
@@LeSheetMusicBoi I do Love virtuosity. Liszt is my favourite composer. But in my opinion its just that alkans pieces lack Emotion and passion. Liszt combined virtuosity with beauty and musicality. But I miss those things in MOST pieces of alkan. There are a few nice tho
@j.rohmann31993 жыл бұрын
@Jérôme Lemieux Well its different for everyone. I Undertsnad liszt pretty well. He was one of the first composers I listened to, I know quite a lot about him and his music was there in my most difficult time of life. So he has a meaning for me. And that kinda Influences my opinion ofc. But even when I just compare them... I find liszt much more interesting. He was experimenting quite a lot. He surely was a genius. Alkan surely was good as well. But his style doesnt take my Interest.
@j.rohmann31993 жыл бұрын
@Jérôme Lemieux I will surely Check them out ^^ Thanks for sharing ❤
@LisztAddict Жыл бұрын
Try Les mois 5, 6 and 7 (in full)
@charlesdavis70873 жыл бұрын
Worthy of "Tom and Jerry." In other words, pure crap.
@SeigneurReefShark3 жыл бұрын
ok boomer
@wolfgang40673 жыл бұрын
@Charles Davis, lad you just dismissed liszt's hungarian rhapsody no 2 as pure crap too, certified braindead spotted ✌
@Jamric-gr8gr Жыл бұрын
You’re absolutely correct if you’re referring to your own comment.
@LisztAddict Жыл бұрын
You’re absolutely correct if you’re referring to your own comment.
@yuk_notkim765810 ай бұрын
You’re absolutely correct if you’re referring to your own comment.
@valtrberg901 Жыл бұрын
This piece is like a really bad Beethoven imitation and slightly better Liszt.
@peterrobinson69042 ай бұрын
It's better than the op 33, which is mostly tuneless trash