Jack Gibbons plays Alkan Concerto 2nd movement

Jack Gibbons plays the second movement of Alkan's Concerto for solo piano.
The monumental Concerto for Solo Piano makes up Etudes 8-10 of Charles-Valentin Alkan's 'Douze Etudes dans les Tons Mineurs' (Twelve Studies in the Minor Keys), Alkan's magnum opus, published in 1857. The Concerto for solo piano has been described as a musical epic and as one of the most original works of its century, and contains some of Alkans finest and most haunting music. As the title of the work suggests, Alkan recreates the massive and contrasting sounds of both piano and orchestra through just one pair of hands. The exuberant finale, with its kaleidoscope of moods, Eastern flavour, and exhilarating peroration, rounds off this massive work to perfection.
Jack Gibbons made his London debut in 1979, at the age of 17, performing the Alkan Concerto for solo piano. A year earlier, at the age of 16, he had given only the second ever performance in history of the complete Concerto (Ronald Smith gave the first ever complete performance of the work the previous year, 1977). In 1995 Jack Gibbons became the first pianist to perform the entire three and a half hour 'Douze Etudes dans les Tons Mineurs' of Alkan in a single concert.
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[@alesash49]

Боже, какая красивая музыка, спасибо и композитору и исполнителю

[@4candles]

And to think he performed this Concerto when he was 16 years old! That's incredible, prodigious talent.

[@IEEMAZ_Convoluted_14.2.8.5]

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[@4candles]

@@IEEMAZ_Convoluted_14.2.8.5 My source: www.jackgibbons.com/Jack_Gibbons_Alkan_QEH_1996.pdf

[@BrianPaick]

Gibbons remains the standard for this piece, a standard never beaten

[@hellothere2589]

I personally prefer hamelin, but this is incredible nonetheless.

[@duck_fx]

This is not a music, its a masterpiece, i just cant wonder how people can dislike such a master interpretation. This piece is só sublime, the main theme remember me of the Chopin etude op.25 no.7 at 0:11 and then Alkan start a Nocturne at 00:47

[@palsullivan6790]

Also Chopin Etude Op.10 no.9 at 1:04 !

[@argimenes]

A descent into the very dark places of the soul ...

[@LongDriveChamp03]

That section at 3:20 is such an incredibly emotional passage, I can never listen to it just once. I'm always going back to that one part

[@cognacremy387]

I can never get tires of listening to this piece, the power of this piece is incredible in its scope.

[@kassandragauthier5199]

As I said previously,you are such a wonder,maestro Gibbon!

[@Corleone1337]

3:20 until 3:50 is such a great transition. Just like the first movement of this concerto, which I consider to be the greatest piano piece, this gets better every time I listen to it. And, again just like the first movement, Jack plays it so amazingly that I'm even beginning to like listening to my least favourite part of this movement ( 6:40 until 7:40 ). Heh, I should be writing a paper at the moment, but I just can't stop listening to Alkan! Thank you for uploading this, Mr Gibbons!

[@Svit.S]

sam333 definitely not "the worst" ...

[@duck_fx]

The begning is absolute Chopin, so dark, sad and yet beatiful.

[@christianhron307]

Amazing piece, stunning interpretation 🍾 Thank you Jack for the background info given on FB on Monday 30th Nov.

[@chp763]

Incredible... Magnificent masterpiece and performance.

[@flotomusic1445]

Imagine the arc of human evolution, we were once apes and beasts scrambling around for a bit of food and warmth, then fire was discovered, then the wheel invented, and this is the highest point - music, with all of its mathematical complexity and inexplicable beauty and the delicate fingers of emotion plunging deep into the interstices of your battered heart...

[@duck_fx]

3:50 sublime.

[@RedditorsReels]

Amazing piece!

[@keithkunikida1222]

Seriously that last chord scared the crap out of me

[@marcosPRATA918]

Doce e agitada contemplação romântica.

[@duck_fx]

3:20 how can someone write something like this and call it as an Etude? Its must be a joke, a good one

[@jameshakai1662]

I really think Alkan did himself a disservice by calling these pieces etudes

[@holdingsteadfast]

Really, to call this an etude is like calling math exam a love story This is hauntingly beautiful

[@Corleone1337]

@twooffour Well, it's not that I find it a bad part, it's just that I think it fits strangely into the whole piece.

[@huseyincigdem9427]

6:39

[@thebatman6991]

It could be worse..