Alkan Chanson de la folle au bord de la mer (Full Album) played by Vincenzo Maltempo

Alkan Chanson de la folle au bord de la mer (A Collection of Eccentric Piano Works) played by Vincenzo Maltempo

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This is Vincenzo Maltempo’s 5-th Alkan CD, establishing himself not only as the Champion of Alkan’s music, but as a formidable musician, a pianist of extraordinary power, sensitivity and intellect. This Alkan recital presents some of Alkan’s quirky and eccentric works, not necessarily of epic proportions (like his 12 Etudes in the minor key Op. 39), but often on a small scale, concentrating manically on a single idea, creating a hallucinatory and mesmerising effect (or simply hilarious…). The title song, the Song of the Mad Woman on the Seashore, creates in just a few minutes and just a few notes a profound feeling of alienation. Other pieces on this fascinating disc are the Trois Petits Fantaisies Op 41, Le Tambour bat aux Champs, Laus Deo, Capriccio alla Soldatesca, Minuetto alla Tedesca.

Maltempo plays on a magnificent Érard Grand Piano from 1899, lending a special feeling of authenticity to his playing.

Charles-Valentin Alkan: 3 Petites Fantaisies, Op. 41
00:00:00 No. 1. Assez gravement
00:04:49 No. 2. Andantino
00:10:03 No. 3. Menuet
Charles-Valentin Alkan: Minuetto alla tedesca, Op. 46
00:16:07 Minuetto alla tedesca, Op. 46
Charles-Valentin Alkan: Marche funèbre, Op. 26
00:21:09 Marche funèbre, Op. 26
Charles-Valentin Alkan: Marche triomphale, Op. 26
00:32:30 Marche triomphale, Op. 26
Charles-Valentin Alkan: Petits preludes sur les 8 gammes du plain-chant
00:37:33 Petits preludes sur les 8 gammes du plain-chant: VI. Poco lento
Charles-Valentin Alkan: Capriccio alla soldatesca, Op. 50
00:38:54 Capriccio alla soldatesca, Op. 50
Charles-Valentin Alkan: Le tambour bat aux champs, esquisse, Op. 50bis
00:46:00 Le tambour bat aux champs, esquisse, Op. 50bis
Charles-Valentin Alkan: 25 Preludes dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs, Op. 31
00:50:58 25 Preludes dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs, Op. 31: Suite No. 1: No. 8. La chanson de la folle au bord de la mer: Lentement
Charles-Valentin Alkan: Esquisses, Op. 63
00:54:26 Esquisses, Op. 63: Laus Deo