Credits:

Laurent Martin, Bernard Ringeissen

Description:

Alkan, the eccentric genius who pushed the boundaries of 19th-century avant-garde with his devilishly virtuosic technique and bizarre musicality!Alkan, the enigmatic composer who, until the early 20th century, was ranked alongside Chopin and LisztThe bizarre piece The Train, which screechingly depicts a speeding train with astonishingly rapid sequences of notesOp. 39-5, which aimed to express a symphony using just a single pianoHis preludes and collections of sketches weave a beauty of tone that even foreshadows ImpressionismNaxos Japan

Tracklisting:

1.Preludes dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs (25), for piano (or organ), Op. 31: Prelude No. 1. Le
2.Preludes dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs (25), for piano (or organ), Op. 31: Prelude No. 13. J
3.Preludes dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs (25), for piano (or organ), Op. 31: Prelude No. 17