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Irina Ideas
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Today for some reason I am all about Charles Valentin Alkan, a contemporary of Chopin but because he decided on becoming a recluse and a book worm, the world discovered him only later https://www.classical-music.com/features/composers/charles-valentin-alkan https://youtu.be/KpfKBRDt8Ow?si=s8OKvlDWSpwc5Ce2
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LΞovido 🎩Ⓜ️🍖🍃
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First time listening to this Etude. Only knew Le festin d'Esope. Alkan is like the talented pianist that didn't have any marketing team. Music is clearly at a similar level of difficulty as Liszt. It also sounds like it could be even more difficult. What do you think?
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Irina Ideas
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Yes Alkan is very very interesting, I only played one etude by him, Allegro Barbaro and it was so satisfying. There is symmetry in his music much more than Chopin or Liszt. As to the technical difficulties I would say more notorious than both. Musically some aspects there is lacking depth compared to Chopin but this is more personal opinion
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LΞovido 🎩Ⓜ️🍖🍃
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Yes, Chopin has more musicality to it. It's like there's more "singing", more melody, more harmony. Alkan can sound a bit in your face and overwhelming but the virtuosism is clearly there. Can't stop talking about Chopin's second sonata. There's nothing like it. Always wondered how a fifth Ballade would sound. Do you ever think an AI would be able to compose one in his style? True believer that his style was absolutely unique.
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