Title: Completely over the top!
Product review: The main differences between this recording and the only other complete recording of the minor key etudes by Ronald Smith are:1. Superior sound2. A virtuosity that must be heard to be believed. Gibbons plays fast, Gibbons plays loud, Gibbons plays soft, Gibbons plays all the notes, and all the while Gibbons plays them musically! A truly remarkable performance of some very complex music.But the recording by Smith has much going for it too. In an ideal world, if you're a fan of Alkan, get both recordings. I've got them both!
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