Title: More than viruosity
Review: I came to the disc knowing only that Alkan had a reputation for writing the unplayable. Too often, when vituosity is the goal, the music is sidelined by the acrobatics. Not here. Marc-Andre Hamelin interprets and communicates. He presents this formidable music perfectly, at least as far as my amateur ear can detect. In the Barcarolle Op65, we also discover a different side to Alkan who, in this peice, is as reflective as a thoughful Chopin and as song-like as Brahms.
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