Title: Hamelin at the height of his techniqie!
Review: Wow. Marc-Andre Hamelin conquers yet more of Alkan's monstrously diffucult works. This is by far the best recording of EACH work on here in my opinion to date, and one can only hope that Hamelin continues like this with even more Alkan. FINISH THE ENTIRE OP. 39, MR. HAMEILN! THE WORLD NEEDS IT! Umm... yes. The Sonata is far above that of Reach, Smith, or even Lewenthal, and the Sonatina, more crisp than I have ever encountered. Hameiln's playing is also more energetic than that of his debut Alkan recording, the Concerto, and the sound quality is MUCH better. His playing of 'Festin' is great. It has my ideal tempos, as well as true character that not even Jack Gibbons could attain. If Hamelin continues recording Alkan like this, it will definitely be a great joy of music fans for years to come.
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