Vincenzo Maltempo - Alkan: Chanson de la folle au bord de la mer (A Collection of Eccentric Piano Works) (2015)

Tracklist

01. Trois petites fantaisies, Op. 41: I. Assez gravement
02. Trois petites fantaisies, Op. 41: II. Andantino
03. Trois petites fantaisies, Op. 41: III. Presto
04. Minuetto alla tedesca, Op. 46
05. Marche Funèbre, Op. 26
06. Marche Triomphale, Op. 27
07. Petit préludes sur les 8 gammes du plain-chant: No. 6, Poco lento
08. Capriccio alla soldatesca, Op. 50
09. Le tambour bat aux champs, Op. 50Bis
10. 25 Preludes, Op. 31, No. 8: Chanson de la folle au bord de la mer
11. Esquisses, Op. 63, No. 49: Laus Deo



Vincenzo Maltempo continues to establish himself not only as an Alkan champion with his fifth Alkan CD but also as a pianist of extraordinary power, sensitivity and intellect. This recital presents some of the composers quirky and eccentric works, not necessarily of epic proportions but rather on a small scale, concentrating manically on a single idea, creating a hallucinatory and mesmerizing effect (or simply hilarious...). Maltempos previous Alkan Piano Classics recordings received rave reviews in the international press, including 5-star reviews in Diapason and Piano News.

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