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Charles–Valentin Alkan: Organ Works, Volume Two
Catalogue Number: TOCC0031
organ of Blackburn Cathedral
Pro Organo Kevin Bowyer, organ In the last three decades the staggeringly original piano music of Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-88) has emerged from the darkness that surrounded it over the previous century and today features regularly in recital programmes. But Alkan’s music for organ – much of it initially conceived for the now obsolete pedal-piano – is no less powerful and imaginative, although little of it had been recorded before Kevin Bowyer began this survey. His first recording of this repertoire drew ecstatic reviews from the critics; this second instalment (of three) offers music and playing of equal quality. Liner Notes (PDF) |
Track Listing, MP3 Downloads and Streaming Samples
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| DOWNLOAD COMPLETE ALBUM | 73:40 | ||||
| 1 | Pro Organo (1850) Charles-Valentin Alkan, composer Kevin Bowyer, organ (first recording) |
2:20 |
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| 2-7 | 12 Études pour les Pieds seulement, Nos. 7–12 (c. 1869) Charles-Valentin Alkan, composer Kevin Bowyer, organ (first recording) |
21:20 | |||
| 2 | No. 7, Allegro, F sharp minor | 3:06 |
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| 3 | No. 8, Energicamente, D minor | 3:09 |
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| 4 | No. 9, Moderato, D major | 3:27 |
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| 5 | No. 10, Moderato, D major | 2:23 |
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| 6 | No. 11, Adagio, F minor | 4:53 |
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| 7 | No. 12, Tempo giusto, C major | 4:22 |
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| 8-19 | 11 Pièces dans le Style Religieux, et 1 Transcription, de Messie de Handel, Op. 72 (c. 1867) Charles-Valentin Alkan, composer Kevin Bowyer, organ |
50:00 | |||
| 8 | No. 1, Tempo giustissimo, C major | 3:25 |
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| 9 | No. 2, Andantino, A major | 4:38 |
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| 10 | No. 3, Quasi-Adagio, D minor | 2:53 |
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| 11 | No. 4, Assez doucement, G major | 3:43 |
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| 12 | No. 5, Lentement, D minor | 3:45 |
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| 13 | No. 6, Majesteusement, B flat major | 3:41 |
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| 14 | No. 7, Molto Moderato, F major | 4:40 |
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| 15 | No. 8, Assez vite, A minor | 4:06 |
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| 16 | No. 9, Assez lentement, E flat major | 5:03 |
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| 17 | No. 10, Modérément, D minor | 4:27 |
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| 18 | No. 11, Dolcement, A minor | 6:36 |
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| 19 | Handel, Messiah, transcription Alkan: Larghetto (‘Pastoral Symphony’), B major | 3:03 |
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Artists
Charles-Valentin Alkan, composer
Kevin Bowyer, organ
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