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Charles-Valentin Alkan: Complete Piano Duos and Duets
Catalogue Number: TOCC0070
Benedictus, Op. 54 Anthony Goldstone and Caroline Clemmow, piano duo, piano duet The piano works of Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813–88) are among the most demanding ever written – but they can also gleam with a fierce joy and twinkle with mischievous humour, so it’s hardly surprising to find his works for piano duet bubbling with freewheeling energy. The two works for pedal piano – transcribed here for two pianos by Roger Smalley – show a more solemn side to this devoutly religious composer, though they, too, have their own charge of excitement and Alkan’s trademark eccentric originality. Booklet texts (PDF) |
Track Listing, MP3 Downloads and Streaming Samples
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| DOWNLOAD COMPLETE ALBUM | 70:35 | ||||
| 1 | Benedictus, Op. 54 Charles-Valentin Alkan, composer Roger Smalley, transcriber Anthony Goldstone and Caroline Clemmow, piano duo (first recording) |
8:18 |
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| 2-5 | Impromptu sur le Choral de Luther ‘Un fort rempart est Notre Dieu’, Op. 69 Charles-Valentin Alkan, composer Roger Smalley, transcriber Anthony Goldstone and Caroline Clemmow, piano duo (first recording) |
13:12 | |||
| 2 | minim = 63 | 4:14 |
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| 3 | L’istesso tempo (minim = 63) | 1:23 |
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| 4 | L’istesso tempo (minim = 63) | 1:54 |
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| 5 | L’istesso tempo (minim = 63) | 5:41 |
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| 6 | Saltarelle, Op. 47 for piano duet Charles-Valentin Alkan, composer Anthony Goldstone and Caroline Clemmow, piano duet (first recording) |
6:54 |
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| 7-14 | Fantaisie à quatre mains sur Don Juan, Op. 26 Charles-Valentin Alkan, composer Anthony Goldstone and Caroline Clemmow, piano duet |
12:52 | |||
| 7 | Introduzione | 1:49 |
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| 8 | Tema (‘Venite pur avanti’) | 0:50 |
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| 9 | Variation 1 | 0:54 |
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| 10 | Variation 2 | 0:57 |
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| 11 | Variation 3 | 1:39 |
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| 12 | Variation 4 | 1:31 |
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| 13 | Variation 5 | 2:51 |
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| 14 | Finale (‘Finch’ han dal vino’) | 2:21 |
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| 15-17 | Trois Marches, Op. 40 Charles-Valentin Alkan, composer Anthony Goldstone and Caroline Clemmow, piano duet |
20:33 | |||
| 15 | No. 1 in A flat major (Allegro) | 8:35 |
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| 16 | No. 2 in C minor/E flat major (Allegro moderato) | 6:13 |
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| 17 | No. 3 in B flat major (Modérément) | 5:45 |
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| 18 | Bombardo-Carillon, for piano duet Charles-Valentin Alkan, composer Anthony Goldstone and Caroline Clemmow, piano duet |
5:45 |
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| 19 | Finale, Op. 17, for piano duet Charles-Valentin Alkan, composer Anthony Goldstone and Caroline Clemmow, piano duet (first recording) |
3:01 |
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Artists
Charles-Valentin Alkan, composer
Roger Smalley, transcriber
[credit: Bridget Elliot]
Anthony Goldstone and Caroline Clemmow, piano duo, piano duet
Reviews
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