The Golden Age of the Romantic Piano Concerto: CD 11 • Berwald, Alkan, Schumann, Raff, Liszt

The Golden Age of the Romantic Piano Concerto

CD 11 • Berwald, Alkan, Schumann, Raff, Liszt

Franz Berwald (1796-1868)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D major

Charles-Henri Alkan (1813-1888)
Concerto da camera No. 2 in C sharp minor

Southwest German Chamber Orchestra Pforzheim
Paul Angerer

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)
Introduction and Allegro appassionato in G major, Op. 92

Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg
Louis de Froment

Joseph Joachim Raff (1822-1882)
Ode to Spring, Op. 76

Hamburger Symphoniker
Richard Kapp

Franz List (1811-1886)
Totentanz

Berlin Symphony Orchestra
Volker Schmidt-Gertenbach

Michael Ponti (piano)

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Alkan: Twelve Études Op. 39 [Jack Gibbons]

Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888)

Douze études dans les tons mineurs Op. 39

CD 1

Études 1-7 & Miscellaneous Pieces

CD 2

Études 8-12

Jack Gibbons (piano)

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Alkan: Piano Works [Ronald Smith]

Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888)

Piano Works

CD 1

Grande Sonate Op. 33 Les Quatre Ages
Douze Etudes dans tous les tons mineurs Op. 39: Quatre Etudes
Préludes Op. 31: La Chanson de la Folle au bord de la mer
Douze Etudes dans tous les tons majeurs Op. 39/ Allegro barbaro

CD 2

Sonatine Op. 61
Trois Grandes Etudes pour les deux mains séparées et réunies Op. 76
Trois Etudes de bravoure Op. 16

Ronald Smith (piano)

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Alkan: Préludes, Op.31 [Laurent Martin]

Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888)

25 Preludes in all the keys, major and minor, Op.31

Laurent Martin (piano)

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Alkan: Sonate de Concert, Grand Duo Concertante [Hüseyin Sermet]

Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888)

Sonate de Concert, Op.47

Christoph Henkel (cello)

Hüseyin Sermet (piano)

Grand Duo Concertante, Op.21

Tedi Papavrami (violin)

Hüseyin Sermet (piano)

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Alkan: Symphonie, Ouverture, Two Études [Bernhard Ringeissen]

Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888)

Symphonie, Op.39, Nos.4-7

Ouverture, Op.39, No.11

Comme le vent, Op.39, No.1

En rhythme molossique, Op.39, No.2

Bernhard Ringeissen (piano)

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Alkan: Chamber Music [Trio Alkan]

Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888)

Grand Duo concertant in F sharp minor, Op 21

Sonate de concert in E major, Op 47

Trio in G minor, Op 30

Trio Alkan

Rainer Klaas (piano)

Kolja Lessing (violin)

Bernard Schwarz (cello)

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Alkan: Etudes, Le preux, Le chemin de fer [Laurent Martin]

Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888)

Trois études de bravoure, Op.12

Le preux (Étude de concert), Op.17

Le chemin de fer, Op.27

Trois grandes études, Op.76

Laurent Martin (piano)

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Alkan: Grande Sonate "Les quatres âges", Le Festin d'Esope, Miniatures [Alan Weiss]

Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888)

Nocturne No.1, Op.22

7 Esquisses, Op.63

Le Festin d'Esope, Op.39

Prélude, Op.31 No.12 "Le temps qui n'est plus"

Fa, Op.38b

Grande Sonate, Op.33 "Les quatres âges"

Toccatina, Op.75

Alan Weiss (piano)

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Alkan: Etudes [Ronald Smith]

Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888)

Trois Grandes Etudes, Op.76 - Etude pour la Main Gauche Seule (Fantaisie in A flat)

Trois Grandes Etudes, Op.76 - Etude pour la Main Droite Seule (introduction, variations and finale in D)

Trois Grandes Etudes, Op.76 - Etude pour les Mains Réunies (mouvement semblable et perpétuel)

Trois Etudes de bravoure, Op.16 - Mouvement de Valse

Trois Etudes de bravoure, Op.16 - Moderato (Quasi Minuetto)

Trois Etudes de bravoure, Op.16 - Prestissimo

Ronald Smith (piano)

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Alkan: Concerto for solo piano [Marc-André Hamelin]

Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888)

Concerto for solo piano, Op. 39 Nos. 8-10

Troisième recueil de chants, Op. 65

Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

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Alkan: Concerto for Solo Piano [Marc-André Hamelin]

Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888)

Douze Études dans tous les tons mineurs, Op. 39 Nos. 8,9,10

(1992 Montréal recording)

Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

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Raymond Lewenthal plays Alkan and Liszt

Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888)

Le Festin d'Ésope, Op.39 No.1

Barcarolle, Op.65 No.6

Quasi-Faust (Grande Sonate, Op.33)

Symphonie (Op.39, Nos. 4,5,6,7)

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

Hexameron - Morceaux de concert

Raymond Lewenthal (piano)

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Alkan Symposium [Various Artists]

Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888)

Rondo Brillant Op.4

Christine Stevenson (piano)

Morhange Ensemble

Deuxième Concert Da Camera Op.10, In C Sharp

Anthony Goldstone (piano)

Morhange Ensemble

Pas Redoublé For Wind Band

Leicestershire Schools Band

Mark Fitz-Gerald

String Quartet In F Minor (Fragment)

Morhange Ensemble

Etz Chajjim

The Kentish Opera Singers

Mark Fitz-Gerald

Les Regrets de la Nonnette

Ronald Smith (piano)

Halelouyah

The Kentish Opera Singers

Mark Fitz-Gerald

Petits Préludes Sur Les Huit Gammes Du Plain-chant

Nicholas King (organ)

Transcription of Beethoven's Concerto En Ut Mineur Op.37 (Première Partie)

Thomas Wakefield (piano)

Marcia Funebre Sulla Morte D'un Papagallo

Alison Turnbull (oboe), Hazel Todd (oboe), Rachel Porter (oboe)

William Waterhouse (bassoon)

The Kentish Opera Singers

Mark Fitz-Gerald

Siciliano, transciption from Bach's Flute Sonata In E Flat BWV1031

Penny Loosemore (piano)

Prélude En Mi Majeur Op.66 No.1

Nicholas King (organ)

Bombardo-Carillon For Pedal-Piano, 4 Feet

Caroline Clemmow (piano)

Anthony Goldstone (piano)

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