A 'conservative radical' is William Alexander Eddie's description of the French virtuoso composer-pianist Charles Valentin Alkan (1813-1888). Judaic culture, th

Alkan: lonely 19th century genius, virtuoso pianist and also composer of some of the most difficult and disturbingly powerful piano music. After a long period o

Charles-Valentin Alkan's complete 12 Etudes in All the Minor Keys (Op. 39), Urtext Edition. Reproduces the original intention of the composer as exactly as poss

Charles-Valentin Alkan's 49 "Esquisses", true to the original work.

"The recordings made by Marc-Andre Hamelin in recent years have cast new light on an extraordinary group of composers - Alkan, Busoni, Feinberg, Godowsky, Medtn