from Studio One, Pebble Mill.
Marc-Andre Hamelin (piano)
Wagner, arr Liszt Overture: Tannhauser
Brahms Variations on a theme of Handel, Op 24
8.15 Who Was Alkan?
Although Valentin Alkan was one of the leading piano virtuosos of the 19th century, his output as a composer of piano works has been largely overlooked by his own and subsequent generations.
Alkan's biographer, pianist Ronald Smith with Marc-Andre Hamelin and John Lenehan put the record straight and place Alkan on the musical map.
8.35 Alkan Concerto for solo piano