Charles Valentin Alkan: His Life and His Music
- Author: Eddie, William A.
This musicological tour de force, whose brilliance at times resembles Alkanian prestidigitation, makes a persuasive case for the (re-)instatement of Alkan as a key figure in the development of... — More…
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Contents
- Contents: Preface
- Alkan - the historical and social background
- Apprentice works
- Development of a personal voice
- Etudes
- Sonata types for piano
- Morceaux caracteristiques
- The Esquisses
- Arrangements and cadenzas
- Organ and pedalier music
- Piano and strings
- Miscellaneous compositions
- Reception
- Performance practice
- Epilogue
- Notes to chapters
- Bibliography
- Archival sources
- List of works
- A basic Alkan discography
- Indexes.