Alkan: Études (12) dans tous les tons majeurs, Op. 35

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Technically Viner is amazingly accurate, yet nothing sounds glib; he never makes a single ugly sound and his pedalling is so surely judged that…each and every note can be heard…the playing makes... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 15th Dec 2017
Catalogue No: PCL10127
Label: Piano Classics
Length: 68 minutes

BBC Music Magazine

March 2018

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Alkan: Études (12) dans tous les tons majeurs, Op. 35

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Mark Viner (piano)

Etude No. 1 in A Major

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Etude No. 2 in D Major

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Etude No. 3 in G Major

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Etude No. 4 in C Major

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Etude No. 5 in F Major, "Allegro barbaro"

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Etude No. 6 in B-Flat Major

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Etude No. 7 in E-Flat Major, "L'incendie au village voisin

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Etude No. 8 in A-Flat Major

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Etude No. 9 in C-Sharp Major, "Contrapunctus"

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Etude No. 10 in G-Flat Major, "Chant d'amour - Chant de mort"

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Etude No. 11 in B Major

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Etude No. 12 in E Major

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Interview, Mark Viner on Alkan

6th February 2018

The young British pianist talks to Katherine about the music of the eccentric Parisian pianist-composer, which he's championed throughout his career.

A new recording of Alkan on Piano Classics, another milestone in Piano Classics’ crusade for the rehabilitation and recognition of Charles‐Valentin Alkan as one of the most original romantic composers of the 19‐th century.

The 12 Studies in all the Major Keys follow the key sequence of ascending fourths. The studies each tackle a certain technical feature (such as octaves, repeated notes, tremolos etc) but transcend the exercise level in their structure of a free fantasy or symphonic poem. Some have titles, like “Chant d’amour‐Chant de mort”, “L’incendie au village voisin”, while the famous F major study, a savage and exhilarating study in parallel octaves (mostly on the white keys) is called “Allegro barbaro”.

Mark Viner is recognized as one of the most exciting British pianists of his generation, and is becoming increasingly well‐known for his bold championing of unfamiliar repertoire. His earlier recordings for Piano Classics include an excellent Liszt Transcriptions recital and a remarkable recording of Thalberg Operatic Fantasies, which was enthusiastically hailed by the press: “An exceptional disc from a blazing young British talent” (Gramophone).

Mark Viner is chairman of the Alkan Society and has a busy concert schedule, the coming season will see his Wigmore Hall debut.

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March 2018

Technically Viner is amazingly accurate, yet nothing sounds glib; he never makes a single ugly sound and his pedalling is so surely judged that…each and every note can be heard…the playing makes a wonderful artistic case for an ultra-idiosyncratic idiom…One near-intractable technical challenge after another emerges as the vehicle for a haunting work of art…In short, Viner’s recording is a remarkable release in every respect.

7th January 2018

This is simply an astonishing performance. Seemingly effortlessly, though always dramatically aware, Viner turns Alkan’s forbidding torrents of notes into real music, phrasing with grace, voicing with meticulous care and, crucially, giving each piece, no matter how busy, room to breathe.

January 2018

Viner rises to Alkan's extraordinary challenges.

Alkan: Études (12) dans tous les tons majeurs, Op. 35

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