tracks

Grande Sonate Op.33 « Les Quatre Âges »
I: Vingt Ans
II: Trente Ans: Quasi-Faust
III: Quarante Ans: Un Heureux Ménage
IV: Cinquante Ans: Prométhée Enchaîné
4 Études ([From] 12 Études Dans Tous Les Tons Mineurs, Op.39)
I: Comme Le Vent (Prestissimamente)
II: En Rythme Molossique (Risoluto)
III: Scherzo Diabolico (Prestissimo)
IV: Le Festin D'Esope (Allegretto Senza Licenza Quantunque)
La Chanson De La Folle Au Bord De La Mer ([From] Préludes, Op.31)
Allegro Barbaro ([From] 12 Études Dans Tous Les Tons Majeurs, Op.35)
Sonatine, Op.61
I: Allegro Vivace
II: Allegramente
III: Scherzo-Minuetto
IV: Tempo Giusto
Trois Grande Études Pour Les Deux Mains Séparées Et Réunies, Op.76
I: Étude Pour La Main Gauche Seule (Fantaisie)
II: Étude Pour La Main Droite Seule (Introduction, Variations Et Finale)
III: Étude Pour Les Mains Réunies (Mouvement Semblable Et Perpétuel)
Trois Études De Bravoure, Op.16 (Tre Scherzi)
I: Mouvement De Valse
II: Moderato (Quasi Minuetto)
III: Prestissimo

notes

Recorded: No.1 Studio, Abbey Road, London, XII.1973 (tracks 1-1 to 1-4), I.1977 (tracks 1-5 to 1-10), III.1971 (tracks 2-1 to 2-4), VI.1987 (tracks 2-5 to 2-10).

Tracks 1-1 to 2-4 = ADD, digitally remastered at Abbey Road Studios; tracks 2-5 to 2-10 = DDD.

Thin double jewel case including a 12-page booklet with notes in English, German, and French. Total times: CD1 76:57, CD2 76:16.

Front cover: Adolph von Menzel (1895-1905) – A Weekday in Paris (Kunstmuseum, Düsseldorf/AKG, London)

℗ 1974, ℗ 1977, ℗ 1971 & ℗ 1988 The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by EMI Records Ltd.
This compilation ℗ 2002 by EMI Records Ltd.
© 2002 EMI Records Ltd.
Printed in the EU (tray card)
Made in the EU (labels)

credits

Composed By – Charles-Valentin Alkan
Cover [Front Cover] – Adolf von Menzel
Engineer – Mark Vigars (tracks: 2-5 to 2-10), Neville Boyling (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4), Stuart Eltham (tracks: 1-5 to 1-10, 2-1 to 2-4)
Liner Notes – Michael Jameson
Liner Notes [French Translation] – Michel Roubinet
Liner Notes [German Translation] – Johanna Mayr
Piano – Ronald Smith (4)
Producer – Brian B. Culverhouse, (tracks: 2-1 to 2-4), David Groves (tracks: 2-5 to 2-10), David Mottley (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4), R. Kinloch Anderson, (tracks: 1-5 to 1-10)
Remastered By [Digitally Remastered By] – Simon Gibson

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Records Ltd.
Copyright (c) – EMI Records Ltd.

Be the first to write a review

Write a Review