Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Ken, I've only listened to the first couple of minutes - the sound quality on my MacBook is as poor as it gets, but I'll listen to the entire performance when I get home. One thing is for certain, you get a lot of notes for your money with Alkan <grin> I ordered the Smith CDs mentioned below. For 6 GBP including postage it seemed a bargain, less that the LPs coast me all those years ago. I attended a Smith concert of Alkan at London's South Bank in the late 70s and was blown away by the music. Steve On 9/10/07 16:00, "Ken Iisaka" <ken@iisaka.org> wrote: > There is a new recording of Alkan Concerto (Etudes Op.39 Nos.8-10) by > Marc-Andre Hamelin. Much better than his first set a number of years > ago. There is also a complete set of Etudes by Stephanie McCullem, > but I'm afraid it's a yawner. > > You have to play Alkan with gusto and cajones. > > I also like the recording of Concerto by John Ogdon, though a little > messy. > > Here's the Tinyurl link to my performance in Fort Worth. > > http://tinyurl.com/2qww23 > > On Oct 8, 2007, at 11:29 PM, Steve Unsworth wrote: > >> I have a brilliant set of Alkan LPs released by EMI in the late >> 70s. Now >> available on CD... >> >> http://www.amazon.com/Alkan-Piano-Works-Ronald-Smith/dp/B0000CE7FF