Trio Alkan - Charles-Valentin Alkan: Chamber Music (2016)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 271 Mb | Total time: 75:25 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Marco Polo / Naxos | 8.223383 | Recorded: 1991
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 271 Mb | Total time: 75:25 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Marco Polo / Naxos | 8.223383 | Recorded: 1991
Alkan’s chamber music deserves much more attention: It’s a crime that terrific works like his Sonate de concert for cello and piano have almost no chance to be heard. Naxos once again has raided the Marco Polo archives and resurrected this 1991 recording. There isn’t much competition available anymore, and only the 1992 Timpani recording has the same three works together in worthwhile performances. These pieces are all excellent chamber music, not to mention very difficult to play, and the Trio Alkan certainly is up to the challenge. These performers obviously appreciate the music in a way that brings out Alkan’s lyrical and whimsical qualities, which often are overlooked (or overpowered) in his piano works.