Alkan: Grande Sonate, Op. 33; Symphony for Solo Piano; Barcarolle

Featuring

Schaghajegh Nosrati
Charles Valentin Alkan

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Compositional Technique

The Symphonie pour piano seul, though part of a cycle of etudes, is designed to be performed as a separate four-movement work, with individual movements in different keys forming a sequence of descending fifths.

Compositional Technique

Alkan's Grande Sonate 'Les Quatre Âges' is highly experimental, using a different key for each movement and unusual tempi, contrary to traditional sonata structure.

Performer Biography

Schaghajegh Nosrati, the pianist on this album, gained international recognition after winning a prize at the 2014 Leipzig Bach Competition.

Compositional Technique

Alkan's Symphonie pour piano seul demonstrates his mastery in imitating different orchestral instruments and their timbres on the piano, making the work vibrant and unique.

Performer Biography

Schaghajegh Nosrati has a close musical collaboration with Sir András Schiff, who praised her "astounding clarity, purity, and maturity" in her Bach interpretations.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Alkan's Grande Sonate 'Les Quatre Âges' is inspired by the phases of human life, with each movement dedicated to a decade from young adulthood to age 50.