Charles-Valentine Alkan is a French virtuoso pianist. Besides composing, he taught Chopin’s students after death of a Polish composer and translated Bible (as a whole!) to French. Unluckily, his translation didn’t live till our days. And what’s even sadder, several of his works were lost, too. First composition of Alkan dates 1828 and most of them are written for solo piano.
Friends of Alkan thought of him as of lively, warm and humorous person. Even the title of his "Funeral march on the death of a parrot" warrants his ironic nature, noticeable in his works, musically-challenging yet written by a deeply sensitive and open man.
During the 20th century, music of Alkan wasn’t frequently heard in the concert halls, but now more and more pianists turn to his worthy and innovative works.
Alkan piano sheet music is available here.
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