Both Alkans are always weird. Today we get jarring major-minor shifts, unmitigated tritones, oddly emphasized third and seventh scale degrees, the occasional parallel fifth, and two distinct alternating styles (I might dub them “Jewish” and “European”).

https://youtu.be/KUATWYaOrq4

#piano #dailypiano #pianominiature #pianominiatures #classicalpiano #classicalmusic #romanticism #alkan

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