Alkan’s apparent naïveté, as mentioned previously, is faux. Here’s an example of how we know what he knows. Prélude Op. 31 #3, “Dans le genre ancien” (“In the old style”): https://youtu.be/Mc9SVAznMzs

#dailypiano #pianominiatures #classicalpiano #baroque #romanticism #piano #alkan

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