Charles-Valentin Alkan - Nocturne No. 1 Op. 22 - Ronald Smith

[jade03092007]

Tres joli nocturne que je decouvre .

[KeithWhalen11]

@jade03092007 Alkan es connu pour ses études féroce, mais il écrivait des œuvres très joli aussi! Le changement à 2:13 (sempre dolce e con affetto) es particulièrement émouvant.

[koalaswrath]

Kind of reminds me of Chopin's Nocturne Op. 32 in A flat,

[OrangeSodaKing]

Wonderful! A must-learn!

[Sorcerer88]

i just uploaded my recording, although it's of course not as good as this one =) it's hard to control the phrasing with the accompaniment in trioles and some double note runs, but it's a great piece and rewarding to play. And there's a lot of room for interpretation, mine is very different from Smith's as his is from Da Boort's.

[hrofc1]

Wonderful upload - Alkan is amazing.

[Lukecash12]

I really like how loosely Ronald Smith phrases this. Also, i took note of how hushed, even restrained his dynamics are. It sounded very human, which is one the very best complements you can give in music.

[uigrad]

Wow, I love this nocturne!

I printed it out from the scores that Chosson has put online on his site, and started working on it. The places where it seems to resolve to the key of B-flat major, it is actually written instead as A#-major (10 sharps: all F, C, and G notes are played as double-sharps).

The way that the two themes are combined is just amazing. It's not quite the beauty of Chopin, but is extremely close. It's a real shame that the piece is so obscure.

[cerzule]

This is every bit as beautiful and full of emotion as any of Chopin's nocturnes.

[pianiplunker]

It may be every bit as good as Chopin but this seems closer in style to Fields nocturnes,  much more emotionally restrained than any of Chopin's.

[Jman0101]

beautiful!

[KeithWhalen11]

The theme at 2:13 is so lovely. Alkan was capable of just about anything.

[brianCIM]

and then he combines it with the first theme near the conclusion. breath-taking!