Alkan - Aime-moi
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Uploaded by Hexameron on May 18, 2009
"Aime-moi" from Trois morceaux dans le genre pathetique Op. 15 (1837)
Quoted from Ronald Smith's Alkan, The Man, The Music:
"Aime-moi consists of a sombre procession of operatically shaped themes accompanied by proliferating figuration that is systematically increased, over several pages, from crotches to demisemiquavers while the tempo remains constant. A dramatic climax, collapse and alla breve wind-up completes a loose-knit scheme which still manages to engender a certain degree of sustained intensity. Pianistically Alkan falls prey to his own invention. Much of the writing sits awkwardly on the keyboard requiring an expertise disproportionate to its effectiveness. [Some passages were] surely intended for an extinct race of seven-fingered pianists."
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Quién es el pianista?
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Who's the pianist?
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On par with Liszt's piano solos...if not better
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I put Alkan at the same level as Liszt and Chopin. In fact, Liszt once remarked that Alkan had the best pianistic technique he'd ever seen.
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Interesting how Alkan seems to return the theme of tragic unrequited love in the "Chant d'Amour - Chant de Mort". I guess you could say that he was trying to refine and condense his ideas expressed in the "Trois Morceaux" when writing it.
@domeyer What? It's only the relative minor of C-flat Major! :P
3 months ago 4
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I'm in love!
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@domeyer You answered to your own question.
4 months ago 9
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:O
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8:55
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why a-flat minor? it's nearly impossible to play ;-)
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In the end, in spite of all this mystery, one thing is certain: Aime-Moi is a truly wonderful piece of work... Its deep emotional content, romantic inflection, and superb academic interest are all fused together to show that yet again, Alkan was more than just a second-rate composer. Don't believe me? Just ask Mr. Liszt, to whom the Trois Morceaux were dedicated to.
[End rant]
So, how did I do, guys? Would Ronald Smith be proud of my insights? I tried analyzing this work like Smith would.
OrangeSodaKing 1 year ago 20
Charles-Valentin Alkan deserves much more recognition as a solo piano composer and an artist. For his time he really had a lot of ingenuity. I think he was ahead of a his time a bit. Just look at the notation. People still really have not done some of the things the way he did. It is fascinating to watch the notation of this music while listening.
ty2 6 months ago 15