In the vast world of Romantic piano repertoire, few composers are as mysterious and misunderstood as Alkan. He was a contemporary of Chopin and Liszt, but remained unknown even during his lifetime due to his reclusiveness. This resulted in the majority of his work being forgotten. Only in the last fifty years has his music…
Franz Liszt is a name that strikes fear in the hearts of pianists. His incredibly difficult and virtuosic works for piano are major milestones in piano repertoire, even when compared to some contemporary pieces of music. Hungarian composer Franz Liszt was born in 1811. He was one of the major composers of the Romantic period,…