@joelahn4575

In 1988, I got DMA from University of North Texas with a dissertation on Alkan's piano music - probably the first doctoral dissertation on Alkan in history. The greatest difficulty in my research 40 yrs ago was the unavailability of scores and audios. For that reason, I had a pessimistic view that Alkan's music is doomed in the future.
Time has passed and now I am 68 yrs old, and am amazed at the unlimited availability of the scores and audios. On discovering Alkan's numerous music unknown to me on Youtube nowadays, I strongly feel I could have written my dissertation differently. 
So, I now say I am ready to leave the world happily imagining the Alkan's music, appreciated by Busoni as great as Chopin and Liszt, will be championed soon enough in all the circles of music all over the world professional and amateur alike. VIVE LA ALKAN

@ThordurSigurdarson

This is just ridiculously well played.

@melonica90

At least, this video should be last forever in Youtube. Thanks!

@teodorb.p.composer

WOW!!! This is superb! One of the best piano pieces ever played by the best pianist ever!

@Jack6254

The 3rd piece “happy marriage” is really interesting  because Alkan in his letters stated on how lonely he was..

@teodorb.p.composer

27:38 one of the best moments in music ever

@xswooshx

Initial listen and not done, but 14:54 - 15:24 has to be one of most passionately excited (or, angry?) sections of piano I've ever heard.

@CaasiAndestein

holy shit is this guy even human

@H1meno_

5:39 this chords section are so passionate, it’s extremely Beatiful

@CatkhosruShapurrjiFurabji

Even though both motifs are the same in this sonata,
9:14 is quite similar to the lyrical variation of the theme based on the Mephistopheles motif in Liszt's sonata (the four repeating notes)
16:48 this may have inspired the Grandioso theme (based on the Christ motif as Jerome Rose calls it) in the Liszt sonata.

Both are Faust-inspired pieces so it makes sense (this was composed before the Liszt sonata after all).

@andrewg3196

What a madman

@ClassikalBoi

HELL YEAH!

@jamiepianist

20 ans and 30 ans are life-changing

@MicoAquinoComposer

10:11 what a lovely chord

@Chipsomedip

10:42 good part

@rexy7399

The 3rd movement reminds of the beautiful 2nd movement of Brahms Piano Sonata No.3 which is composed 5-6 years later...

@Varooooooom

13:35 fugue

@kaysonpiano

While this recording is extremely impressive with the technicality and accuracy I just find it wayy too fast personally. I definitely prefer Smith over Hamelin but that is the beauty of music everyone can interpret differently. 😊

@ChristopherHauser-59

You have to have a very light touch

@DELRUELeo

11:21 good