Alkan tried Symphony but only for SOLO piano 🤔

"The Symphony for Solo Piano is a large-scale romantic work for piano composed by Charles-Valentin Alkan and published in 1857.
Although it is generally performed as a self-contained work, it comprises études Nos. 4-7 from the Douze études dans tous les tons mineurs (Twelve Studies in All the Minor Keys), Op. 39, each title containing the word Symphonie (French: Symphony). The four movements are titled Allegro moderato, Marche funèbre, Menuet, and Finale. Much like the Concerto for Solo Piano (Nos. 8-10), the Symphony is written so as to evoke the broad palette of timbres and harmonic textures available to an orchestra. It is an early example of a piano symphony. In the opinion of François Luguenot, it "does not contain the excesses of [Alkan's] Concerto or the Grande Sonate (Op. 33). But, rather like [Alkan's] Sonatine Op. 61, it proves that Alkan was also capable of writing perfectly balanced and almost ‘Classical’ works." Unlike a standard classical symphony, each movement is in a different key, rising in progressive tonality by a perfect fourth."
The final movement is extremely technically demanding. Luguenot comments that "the final Presto in E♭ minor, memorably described by Raymond Lewenthal as a ‘ride in hell’, brings the work to a breathless close."
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Here's a notorious Alkan's Op.39 "Twelve Studies in All the Minor Keys, No.7, Symphony for solo Piano 4th mvt."
Tempo set "quarter note = 384". Despite having such ruthless tempo, no one can deny its musical value.
Pf. Jack Gibbons

[@melonica90]

02:00

[@waldemarhaupt9636]

this piece is much more interesting than others of his that I heard

[@AJAdkins99]

This is one of the rare ones that’s actually a good piece of music, most of Alkan’s music consists of very simple and banal melody and harmonic structure packaged with extreme virtuosity

[@Whaijorhujishkomunyk]

yeah, the 1st mvt is my favorite

[@pseudo_klavier]

과연 어느 오케스트라가 이 곡을 연주하겠다고 나설지

[@eliasabbas8450]

The renowned Ten-finger ochestra!

[@BlueberryYogurtSmoothieEnjoyer]

2:24 those 8 bars are the true definition of pain 😭😭

[@Makusa-qc2qd]

This is fantastic!! Great piece, great performance. Thanks for posting!

[@FranciscoElena-u5j]

Interesante

[@Whaijorhujishkomunyk]

Symphony in B minor is lost

[@techinoneminute]

Presto is too fast

[@ToxicTurtleIsMad]

Absolute trash

[@acactus2190]

explain?