Forgotten Melodies - Episode Three

[Mike_OHara]

Episode Three of The Forgotten Melodies Podcast is now online at www.forgottenmelodiespodcast.com.

This week, Danny focuses on two French composers, Charles Valentin Alkan and Francois Couperin (and finishes with a spot of JS Bach for good measure!).

Alkan (1813-1888), a contemporary of Chopin and Liszt, wrote almost exclusively for the keyboard, with a volume of work ranging from the formidably challenging to the lyrically charming. Danny plays two of his pieces that demonstrate this diversity.

Couperin (1668-1733) was a Baroque composer, whose work (particularly his book “The Art of Harpsichord playing”) influenced many composers, one of whom was the great Johann Sebastian Bach (who went on to adopt Couperin’s fingering system).

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Track Listing:

- Etude for Piano in D minor, Op.27 “Le Chemin de Fer” by Charles Valentin Alkan
- Barcarolle (from Troisieme Recuil de Chants, Op.65 no.6) by Charles Valentin Alkan
- Les Baricades Misterieuses (from Pieces de Clavecin Book 2, Ordre 6 in B flat major) by Francois Couperin
- Allemande (from 6th Partita in E minor, BWV 830) by Johann Sebastian Bach

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