{"product_id":"5060113442406","title":"Alkan (1813-1888) - Complete Transcriptions Vol.1 -Mozart : Jose Raul Lopez(P) - Import CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeggie \/ Delan \/ Volti Chorus \/ New Century\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlkan (1813-1888) is known for a series of superbly crafted and superbly executed works such as \"The Railroad\" and \"Exercises in a Minor Key. However, his \"transcriptions\" (arrangements of other composers' works), which were his main focus, are still unknown. At that time, transcription from \"large to small orchestration,\" such as Franz Liszt's piano version of Beethoven's symphonies, was a popular practice. The reason for this was that one did not have to go to every concert to enjoy one's favorite work at home by replacing it with a smaller orchestration. Of course, in many cases this process could have been trivial. Eventually, the necessity for such transcription has now been lost, and the opportunity to hear many arranged versions has been lost.In such a context, what is the significance of Alkan's transcriptions? As you can hear, his arrangement is lucid, and he does not add \"extra passages\" as Liszt does, but basically transposes the score carefully to the piano. Please enjoy the strangeness of this arrangement.                                                                                    Naxos Japan\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toccata Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46396309733665,"sku":"5060113442406","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/5060113442406.jpg?v=1692378967","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/de-de\/products\/5060113442406","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}