by Steven Osborne · Hyperion Records · CD · EAN 0034571173771
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«Esquisses, Op. 63» is the album by Charles-Valentin Alkan performed by Steven Osborne, released in 2003 on Hyperion Records, on CD.
The album brings together the 48 Esquisses, op. 63 by Charles-Valentin Alkan, a cycle of pieces for solo piano with a Romantic aesthetic. Steven Osborne's performance combines refinement and energy, highlighting the idiomatic writing and harmonic richness of this composer, a singular figure of the piano in the 19th century.
Recorded at Henry Wood Hall in London, with DDD recording on a single CD. Catalogue number CDA67377.
For listeners interested in pianistic virtuosity and in the Romantic repertoire for solo piano.
