From the Lebrecht Album of the Week:
There are four world premiere recordings on this utterly original disc, so if you have even a smidgeon of curiosity about the legend known as Alkan you will probably be buying this album before reading the next sentence. I’ll pause for a second to allow you to complete the purchase…
More here.
En francais ici.
In The Critic here.
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