# Favourite recording of the Alkan Concerto for solo piano?

**URL:** <https://www.dasdc.net/t/favourite-recording-of-the-alkan-concerto-for-solo-piano/8049>\
**Category:** Pianistz\
**Created:** [February 17, 2007, 10:34pm UTC](https://www.dasdc.net/t/favourite-recording-of-the-alkan-concerto-for-solo-piano/8049 "2007-02-17T22:34:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![iamcanadian](https://www.dasdc.net/user_avatar/www.dasdc.net/iamcanadian/32/1844_2.png) [@iamcanadian](https://www.dasdc.net/u/iamcanadian)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 10:34pm UTC](https://www.dasdc.net/t/favourite-recording-of-the-alkan-concerto-for-solo-piano/8049/1 "2007-02-17T22:34:43Z")

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Favourite Alkan Concerto rec

_Poll ([view on site](https://www.dasdc.net/t/favourite-recording-of-the-alkan-concerto-for-solo-piano/8049/1))_

Mine is Ogdon followed by Gibbons, then Hamelin.

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**Author:** ![jre58591](https://www.dasdc.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@jre58591](https://www.dasdc.net/u/jre58591)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 10:39pm UTC](https://www.dasdc.net/t/favourite-recording-of-the-alkan-concerto-for-solo-piano/8049/2 "2007-02-17T22:39:35Z")

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ogdon and hamelin tie for me. then perhaps lindgren. latimer should be smitten off that list. his is godawful.

btw i got a live broadcast of ogdon doing this at indiana univ. anyone want it?

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**Author:** ![iamcanadian](https://www.dasdc.net/user_avatar/www.dasdc.net/iamcanadian/32/1844_2.png) [@iamcanadian](https://www.dasdc.net/u/iamcanadian)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 10:44pm UTC](https://www.dasdc.net/t/favourite-recording-of-the-alkan-concerto-for-solo-piano/8049/3 "2007-02-17T22:44:27Z")

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Um, Hell yes. Is that the 1977 rec? With the solo Totentanz?

Resect if you post that. I’ll find something equally respectable to post for you. Like the Zimerman Brahms Concerto vids that I forgot all about.

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**Author:** ![al1](https://www.dasdc.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/bbe5ce/32.png) [@al1](https://www.dasdc.net/u/al1)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 10:47pm UTC](https://www.dasdc.net/t/favourite-recording-of-the-alkan-concerto-for-solo-piano/8049/4 "2007-02-17T22:47:04Z")

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I would be interested in that, jre. And funnily enough, I have a live broadcast rec of Lindgren if there’s any interest. (I’m assuming it’s unreleased, but I don’t know his commercial rec.)

As to my favourite, I haven’t really heard enough to say, though Hamelin’s is of course incredible.

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**Author:** ![iamcanadian](https://www.dasdc.net/user_avatar/www.dasdc.net/iamcanadian/32/1844_2.png) [@iamcanadian](https://www.dasdc.net/u/iamcanadian)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 10:49pm UTC](https://www.dasdc.net/t/favourite-recording-of-the-alkan-concerto-for-solo-piano/8049/5 "2007-02-17T22:49:57Z")

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Yeah, the Lindgren is just a radio broadcast, unreleased. Unless you have a different one than I do…

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**Author:** ![Mephisto](https://www.dasdc.net/user_avatar/www.dasdc.net/mephisto/32/2193_2.png) [@Mephisto](https://www.dasdc.net/u/Mephisto)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 11:07pm UTC](https://www.dasdc.net/t/favourite-recording-of-the-alkan-concerto-for-solo-piano/8049/6 "2007-02-17T23:07:12Z")

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jre; please 😆

I have honestly only heard Hamelin(3 recs)

-da Meph

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**Author:** ![jre58591](https://www.dasdc.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@jre58591](https://www.dasdc.net/u/jre58591)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://www.dasdc.net/t/favourite-recording-of-the-alkan-concerto-for-solo-piano/8049/7 "2007-02-17T23:10:23Z")

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yeah its from 1977. i dont have the solo totentanz unfortunately. i could contact the guy i got it from. perhaps he should have it. coming up…

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**Author:** ![al1](https://www.dasdc.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/bbe5ce/32.png) [@al1](https://www.dasdc.net/u/al1)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 11:14pm UTC](https://www.dasdc.net/t/favourite-recording-of-the-alkan-concerto-for-solo-piano/8049/8 "2007-02-17T23:14:58Z")

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> [@iamcanadian](#):
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> Yeah, the Lindgren is just a radio broadcast, unreleased. Unless you have a different one than I do…

Most likely the same. I’ll dig it out anyway and post it.

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**Author:** ![jre58591](https://www.dasdc.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@jre58591](https://www.dasdc.net/u/jre58591)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2007, 11:27pm UTC](https://www.dasdc.net/t/favourite-recording-of-the-alkan-concerto-for-solo-piano/8049/9 "2007-02-17T23:27:42Z")

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yes, that lindgren is worth posting for the guys that didnt get it last time. its a really great recording.

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**Author:** ![da\_zepp](https://www.dasdc.net/user_avatar/www.dasdc.net/da_zepp/32/2242_2.png) [@da\_zepp](https://www.dasdc.net/u/da_zepp)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 3:28am UTC](https://www.dasdc.net/t/favourite-recording-of-the-alkan-concerto-for-solo-piano/8049/10 "2007-02-18T03:28:48Z")

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HAHAHAHAH da DOC zpeed obviouzly da ztandard, but DA TIMAH IZ ACTUALLY DA MOZ TRULY FURIOUZ INTERP ![:comme:](https://www.dasdc.net/uploads/default/original/1X/54e1b23c4a12d4b54686e79268150d31074b24b3.gif "Da Comme") ![:comme:](https://www.dasdc.net/uploads/default/original/1X/54e1b23c4a12d4b54686e79268150d31074b24b3.gif "Da Comme") ![:whale:](https://www.dasdc.net/uploads/default/original/1X/0771c4a8028aa01dc16609db9d8b0fc23b433fea.gif "da WHALE")

i vil randomly vote fo da TIMAH ![8)](https://www.dasdc.net/uploads/default/original/1X/ae031e9834d19166598edd060b063d44f1829139.gif "Cool")

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**Author:** ![iamcanadian](https://www.dasdc.net/user_avatar/www.dasdc.net/iamcanadian/32/1844_2.png) [@iamcanadian](https://www.dasdc.net/u/iamcanadian)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 3:43am UTC](https://www.dasdc.net/t/favourite-recording-of-the-alkan-concerto-for-solo-piano/8049/11 "2007-02-18T03:43:17Z")

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The only reason I put Latimer on there was for the humor of seeing him have no votes. You’ve ruined it.

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**Author:** ![Brewtality](https://www.dasdc.net/user_avatar/www.dasdc.net/brewtality/32/2173_2.png) [@Brewtality](https://www.dasdc.net/u/Brewtality)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 4:25am UTC](https://www.dasdc.net/t/favourite-recording-of-the-alkan-concerto-for-solo-piano/8049/12 "2007-02-18T04:25:28Z")

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I haven’t listened to Gibbon’s in like 2 yrs. Will listen again now.

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**Author:** ![k-nar](https://www.dasdc.net/user_avatar/www.dasdc.net/k-nar/32/1813_2.png) [@k-nar](https://www.dasdc.net/u/k-nar)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 8:01am UTC](https://www.dasdc.net/t/favourite-recording-of-the-alkan-concerto-for-solo-piano/8049/13 "2007-02-18T08:01:05Z")

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> [@da george zand](#):
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> HAHAHAHAH da DOC zpeed obviouzly da ztandard, but DA TIMAH IZ ACTUALLY DA MOZ TRULY FURIOUZ INTERP ![:comme:](https://www.dasdc.net/uploads/default/original/1X/54e1b23c4a12d4b54686e79268150d31074b24b3.gif "Da Comme") ![:comme:](https://www.dasdc.net/uploads/default/original/1X/54e1b23c4a12d4b54686e79268150d31074b24b3.gif "Da Comme") ![:whale:](https://www.dasdc.net/uploads/default/original/1X/0771c4a8028aa01dc16609db9d8b0fc23b433fea.gif "da WHALE")
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> i vil randomly vote fo da TIMAH ![8)](https://www.dasdc.net/uploads/default/original/1X/ae031e9834d19166598edd060b063d44f1829139.gif "Cool")

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA DA ZEPP ![8)](https://www.dasdc.net/uploads/default/original/1X/ae031e9834d19166598edd060b063d44f1829139.gif "Cool")

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**Author:** ![Ashley\_Tervort](https://www.dasdc.net/user_avatar/www.dasdc.net/ashley_tervort/32/16775_2.png) [@Ashley\_Tervort](https://www.dasdc.net/u/Ashley_Tervort)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 10:32am UTC](https://www.dasdc.net/t/favourite-recording-of-the-alkan-concerto-for-solo-piano/8049/14 "2007-02-18T10:32:52Z")

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may i juz azk…y da fuck iz diz even a queztion..

[http://youtube.com/watch?v=YSBZwQHym2U](http://youtube.com/watch?v=YSBZwQHym2U)

ALL FALL DOWN ![:doc:](https://www.dasdc.net/uploads/default/original/1X/bd0db9b286c04eae08946fd410283c94c6cd304b.gif "Da Doc")

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**Author:** ![Brewtality](https://www.dasdc.net/user_avatar/www.dasdc.net/brewtality/32/2173_2.png) [@Brewtality](https://www.dasdc.net/u/Brewtality)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 10:48am UTC](https://www.dasdc.net/t/favourite-recording-of-the-alkan-concerto-for-solo-piano/8049/15 "2007-02-18T10:48:43Z")

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hactually dat iz also my favourite version. Fucking insane pyrotechnicz. ![:stop:](https://www.dasdc.net/uploads/default/original/1X/41b5f46544937aa8d2d6fb3a6a603e7247c67e37.gif "Stopwatch")

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**Author:** ![Ashley\_Tervort](https://www.dasdc.net/user_avatar/www.dasdc.net/ashley_tervort/32/16775_2.png) [@Ashley\_Tervort](https://www.dasdc.net/u/Ashley_Tervort)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 10:57am UTC](https://www.dasdc.net/t/favourite-recording-of-the-alkan-concerto-for-solo-piano/8049/16 "2007-02-18T10:57:18Z")

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ahhaha tiz ma joint top 88 vid of all tym, along wiz da ziff improv ![:ziff:](https://www.dasdc.net/uploads/default/original/1X/e121e87a91f8caf3f8b29327468d69cfcdaaf139.gif "Da Holy one")

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**Author:** ![etudes](https://www.dasdc.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/4da419/32.png) [@etudes](https://www.dasdc.net/u/etudes)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2007, 12:04pm UTC](https://www.dasdc.net/t/favourite-recording-of-the-alkan-concerto-for-solo-piano/8049/17 "2007-02-18T12:04:13Z")

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da GIBB dezervz da VOTE more dan da LAME  
daimmmmm i voted for da ![:comme:](https://www.dasdc.net/uploads/default/original/1X/54e1b23c4a12d4b54686e79268150d31074b24b3.gif "Da Comme")

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**Author:** ![subwoofah](https://www.dasdc.net/user_avatar/www.dasdc.net/subwoofah/32/5185_2.png) [@subwoofah](https://www.dasdc.net/u/subwoofah)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://www.dasdc.net/t/favourite-recording-of-the-alkan-concerto-for-solo-piano/8049/18 "2007-02-19T19:34:38Z")

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1. Smith 2. Gibbons 3. Ogdon 4. Hamelin 5. Latimer.

The one we should be waiting for is the rediscovery of Egon Petri’s old radio broadcast.
