Egon Petri Plays Alkan's Symphony for piano solo Etude op 39 no 4 - 7

Dedicated for my friend Barısch Yunuspinoza

- Symphony for Piano -
I. 00:00, Allegro in C minor
II. 08:02, Marché Funébre in F minor
III. 13:31, Minuet in B flat minor
IV. 19:05, Finalé in E flat minor

I. Movement Allegro from Symphony in C minor op 39 no 4
It is the 4th part of Alkan's 12 minor etude set. It is the first piece of the symphony group that should be played here by representing and imitation the orchestra with solo piano. The longest piece of the symphony set.
The piece contains repeated chords, octaves, jumps and Orchestral textures, expressions and mimics. Piece is mood very dramatic and tragic.
Egon petri plays the piano almost like an orchestra with masterfully unique dynamics and voice.
Also my favourite movement.


II. Movement Marche Funébre from Symphony in F minor op 39 no 5
It is the 5th part of Alkan's 12 minor etude set and Second movement of the Symphony.
Piece has Mahlerian funebré section and Lyrical Choral section. Alkan actually gave this name on piece "Symphonie: No 2. Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un Uomo da bene ['Funeral march on the death of a good man’]". The this "good man" could be Charles V. Alkan's father Alkan Morhange.
The piece puts a depressive mood in the begininng, followed by a lyrical choral part (a like reminiscent of Chopin's funeral march) turns to a funeral march with foot-like rhythms after a Christian hymn and ends with drums.

III. Movement Minuet from Symphony in B flat minor op 39 no 6
It is the 6th part of Alkan's 12 minor etude set and third movement of the Symphony.
The Menuet is in ternary form, like the Marche funèbre. Luguenot writes that "the Minuet in B♭ minor is in fact a scherzo that anticipates shades of Bruckner—full of energy and brightened by a lyrical trio."
Minuet Haydn is like a fusion of Berlioz and Haydn. Les quintes op 76 no 2. The Scherzotic minuet is energetic and aggressive supported octaves jumps and repeated notes again, while the opposite middle part is supported by lyrical melody and chopinist arpeggios.

IV. Movement Finalé from Symphony in E flat minor op 39 no 7
It is the 7th part of Alkan's 12 minor etude set and last movement of the Symphony.
The final movement is insane technically demanding. Luguenot comments that "the final Presto in E♭ minor, memorably described by Raymond Lewenthal as a ‘ride in hell’, brings the work to a breathless close."
With Extreme fast tempo and insane passages a terrifying flamboyant classical symphony finalé.
Egon Petri throw at a terrific pace, again masterfully play it breathlessly
Also My favorite after the 1st movement.

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