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| | Valentin Alkan Biography - famous Valentin Alkan Classical collection and Valentin Alkan Music Reviews. |
 | | In addition to his musical interests, he maintained his classical and biblical studies, the latter reflecting the Jewish faith into which he had been born and to which he remained loyal throughout his life. |
 | | While Alkan's piano music includes the operatic fantasias and transcriptions fashionable in his time, his more remarkable works must be his virtuoso Etudes, notably the set in all minor keys, containing a Scherzo diabolique, Symphony, Concerto, Ouverture and final Festin d'Esope variations. |
 | | Much of Alkan's piano music makes fierce technical demands on any performer and the larger works are massive in scale and conception. |
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