Superb performance by Mark Viner. Some superb pianistic effects on display - including some very effective "third hand" apparitions. However, musically, this piece lacks a climax - it is stuck in third gear climbing the same hill all the way. It reaches the top, still in third, and stops.
![Alkan - Le Festin d'Ésope, Op. 39, No. 12 [Yeol Eum Son]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/EUqLBbulGxw/mqdefault.jpg)
Can’t believe this was composed in 1842! Thank you for the score animation; illuminating!
Thalberg's Masterpiece, thank you so much
I love this one. The effect with the trills going down is unbelievable
also one of my favorite effects he ever wrote. i'm not sure i've heard it in anything else
I never knew Mr. Viner had a recording of his own of this fabulous piece. Thanks for sharing
10:38-12:27 GOLD
Superb performance by Mark Viner. Some superb pianistic effects on display - including some very effective "third hand" apparitions. However, musically, this piece lacks a climax - it is stuck in third gear climbing the same hill all the way. It reaches the top, still in third, and stops.
For me, Thalberg's paraphrase masterpiece.