Word: alkan
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...ever there were two forgotten men of music, they are Raymond Lewenthal and Charles-Valentin Alkan. Lewenthal is a 42-year-old American pianist. Alkan was a French composer who died in 1888. Each in his own way is some thing of a curiosity piece. Together they constitute one of the most incredible melodramas in musical history. And as a result of what Lewenthal is doing for Alkan - and Alkan for Lewenthal - both are likely to become famous as well...
RAYMOND LEWENTHAL (RCA Victor), who has the steel wrists and flying fingers for the job, is largely responsible for a revival of interest in the piano works of Charles-Valentin Alkan...