Charles-Valentin Alkan wrote 25 preludes for solo piano or organ in 1844; they were published as his Op.
Alkan's contemporary François-Joseph Fétis cautioned critics and the public not to compare Op.
31 with the works of Chopin:"We must not expect to find in this artist's volume of preludes a flurry of fast notes by means of which certain pianists presage the skill before the performance of a piece.
Alkan is a person of heart and mind; his preludes are dream-like which conceal a very calculated and finished art form.
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