{"product_id":"concerto-pour-piano-seul","title":"CONCERTO POUR PIANO SEUL","description":"Charles-Valentin Alkan is fairly unknown. A contemporary of Richard Wagner, Franz Liszt and Frédéric Chopin in the 19th century but mostly living in Paris and enjoying the life in the salons. From Nosrati's notes: Alkan’s music is at times so unconventional and sarcastic that audiences may have experienced more irritation than enthusiasm. His style feeds on abrupt contrast; it features a great deal of counterpoint and is thus more akin to the so-called “German School” than to French salon music. Anyone who dares to explore Alkan’s music more closely will be richly rewarded: these are works capable of displaying the utter extremes of the human condition: alongside one another: seriousness and humor, intellect and emotion, tradition and modernity.","brand":"CAvi-music","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49704639922456,"sku":"4260085531042","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/3738121-2529207.jpg?v=1777821878","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/concerto-pour-piano-seul","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}