Alkan: lonely 19th century genius, virtuoso pianist and also composer of
some of the most difficult and disturbingly powerful piano music. After
a long period of neglect his piano music is being discovered by an
ever-widening public and played and recorded by some of the world's
leading pianists. This edition, in two parts, was originally published
in two separate volumes - the first dealth with the man, and the second
was devoted solely to his music. With this reprint in one volume the
books have been extensively revised, with two extra appendices added,
and new bibliographies and discographies included.