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THE
ALKAN SOCIETY
Promoting the education of the public in the knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of the life and work of Alkan
Registered charity: 276199
Since 1977
Based in the UK, but with a worldwide membership, we are dedicated to the appreciation and study of the life and works of Charles-Valentin Alkan, and the performance, publication and recording of his music. Founded in 1977 by the late Ronald Smith, we are the first and longest-standing society devoted to Alkan and his music.
New in 2026
Alkan Society Chairman Mark Viner's monumental survey of Alkan's piano works continues with its eighth volume. It features an eclectic series of Nocturnes, Impromptus, and Iberian-inspired Zorcicos.
The first volume of Joseph Nolan's Complete Alkan Organ Works from Signum Classics offers a fresh perspective on this overlooked repertoire. Its grand finale is the masterful Impromptu sur le Choral de Luther, Op.69.
In Chant d'ombre et d'amour, Paolo Rigutto sets Alkan's hauntingly chromatic Le vent alongside ballades by Brahms and Liszt.
Listen to Alkan.
Recent recordings of Alkan's music. For a full selection of works see our page 'Alkan's Works'.
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