Dave Harman wrote:

>Alkan created a solo piano transcription of the 1st movement of Beethovan's
>3rd piano concerto. For the cadenza, Alkan created a monster that builds
>and builds until it breaks into the theme of the last movement of the
>5th symphony.  It's really quite interesting because Alkan makes the
>case that the 1st movement theme of the 3rd piano concerto is very very
>similar to the last movement of the 5th. It's recorded on the CD by
>Hamelin "live at Wigmore Hall"

Could you tell us more about that CD?  Label and number?  Stored under
Beethoven or Alkan in the stores?

Walter Meyer

 [Stored under piano collections, probably,  The disc is "Live at Wigmore
 Hall" by Hamelin on the Hyperion Llabel (CDA66765).  Here's the Amazon
 link:

    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002ZVE/classicalnetA/

 -Dave]