If ever there were two forgotten men of music, they are Raymond Lewenthal and Charles-Valentin Alkan. Lewenthal is a 42-year-old American pianist. Alkan was a French composer who died in 1888. Each in his own way is some thing of a curiosity piece. Together they constitute one of the most incredible melodramas in musical history. And as a result of what Lewenthal is doing for Alkan and Alkan for Lewenthal both are likely to become famous as well.
For reasons he himself finds hard to explain, Lewenthal decided five years ago...
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