> my understanding is that pieces once considered nearly impossible to play are routinely played at music schools now. Yeah, but there's a few Alkan pieces I h

> my understanding is that pieces once considered nearly impossible to play are routinely played at music schools now. Yeah, but there's a few Alkan pieces I have yet to see a proper rendition of. Liszt even stated that Alkan "had the finest technique of any pianist" known to him, so I imagine he could in fact play them correctly.