Charles-Valentin Alkan
French composer and pianist (1813-1888) · France · On the map · Musicians · Died at 74
Charles-Valentin Alkan was a French composer and virtuoso pianist. At the height of his fame in the 1830s and 1840s he was, alongside his friends and colleagues Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt, among the leading pianists in Paris, a city in which he spent virtually his entire life.
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Alkan's father, Alkan Morhange
Report on Alkan's 1819 solfège audition at the Paris Conservatoire. (Archives Nationales, Paris)
Report on Alkan's 1820 keyboard audition at the Paris Conservatoire. (Archives Nationales, Paris)
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One of the two known photographs of Alkan; see § Personality for the other
Alkan's Érard grand piano pédalier, now in the Musée de la Musique, ParisAbout this person
Country
France
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1813 to 1888 · aged 74
