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   Charles-Valentin Alkan (French: [ʃaʁl valɑ̃tɛ̃ alkɑ̃]; 30 November 1813 – 29 March 1888) 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 ...

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   Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888) was a French composer and pianist, living in Paris for virtually his entire life. During the 1830s and 1840s he was considered on of the leading virtuoso pianists in the city, performing alongside his friends and colleagues Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt.

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   Mar 25, 2024 · Original name: Charles-Henri-Valentin Morhange. Born: Nov. 30, 1813, Paris, France. Died: March 29, 1888, Paris (aged 74) Valentin Alkan (born Nov. 30, 1813, Paris, France—died March 29, 1888, Paris) was a French pianist-composer, a notable keyboard virtuoso, and one of the most enigmatic figures in 19th-century music.

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   Charles-Valentin Alkan: the hermit who composed devilishly difficult piano works - Classical Music. A performer who became a hermit, Charles-Valentin Alkan wrote the most demanding piano works in history, says Malcolm Hayes.

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   Charles-Valentin Alkan (November 30, 1813 – March 29 1888) was a French composer and one of the greatest virtuoso pianists of his day. His compositions for solo piano include some of the most fiendishly difficult ever written, and performers who can master them are very few.

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   • Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888) was a French composer and pianist, living in Paris for virtually his entire life. During the 1830s and 1840s he was considered on of the leading virtuoso pianists in the city, performing alongside his friends and colleagues Frédéric Chopin and Franz Liszt

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   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. Valentin Alkan (born Nov. 30, 1813, Paris, France—died March 29, 1888, Paris) was a French pianist-composer, a notable keyboard virtuoso, and one of the most enigmatic figures in 19th-century music.

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   Is Valentin Alkan Jewish?

   • Valentin Alkan (born Nov. 30, 1813, Paris, France—died March 29, 1888, Paris) was a French pianist-composer, a notable keyboard virtuoso, and one of the most enigmatic figures in 19th-century music. Alkan was born to Jewish parents, and all of his siblings (five brothers and a sister) were musicians who assumed the surname Alkan.

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   • Tomb of Charles-Valentin Alkan, Cimetière de Montmartre, Paris. Alkan died in Paris on 29 March 1888, at the age of 74. For many years it was believed that his death was caused by a bookcase falling on him in his home, brought down as he reached for a volume of the Talmud from a high shelf.

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   Charles-Valentin Alkan [a] (30 November 1813 – 29 March 1888) was a French composer and one of the greatest virtuoso pianists of his day. His attachment to his Jewish origins is displayed both in his life and his work. [ 1] .