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Alkan was born Charles-Valentin Morhange on 30 November 1813 at 1 Rue de Braque in Paris to Alkan Morhange (1780–1855) and Julie Morhange, née Abraham. [9] Alkan Morhange was descended from a long-established Jewish Ashkenazic community in the region of Metz ; [ 10 ] the village of Morhange is located about 30 miles (48 km) from the city of ...
Trois morceaux dans le genre pathétique Op. 15 (Three Pieces in the Pathetic Style) is a three-movement suite for piano composed by the French composer, Charles-Valentin Alkan, published in 1837. The suite also bears the title Souvenirs (Memories). The 3 movements are Aime-moi (Love Me), Le vent (The Wind), and Morte (Dead Woman).
Announcement of the publication of Alkan's Grande sonate (Op. 33) and Scherzo focoso (Op. 34) by Brandus et Cie on 7 May 1848 in the Revue et gazette musicale de Paris. Grande sonate: Les quatre âges (French for Grand sonata: The Four Ages), Op. 33, is a four-movement piano sonata by Charles-Valentin Alkan. The sonata's title refers to the ...
Douze études dans tous les tons mineurs, Opus 39 (12 studies in the minor keys) is a set of twelve etudes in all the minor keys by French-Jewish composer Charles-Valentin Alkan. The set opens in A minor with Comme Le Vent and goes through the circle of fourths until ending on E minor with a theme and variations entitled Le Festin d’Ésope .
No. 1 Lentement in C major No. 2 Assez lentement in F minor No. 3 Dans le genre ancien in D ♭ major No. 4 Prière du soir in F ♯ minor No. 5 Psaume 150me in D major No. 6 Ancienne mélodiee la synagogue in G minor
Concerto for Solo Piano (French: Concerto pour piano seul) is a 3-movement solo piano piece written by Charles-Valentin Alkan.The pieces are part of a 12 piece cycle entitled Douze études dans tous les tons mineurs (12 Studies in the Minor Keys), published in 1857 (although it may have been written some years earlier).
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The Symphony for Solo Piano is a large-scale romantic work for piano composed by Charles-Valentin Alkan and published in 1857.. Although it is generally performed as a self-contained work, it comprises études Nos. 4–7 from the Douze études dans tous les tons mineurs (Twelve Studies in All the Minor Keys), Op. 39, each title containing the word Symphonie (French: Symphony).