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  • Author: Ueda, Yasushi

  • Last updated:January 14, 2019
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    Last Updated: January 14, 2019
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    A Jewish French pianist and composer, born in Paris to music educator Alkan Morhange and his mother Julie Morhange. He entered the Paris Conservatoire at the age of six, winning first prizes in four categories between 1821 and 1834. At 13, he became an assistant to Zimmermann, professor of piano, and frequently appeared in Parisian salons, where he met Franz Liszt and formed a friendly relationship. From the age of 15, he began chamber music activities and formed a trio. Through the introduction of cellist Auguste Franchomme, he developed a close relationship with Chopin. In his twenties, Alkan established a solid reputation, being compared to Liszt, but from 1839 to 1844, he disappeared from public view, associating only with a limited circle of friends, including Chopin and Franchomme. Following a dispute over the piano professorship at the Paris Conservatoire in 1848, and the death of his friend Chopin the following year, he virtually ceased giving his own recitals. On the other hand, he showed extraordinary enthusiasm for composition, and in 1857, several important works were published by Richault. Although he ceased composing in the 1970s, he continued to give approximately six classical music concerts almost every year until around 1881. He passed away on March 29, 1888, at the age of 74. Regarding the cause of his death, it is said that he died when a bookshelf fell on him as he reached for a Talmud, but this is merely an uncertain tradition.

    Writer: Ueda, Yasushi

    Works(101)

    Concerto (1)

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    Concerto di camera Op.10

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    2e Concerto da camera Op.10

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    Piano Solo (22)

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    1re grande Sonate Op.33

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    rondo (4)

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    Rondeau chromatique Op.12

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    sonatina (1)

    Sonatine Op.61

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    scherzo (2)

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    pieces (1)

    48 Motifs Op.63

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    Le Preux, étude de concert Op.17

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    Etude en la mineur

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    Le chemin de fer, étude Op.27

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    Douze études dans tous les tons majeurs Op.35

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    Douze études dans tous les tons mineurs Op.39

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    Alla-barbaro

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    toccata (1)

    Toccatina Op.75

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    prelude (1)

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    inpromptu (5)

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    1er Recueil d'impromptu Op.32-1

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    fantasy (2)

    Désir, fantaisie

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    Trois petites Fantaisies Op.41

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    variation (6)

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    cadenza (1)

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    fuga (1)

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    menuetto (2)

    Minuetto alla tedesca Op.46

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    3 Menuets Op.51

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    other dances (4)

    Saltarelle Op.23

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    nocturne (3)

    Premier nocturne Op.22

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    2e et 3e Nocturnes Op.57

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    Le Grillon: 4e nocturne Op.60bis

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    caprice (2)

    Capriccio alla soldatesca Op.50

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    march (3)

    Marche funèbre Op.26

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    Marche triomphale Op.27

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    Trois marches Quasi da Cavalleria Op.37

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    character pieces (14)

    Les Regrets de la nonnette;petite mélodie pour piano

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    Alleluia Op.25

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    1er recueil de chants Op.38

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    2e receuil de chants Op.38

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    Une fusée. Introduction et Impromptu Op.55

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    Deux petites pièces Op.60

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    3e recueil de chants Op.65

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    4e recueil de chants Op.67

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    5e Recuil de Chants Op.70

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    Reduction/Arrangement (4)

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    Concerto di camera Op. 10

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    transcription (8)

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    Huitième concerto en ré mineur avec les deux cadences

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    Various works (7)

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    Salut, cendre du pauvre! Op.45

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    Apassionato

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    Le tambour bat aux champs Op.50bis

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    Super flumina Babylonis Op.52

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    Petite conte

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    Fantasticheria

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    Piano Ensemble (4)

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    Fantaisie sur un thème de Don Juan de Mozart Op.26

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    march (1)

    Trois Marches Op.40

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    transcription (1)

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    Chamber Music (2)

    sonata (1)

    Sonate de concert Op.47

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    Various works (2)

    Duo concertant Op.21

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    Premier Trio Op.30

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    etc (6)

    pieces (2)

    13 prières Op.64

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    etude (2)

    Etude, pour piano à clavier de pédales

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    prelude (3)

    Praeludium.Pro Organo

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    canon (1)

    Pour Monsieur Grukhaus

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    Various works (2)

    Benedictus Op.54

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    Bombardo-carillon

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