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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...
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    The following is a list of all the musical compositions of Charles-Valentin Alkan in order of opus number. Transcriptions are excluded from this list....
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    composer Charles-Valentin Alkan and the music professor Napoléon Alkan. She was born Céleste Morhange in Paris on 25 February 1812 to Jewish parents, Alkan Morhange...
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    Douze études dans tous les tons mineurs, Opus 39 (category Compositions by Charles-Valentin Alkan)
    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...
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  • railroad"), Op. 27, is a programmatic étude for piano composed by Charles-Valentin Alkan in 1844, frequently cited as the first musical representation of...
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    Grand sonata: The Four Ages) is a four movement sonata for piano by Charles-Valentin Alkan. The sonata's title refers to the subtitles given to each movement...
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  • (Sketches), Op. 63, is a set of 49 short piano pieces by French composer Charles-Valentin Alkan and published in 1861. The pieces are divided into four books; the...
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    adventurous musical contemporaries such as Franz Liszt, Richard Wagner, Charles-Valentin Alkan and Hector Berlioz. The Leipzig Conservatory, which he founded,...
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  • 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...
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  • Dominant - G minor Submediant - A-flat major Subtonic - B-flat major Charles-Valentin Alkan Prelude Op. 31, No. 16 (Assez lentement) Symphony for Solo Piano...
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