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	Charles-Valentin Alkan - Wikipedia
		Charles-Valentin Alkan ble født i Paris, og het opprinnelig Charles-Valentin Morhange.
		Han og hans brødre tok farens fornavn, Alkan, som etternavn.
		Alkans musikk er svært kompleks og utfordrende for pianisten.
	no.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles-Valentin_Alkan (477 words)

	Charles-Valentin Alkan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alkan was born Charles-Valentin Morhange to a Jewish family in Paris, where his father lived as a music teacher.
		Charles-Valentin Alkan (November 30, 1813–March 29, 1888) was a French composer and one of the greatest virtuoso pianists of his day.
		Charles-Valentin and his brothers, who were also musicians, used their father's first name, Alkan, as their last.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles-Valentin_Alkan (920 words)

	The strange case of Charles Valentin Alkan by James F. Penrose
		Valentin Alkan was born in 1813 (the same year as Wagner and Verdi) in the rue de Braque in the Marais district of Paris, the second of six children.
		Alkan’s freshness of effect is startling: the conjurings of Weber and Liszt, once so evocative of misfortune, have been rendered in our century as trite and banal through the counterfeiting and reworking of their techniques by advertising, cartoons, and the latest world-première network movie.
		Alkan hedged the limitations of the piano by his ability to evoke orchestral effects from the keyboard.
	www.newcriterion.com /archive/11/may93/alkan.htm (2768 words)

	Classical Net - Basic Repertoire List - Alkan
		Alkan Morhange (1780-1855) was the proprietor of a music school in Paris, and he early recognized among the musical talents of his sons the singular ones of young Charles-Valentin.
		Consequently, at the age of five Alkan was enrolled in the Paris Conservatory of Music, the breeding ground of many outstanding musicians and composers in the Nineteenth Century.
		In Paris Alkan was a member of an accomplished social circle that included many of the leading names of his times in thought and the arts.
	www.classical.net /music/comp.lst/alkan.html (497 words)

	Alkan
		Son of a Jewish schoolmaster, Charles-Valentin Morhange was born on 30th November1813 in Paris, and took his father's first name, Alkan, as his last name.
		Unlike Liszt, Alkan did not use his pianistic talents to promote his own music, which is no doubt part of the reason it fell into obscurity after (and even before) his death in 1888.
		Alkan wrote a large number of 'miniatures' for piano, such as his Esquisses, several volumes of Chants as well as a set of Préludes Op.
	www.alkan.org.uk (1673 words)

	Charles-Valentin Alkan - Wikipedia
		Sur Alkan.assos.free.fr, téléchargez les partitions en ligne de Charles-Valentin Alkan, certaines partitions en libre impression et d'autres pour lesquelles l'éditeur du site a des doutes sur le copyright, en lecture seule.
		Obwohl weit weniger bekannt als seine Zeitgenossen Chopin und Liszt, steht Alkan doch in seiner kompositorischen Meisterschaft und in der Ausprägung einer individuellen Klaviersprache beiden nicht nach.
		Seit einigen Jahren erleben Leben und Werk Alkans eine Renaissance.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles-Valentin_Alkan (934 words)

	Charles-Valentin Alkan - Wikipedia
		Charles-Valentin Alkan (30 november 1813 – 20 maart 1888) was een Frans componist en een van de grootste pianovirtuozen van zijn tijd.
		Hij werd geboren te Parijs als Charles Henri Valentin Morhange, en was het tweede kind van Alkan Morhange.
		Zijn composities voor piano behoren tot de moeilijkste die ooit zijn geschreven, en worden betrekkelijk zelden uitgevoerd.
	nl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles-Valentin_Alkan (225 words)

	Charles-Valentin Alkan
		Alkan era Charles-Valentin nato Morhange a una familia judía en París.
		Charles-Valentin Alkan pasado su vida en y alrededor de París, y muerto allí, 74 años de viejo.
		Alkan tenía admiradores, entre ellos Busoni y Antón Rubinstein, que dedicó un concerto a él.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/ch/CharlesValentin%20Alkan.htm (772 words)

	Composer
		Alkan, born Morhange in Paris in 1813, was among the most gifted piano virtuosi of his time.
		While Alkan's piano music includes the operatic fantasias and transcriptions fashionable in his time, his more remarkable works must be his virtuoso Etudes, notably the set in all minor keys, containing a Scherzo diabolique, Symphony, Concerto, Ouverture and final Festin d'Esope variations.
		ALKAN: Railway (The) / Preludes / Etudes / Esquisses
	www.naxos.com /composer/btm.asp?fullname=Alkan,+Charles-Valentin (235 words)

	Charles-Valentin Alkan - Wikipédia
		Charles-Valentin Alkan, né Morhange (30 novembre 1813, Paris- 29 mars 1888, Paris) est un pianiste et compositeur français.
		Né de parents juifs, au sein d'une fratrie (cinq frères et une sœur) de musiciens qui adoptèrent tous le nom de Alkan - prénom du père, Alkan Morhange, qui tenait une école élémentaire réputée pour son enseignement musical - Charles-Valentin est d'abord un enfant prodige entrant à 6 ans au Conservatoire de Paris.
		A l'instar de Frédéric Chopin, Alkan a écrit presque exclusivement pour le piano.
	fr.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charles-Valentin_Alkan (1368 words)

	Alkan, Charles-Valentin Morhange Music Web Links
		Alkan, Charles-Valentin - Biography noting his brilliance, virtuosity, and eccentricity from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music entry at WQXR radio.
		Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813 - 1888)- Life, related composers, comments on his virtuosity and the difficulty of many compositions, MIDI audio samples, and photographs from the Karadar Dictionary.
		Alkan, Charles Valentin - MIDI sound files and PDF printable scores of two piano works.
	www.searchmusicnetwork.com /Composition_Composers_A_Alkan,_Charles-Valentin_Morhange.html (1808 words)

	ALKAN :Gilder-MusicWeb Dictionary of composers
		Alkan also wrote a large number of works for piano.
		The Jewish family name was Morhange, but he, with his four brothers and his sister, who were all musicians, assumed the name of Alkan.
		He studied at the Paris Conservatory, taking first prize in piano at age ten, in harmony age thirteen and in organ age twenty.
	www.musicweb-international.com /Classpedia/alkan.htm (110 words)

	AllRefer.com - Charles Henri Valentin Alkan (Music: History, Composers, And Performers, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Charles Henri Valentin Alkan[shArl ANrE´ vAlANtaN´ alkaN´] Pronunciation Key, 1813–88, French pianist and composer; his original surname was Morhange.
		Charles Henri Valentin Alkan, Music: History, Composers, And Performers, Biographies
		AllRefer.com - Charles Henri Valentin Alkan (Music: History, Composers, And Performers, Biography) - Encyclopedia
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/Alkan-Ch.html (196 words)

	Charles Valentin Alkan: Prélude et Prières for organ
		Charles Valentin Alkan: Prélude et Prières for organ
	www.ohscatalog.com /charvalalpr-.html (8 words)

	Amazon.com: Alkan: Symphony for solo piano: Music
		As in his previous Alkan recordings, Hamelin illustrates how individual and innovative Alkan's choices were when it came to exploring the limitless possibilities that the rapid evolution of the pianoforte allowed in the first half of the 19th century.
		Unfortunately, Alkan's music as original as it may sound at times tends to be overblown and bombastic, with the technical demands hampering the composer's musical intentions.
		Back at Alkan Marc-Andre just emphasizes how frightfully narrow-minded the "stars" are when it comes to lesser known, but certainly not lesser quality works, and how understandable the disenchantment is of many in the younger generations with "classical music".
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005JJ3N?v=glance (2887 words)

	Amazon.ca: Music: Hamelin Plays Alkan
		One can only wonder to what extent Alkan would be part of our mental musical furniture today, if he had only been more of a publicity hound.
		Alkan's music in itself has a tremendous intrinsic value, which, if one can feel, describes to such depth the essence of the human soul!
		Do not assume that Alkan's works are minor or trivial simply because Alkan gets less ink than a Bach or a Beethoven.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B000002ZW4 (767 words)

	alkan Charles - Valentin, compositeur français
		I have the scores for four of Alkan's Prieres, arranged for organ by Cesar Franck.
		Alkan has been my favorite obscure composer since 1971.
		I first encountered Alkan's music through Ronald Smith's broadcast recitals in the 1970s, and have been collecting recordings ever since.
	perso0.free.fr /cgi-bin/guestbook.pl?login=alkan.assos (1150 words)

	andante boutique - charles-valentin alkan - oeuvres pour piano
		andante boutique - charles-valentin alkan - oeuvres pour piano
		Alkan's compositions are primarily for the Piano, which he played brilliantly but with restraint, always being sparing in his use of the pedal or of rubato and paying particular attention to the polyphony of the different parts.
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	www.andante.com /Boutique/Shop?action=displayProduct&iProductID=775 (227 words)

	ALKAN, Valentin Charles
		McCallum brings her prodigious technique to the ballbusting Alkan, and considerable musicianship to the advocacy of the rarely-heard Magnard collection.
	www.btmi.com.au /Repertoire2000/TPDemo/t_av0000.htm (79 words)

	Some Alkan Links
		The Strange Case of Charles Valentin Alkan - article by James Penrose from the New Criterion
		Erol Alkan aka Kurtis Rush, leftfield hip hop DJ whose main opus so far is the bootleg 'George Gets His Freak On'.
		Gregor Brand's site with substantial research and information about the German Alkan family, from which he is descended.
	www.alkansociety.org /links.htm (647 words)

	Charles-Valentin Alkan
		Alkan was born Charles Henri Valentin Morhange to a Jewish family in Paris.
		Charles Henri Valentin Alkan (30 November 1813 - 29 March 1888) was a French composer and pianist.
		Charles-Valentin Alkan spent his life in and around Paris and died there in 1888.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/charles_valentin_alkan (647 words)

	Alkan, Charles-Valentin Morhange
		Alkan, Charles Henri Valentin Morhange (1813 - 1888), France
		allfind.us // Arts // Music // Composition // Composers // A// Alkan, Charles-Valentin Morhange
		Excerpts from Alkan piano works, ordering information for the complete CD, amd an essay on the selections recorded.
	arts.allfind.us /c/4b8e (182 words)

	The Seattle Times: Arts & Entertainment: Virtuoso builds slowly to full dramatic effect
		39, by Charles-Valentin Alkan, a Romantic composer whom Hamelin has championed.
		Franz Lizst admired Alkan's technique, which should give you an idea of the bombastic quality of his music.
		Hamelin did not fail to deliver in every facet of this dramatic work.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/artsentertainment/2002051886_piano02.html (506 words)

	Charles-Valentin Alkan Le Festin d’Esope and Other Works for Solo Piano
		A phenomenal piano virtuoso and noteworthy member of 19th century Parisian society, Charles—Valentin Alkan (1813—88) was among Liszt’s contemporaries and one of Chopin’s close friends.
		Charles-Valentin Alkan Le Festin d’Esope and Other Works for Solo Piano
		Unlike his legendary companions, Alkan gradually slipped into obscurity in his own day because of his eccentric ways and hurt over imagined slights.
	www.midi-classics.com /p9483.htm (233 words)

	Alkan, Charles Henri Valentin on Encyclopedia.com
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	www.encyclopedia.com /html/A/Alkan-C1h.asp (156 words)

	Charles-Valentin Alkan - Esquisses [DB]: Classical CD Reviews- Jun2002 MusicWeb(UK)
		Not for a moment did I get bored, and I found myself frequently reaching for the microscopic notes, plus a magnifying glass (no joke) to find out what on earth Alkan was depicting this time.
		Also present are several movements entitled Toccata, Toccatina, Scherzetto and Scherzettino, which show the amazing virtuoso writing with which we associate the Alkan of the Grande Sonate: Les Quatres Âges.
		The Esquisses Op.63 last nearly 75 minutes and whilst they may not make the sustained calls on virtuosity of the huge Symphony for solo piano or Concerto for solo piano that are contained within the innocently named set of twelve Études Op.39, they do demand enormous powers of characterisation.
	www.theclassicalsite.com /classrev/2002/Jun02/AlkanNaxos8555496.htm (559 words)

	Charles Valentin ALKAN : astrology and planets, Map of the Heavens, Interactive Birth Chart
		Texts are not translated, so if you wish to read interpretations associated with theses computations, you need to go to the full astrological Portrait of Charles Valentin ALKAN and to use this Automatic Free Website Translator.
		Just click on the Dynamic Natal Chart of Charles Valentin ALKAN with the positions of planets, astrological houses, and the list of the aspects with orbs in degrees and minutes.
		Depending of the fact that the time of birth is known or not, 6 or 11 planets distributions and planets dominants have been computed for the natal chart of Charles Valentin ALKAN.
	www.astrotheme.fr /en/portraits/DPKe88v7BYyS.htm (569 words)

	88keys.com - The Composer-Pianists - Charles Valentin Alkan
		His father, a pharmacist by trade who was also a keen pianist, had introduced him to the works of Alkan, Medtner and Sorabji when he was still very young.
		He received another Grammy nomination in 2002 for his recording featuring the works of Alkan.
		He began his piano studies at the age of five and was nine years old when he won the top prize in the Canadian Music Competition.
	www.88keys.com /docs/composers/hamelin.html (730 words)

	'Charles-Valentin Alkan: Piano works' by Charles-Valentin Alkan from The Portsmouth Chorus.
		Audio CD: Charles-Valentin Alkan: Charles-Valentin Alkan: Piano works
		Scholarly, obsessed with his Jewish scriptures, and so reclusive that he would disappear from view for years at a time, Alkan was also a virtuoso pianist in the Lisztean mould.
		But the Symphony itself is noble, and the religious works that follow are imbued with palpable exaltation: Alkan translated the Bible, then destroyed his translation, but remained convinced that the whole book should be set to music.
	www.theportsmouthchorus.com /music-cd/B00005JJ3N (414 words)

	ALKAN
		Charles-Henri-Valentin Alkan (1813 - 1888) was the byname of Charles-Henri-Valentin Morhange and he was a French pianist and composer who was one of the leading virtuosos of the 19th-century and one of the most enigmatic figures in 19th-century music.
		All of his siblings, five brothers and a sister were musicians and they all assumed the surname 'Alkan'.
		A virtuoso pianist in youth; friend of Chopin, George Sand, Victor Hugo and Franz Liszt; he later appeared rarely in concert, becoming a virtual recluse.
	members.dodo.net.au /~lorriespiderwebb/alkan.htm (414 words)

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