Charles-Valentin Alkan
Charles-Valentin Alkan was a French-Jewish 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 his entire life.
| Name | Charles-Valentin Alkan |
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| Country | France |
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| Birth place | Paris |
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| Death place | Paris |
| Music time period | Romantic |
| Instruments | organ, piano |