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Charles-Valentin Alkan
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thumb|Charles-Valentin Alkan (circa 1865)
Charles-Valentin Alkan (30 November 1813 – 29 March 1888) was a French composer and pianist.
Quotes
I’m becoming daily more and more misanthropic and misogynous…nothing worthwhile, good or useful to do… no one to devote myself to. My situation makes me horridly sad and wretched. Even musical production has lost its attraction for me for I can’t see the point or goal.
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Quotes about Alkan
Alkan possessed the finest technique he had ever known, but preferred the life of a recluse.
Franz Liszt, quoted in Ronald Smith, Alkan: The Man, the Music(2000).
External links
Category:Composers from France
Category:Pianists from France
Category:Musicians from France
Category:Educators from France
Category:Jews from France
Category:Translators from France
Category:People from Paris
Category:1813 births
Category:1888 deaths