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List of compositions by Charles-Valentin Alkan
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al compositions of Charles-Valentin Alkan
Charles-Valentin Alkan
Charles-Valentin Alkan was a French composer and one of the greatest virtuoso pianists of his day. His attachment to his Jewish origins is displayed both in his life and his work. He entered the Paris Conservatoire at the age of six, earning many awards, and as an adult became a famous virtuoso...

 in order of opus number:
  • Op. 1, Variations on a theme from Steibelt
    Daniel Steibelt
    Daniel Gottlieb Steibelt , was a German pianist and composer who died in Saint Petersburg, Russia.-Life and music:Daniel Steibelt was born in Berlin, and studied music with Johann Kirnberger before being forced by his father to join the Prussian army. Deserting, he began a nomadic career as a...

    's Orage concerto
  • Op. 2, Les omnibus, variations
  • Op. 3, Rondoletto Il était un p'tit homme
  • Op. 4, Rondo brillant for piano and strings
  • Op. 5, Largo al factotum, air du Barbier de Séville arrangé en rondo brillant (lost)
  • Op. 8, 6 Morceaux Caractéristiques
  • Op. 10, Two Concerti da camera
    No. 1 Concerto da Camera in A minor
    No. 2 Concerto da Camera in C-sharp minor
  • Op. 12, Trois improvisations dans le style brilliant
    No. 1 Prestissimo in E-flat major
    No. 2 Allegretto in D-flat major
    No. 3 Allegro marziale in B minor
  • Op. 12b, Rondeau Chromatique
  • Op. 13, Trois andantes romantiques
  • Op. 14, Allelujah in F major
  • Op. 15, Trois morceaux dans le genre pathétique
    Trois morceaux dans le genre pathétique
    Trois morceaux dans le genre pathétique is a 3 movement suite for piano composed by the French composer, Charles-Valentin Alkan, published in 1837. The suite also bears the title Souvenirs...
    No. 1 Aime-moi
    No. 2 Le vent
    No. 3 Morte
  • Op. 16, Tre scherzi
    No. 4 Variations sur "Ah ! segnata é la mia morte"
    No. 5 Variations sur un thème de Bellini
    No. 6 Variations quasi fantaisie
  • Op. 17, Étude de concert Le preux
  • Op. 21, Grand duo concertant in F-sharp minor for violin and pianoforte (1840)
    Assez anime
    L'enfer (Lentement) ("Hell")
    Aussi vite que possible
  • Op. 22, Nocturne
  • Op. 23, Saltarelle
  • Op. 24, Gigue et air de ballet dans le style ancien
  • Op. 25, Alleluia
  • Op. 26, Marche funèbre
  • Op. 27, Le chemin de fer
    Le chemin de fer
    Le chemin de fer , Op. 27, is a programmatic étude for piano composed by Charles-Valentin Alkan in 1844,, frequently cited as the first musical representation of a railway...

     (1844)
  • Op. 29, Bourrée d'Auvergne
  • Op. 30, Trio in G minor for violin, cello and pianoforte (1841)
  • Op. 31, 25 Préludes dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs pour le piano ou orgue
  • Op. 32, Recueil d'impromptus
  • Op. 33, Grande sonate 'Les quatre âges'
    Grande sonate 'Les quatre âges'
    Grande sonate: 'Les quatre âges is a four movement sonata for piano by Charles-Valentin Alkan. The sonata's title refers to the subtitles given to each movement, portraying a man at the ages of 20, 30, 40, and 50...

  • Op. 34, Scherzo Focoso
  • Op. 35, Douze études dans tous les tons majeurs
    No. 1 Allegretto in A major
    No. 2 Allegro in D major
    No. 3 Andantino in G major
    No. 4 Presto in C major
    No. 5 Allegro barbaro in F major
    No. 6 Allegramente in B-flat major
    No. 7 L'incendie au village voisin ("Fire in the neighboring village") in E-flat major
    No. 8 Lento appassionato in A-flat major
    No. 9 Contrapunctus in C-sharp major
    No. 10 Chant d'amour - Chant de mort: Et quando expectavi lumen, venit caligo ("Song of love - Song of death: And when he looked for light, darkness came") in G-flat major
    No. 11 Posément in B major
    No. 12 Andando in E major
  • Op. 37, Trois marches quasi da cavalleria
    No. 1 Molto Allegro
    No. 2 Allegro vivace
    No. 3 Allegro - Più Presto
  • Op. 38a, Premier recueil de chants
    No. 1 Assez vivement
    No. 2 Sérénade
    No. 3 Choeur
    No. 4 L'Offrande
    No. 5 Agitatissimo
    No. 6 Barcarolle
  • Op. 38b, Deuxième recueil de chants
    No. 1 Hymn
    No. 2 Allegretto
    No. 3 Chant de Guerre
    No. 4 Procession - Nocturne
    No. 5 Andanto
    No. 6 Barcarolle en choeur
  • Op. 39, Douze études dans tous les tons mineurs
    No. 1 Comme le vent
    Comme le vent
    Comme le vent is the first of the Études in the minor keys, Op. 39 for solo piano by the French composer Charles-Valentin Alkan. The tempo marking is prestissimamente, and the unusual 2/16 time signature further encourages a fast performance...

     ("Like the wind") in A minor
    No. 2 En rhythme molossique ("In Molossian rhythm") in D minor
    No. 3 Scherzo diabolico ("Diabolic scherzo") in G minor
    No. 4 Symphony for solo piano: Allegro moderato in C minor
    No. 5 Symphony for solo piano: Marche funèbre (Andantino) in F minor
    No. 6 Symphony for solo piano: Menuet in B-flat minor
    No. 7 Symphony for solo piano: Finale (Presto) in E-flat minor
    No. 8 Concerto for solo piano
    Concerto for solo piano (Alkan)
    Concerto for solo piano 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 tous les tons mineurs , published in 1857...

    : Allegro assai     in G-sharp minor
    No. 9 Concerto for solo piano
    Concerto for solo piano (Alkan)
    Concerto for solo piano 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 tous les tons mineurs , published in 1857...

    : Adagio     in C-sharp minor
    No. 10 Concerto for solo piano
    Concerto for solo piano (Alkan)
    Concerto for solo piano 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 tous les tons mineurs , published in 1857...

    : Allegretto alla barbaresca     in F-sharp minor
    No. 11 Ouverture ("Overture") in B minor
    No. 12 Le festin d'Esope
    Le festin d'Esope
    Le festin d'Ésope is an étude by Charles-Valentin Alkan. It is the final in the Douze études dans tous les tons mineurs cycle. It is a work of twenty five variations based on an original theme and is in E minor...

     (Aesop
    Aesop
    Aesop was a Greek writer credited with a number of popular fables. Older spellings of his name have included Esop and Isope. Although his existence remains uncertain and no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a...

    's feast) in E minor
  • Op. 40, 3 marches for piano 4 hands
    No. 1 Allegro
    No. 2 Allegro moderato
    No. 3 Modérément
  • Op. 41, Trois petites fantaisies
    No. 1 Assez gravement
    No. 2 Andantino
    No. 3 Presto
  • Op. 42, Réconciliation - petit caprice en forme de zorcico
  • Op. 45, Salut, cendre de pauvre!
  • Op. 46, Minuetto alla tedesca
  • Op. 47, Sonate de concert in E major for cello and pianoforte (1857)
  • Op. 50, Capriccio alla soltadesca
  • Op. 50b, Le tambour bat aux champs, sketch (esquisse)
  • Op. 51, Trois menuets
  • Op. 52, Super flumina Babylonis (Paraphrase of Psalm CXXXVII
    Psalm 137
    Psalm 137 is one of the best known of the Biblical psalms. Its opening lines, "By the rivers of Babylon..." have been set to music on several occasions....

    )
  • Op. 53, Quasi-caccia
  • Op. 54, Benedictus for pedal piano
  • Op. 55, Une fusee, introduction and impromptu
  • Op. 57, 2 Nocturnes
    No. 1 Deuxiéme Nocturne (Andantino)
    No. 2 Troisiéme Nocturne (Trés vif)
  • Op. 60, Ma chère liberté, ma chère servitude
  • Op. 60b, Le grillon, nocturne
  • Op. 61, Sonatine
  • Op. 63, 48 Esquisses
    Esquisses (Alkan)
    The Esquisses , Op. 63 is a set of 49 short piano pieces written by French composer Charles-Valentin Alkan and published in 1861. The Esquisses is divided into four books, each book running through all the major and minor keys once. The set ends with an unnumbered Laus Deo in C major.Unlike many...

  • Op. 64, 13 prières for organ or pedal piano
  • Op. 65, Troisième recueil de chants
    No. 1 Vivante
    No. 2 Esprits follets
    No. 3 En Canon à l'Octave
    No. 4 Tempo Guisto
    No. 5 Horace et Lydie
    No. 6 Barcarolle
  • Op. 66, 11 grands préludes et un transcription du Messie de Handel for pedal piano
  • Op. 67, Quatrième recueil de chants
    No. 1 Neige et Lave
    No. 2 Chanson de la Bonne Vieille
    No. 3 Bravement
    No. 4 Doucement
    No. 5 Appassionato
    No. 6 Barcarolle
  • Op. 69, Impromptu sur le choral de Luther for pedal piano
  • Op. 70, Cinquième recueil de chants
    No. 1 Duettino
    No. 2 Andantinetto
    No. 3 Allegro vivace
    No. 4 La voix de l'instrument
    No. 5 Scherzo-Coro
    Récapitulation en guise de Transition, ou Introduction, pour le numéro suivant
    No. 6 Barcarolle
  • Op. 72, 11 pièces dans le style religieux, et un transcription du Messie de Handel for pedal piano
  • Op. 74, Les Mois
    No. 1 Une Nuit d'Hiver
    No. 2 Carnaval
    No. 3 La Retraite
    No. 4 La Paque
    No. 5 La Sérénade
    No. 6 Promenade sur l'Eau
    No. 7 Une Nuit d'Été
    No. 8 Les Moissonneurs
    No. 9 L'Hallali
    No. 10 Gros Temps
    No. 11 Le Mourant
    No. 12 L'Opéra
  • Op. 75, Toccatina
  • Op. 76, Trois grandes études for piano
    No. 1 Fantaisie in A-flat major for the left hand
    No. 2 Introduction, Variations et Finale in D major for the right hand
    No. 3 Mouvement semblable et perpetuel (Rondo-Toccata) in C minor for hands reunited

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