Charles-Valentin Alkan

1813 – 1888

48 works

Charles-Valentin Alkan was a French 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.

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Works

Pieces

7

Studies

4

12 Etudes in All the Minor Keys in (together with 12 Etudes in All the Major Keys Op.35), Op.39
Piano
Trois grandes études pour les deux mains séparées et réunies, Op.76
1838 · Piano
Douze études dans tous les tons majeurs en deux suites in (together with 12 Etudes in All the Minor Keys Op.39), Op.35
Piano
12 Études pour les pieds seulement
1865 · Pedal piano

Preludes

3

Songs

3

Marches

3

Fantasias

3

Sonatas

2

Minuets

2

Impromptus

2

Nocturnes

2

Hymns

1

13 Prières, Op.64
Organ, Pedal Piano or Piano 3 Hands

Concertos

1

Concerti da Camera, Op.10
1832 · Piano, Orchestra (No.1); piano, Strings (Nos.2-3)

Scherzos

1

3 Scherzi di bravoure, Op.16
1837 · Piano

Trios

1

Piano Trio No.1 in G minor, Op.30
Violin, Cello, Piano

Andantes

1

3 Andantes romantiques, Op.13
1837 · Piano

Sketches

1

Esquisses, Op.63
1847 · Piano

Duets

1

Grand duo concertant in F‑sharp minor, Op.21
Violin, Piano

Improvisations

1

3 Improvisations dans le Style brillant, Op.12
1833 · Piano

Saltarellos

1

Saltarelle, Op.23
Piano

Toccatas

1

Toccatina in C minor, Op.75
Piano

Sacred choruses

1

Halelouyoh
SATB + piano or organ

Psalms

1

Deuxième verset du 41e Psaume (2e vt du 42e de la Vulgate)
1855 · Voice, Piano

Funeral marches

1

Marcia funèbre, sulla morte d'un Pappagallo in C minor
SSTB, 3 Oboes and Bassoon, Or Harmonium

Paraphrases

1

Super flumina Babylonis in G minor, Op.52
1859 · Piano

Fugues

1

Jean qui pleure et Jean qui rit, deux fugues da camera in e and C
1840 · Piano

Sonatinas

1

Sonatine, Op.61
Piano

Zortzicos

1

Zorcico in D minor “Iberian dance in 5”
Piano (or organ)