Quo Fuit places 8 dated presences for Charles-Valentin Alkan across 6 places, from 1813 to 1888.
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Charles-Valentin Alkan (30 November 1813 – 29 March 1888) was a French composer and virtuoso pianist.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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30 November 1813exact date
Parisattested“Alkan was born Charles-Valentin Morhange on 30 November 1813 at 1 Rue de Braque in Paris to Alkan Morhange (1780–1855) and Julie Morhange, née Abraham.”source: Wikipedia: Charles-Valentin Alkan
1834year
Bath, Somersetattested“Later in 1834 Alkan made a visit to England, where he gave recitals and where the second Concerto da camera was performed in Bath by its dedicatee Henry Ibbot Field; it was published in London together with some solo piano pieces.”source: Wikipedia: Charles-Valentin Alkan
1834year
Englandattested“Later in 1834 Alkan made a visit to England, where he gave recitals and where the second Concerto da camera was performed in Bath by its dedicatee Henry Ibbot Field; it was published in London together with some solo piano pieces.”source: Wikipedia: Charles-Valentin Alkan
1834year
Londonattested“Later in 1834 Alkan made a visit to England, where he gave recitals and where the second Concerto da camera was performed in Bath by its dedicatee Henry Ibbot Field; it was published in London together with some solo piano pieces.”source: Wikipedia: Charles-Valentin Alkan
January 1836month
Conservatoire de Musique de Genèveattested“In January 1836, Liszt recommended Alkan for the post of Professor at the Geneva Conservatoire, which Alkan declined, and in 1837 he wrote an enthusiastic review of Alkan's Op.”source: Wikipedia: Charles-Valentin Alkan
1837year
Piscopattested“Later that year, Alkan, having found a place of retreat at Piscop outside Paris, completed his first truly original works for solo piano, the Twelve Caprices, published in 1837 as Opp.”source: Wikipedia: Charles-Valentin Alkan
1837year
Parisattested“Later that year, Alkan, having found a place of retreat at Piscop outside Paris, completed his first truly original works for solo piano, the Twelve Caprices, published in 1837 as Opp.”source: Wikipedia: Charles-Valentin Alkan
29 March 1888exact date
Parisattested“decisive 'Never'." However, a few days later he found Alkan at Érard's, and Niecks writes of their meeting that "his reception of me was not merely polite but most friendly." According to his death certificate, Alkan died in Paris on 29…”source: Wikipedia: Charles-Valentin Alkan
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Conservatoire de Musique de Genève1 presence · 1836
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September 1831month
Parismentioned“It is not clear exactly when he first met Frédéric Chopin, who arrived in Paris in September 1831.”source: Wikipedia: Charles-Valentin Alkan
1835year
Englandmentioned“A letter to Masarnau and a notice in a French journal that Alkan played in London with Moscheles and Cramer, indicate that he returned to England in 1835.”source: Wikipedia: Charles-Valentin Alkan
1835year
Londonmentioned“A letter to Masarnau and a notice in a French journal that Alkan played in London with Moscheles and Cramer, indicate that he returned to England in 1835.”source: Wikipedia: Charles-Valentin Alkan
1851year
Synagogue de Nazarethmentioned“Alkan was appointed organist at the Synagogue de Nazareth in 1851, although he resigned the post almost immediately for "artistic reasons".”source: Wikipedia: Charles-Valentin Alkan
1857year
Parismentioned“35 Études in the Neue Berliner Musikzeitung in 1857, the year in which they were published in Berlin, commenting that "Alkan is unquestionably the most eminent representative of the modern piano school at Paris.”source: Wikipedia: Charles-Valentin Alkan
1857year
Berlinmentioned“35 Études in the Neue Berliner Musikzeitung in 1857, the year in which they were published in Berlin, commenting that "Alkan is unquestionably the most eminent representative of the modern piano school at Paris.”source: Wikipedia: Charles-Valentin Alkan
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