Name Felix Battanchon Role Composer | Died 1893 | |
Cello Trio Op. 40 Allegro non troppo by Felix Battanchon
Félix Battanchon (9 April 1814 – 1893) was a French cellist, composer, and one of the venerated teachers at the Paris Conservatory. He studied at the Paris Conservatory with Olive Charlier Vaslin (1794-1889) and Louis Pierre Martin Norblin (1781-1854). In 1840 he entered the orchestra of the Grand Opéra. He applied for second teacher of cello in 1851. Little is known about his life until his death in Paris in 1893.
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Selected works
Battanchon wrote some sixty compositions, mainly salon pieces and studies for cello.
- Souvenirs, Op. 60
- Dis-moi pourquoi, Op. 61
- Une nuit à Grenade, Op. 62
- Le Rêve, Op. 63
- Gavotte préférée, Op. 64
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