- Eugène Ketterer
Eugène Ketterer (1831
Rouen ,France -December 18 ,1870 Paris ) was a French composer and pianist.In early youth he was a student at the
Paris Conservatoire , where he won Second Prize for solfege in 1847. After his graduation he became a successful concert pianist. He won wide repute for his fantasies and drawing room pieces, of which he wrote a large number, but only a few of which are now well known.Works
*op. 7 - "Grand Caprice Hongrois"
*op. 21 - "L'Argentine" ("The Little Silver Fish")
*op. 24 - "Grand galop de concert"
*op. 90 - "La Châtelaine, valse"
*op. 116 - "Valse des fleurs"
*op. 121 - "Boute en train, galop de concert"
*op. 151 - "Souvenirs melodiques Les Puritains, Fantaisie pour le piano sur l'opéra de Bellini", dedicated to Miss Berthe Chevé
*op. 261 - "Grande Fantaisie Brillante sur le Prophète, opéra de Meyerbeer, pour le piano", dedicated to Miss Suzanne de La VigneExternal links
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