Félix Battanchon

Félix Battanchon (9 April 1814 – 1893) was a French cellist, composer, and one of the venerated teachers at the Paris Conservatory. Life He studied at the 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. Selected works Battanchon wrote some sixty compositions, mainly salon pieces and studies for cello. ;Orchestral * An-Ini-Goz, Fantaisie caractéristique sur des airs bretons in D minor for 2 violins, viola, cello and double bass, Op. 14 * Ronde des veilleurs de nuit for chamber orchestra, Op. 48 (1885) ;Concertante * Concerto No. 1 in E minor for cello and orchestra, Op. 20 * Caprice in E minor for cello and orchestra (or piano), Op. 28 ;Chamber music * 2 Mélodies for cello and piano, Op. 3 * Souvenir de la Sérénade de Beethoven for cello and piano, Op. 8 * Une Barcarolle et deux romances sans paroles for cello and piano, Op. 9 * 25 Préludes dédiés aux artistes for cello solo, Op. 10 * Une Sérénade et deux pensées fugitives for cello and piano, Op. 11 * Solo de Concert in