Biography
French cellist Felix Battanchon (9 April 1814 – 1893) was 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).[1] In 1840 he entered the orchestra of the Grand Opéra. Little is known about his life until his death in Paris in 1893.
Battanchon wrote some forty compositions, mainly salon pieces and works for cello. His etude collections include:
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12 Etudes in Thumb Position, Op. 25
24 Etudes adoptées pour l´Enseignement dans les Classes du Conservatoire de Musique à Paris, Op. 4
6 Etude-Caprices, Op. 5
6 Etudes, Op. 56.
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