Émile-Robert Blanchet Explained
Émile-Robert Blanchet (17 July 1877 in Lausanne, Switzerland – 27 March 1943 in Pully, Switzerland)[1] was a French-speaking Swiss pianist, composer and mountaineer.[2]
Life
He was taught by his father, the organist of a cathedral in Lausanne, Charles Blanchet, a pupil of Ignaz Moscheles, and Hauptmann.[3] Later he attended Cologne Conservatory and was a pupil of Busoni in Weimar and Berlin.[4] Later he was professor of piano 1904-1917, then director 1905-1908 of the Lausanne Conservatory.[5] He continued teaching there until 1917.
In 1917 he resigned and spent time on climbing on which he would write 2 books.[3] He composed a lot of pieces, especially for piano.[3]
Recordings
There is a CD at this address where a piece of his is recorded.
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.organ-biography.info/index.php?id=Blanchet_EmileRobert_1877 organ-biography.info
- Eugène Rapin Histoire du Piano et des pianistes 1904 Page 480 "BLANCHET, EMILE, pianiste-compositeur de premier ordre. Né à Lausanne le 17 juillet 1877, Emile Blanchet fit ses études de piano et de composition sous la direction de son père, Charles Blanchet, ancien élève de Moscheles, Hauptmann,
- http://www.left-hand-brofeldt.dk/Catalogue_b.htm left-hand-brofeldt.dk
- https://books.google.com/books?id=wVm04WhmFyUC&q=blanchet&pg=PA148 Book in Google Books
- Grigoriĭ Kogan, Svetlana Belsky Busoni as pianist - Page 148 "Emile-Robert Blanchet (1877–1943) was a Swiss pianist and composer, and director of the Lausanne Conservatory. —Trans.
- Caroline Benser At the Piano: Interviews with 21st-Century Pianists 2011 - Page 81 "Émile-Robert Blanchet..".
