Do you know who Charles-Valentin Alkan is? (no googling!)

[Nirvanae]

Just a poll for my personal knowledge. I've always wanted to measure the obscurity of this person.

I'll check back in the morning to see if anyone actually bothered.

[yot yot5]

Nope, I've never heard of him.

[eee226]

No googling eh? *Uses Ask search*

[VirtLands]

I have no idea who Charles-Valentin Alkan is.

Okay, so I didn't use Google,
I did find his name on Wikipedia though. http://www.wikipedia.org/

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Here's the info from Wikipedia on Charles:

"Charles-Valentin Alkan[a] (pronounced: [ʃaʁl valɑ̃tɛ̃ alkɑ̃]) (30 November 1813 – 29 March 1888) was a French composer and one of the greatest pianists of his day. His attachment to his Jewish origins is displayed both in his life and his work. He entered the Conservatoire de Paris at the age of six, earning many awards, and as an adult became a famous virtuoso and teacher. Although early in his life he was socially active and good friends with prominent musicians and artists including Eugène Delacroix, Franz Liszt and Frédéric Chopin, he gradually withdrew from the concert platform after 1848, and he lived a reclusive life in Paris until his death."

[Master Wonder Mage]

Yay loopholes.