Émile-Robert Blanchet (17 July 1877 in Lausanne, Switzerland – 27 March 1943 in Pully, Switzerland)organ-biography.info, 14 July 2011 was a French-speaking Swiss pianist, composer and mountaineer.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,
Life He was taught by his father, Charles Blanchet, the organist of a cathedral in Lausann and a pupil of Ignaz Moscheles, and Hauptmann.left-hand-brofeldt.dk, April 14th 2011 He later attended Cologne Conservatory and was a pupil of Busoni in Weimar and Berlin.Book in Google Books, April 14th 2011 He was professor of piano 1904-1917, then director 1905-1908 of the Lausanne Conservatory.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.]" He continued teaching there until 1917.
In 1917 he resigned and spent time on climbing on which he would write 2 books. He composed a lot of pieces, especially for piano.
Recordings On Kaleidoscope Marc-André HamelinCaroline Benser At the Piano: Interviews with 21st-Century Pianists 2011 - Page 81 "Émile-Robert Blanchet..".
There is a CD at this address where a piece of his is recorded.
On Columbia Masterworks Ervin NyiregyháziDiscogs Ervin Nyiregyházi – Nyiregyházi 1979 - A6 "Émile-Robert Blanchet: Au Jardin du vieux serail", available on YouTubeNyiregyháziScores Émile-Robert Blanchet: Au jardin du vieux Sérail, Op. 18 no. 3 (Nyiregyházi 1978) [HQ] 2025 as well.
References
External links Émile Robert Blanchet
List of compositions A biography about him