Émile-Robert Blanchet

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]

Émile-Robert Blanchet
Medallion on Blanchet's tombstone at the cemetery of Pully.

Life

He was taught by his father,Charles Blanchet, the organist of a cathedral in Lausann and a pupil of Ignaz Moscheles, and Hauptmann.^[3] He later attended Cologne Conservatory and was a pupil of Busoni in Weimar and Berlin.^[3][4] 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

• On Kaleidoscope Marc-André Hamelin^[6]

There is a CD at this address where a piece of his is recorded.