Félix Battanchon
12 Récréations, Op.443 Duos for 2 Cellos, Op.3150 Études méthodiques, Op.7Gavotte dans le style ancien, Op.45Les matinées du printemps, Op.42Rêverie, Op.16Souvenirs d'enfance, Op.39Trio No.2 for 3 Cellos, Op.40WikipediaFélix Battanchon (9 April 1814 – 1893) was a French cellist, composer, and 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). In 1840 he entered the orchestra of the Grand Opéra. He applied for second teacher of cello in 1851. Little is known about his life until his death in Paris in 1893.
Battanchon wrote some sixty compositions, mainly salon pieces and studies for cello.