Tags: Classical Music Artist.

Francis Planté (2 March 1839 – 19 December 1934) was a French pianist famed as one of the first ever recording artists. He was France’s most important pianist in the nineteenth century apart from Chopin.Planté was born in Orthez. He studied piano under Antoine Marmontel his career beginning at the age of seven in Paris. While there he met and befriended many like-minded musicians who would have a long-lasting effect on his career.

Loading...

This page contains content from the copyrighted Wikipedia article "Francis Planté"; that content is used under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.