Eugène Ketterer (7 July 1831 – 18 December 1870) was a prolific French composer and pianist who was known for his numerous salon arrangements of contemporary opera arias.

Career

Born in Rouen, France, of an originally Alsatian family, Ketterer became a student at the

Paris Conservatoire The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...

in his early youth, where he studied with

Antoine François Marmontel Antoine François Marmontel () (18 July 1816 – 16 January 1898) was a French pianist, composer, teacher and musicographer. He is mainly known today as an influential teacher at the Paris Conservatory, where he taught many musicians who became ...

. He won second prize for

solfège In music, solfège (, ) or solfeggio (; ), also called sol-fa, solfa, solfeo, among many names, is a music education method used to teach aural skills, pitch and sight-reading of Western music. Solfège is a form of solmization, though the tw ...

in 1847 and a ''premier accessit'' in 1852. After his graduation until his death in Paris in 1870, he appeared constantly as a pianist winning wide repute for his fantasies and drawing-room pieces, of which he wrote a large number, but only a few of which are still in the repertoire. The list of Ketterer's works gives an excellent overview on the world of opera in France at the time, as many of these works are transcriptions of popular opera arias, many still famous today. Many of Ketterer's transcriptions were subsequently arranged for piano 4-hands by other arrangers like Joseph Rummel (1818–1880) or Édouard Mangin. "Les Étoiles" is a collection of 18 (later 19) such arrangements (1875).

Evaluation

Hervé Lacombe Hervé Lacombe is a French musicologist, a professor at the University Rennes 2 since 2002 and a specialist of music of France. He is the author of several works on the opera and two biographies, one of Georges Bizet and the other of Francis P ...

classifies Ketterer among the authors of what he calls derivative products, referring to all the scores of varying degrees of quality drawn (by other composers) from fashionable operas and which "testify to uses proper to the 19th century and to the extraordinary hold operas had on the French musical world" (page 1034). For Lacombe, Ketterer "mass-produced pieces used to shine in salons and concert halls and provide the consumer with nice airs skilfully arranged" (page 1045). He adds further below, about his fantasia on ''L'Africaine'', that "Ketterer selects the most conventional elements of Meyerbeer's score ... and treats them conventionally.".

Compositions

Piano works

*Op. 5 - ''L'Entrée au tournoi'' *Op. 7 - ''Grand Caprice Hongrois'' (4-hands) *Op. 10 - ''Une Promenade dans la mer'' *Op. 16 - ''Souvenirs de 'La Promise', opéra de

Louis Clapisson Louis Clapisson (15 September 1808 – 19 March 1866) was a French composer and violinist. He composed numerous art songs as well as 22 operas, largely in the opéra comique genre. In his later years he was a professor of harmony at the Paris C ...

'', Grande fantaisie brillante *Op. 20 - ''Fantaisie sur 'Les Sabots de la Marquise', opéra de E. Boulanger'' *Op. 21 - ''L'Argentine'', Fantaisie-mazurka *Op. 22 - ''Le Chant du Colibri, de l'opéra Jaguarita de F. Halévy'', Caprice *Op. 24 - ''Grand galop de concert'' *Op. 31 - ''Fandango de l'opéra 'Les Lavandières de Santarem' de Gevaert'' *Op. 33 - ''Fantaisie brillante sur

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, opéra de D. F. E. Auber'' *Op. 35 - ''Ballade'' *Op. 39 - ''Nocturne'' *Op. 43 - ''Les Concerts du bocage'', Caprice de genre *Op. 45 - ''Fantaisie de concert pour le piano sur

Oberon Oberon () is a king of the fairies in medieval and Renaissance literature. He is best known as a character in William Shakespeare's play ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', in which he is King of the Fairies and spouse of Titania, Queen of the Fairi ...

de Weber'' *Op. 48 - ''Dalila'', Grande valse brillante *Op. 56 - ''Chanson créole'' *Op. 57 - ''Élégie (à la mémoire de Frédéric Chopin)'' *Op. 60 - ''Fantaisie brillante sur

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, de

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'' *Op. 61 - ''Marche écossaise sur Quentin Durward'', Musique de Gevaert *Op. 66 - ''Oh! Dites lui, romance favorite de Tamberlick, musique de Mme La Princesse L. Kotschoubey'' *Op. 68 - '' Le Pardon de Ploërmel, de Meyerbeer'', fantaisie transcription *Op. 69 - ''Polka-mazurka sur '

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', opéra de Ch. Gounod'' *Op. 70 - '' Herculanum, de Félicien David'', fantaisie brillante *Op. 72 - ''Le Réveil des sylphes'', Fantaisie *Op. 77 - ''Fleur de Bruyère'', Morceau de salon *Op. 79 - ''Fantaisie brillante sur Diane de Solange, opéra en 5 actes de S. A. R. Ernest II duc régnant de Saxe-Cobourg et Gotha'' *Op. 82 - ''Mosaïque sur

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, de Mozart'' *Op. 83 - ''

Philémon et Baucis (''Philemon and Baucis'') is an opera in three acts by Charles Gounod with a libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré. The opera is based on the tale of Baucis and Philemon as told by La Fontaine (derived in turn from Ovid's ''Metamorphoses'' ...

, opéra de Ch. Gounod'', Morceau de salon *Op. 84 - ''Fantaisie-transcription sur 'Le Roman d'Elvire', opéra-comique d'

Ambroise Thomas Charles Louis Ambroise Thomas (; 5 August 1811 – 12 February 1896) was a French composer and teacher, best known for his operas '' Mignon'' (1866) and ''Hamlet'' (1868). Born into a musical family, Thomas was a student at the Conservatoire de ...

'' *Op. 88 - ''Mazurka des patineurs. Souvenir du Nord'' *Op. 89 - ''Mélodie allemande (Die Thräne)'', Morceau de salon *Op. 90 - ''La Châtelaine'' *Op. 94 - ''Sérénade complainte de

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, opéra de '' *Op. 95 - ''Fantaisie brillante sur ' La Circassienne', opéra d’Auber'' *Op. 96 - ''Fantaisie-transcription sur 'Les Pêcheurs de Catane', d' A. Maillart'' *Op. 97 - ''Il Bacio (d'

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)'', Valse de salon *Op. 99 - ''Papillons et fleurs'', Caprice *Op. 101 - ''Gaëtana'', Mazurka *Op. 106 - ''La Stella (L'Étoile), 2me valse d'Arditi'' *Op. 107 - ''Fantaisie-transcription sur

Rienzi ' (''Rienzi, the last of the tribunes''; WWV 49) is an early opera by Richard Wagner in five acts, with the libretto written by the composer after Edward Bulwer-Lytton's novel of the same name (1835). The title is commonly shortened to ''Rie ...

, opéra de R. Wagner'' *Op. 109 - ''Romance du voile'' sur 'Les Recruteurs', de Lefébure-Wély *Op. 110 - ''La Chatte merveilleuse, d' Albert Grisar'', Fantaisie brillante *Op. 111 - ''Lalla Roukh'', Fantaisie-rêverie *Op. 112 - ''Fantaisie sur '

Zémire et Azor ' (''Zémire and Azor'') is an opéra comique, described as a ''comédie-ballet mêlée de chants et de danses'', in four acts by the Belgian composer André Grétry. The French text was by Jean-François Marmontel based on ''La Belle et la bête'' ...

', opéra de Grétry'' *Op. 113 - '' La Servante maîtresse, opéra comique de Pergolèse'', Fantaisie *Op. 114 - ''

La sonnambula ''La sonnambula'' (''The Sleepwalker'') is an opera semiseria in two acts, with music in the ''bel canto'' tradition by Vincenzo Bellini set to an Italian libretto by Felice Romani, based on a scenario for a ''ballet-pantomime'' written by Eu ...

, opéra de Bellini'', Fantaisie de concert *Op. 115 - ''Illustrations sur

Il trovatore ''Il trovatore'' ('The Troubadour') is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto largely written by Salvadore Cammarano, based on the play ''El trovador'' (1836) by Antonio García Gutiérrez. It was García Gutiérrez's mos ...

, opéra de

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'' *Op. 116 - ''Valse des fleurs'', Fantaisie de salon *Op. 117 - ''Le Réveil des pâtres'', Morceau de salon *Op. 118 - ''Caprice militaire'' *Op. 120 - ''La Perle du soir'' *Op. 121 - ''Boute-en-train'', Galop de concert *Op. 122 - ''Transcription brillante sur 'Ah! quel plaisir d'être soldat', de

La Dame blanche ''La dame blanche'' ( English: ''The White Lady'') is an opéra comique in three acts by the French composer François-Adrien Boieldieu. The libretto was written by Eugène Scribe and is based on episodes from no fewer than five works of the Sc ...

, de Boïeldieu'' *Op. 124 - ''Les Échos d'Espagne. Mosaïque sur les Chansons d' Yradier'' *Op. 125 - La Tradita', Romance d'

'' *Op. 126 - ''Fantaisie brillante sur

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, opéra de Mozart'' *Op. 127 - '' La forza del destino, fantaisie-transcription'' *Op. 128 - ''Fantaisie brillante sur

, de Gounod'' *Op. 129 - ''Fantaisie brillante sur ' La Reine de Saba', opéra de Gounod'' *Op. 130 - ''Voici le soleil. Valse chantée d'A. Mutel, transcrite'' *Op. 131 - ''La Mule de Pédro, opéra de

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'', Fantaisie-transcription *Op. 133 - ''Divertissement élégant sur Giselle, ballet d'Adolphe Adam'' *Op. 134 - ''

Les Vêpres siciliennes ''Les vêpres siciliennes'' (''The Sicilian Vespers'') is a grand opera in five acts by the Italian romantic composer Giuseppe Verdi set to a French libretto by Eugène Scribe and Charles Duveyrier from their work ''Le duc d'Albe'' of 1838. ...

'', Fantaisie-transcription *Op. 135 - ''Rêve d'enfant, mélodie, paroles de Victor Hugo, musique d'Adolphe Nibelle'' (transcription) *Op. 136 - ''Illustrations de

Zampa ''Zampa'','' ou La fiancée de marbre'' (''Zampa, or the Marble Bride'') is an opéra comique in three acts by French composer Ferdinand Hérold, with a libretto by Mélesville. The overture to the opera is one of Hérold's most famous works an ...

, d'Hérold'' *Op. 137 - ''Fantaisie brillante sur

Les Troyens à Carthage ''Les Troyens'' (; in English: ''The Trojans'') is a French grand opera in five acts by Hector Berlioz. The libretto was written by Berlioz himself from Virgil's epic poem the ''Aeneid''; the score was composed between 1856 and 1858. ''Les Troy ...

, opéra d'Hector Berlioz'' *Op. 139 - ''Le Chant du Bivouac, de Kücken, transcription militaire'' *Op. 141 - ''Marche Styrienne'' *Op. 142 - ''Prière de Moïse, de Rossini, variée'' *Op. 143 - ''Valse des dominos. Grande valse de salon arrangée sur des motifs de Caussinus'' *Op. 145 - ''Fantaisie-transcription sur

Rigoletto ''Rigoletto'' is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the 1832 play '' Le roi s'amuse'' by Victor Hugo. Despite serious initial problems with the Austrian censors who had co ...

, opéra de Verdi'' *Op. 146 - ''À Grenade, Ariette espagnole, de Rossini'' *Op. 147 - ''Les Amours du diable (opéra d' Albert Grisar)'', Fantaisie *Op. 148 - ''Lara, opéra-comique de A. Maillart, Chanson arabe (À l'ombre des verts platanes)'', transcription variée (also, version for piano 4-hands by Édouard Mangin) *Op. 149 - ''

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, opéra en cinq actes de Ch. Gounod'', Fantaisie-transcription *Op. 150 - ''Souvenirs mélodiques on

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, opéra de Bellini'', Fantaisie *Op. 151 - ''Souvenirs mélodiques Les Puritains, fantaisie sur l'opéra de Bellini'' *Op. 152 - ''Souvenirs mélodiques sur

Le Barbier de Séville ''The Barber of Seville or the Useless Precaution'' (french: Le Barbier de Séville ou la Précaution inutile) is a French play by Pierre Beaumarchais, with original music by Antoine-Laurent Baudron. It was initially conceived as an opéra comi ...

, opéra de Rossini'', Fantaisie *Op. 153 - ''Souvenirs mélodiques sur l’opéra

Betly ''Betly, ossia La capanna svizzera'' ("Betly, or The Swiss Chalet") is a ''dramma giocoso'' in two acts (originally one) by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti. The composer wrote the Italian libretto after Eugène Scribe and Mélésville's l ...

, de Donizetti'', Fantaisie *Op. 154 - '' La Traviata, opéra de Verdi'', Fantaisie-transcription *Op. 155 - ''Les Chevaliers d'Avenel'', ballade écossaise *Op. 156 - ''Valse des roses'' *Op. 157 - '' Macbeth, Opéra de Verdi'', Fantaisie-transcription *Op. 161 - ''Nuit d'Orient'', Rêverie *Op. 162 - ''Noël, chant religieux de Ferdinand Lavainne'' *Op. 163 - ''Les Absents, opéra de Poise''. Fantaisie *Op. 164 - '' La flûte enchantée'', Fantaisie *Op. 166 - ''Le Capitaine Henriot, fantaisie brillante pour piano'' *Op. 167 - ''Le Saphir, opéra de

Félicien David Félicien-César David (13 April 1810 – 29 August 1876) was a French composer. Biography Félicien David was born in Cadenet, and began to study music at the age of five under his father, whose death when the boy was six left him an impoverish ...

'', Fantaisie *Op. 168 - ''Valse fantastique sur ' MacBeth *Op. 169 - ''

Crispino e la Comare ''Crispino e la comare o Il medico e la morte'' (''The Cobbler and the Fairy or The Doctor and Death'') is an opera written collaboratively by Luigi Ricci and Federico Ricci with an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave. Performance histor ...

, opéra-bouffe des Frères Ricci'', Fantaisie élégante *Op. 170 - ''Fantaisie de salon sur '

L'Africaine ''L'Africaine'' (''The African Woman'') is an 1865 French ''grand opéra'' in five acts with music by Giacomo Meyerbeer and a libretto by Eugène Scribe. Meyerbeer and Scribe began working on the opera in 1837, using the title ''L'Africaine'', bu ...

' de Meyerbeer'' *(with

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) Op. 171 - ''

, opéra en 5 actes de Ch. Gounod'' (4-hands) *Op. 173 - ''L'Âme de la Pologne, cantique de Giovanni Duca'', Transcription brillante *Op. 176 - ''Deux Transcriptions de salon de l'opéra de Mermet, 'Roland à Roncevaux': Mon coeur se brise (Trio.) et Superbes Pyrénées (Final)'' *Op. 177 - ''Chant du Lido'' *Op. 178 - ''Canzonetta'' *Op. 179 - ''Les Folies'', Allegro-galop *Op. 180 - ''Souvenir de Florence. Romance de (Rodolfo) Mattiozzi (Quand tu m’aimais)'', variée *Op. 181 - ''Mabel. Valse de Godfrey'', Transcription brillante (1865) *Op. 182 - Don Bucefalo', opéra-bouffe de Cagnoni'', Fantaisie-transcription *Op. 183 - ''Marche arménienne'' *Op. 184 - ''Chanson mauresque de 'La fiancée d’Abydos', opéra de

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et Adrien Barthe'', Transcription brillante de salon *Op. 185 - ''La Proscrite, mélodie de Justin Bru'', Transcription de salon *Op. 186 - ''Le Voyage en Chine'', Fantaisie brillante *Op. 187 - ''

Colinette à la cour ''La double épreuve, ou Colinette à la cour'', is a ''comédie lyrique'' (comic opera) in three acts written by André Grétry in 1782 to a French libretto by Jean-Baptiste Lourdet de Santerre, based on Charles Simon Favart's '.Bartlet 1992. P ...

, chœur de Grétry'' *Op. 189 - ''Chansons espagnoles'', Fantaisie de concert *Op. 190 - ''Nocturne-mazurk sur un motif du ballet de 'la Fidenzata Valacca' de Max. Graziani et R. Mattiozzi'' *Op. 191 - ''

, opéra de Mozart'', Fantaisie pour piano *Op. 192 - ''La Rentrée au camp'', Caprice-marche *Op. 194 - ''La Violette'' *Op. 195 - ''Valse des fées'' *Op. 196 - ''Toast'', Chanson à boire *Op. 197 - ''Rêve perdu'', Ballade *Op. 198 - ''Chanson mauresque'' *Op. 199 - '' Sémiramis, opéra de Rossini'', Souvenirs mélodiques *Op. 200 - '' L'Elisir d'amore, opéra de Donizetti'', souvenirs mélodiques pour piano *Op. 201 - ''José-María, opéra-comique de '', Fantaisie pour piano *Op. 202 - ''Si vous n'avez rien à me dire'', romance de Willy de Rothschild *Op. 203 - ''Caprice fantaisie sur 'Zilda', opéra comique de F. de

'' *Op. 204 - ''Marche Solennelle'' *Op. 205 - ''Sous les lilas'' *Op. 206 - '' Freyschutz, opéra de Weber'', Souvenirs mélodiques *Op. 207 - ''Non è ver (Ce n'est pas vrai), romanza de Tito Mattei'', transcrite et variée *Op. 208 - ''Non tornó! (Il ne vient plus!), romanza de Tito Mattei'', transcrite et variée *Op. 209 - ''

Mignon ''Mignon'' is an 1866 ''opéra comique'' (or opera in its second version) in three acts by Ambroise Thomas. The original French libretto was by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on Goethe's 1795-96 novel '' Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre''. ...

, opéra d'

'', Fantaisie brillante *Op. 210 - ''

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'', fantaisie brillante *Op. 211 - ''

Orphée aux enfers ''Orpheus in the Underworld'' and ''Orpheus in Hell'' are English names for (), a comic opera with music by Jacques Offenbach and words by Hector Crémieux and Ludovic Halévy. It was first performed as a two-act "opéra bouffon" at the Théâ ...

de J. Offenbach'', Fantaisie brillante *Op. 213 - ''

Don Carlos ''Don Carlos'' is a five-act grand opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi to a French-language libretto by Joseph Méry and Camille du Locle, based on the dramatic play '' Don Carlos, Infant von Spanien'' (''Don Carlos, Infante of Spain'') by Fried ...

, grand opéra de Verdi'', Fantaisie brillante *Op. 214 - ''Fantaisie de salon sur '

La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein ''La Grande-Duchesse de Gérolstein'' (''The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein'') is an opéra bouffe (a form of operetta), in three acts and four tableaux by Jacques Offenbach to an original French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. The s ...

*Op. 216 - ''

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, opéra de Ch. Gounod'', Fantaisie de salon *Op. 217 - ''Sardanapale, opéra de Victorin Joncières'', Souvenirs mélodiques *Op. 218 - ''L'Oie du Caire ( L'oca del Cairo), opéra-bouffe'', Fantaisie *Op. 219 - ''Idylle'' *Op. 220 - ''Défilé-marche (de Kaschte)'', transcription militaire *Op. 222 - ''Carlotta-polka'' *Op. 223 - ''Fantaisie brillante sur ' Robinson Crusoé' de J. Offenbach'' *Op. 225 - ''

Giovanna d'Arco ''Giovanna d'Arco'' (''Joan of Arc'') is an operatic ''dramma lirico'' with a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi set to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera, who had prepared the libretti for ''Nabucco'' and ''I Lombardi''. It is Ver ...

, opéra de Verdi'', fantaisie brillante *Op. 226 - ''Romance de 'la lettre des Porcherons', de Grisar'', Transcription de salon *Op. 227 - ''

Le Médecin malgré lui ''Le Médecin malgré lui'' (; "The doctor/physician in spite of himself") is a farce by Molière first presented in 1666 (published as a manuscript in early 1667) at le théâtre du Palais-Royal by la Troupe du Roi. The play is one of sever ...

, opéra de Ch. Gounod'', Fantaisie brillante *Op. 228 - '' Le Premier jour de bonheur, opéra en 3 actes d'Auber'', romance, chanson-gigue variés *Op. 229 - '' Le Premier jour de bonheur, opéra-comique d'Auber: Les Djinns'', mélodie transcrite *Op. 230 - ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

, musique de Ambroise Thomas'', Fantaisie brillante *Op. 231 - ''La Fête du printemps, fantaisie-ballet sur

Hamlet (Thomas) ''Hamlet'' is a grand opera in five acts of 1868 by the French composer Ambroise Thomas, with a libretto by Michel Carré and Jules Barbier based on a French adaptation by Alexandre Dumas, père, and Paul Meurice of William Shakespeare's play ''H ...

, opéra d'Ambroise Thomas'' *Op. 232 - ''Romance et Duo des Hirondelles sur

, de Thomas'', Fantaisie *Op. 233 - ''Galop de salon de ' Fleur-de-Thé', opéra bouffe de Ch. Lecocq'' *Op. 234 - ''Fantaisie brillante sur '

Les Dragons de Villars ''Les dragons de Villars'' (''The Dragoons of Villars'') is an opéra-comique in three acts by Aimé Maillart to a libretto by Lockroy and Eugène Cormon. The story of the opera was said to have been borrowed from ''La Petite Fadette'' by George ...

', opéra-comique de Maillart'' *Op. 229 - ''Chanson des Djinns'', mélodie transcrite (on Le Premier jour de bonheur by Auber) *Op. 235 - '' Richard Cœur-de-Lion'', opéra de Grétry, Souvenirs mélodiques *Op. 236 - '' Le Crociato, opéra de Meyerbeer'' (''Souvenirs mélodique''s, No. 22) *Op. 237 - '' Beatrice di Tenda, opéra de Bellini'' (''Souvenirs mélodiques'', No. 23) *Op. 238 - ''Sérénade de J.B. Wekerlin'', transcrite et variée *Op. 239 - ''Le Chant du régiment, fantaisie militaire sur un chœur de Gevaert'' *Op. 240 - ''

Guillaume Tell ''William Tell'' (french: Guillaume Tell, link=no; it, Guglielmo Tell, link=no) is a French-language opera in four acts by Italian composer Gioachino Rossini to a libretto by Victor-Joseph Étienne de Jouy and L. F. Bis, based on Friedrich Sc ...

de Rossini'', Fantaisie brillante *Op. 241 - ''

Un ballo in maschera ''Un ballo in maschera'' ''(A Masked Ball)'' is an 1859 opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The text, by Antonio Somma, was based on Eugène Scribe's libretto for Daniel Auber's 1833 five act opera, '' Gustave III, ou Le bal masqué''. Th ...

, opéra de Verdi'', Fantaisie brillante *Op. 242 - ''Bellone'', Caprice militaire *Op. 243 - ''Vieille chanson du jeune temps, mélodie de J. O'Kelly'', transcrite et variée *Op. 245 - ''Bluette'' *Op. 246 - ''Danse bohémienne'' *Op. 247 - ''Carillon-mazurka'' *Op. 248 - ''La Passariello'' *Op. 249 - ''Viens au bord de la mer, mélodie de Ch. Jacques'', transcrite et variée *Op. 250 - ''Fantaisie de salon sur

La Périchole ''La Périchole'' () is an opéra bouffe in three acts by Jacques Offenbach. Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy wrote the French libretto based on the 1829 one act play '' Le carrosse du Saint-Sacrement'' by Prosper Mérimée, which was revived o ...

, opéra-Bouffe de J. Offenbach'' *Op. 251 - ''Grande fantaisie brillante sur '

Les Huguenots () is an opera by Giacomo Meyerbeer and is one of the most popular and spectacular examples of grand opera. In five acts, to a libretto by Eugène Scribe and Émile Deschamps, it premiered in Paris on 29 February 1836. Composition history ...

', opéra de Meyerbeer'' *Op. 254 - ''Succès-polka'' *Op. 255 - ''La Contessina, opéra de Józef Michał Poniatowski'', Romanza *Op. 259 - ''Fantaisie brillante sur

Vert-Vert ''Vert-Vert'' is an opéra comique in three acts by Jacques Offenbach, with a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Charles Nuitter, first performed on the 10th of March 1869 at the Paris Opéra-Comique. Based on the 1734 poem « Vert-Vert ou les voy ...

, opéra-comique de J. Offenbach'' *Op. 260 - ''Messe solennelle

Petite messe solennelle Gioachino Rossini's ''Petite messe solennelle'' (Little solemn mass) was written in 1863, possibly at the request of Count Alexis Pillet-Will for his wife Louise to whom it is dedicated. The composer, who had retired from composing operas more ...

, de G. Rossini'' *Op. 261 - ''Grande fantaisie brillante sur

Le Prophète ''Le prophète'' (''The Prophet'') is a grand opera in five acts by Giacomo Meyerbeer, which was premiered in Paris on 16 April 1849. The French-language libretto was by Eugène Scribe and Émile Deschamps, after passages from the ''Essay on the ...

, opéra de Meyerbeer'' *Op. 263 - ''Allégresse'', Allegro-scherzando *Op. 264 - ''

La Petite Fadette ''La Petite Fadette'', also published in English under the titles ''Little Fadette. A Domestic Story'' (1849), ''Fadette. A Domestic Story'' (1851) and ''Little Fadette'' (1967), is an 1849 novel written by French novelist George Sand, born Amant ...

, de Th. Semet'' (), Pastorale *Op. 267 - ''Le Chant du berceau'' *Op. 268 - ''Les Clochettes d'or'' *Op. 270 - ''Vienne'' *Op. 273 - ''Havanaise, mélodie de d' E. Paladilhe'', Transcription pour le piano *Op. 274 - ''Bouquet de bal'' *Op. 275 - ''Au printemps'', Mélodie, transcrite et variée *Op. 276 - ''

La Princesse de Trébizonde ''La Princesse de Trébizonde'' is an opéra bouffe with music by Jacques Offenbach and text by Étienne Tréfeu and Charles-Louis-Étienne Nuitter. The work was first given in two acts at the Theater Baden-Baden on 31 July 1869 and subsequently ...

, fantaisie élégante pour le piano sur l'opéra-bouffe de J. Offenbach'' *Op. 279 - ''

Les Brigands ''Les brigands'' (''The Bandits'') is an opéra bouffe, or operetta, by Jacques Offenbach to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. Meilhac and Halévy's libretto lampoons both serious drama (Schiller's play ''The Robbers'') ...

, de J. Offenbach'', Fantaisie brillante *Op. 280 - ''Mandolinata, Fantaisie quasi-capriccio sur la mélodie de Paladilhe'' *Op. 280 - ''Mia Nera! Sous les palmiers de Bordighiere'', Mélodie *Op. 281 - '' La Bohémienne, de Balfe'', Romance du rêve *Op. 282 - ''Fantaisie brillante sur ' La Bohémienne', de M. W. Balfe'' *Op. 283 - '' Envoi de fleurs, mélodie de Gounod'' (transcription) *Op. 285 - ''Valse brillante sur ' Coppelia *Op. 286 - ''Fantaisie brillante sur 'L'Ombre', opéra-comique de F. de

'' *Op. 287 - ''

La Marseillaise "La Marseillaise" is the national anthem of France. The song was written in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle in Strasbourg after the declaration of war by France against Austria, and was originally titled "Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du R ...

, de Rouget de Lisle'', Paraphrase brillante * ''Flick et Flock, Galop du ballet de Hertel'' (1864) * ''Sorrente, mazurka de salon sur une mélodie de J. J. Masset'',Jean-Jacques Masset (1811–1903). (1864)

Songs

* ''La Fleur des champs'', Villanelle (words by

Xavier Forneret Xavier Forneret (16 September 1809 in Beaune, Côte-d'Or – 7 August 1884) was a French writer; poet, playwright and journalist. Life Born in 1809 bourgeois family by the name Antoine Charles Ferdinand, he was one of the few members of the Ro ...

), 1854 * ''Sérénade'', Poésie et musique d'Anatole Lionnet (accompaniment by Ketterer), 1867

Chamber works

* (with Adolphe Herman, 1823-1903) Duo for violin and piano after Aimé Maillart's 'Lara' (Herman's Op. 71) * (with Adolphe Herman) Op. 80 – ''Grand duo brillant sur ' Le Pardon de Ploërmel', opéra de G. Meyerbeer'', for violin and piano * (with Vincenzo Sighicelli) Op. 105 – ''Fantaisie espagnole'', for violin and piano * (with

) Op. 143 – ''

La Favorite ''La favorite'' (''The Favourite'', sometimes referred to by its Italian title: ''La favorita'') is a grand opera in four acts by Gaetano Donizetti to a French-language libretto by Alphonse Royer and Gustave Vaëz, based on the play ''Le com ...

e Donizetti Fantaisie de concert'', for piano and organ * Op. 165 - ''Grande fantaisie de concert sur Le Songe d'une nuit d’été de Mendelssohn-Bartholdy'', for two pianos * (with

) Op. 175 –

', opéra de

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'', Duo brillant, for piano and organ * (with

) Op. 188 – Trio on themes from ' La traviata', for violin, piano, and organ * ''

, Grand opéra de Verdi, Duo concertant pour piano et violon composé par E. Ketterer et A. Vizentini'', 1867 * ''Les Opéras célèbres. Duos concertants sur les Opéras de Verdi composés pour Piano et Violon par E. Ketterer et Ad. (Adolphe) Herman'' (1868–69) :)

;

; La Traviata ;

;

Simon Boccanegra ''Simon Boccanegra'' () is an opera with a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play ''Simón Bocanegra'' (1843) by Antonio García Gutiérrez, whose play ''El trovador'' had b ...

; Ernani ;

I Lombardi alla prima crociata ''I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata'' (''The Lombards on the First Crusade'') is an operatic ''dramma lirico'' in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera, based on an epic poem by Tommaso Grossi, which was "very much a ...

; I due Foscari ;

Luisa Miller ''Luisa Miller'' is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Salvadore Cammarano, based on the play ''Kabale und Liebe'' (''Intrigue and Love'') by the German dramatist Friedrich von Schiller. Verdi's initial idea for ...

; I Masnadieri ;

Attila (opera) ''Attila'' is an opera in a prologue and three acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera, based on the 1809 Play (theatre), play ' (''Attila, King of the Huns'') by Zacharias Werner. The opera received its first performanc ...

;

Aroldo ''Aroldo'' () is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on and adapted from their earlier 1850 collaboration, ''Stiffelio''. The first performance was given in the Teatro Nuovo Comunale in Ri ...

. * (with Adolphe Herman) ''12 Duos concertants sur les chefs d'œuvre lyriques des grands maîtres'' (1863–1866), for violin and piano: 1. ''

'' (Herman's Op. 56) (1863); 2. ''

'' (Herman's Op. 57) (1863); 3. ''

''; 4. '' Otello''; 5. '' Moïse (de Rossini)'' (Herman's Op. 68) (1864); 6. ''

, de Bellini'' (Herman's Op. 64) (1864); 7. '' Les Noces de Figaro''; 8. ''

Robin des Bois ''Robin des Bois'' (full title ''Robin des Bois: Ne renoncez jamais'') is a French musical with mise en scène by Michel Laprise and text and music by Patrice Guirao and Lionel Florence. It premiered on 26 September 2013 at Palais des congrès ...

(de Weber)'' (Herman's Op. 70) (1864); 9. ''

(de Rossini)'' (Herman's Op. 80); 10. '' L'Elisir d'amore'' (Herman's Op. 81) (1866); 11. '' Les Puritains, de Bellini'' (Herman's Op. 82) (1866); 12. ''

Richard Cœur de Lion Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, and Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes, and was ...

'', de Grétry (Herman's Op. 83) (1866).

Posthumous works

* ''

, de Donizetti'', Fantaisie (1874) * ''Bohêma'', Caprice de concert (1875 or before) * ''Diadème-polka'' (1875 or before; also arranged for piano 4-hands) * ''Eole'', Mazurka de salon (1875 or before) * ''Moldoa'', Caprice russe (1875 or before) * ''Le Postillon'', Galop (1876 or before)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ketterer, Eugene 1831 births 1870 deaths 19th-century classical composers 19th-century French composers 19th-century French male classical pianists Composers for piano French male composers French Romantic composers Musicians from Rouen Pupils of Antoine François Marmontel