Music critic Henri-Louis Blanchard, writing in 1847, described Batta as one of the three great cellists of the time, alongside Auguste Franchomme and Adrien-François Servais.

[6] In 1837, he played in a series of chamber concerts with Franz Liszt and Chrétien Urhan at the Salons Érard.

[7] The concerts included the Beethoven piano trios and were successful, influencing French composers.

[4] In 1847, Henri-Louis Blanchard described him as one of the three great cellists of the time, alongside Auguste Franchomme and Adrien-François Servais.

[10] In his later years, Batta published musical criticisms in L'Union libérale et démocratique de Seine et Oise.