César Auguste Franck
Born: 10th December 1822, Liege, Belgium
Died: 8th November 1890, Paris, France
Nationality: Belgian, French
César Auguste Jean Guillaume Hubert Franck was a French Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher born in present-day Belgium.
He was born in Liège (which at the time of his birth was part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands). He gave his first concerts there in 1834 and studied privately in Paris from 1835, where his teachers included Anton Reicha. After a brief return to Belgium, and a disastrous reception of an early oratorio Ruth, he moved to Paris, where he married and embarked on a career as teacher and organist. He gained a reputation as a formidable musical improviser, and travelled widely within France to demonstrate new instruments built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll.
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- Andantino in G minor for organ (13)
- Andantino quietoso in E flat, Op. 6 (13)
- Cantabile, M36 (61)
- Cello Sonata in A major (61)
- Choral No. 1 in E major, M. 38 (70)
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- Dextera Domini (11)
- Fantaisie in A major, M35 (45)
- Fantaisie in C major, Op. 16 (27)
- Final in B flat, Op. 21 (30)
- Flute Sonata in A major (16)
- Grande Pièce Symphonique in F sharp minor, Op. 17 (39)
- La Procession (19)
- Le Chasseur maudit (46)
- Le mariage des roses (14)
- Les Djinns, Op. 45 (26)
- Les Eolides - Symphonic Poem (22)
- Mass in A Major Op. 12 (22)
- Nocturne (23)
- Panis Angelicus (316)
- Pastorale, Op. 19 (50)
- Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 14 (74)
- Pièce héroïque, M37 (78)
- Pieces (6) for Organ (25)
- Prelude, Aria et Final M23 (1886/7) (41)
- Prélude, Choral et Fugue, M21 (126)
- Prélude, Fugue et Variation Op. 18 (154)
- Prière, Op. 20 (32)
- Psalm 150, M. 69 (10)
- Psyché (29)
- Psyche Suite (10)
- Rédemption Symphonic Interlude (14)
- String Quartet in D major (29)
- Symphonic Variations for piano & orchestra, M46 (139)
- Symphony in D minor (187)
- Trio Concertant in F sharp minor, Op. 1, No. 1 (10)
- Trois Chorals pour grand orgue, M. 38-40 (45)
- Trois pièces pour grand orgue, M. 35-37 (30)
- Violin Sonata in A major (374)
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