César Auguste Franck (1822-90)
Composer
Born in Liège, César Franck was a church musician for much of his life, acquiring a formidable reputation as an improviser at the organ. Unsurprisingly, a considerable proportion of his output is for this instrument, and some of his orchestral works - particularly his single Symphony, in D minor - show the influence of the organ in their instrumentation. Like Sergei Rachmaninov, he was blessed with unusually large hands, giving him a wide stretch at the keyboard and leading him to write piano parts that regularly feature intervals of a twelfth!
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Recording of the Week,
Franck and Vierne from Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien
1st March 2019
The Russian violinist and French pianist bring a refreshing clarity and delicacy to two sonatas written for the Belgian composer-violinist Eugène Ysaÿe.
Recording of the Week,
Isabelle Faust and Alexander Melnikov perform César Franck's Violin Sonata
19th May 2017
James is enthralled by a new recording of music for violin and piano by César Franck and Ernest Chausson.
Popular Works: Franck, C
- Andantino in G minor for organ (13)
- Ave Maria, M57 (1865) (9)
- Cantabile, M36 (48)
- Cello Sonata in A major (49)
- Choral No. 1 in E major, M. 38 (56)
- Choral No. 2 in B minor, M. 39 (68)
- Choral No. 3 in A minor, M. 40 (81)
- Fantaisie in A major, M35 (44)
- Fantaisie in C major, Op. 16 (24)
- Final in B flat, Op. 21 (23)
- Flute Sonata in A major (16)
- Grande Pièce Symphonique in F sharp minor, Op. 17 (31)
- La Procession (16)
- Le Chasseur maudit (43)
- Le mariage des roses (12)
- Les Djinns, Op. 45 (20)
- Les Eolides - Symphonic Poem (26)
- Mass in A Major Op. 12 (21)
- Nocturne (23)
- Panis Angelicus (313)
- Pastorale, Op. 19 (41)
- Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 14 (47)
- Pièce héroïque, M37 (64)
- Pieces (6) for Organ (35)
- Prelude, Aria et Final M23 (1886/7) (28)
- Prélude, Choral et Fugue, M21 (83)
- Prélude, Fugue et Variation Op. 18 (107)
- Prière, Op. 20 (27)
- Psalm 150, M. 69 (12)
- Psyché (31)
- Psyche Suite (11)
- Psyché: Psyché et Éros (9)
- Rédemption Symphonic Interlude (13)
- String Quartet in D major (18)
- Symphonic Variations for piano & orchestra, M46 (133)
- Symphony in D minor (168)
- Trio Concertant in F sharp minor, Op. 1, No. 1 (12)
- Trois Chorals pour grand orgue, M. 38-40 (35)
- Trois pièces pour grand orgue, M. 35-37 (24)
- Violin Sonata in A major (266)
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