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Born: 1822 Died: 1890 Country: France Period: Romantic

César Franck is an important composer from the latter half of the nineteenth century, particularly in the realms of symphonic, chamber, organ and piano music. His stage works were uniformly unsuccessful, though his choral compositions fared somewhat better. Born in Liège (in the French region which in 1830 became part of a new state, Belgium), on December 10, 1822, he led a group of young composers, among them d'Indy, Duparc, and Dukas, who found Read more much to admire in his highly individual post-Romantic style, with its rich, innovative harmonies, sometimes terse melodies, and skilled contrapuntal writing. This group, sometimes known as "la bande à Franck," steered French composition toward symphonic and chamber music, finally breaking the stranglehold of the more conservative opera over French music.

Franck was a keyboard player of extraordinary ability who had a short stint as a touring piano virtuoso before moving to Paris and throwing himself into musical studies. In addition, he was an organist at several major churches during his career, and his skills on the organ accounted in great part for his compositional interest in that instrument; his organ compositions stand at the apex of the Romantic organ repertoire. Franck was a man of strong religious convictions throughout his life, which often motivated him to compose works based on biblical texts or on other church sources. For much of his life he was organist at the Paris churches of St.-Jean-St. François and then Ste.-Clothilde, and in 1872 he became a professor at the Paris Conservatoire.

Individual and instantly recognizable though his music was, it owes a debt to Liszt and Wagner, especially to the latter's Tristan und Isolde and several other late works. He tended to use rather quick modulations, another inheritance from Wagner, and shifting harmonies. There is a Germanic ponderousness in some of his compositions; consider, for example, the opening of the Symphony in D minor of 1888, probably Franck's most famous composition. In this work, one hears a mixture of paradoxical elements so typical of the composer: for example, moments of peace and serenity barely conceal an undercurrent of disquiet. In this symphony, Franck, adapts the Lisztian-Wagnerian predilection toward cyclical structure and melodic motto to an abstract symphonic form. Another characteristic of Franck's music is extended homophonic writing, as exemplified in his choral symphonic poem Psyché.

Franck died in Paris on November 8, 1890. By the turn of the century he had become the leading figure associated with the "Old School" in France, while Debussy came to represent the "progressive" forces. Read less

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Franck: Symphonie, Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne, La lutte de l'hiver et du printemps / Arming

Release Date: 01/08/2013 Label: Fuga Libera
Catalog: 596 Number of Discs: 1

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Franck: Piano Music / Stephen Hough

Release Date: 03/10/1997 Label: Hyperion
Catalog: 66918 Number of Discs: 1

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Franck, Ravel, Debussy / Ivan Moravec

Release Date: 01/29/2002 Label: Supraphon
Catalog: 3584 Number of Discs: 1

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Debussy, Franck, Faure: Cello Sonatas / Noras, Rigutto

Release Date: 09/17/2002 Label: Apex
Catalog: 40599 Number of Discs: 1

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Rachmaninov, Franck: Cello Sonatas / Isserlis, Hough

Release Date: 07/08/2003 Label: Hyperion
Catalog: 67376 Number of Discs: 1

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David Oistrakh [5-CD Set]

Label: Melodiya Catalog: 1001931 Release Date: 06/11/2013 Number of Discs: 5
Composer: Giovanni Battista Viotti, César Franck, Johannes Brahms, Sergei Taneyev ...
Performer: David Oistrakh, Sviatoslav Richter
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Great Chamber Music

Label: Naxos Catalog: 8501064 Release Date: 04/30/2013 Number of Discs: 10
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Joseph Haydn, Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn ...
Performer: Tamás Szabo, Gábor Fias, Attila Falvay, György Éder ...
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Ashkenazy - 50 Years on Decca

Label: Decca Catalog: 001820202 Release Date: 04/02/2013 Number of Discs: 50
Composer: Sergei Rachmaninov, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Robert Schumann, Ludwig van Beethoven ...
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Franck, Strauss: Violin Sonatas / Dumay, Lortie

Label: Onyx Catalog: 4096 Release Date: 03/12/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: César Franck, Richard Strauss
Performer: Louis Lortie, Augustin Dumay

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Cesar Franck: Complete Chamber Music

Label: Cypres Catalog: 4637 Release Date: 02/12/2013 Number of Discs: 4
Composer: César Franck
Performer: David Lively, Tatiana Samouil, Justus Grimm, Korneel Le [Double Bass] Compte

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The Very Best Of Jascha Heifetz

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 164862 Release Date: 02/05/2013 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Henri Vieuxtemps, Camille Saint-Saëns, Jean Sibelius ...
Performer: Jascha Heifetz, Artur Rubinstein, Arok Sandor, Emanuel Bay
Conductor: Sir Thomas Beecham, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Sir John Barbirolli

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Danwen Jiang: Live In Concert

Label: Soundset Catalog: 1045 Release Date: 01/08/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Claude Debussy, César Franck, Maurice Ravel
Performer: Danwen Jiang, Walter Cosand

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French Violin Sonatas - Franck, Ravel, Debussy / Tseng, Dzektser

Label: Fuga Libera Catalog: 597 Release Date: 01/08/2013 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: César Franck, Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy
Performer: Yu-Chien Tseng, Inga Dzektser
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Alfred Cortot: Anniversary Edition

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 04907 Release Date: 11/19/2012 Number of Discs: 40
Composer: Isaac Albeniz, Claude Debussy, Frédéric Chopin, Franz Liszt ...
Performer: Alfred Cortot, Pablo Casals, Jacques Thibaud, Charles Panzera ...
Orchestra/Ensemble: International String Quartet

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A French Recital / Sebastian Klinger, Milana Chernyavska

Label: Oehms Catalog: 856 Release Date: 11/13/2012 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Claude Debussy, Henri Dutilleux, César Franck
Performer: Sebastian Klinger, Milana Chernyavska

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French Fantasy / Bachmann, Neiman

Label: Bridge Catalog: 9394 Release Date: 11/13/2012 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Claude Debussy, César Franck, Camille Saint-Saëns
Performer: Maria Bachmann, Adam Neiman
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French Violin Sonatas - Pierne, Poulenc, Debussy, Ravel / Israelievitch, Matsumoto

Label: Fleur De Son Catalog: 58005 Release Date: 11/13/2012 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Gabriel Pierné, Francis Poulenc, Claude Debussy, César Franck
Performer: Jacques Israelievitch, Kanae Matsumoto
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Brahms, Schubert, Franck: Sonatas For Viola & Piano, Vol. 2

Label: Myrios Classics Catalog: 8 Release Date: 10/09/2012 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Franz Schubert, César Franck, Johannes Brahms
Performer: Tabea Zimmermann, Kirill Gerstein

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Strauss, Franck: Sonatas; Finckel: Variations / David Finckel, Wu Han

Label: Artistled Catalog: 19602 Release Date: 10/05/2012 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Richard Strauss, César Franck, Edwin Finckel
Performer: David Finckel, Wu Han
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Brahms: Sonata In G Major; Franck: Sonata In A Major; Ravel: Piece En Forme De Habanera; Kreisler: Liebesleid

Label: Doron Music Catalog: 4016 Release Date: 08/28/2012 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Johannes Brahms, César Franck, Maurice Ravel, Fritz Kreisler
Performer: Paul Coker, Yehudi Menuhin

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Zino Francescatti - A Treasury Of Studio Recordings 1931-1955

Label: Music & Arts Catalog: 1260 Release Date: 07/31/2012 Number of Discs: 3
Composer: Ernest Chausson, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Gabriel Fauré ...
Performer: Robert Casadesus, Zino Francescatti, Artur Balsam, Max Lanner ...
Conductor: Eugene Ormandy
Orchestra/Ensemble: Guilet String Quartet, Philadelphia Orchestra
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Connections: Music By Franck, Debussy, Chausson And Faure

Label: Marquis Catalog: 81427 Release Date: 07/03/2012 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Claude Debussy, Ernest Chausson, Gabriel Fauré, César Franck
Performer: Connie Shih, Winona Zelenka

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Jacqueline Du Pre - The Complete EMI Recordings [17-CD Set]

Label: Emi Classics Catalog: 91934 Release Date: 05/08/2012 Number of Discs: 17
Composer: Sir Edward Elgar, Frederick Delius, Camille Saint-Saëns, Antonín Dvorák ...
Performer: Jacqueline Du Pré, Daniel Barenboim, Gerald Moore, Ernest Lush ...
Conductor: Sir John Barbirolli, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Daniel Barenboim, Sir Adrian Boult
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, New Philharmonia Orchestra ...

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The French Album / Krijgh, Isanbaeva

Label: Capriccio Records Catalog: 5131 Release Date: 04/24/2012 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: César Franck, Claude Debussy, Gabriel Fauré, Jacques Offenbach
Performer: Harriet Krijgh, Kamilla Isanbaeva

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The Complete Duo Recordings / Argerich, Kremer, Maisky

Label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalog: 001649002 Release Date: 03/20/2012 Number of Discs: 13
Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Schumann, Béla Bartók ...
Performer: Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich, Mischa Maisky
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Duo Chanot / Thompson, Gurt

Label: Centaur Records Catalog: 3155 Release Date: 02/28/2012 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: César Franck, Sergei Rachmaninov, Johannes Brahms, Eric Ewazen ...
Performer: Christopher Thompson, Michael Gurt
Orchestra/Ensemble: Duo Chanot

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Franck: Musique Pour Piano

Label: Musique En Wallonie Catalog: 1161 Release Date: 02/14/2012 Number of Discs: 5
Composer: César Franck
Performer: Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden, Dominique Cornil, Andrew Hardy, Uriel Tsachor ...
Conductor: Edgard Doneux
Orchestra/Ensemble: César Franck Ensemble (Piano Quintet), Academica Quartet
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Franck, Lekeu, Ysaye: Violin Sonatas / Jerrold Rubenstein, Dalia Ouziel

Label: Talent Records Catalog: 117 Release Date: 01/31/2012
Composer: César Franck, Guillaume Lekeu, Eugène Ysaÿe
Performer: Jerrold Rubenstein, Dalia Ouziel

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Arthur Rubinstein - The Complete Album Collection

Label: Rca Catalog: 193691 Release Date: 01/10/2012 Number of Discs: 144
Composer: Frédéric Chopin, Isaac Albeniz, Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms ...
Performer: Artur Rubinstein, Robert Maas, Germain Prévost, Alphonse Onnou ...
Conductor: Albert Coates, Sir John Barbirolli, Sir Thomas Beecham, Walter Susskind ...
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French Impressions / Joshua Bell, Jeremy Denk

Label: Sony Catalog: 82026 Release Date: 01/10/2012 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns, César Franck, Maurice Ravel
Performer: Joshua Bell, Jeremy Denk
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