César Franck
Notable works by César Franck.
Cello Sonata (Franck/Delsart)
The setting for cello of César Franck's Violin Sonata in A major was the only alternative version sanctioned by Franck. It was created by the cellist Jules
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Grande Pièce Symphonique, Op.17, FWV 29, is an organ work by French composer and organist César Franck. Written in 1860–62, it is the second and, at an average duration of 25 minutes, the largest
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Hulda is an opera by César Franck to a French libretto by Charles Grandmougin. It is set in 11th-century Norway, and is based on the play (1858) by Norwegian writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. The
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(The Accursed Huntsman) is a symphonic poem by César Franck. The sections of the work are: The piece is scored for piccolo, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets in B, two bassoons, four horns, two
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Les Béatitudes, (Op. 25), CFF 185, FWV 53, is a French oratorio written by César Franck from 1869 to 1879 and scored for orchestra, chorus, and soloists. The text is a poetic meditation on the eight
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Les Éolides, (Op. 26), FWV 43, CFF 127, is a symphonic poem by French composer César Franck written in 1876 and premiered the next year. Its approximate duration is 11
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(Latin for "Bread of Angels" or "Angelic Bread") is the penultimate stanza of the hymn "" written by Saint Thomas Aquinas for the feast of Corpus Christi as part of a complete liturgy of the feast,
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César Franck's Piano Quintet in F minor is a quintet for piano, 2 violins, viola, and cello. The work was composed in 1879 and has been described as one of Franck's chief achievements alongside his
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Stradella, CFF 229, Op.033 is an 1841 opera by César Franck to a libretto by Émile Deschamps and Émilien Pacini. It is the first of Franck's four operas. Written when he was only 19, it was never
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The String Quartet in D major is the only string quartet composed by César Franck. The work was written from 1889 to
Read → WorkSymphonic Variations (ballet)
Symphonic Variations is a one-act ballet by Frederick Ashton set to the eponymous music (M. 46) of César Franck. The premiere, performed by the Sadler's Wells Ballet, took place at the Royal Opera
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The Symphonic Variations (Variations symphoniques), M. 46, is a work for piano and orchestra written in 1885 by César Franck. It has been described as "one of Franck's tightest and most finished
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The Symphony in D minor is the best-known orchestral work and the only mature symphony written by the 19th-century composer César Franck. It employs a cyclic form, with important themes recurring in
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The Trois Chorals are a three-part composition for organ solo by French composer and organist César Franck from 1890. Together with the Quintet (1879), the Prélude, Choral et Fugue (piano, 1884), the
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The Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano by César Franck is one of his best-known compositions, and is considered one of the finest sonatas for violin and piano ever written. It is an amalgam of
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