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It was privately premiered in 1845 before Liszt, Meyerbeer, and other musical notables, who gave moderate approval and constructive criticism. [11] However, a public performance in early 1846 met with public indifference and critical snubs for the oratorio's artlessness and simplicity. [12]
César Franck was a Belgian-French Romantic composer and organist who was the chief figure in a movement to give French music an emotional engagement, technical solidity, and seriousness comparable to that of German composers.
List of compositions by César Franck. César Franck photographed by Pierre Petit. Most of César Franck 's works seem to have been published during his lifetime, although only 21 works received a publisher's opus number. The mature published works were catalogued by Wilhelm Mohr in his Franck Werke Verzeichnis (FWV).
César Franck (born Liège, 10 December, 1822; died Paris, November 8, 1890), was a composer, organist and music teacher of Belgian and German origin who lived in France. He was one of the great musicians of his time.
César Franck, (born Dec. 10, 1822, Liège, Neth.—died Nov. 8, 1890, Paris, France), Belgian-French composer. A piano prodigy, he arrived in Paris at age 14 to study at the Paris Conservatoire.
Biography. It took a Belgian composer to convince France of the value of German musical ideas. Before César Franck arrived in Paris, French Romantic music had been primarily a tradition of dazzling orchestral colour and seductive harmonies.
Aug 6, 2022 · This remarkable set reveals the full breadth and genius of César Franck. From 1879 begins the decade of his late flowering in the great chamber works, includ...
César Franck (b. 1822–d. 1890) was a polarizing figure in 19th-century French music. An organ professor at the Conservatoire, he led what amounted to a composition class for students who resisted the officially sanctioned path of learning to write operas in the currently popular style.
Discovering César Franck: A Musical Journey Through the Composer's Life César Franck was a prominent composer, pianist, organist, and music educator of the Romantic era. He was born on December...
César Franck's unknown early piano music (composed until 1848) a project by Heribert Koch (pianist, lecturer, editor) comprising: concerts, lectures, world premiere recordings, first editions and more
