Organist Scott Dettra pictured before a recital at the Church of the Incarnation in Dallas, on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. Elias Valverde II / Staff Photographer Rare’s the pianist who’d play two recitals ...

The Belgian-born but ultimately French composer César Franck wrote some glorious music, brimming with inventive, intoxicating melodies. From the sunny Violin Sonata in A to the intricate Variations ...

When the first performance of Cesar Franck’s Symphony in D Minor was given in Paris in 1889, critics were almost unanimously indignant. Sniffed one of them: “Why play this symphony here? Who is this M ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick Paul Jacobs has completed his survey of the major solo organ works of César Franck, whose birthday year is passing with scattered ...

In César Franck's Sonata Isabelle Faust plays her 1710 Stradivarius with unusual restraint. And Alexander Melnikov's 1880s érard piano has a rounded tone that seems to allow him to play out without ...

Part of Reflections From the Keyboard. Pianist, teacher and author David Dubal hosts a weekly exploration of classical music's piano greats.

My copy of the 1974 BBC Catalogue of Music Broadcast on Radios 3 and 4 tells me that the average length of time it takes to perform the Symphonic Variations by César Franck is 14'45". The first time I ...

Cesar Franck was a one-hit wonder when it came to writing symphonies. The one he finally did write came only near the end of his life. We take you to Paris, the city where Franck spent a good portion ...

Belgium’s greatest composer, César Franck (1822-1890), is a man with a hidden past. He was a late developer and decades of his early output are neglected in favour of his mature work. His great ...

Has there ever existed a milder, more humble man who was also a great composer than César Franck? His ambitions were simple: to serve music and God with equal ­reverence. Name a famous Belgian! Well, ...

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