César Franck's only symphony has all but disappeared from our concert halls. That's a great shame, says Tom Service. This is a remarkable and radical work. When was the last time you heard César ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by César Franck’s only symphony was a pillar of the repertory for decades. But it’s now a rarity. By David Allen Whatever Leopold Stokowski’s thirst for ...

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 ...

Rare's the pianist who'd play two recitals totaling more than two hours of music, all from memory, in a single day. And a pianist wouldn't have to play lots of notes with feet as well as fingers, plus ...

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 ...

Cesar Franck only got around to writing one symphony, but luckily he made it a good one. From a concert the French National Orchestra gave last summer, on tour in Romania, we'll hear a performance of ...

The Violin Sonata by Cesar Franck is like an old friend: familiar and fun to run into once in a while. Violinist Midori and Robert McDonald play Franck's Sonata in concert at the Schwetzingen Festival ...

Franck has a decent claim to being the most influential French composer of the 19th century – this is a reminder of the clarity of his orchestral vision Though he was born in Belgium, César Franck was ...

This is an intriguing collection of César Franck's five works involving a solo piano, all featuring the up-and-coming French pianist Bertrand Chamayou. Two of them are rarely heard, and another is a ...

Ivan Hewett is The Telegraph’s Classical Music Critic and an author whose works include Music: Healing The Rift, a personal history of modern music. He has been involved in music as a composer, ...

César Franck was no slouch when it came to writing for the piano. The Prélude, Choral et Fugue has long been among the keyboard repertoire’s toughest challenges, and here its sturdy counterpoint, ...

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 ...