César Franck; Charles-Marie Widor - Works for Organ & Orchestra (Christian Schmitt; Fabien Gabel)

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Composer: César Franck; Charles-Marie Widor

• Franck - Grande pièce symphonique, Op. 17, FWV 29 (arr. Zsigmond Szathmáry)
• Franck - Les Éolides, Op. 26, FWV 43
• Widor - La nuit de Walpurgis, Op. 60

Christian Schmitt, organ

Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

Fabien Gabel, conductor

Date: 2025

Label: CPO

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César Franck - Organ Works (Marie-Claire Alain)

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Composer: César Franck

CD1

• Fantaisie in C major, Op. 16, M. 28
• Grande pièce symphonique in F sharp minor, Op. 17, M. 29
• Prélude, fugue et variation in B minor, Op. 18, M. 30
• Prière in C sharp minor, Op. 20, M. 32
• Fantaisie in A major, M. 35

CD2

1. Pastorale in E major, Op. 19, M. 31
2. Final in B flat major, Op. 21, M. 33
3. Cantabile in B major, M. 36
4. Pièce héroïque in B minor, M. 37
5. Choral No. 1 in E major, M. 38
6. Choral No. 2 in B minor, M. 39
7. Choral No. 3 in A minor, M. 40

Marie-Claire Alain, organ

Date: 1976 / 2004

Label: Warner Classics

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César Franck - Early Piano Music (Julia Severus)

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Composer: César Franck

• Ballade, Op. 9
• Transcriptions of Four Schubert Songs, Op. 8
• Fantasy on Two Polish Folk Songs, Op. 15
• Souvenirs of Aix-la-Chapelle, Op. 7

Julia Severus, piano

Date: 2014

Label: Naxos

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César Franck - Piano Works (Stephen Hough)

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Composer: César Franck

1. Prélude, Choral et Fugue, M. 21: 1. Prélude. Moderato
2. Prélude, Choral et Fugue, M. 21: 2. Choral. Poco più lento
3. Prélude, Choral et Fugue, M. 21: 3. Fugue. Tempo I
4. Prélude, Aria et Final, M. 23: 1. Prélude. Allegro moderato e maestoso
5. Prélude, Aria et Final, M. 23: 2. Aria. Lento
6. Prélude, Aria et Final, M. 23: 3. Final. Allegro molto ed agitato
7. Choral No. 3 for organ, M. 40 (arr. Hough)
8. Danse lente, M. 22
9. Grand Caprice No. 1, M. 13 (Op. 5)
10. Les Plaintes d'une poupée, M. 20

Stephen Hough, piano

Date: 1996

Label: Hyperion

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César Franck; Claude Debussy - Piano Quintet; String Quartet (Marc-André Hamelin; Takács Quartet)

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Composer: César Franck; Claude Debussy

• Franck - Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7
• Debussy - String Quartet in G minor, L. 91

Marc-André Hamelin, piano

Takács Quartet

    Edward Dusinberre, violin

    Károly Schranz, violin

    Geraldine Walther, viola

    András Fejér, cello

Date: 2016

Label: Hyperion

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César Franck - Piano Quintet; String Quartet (Artur Pizarro; Petersen Quartet)

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Composer: César Franck

• Piano Quintet in F minor, M. 7
• String Quartet in D major, M. 9

Artur Pizarro, piano

Petersen Quartet

    Conrad Muck, violin

    Daniel Bell, violin

    Friedemann Weigl, viola

    Henry David Varema, cello

Date: 2008

Label: Phoenix

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César Franck - Les Béatitudes (Gergely Madaras)

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Composer: César Franck

• Les Béatitudes, CFF 185

Anne-Catherine Gillet; Héloïse Mas

Ève-Maud Hubeaux; John Irvin

Artavazd Sargsyan; David Bižić

Patrick Bolleire; Yorck Felix Speer

Hungarian National Choir / Csaba Somos, 

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège

Gergely Madaras, conductor

Date: 2024

Label: Fuga Libera

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César Franck - Le Chasseur maudit; Psyché; Les Éolides (Jean-Luc Tingaud)

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Composer: César Franck

• Le Chasseur maudit (The Accursed Huntsman)
• Psyché, poème symphonique
• Les Éolides

Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Voices

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Jean-Luc Tingaud, conductor

Date: 2020

Label: Naxos

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César Franck - Rédemption (Michel Plasson)

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Composer: César Franck

• Rédemption

Lambert Wilson, 

Béatrice Uria-Monzon, 

Orféon Donostiarra

Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse

Michel Plasson, conductor

Date: 1994

Label: EMI

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César Franck - Symphonic Variations; Les Djinns; Piano Concerto No. 2 (François-Joël Thiollier; Martyn van den Hoek)

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Composer: César Franck

• Symphonic Variations, for piano & orchestra, M. 46
• Les Djinns, symphonic poem for piano & orchestra, M. 45
• Piano Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 11

François-Joël Thiollier, piano (M. 45 & M. 46)

Martyn van den Hoek, piano (Op. 11)

Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra

Roberto Benzi, conductor

Date: 1995; 1997

Label: Naxos

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César Franck - Orchestral Works (Daniel Barenboim; Ernest Ansermet)

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Composer: César Franck

• Rédemption, M. 52
• Nocturne, song for voice & piano, M. 85 (arr. Guy Ropartz)
• Le Chasseur maudit (The Accursed Huntsman), M. 44
• Psyché, M. 47
• Les Éolides, M. 43

Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano (M. 85)

Orchestre de Paris

Daniel Barenboim, conductor

Orchestre de la Suisse Romande

Ernest Ansermet, conductor (M. 43)

Date: 1976; 1967

Label: Deutsche Grammophon

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César Franck - Symphony; Symphonic Variations; Les Eolides (Yan Pascal Tortelier)

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Composer: César Franck

• Les Eolides
• Symphonic Variations, for piano & orchestra
• Symphony in D minor

Louis Lortie, piano

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

Date: 2001

Label: Chandos

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César Franck; Igor Stravinsky - Symphony; Pétrouchka (Pierre Monteux)

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Composer: César Franck; Igor Stravinsky

• Franck - Symphony in D minor, M. 48
• Stravinsky - Pétrouchka

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Boston Symphony Orchestra

Pierre Monteux, conductor

Date: 1961; 1959 / 2005

Label: RCA

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César Franck - Complete Songs & Duets (Tassis Christoyannis; Véronique Gens; Jeff Cohen)

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Composer: César Franck

CD1

1. Les cloches du soir, FWV 75
2. Nocturne, FWV 85
3. Le vase brisé, FWV 84
4. Roses et papillons, FWV 81
5. Le mariage des roses, FWV 80
6. L'émir de Bengador, FWV 72
7. Ninon, FWV 71
8. Lied, FWV 83
9. Robin Gray, FWV 74
10. S’il est un charmant gazon, FWV 78 (I)
11. S’il est un charmant gazon, FWV 78 (II)
12. Aimer, FWV 76
13. Six Duos, FWV 89: VI. La Chanson du vannier
14. Six Duos, FWV 89: I. L’Ange gardien
15. Six Duos, FWV 89: II. Aux petits enfants
16. Six Duos, FWV 89: III. La Vierge à la crèche
17. Six Duos, FWV 89: IV. Les Danses de Lormont
18. Six Duos, FWV 89: V. Soleil

CD2

1. L’ange et l’enfant, FWV 75
2. Passez ! passez toujours !, FWV 82
3. Souvenance, FWV 70
4. Pour les victimes, FWV 86
5. Paris, FWV 79
6. Patria, CFF 159
7. Les trois exilés, FWV 77
8. À cette terre où l’on ploie sa tente
9. Le sylphe, FWV 73
10. La procession, FWV 88

Tassis Christoyannis, baritone

Véronique Gens, soprano

Jeff Cohen, piano

Date: 2022

Label: Bru Zane

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César Franck - Complete Chamber Music (Various Artists)

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Composer: César Franck

CD1

• Grand trio pour violon, violoncelle et piano in C Minor, CFF 108
• Piano Trio in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1 No. 1, CFF 111
• Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 2, CFF 112

CD2

• Piano Trio in B Minor, Op. 1 No. 3, CFF 113
• Piano Trio in B Minor, Op. 2, CCF 114
• Andantino quietoso in E-Flat Major, Op. 6, CFF 115
• Solo de piano avec accompagnement de quintette à cordes, Op. 10, CFF 116

CD3

• Premier duo concertant pour piano et violon sur des motifs de "Gulistan", Op. 14, CFF 117
• Morceau de lecture, CFF 120
• Piano Quintet in F Minor, CFF 121
• Violin Sonata in A Major, CFF 123

CD4

• Mélancolie, CFF 122
• Violin Sonata in A Major, CFF 123 (arr. Jules Delsart)
• String Quartet in D Major, CFF 124

Leon Blekh, Augustin Dumay, Anna Agafa Egholm, Lorenzo Gatto & Shuichi Okada, violin

Miguel da Silva, viola

Ari Evan, Gary Hoffman & Stéphanie Huang, cello

Philippe Cormann, double bass

Frank Braley, Alexandre Chenorkian, Jonathan Fournel, Salih Can Gevrek, Julien Libeer & Jean-Claude Vanden Eynden, piano

Quartetto Adorno

Trio Ernest

Karski Quartet

Compilation: 2022

Label: Fuga Libera

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