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Friday, June 12, 2026

Charles Auguste de Bériot - Violin Concertos Nos. 4. 6 & 7 (Ayana Tsuji)


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Composer: Charles Auguste de Bériot
  • Violin Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 46
  • Violin Concerto No. 6 in A major, Op. 70
  • Violin Concerto No. 7 in G major, Op. 76
  • Air varié No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 5 'Montagnard'
  • Scène de ballet, Op. 100

Ayana Tsuji, violin
Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra Pardubice
Michael Halász, conductor

Date: 2017
Label: Naxos

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Charles Auguste de Bériot - Violin Concertos Nos. 2, 3 & 5 (Philippe Quint)


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Composer: Charles Auguste de Bériot
  • Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 32
  • Violin Concerto No. 3 in E minor, Op. 44
  • Violin Concerto No. 5 in D major, Op. 55

Philippe Quint, violin
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kirk Trevor, conductor

Date: 2008
Label: Naxos

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Charles Auguste de Bériot - Violin Concertos Nos. 1, 8 & 9 (Takako Nishizaki)


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Composer: Charles Auguste de Bériot
  • Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 16 'Military'
  • Violin Concerto No. 8 in D major, Op. 99
  • Violin Concerto No. 9 in A minor, Op. 104

Takako Nishizaki, violin
Orchestre Symphonique de la RTBF
Alfred Walter, conductor

Date: 1987
Label: Naxos

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Thursday, June 11, 2026

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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Wednesday, June 10, 2026

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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Tuesday, June 9, 2026

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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Monday, June 8, 2026

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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Sunday, June 7, 2026

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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Saturday, June 6, 2026

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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