César Franck's last piano work was published in 1888, two years before his death. The fact that this cycle did not enjoy the success of the Prélude, Choral et Fugue is hard to believe, given the expre...
Franck wrote almost all of his important works in his later years. This almost 20-minute-long cycle from 1884 is his best-known piano composition and is often played on concert platforms to this day....
Accompaniment: Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra - Mendelssohn's sparkling Capriccio Brillant is an enduring favorite, long admired for its compact form and masterful writing. A playful romp! Cesar Franck'...
Für seine CD-Einspielung hat Felix Schwartz bereits hohes Lob erhalten. Der Transkription ist, 'weil sie sehr sprechend und idiomatisch wirkt, ein lebendiges Fortleben zu wünschen' (so 'Klassik heute'...
This is a unique arrangement for viola and piano, a work that preserves the beauty of the original work, an master piece for sacred music, but at the same time different in essence due to the creative...
This is a unique arrangement for cello and piano, a work that preserves the beauty of the original work, an master piece for sacred music, but at the same time different in essence due to the creative...
This Sonata begins with an Allegro ben moderato, featuring a high melody played pianissimo in triple time. The piano comes to the fore in the second movement, marked Allegro, though it has a slowermid...
Vorwort Der Einfluss, den Cesar Franck (1822-1890) als Komponist und Pädagoge auf die französische Musik seiner Zeit und seiner Nachfolger ausübte, war ausserordentlich gross. Francks Hinwendung zur r...