Premiered in 1889, Franck’s Symphony in D Minor surged in popularity during Germany’s World War I occupation of the composer’s native Belgium. But interest has tapered off in the last 50 years.

Last week, in a new addition to the slender list of Franck biographies (Cesar Franck; Philosophical Library, $4.75), British Critic Norman Demuth told a good deal about the composer.

No composer of organ music works out registration changes more systematically than Franck, and Dettra came remarkably close to the intended sonorities.

Donald McLeod looks at the life and works of Cesar Franck, from his birth in Liege to his acrimonious break from his father in Paris. César Franck (1822-1890) was born in Liège and was the son ...

Concert Organist Scott Dettra will perform the complete organ works of César Franck in two concerts, celebrating the composer’s 200th Birthday. Performance in the University Chapel on Saturday, ...

César Franck and others got a kick out of Alessandro Stradella, the Baroque opera composer who attempted to embezzle the Roman Catholic Church. Rimsky-Korsakov turned to Mozart and Salieri.

Friends and Influence: Vincent d'Indy first met Cesar Franck through fellow composer Henri Duparc. He became his pupil, and quickly developed an immense respect and admiration for Franck ...

Franck Music César Franck: Panis Angelicus The Belgian-born but ultimately French composer César Franck wrote some glorious music, brimming with inventive, intoxicating melodies. From the sunny Violin ...

The OPRL is set to stage CÉSAR FRANCK'S OPERA HULDA. Given in concert version in its entirety, this extremely rare work is typical of “French grand opera”. Its medieval Scandinavian plot ...

Kent Teeters looks at Bookspan's “101 Masterpieces of Music and Their Composers” and offers commentary on pieces by César Franck and George Gershwin.

To mark the 200th anniversary of Franck's birth Donald Macleod spends the week delving a bit deeper into this enigmatic and complex character, from his early compositions which pay homage to Liszt ...