Franck: Complete Orchestral Works Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Chœur de Radio France & Christian Arming

• César Franck (1822 - 1890):
• 1 Franck: Variations brillantes sur un thème original, CFF 131 14:17
• 2 Franck: Variations brillantes sur "Gustave III", CFF 133 13:05
• 3 Franck: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 11: I. Allegro maestoso 13:39
• 4 Franck: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 11: II. Adagio 05:06
• 5 Franck: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 11: III. Rondo (Allegro vivace) 08:49
• 6 Franck: Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne, CFF 126 24:20
• 7 Franck: Rédemption, première version 12:07
• 8 Franck: Rédemption, CFF 184: VI. Morceau symphonique 10:25
• 9 Franck: Les Éolides, CFF 127 10:18
• 10 Franck: Hulda, CFF 231: I. Lutte de l'hiver et du printemps (Allegro maestoso) 03:25
• 11 Franck: Hulda, CFF 231: II. Danse de l'hiver (Allegretto) 04:12
• 12 Franck: Hulda, CFF 231: III. Danse des elfes (Allegretto) 02:47
• 13 Franck: Hulda, CFF 231: IV. Danse et chœur des ondines (Pochissimo lento) 03:09
• 14 Franck: Hulda, CFF 231: V. Ronde générale (Allegro brioso) 03:40
• 15 Franck: Le Chasseur maudit, CFF 128 14:14
• 16 Franck: Les Djinns, CFF 136 12:13
• 17 Franck: Variations symphoniques, CFF 137: Poco allegro - Poco più lento - Allegretto quasi andante - Allegro non troppo 16:13
• 18 Franck: Psyché, CFF 129, Première partie: I. Le sommeil de Psyché (Lento) 09:05
• 19 Franck: Psyché, CFF 129, Première partie: II. Psyché enlevée par les Zéphyrs (Allegretto vivo) 02:44
• 20 Franck: Psyché, CFF 129, Deuxième partie: I. Les jardins d’Éros (Poco animato) 03:30
• 21 Franck: Psyché, CFF 129, Deuxième partie: II. Lento - Amour source de toute vie 06:35
• 22 Franck: Psyché, CFF 129, Deuxième partie: III. Psyché et Éros 08:32
• 23 Franck: Psyché, CFF 129, Troisième partie: I. Quasi lento - Amour elle a connu ton nom 04:30
• 24 Franck: Psyché, CFF 129, Troisième partie: II. Souffrances et plaintes de Psyché 06:24
• 25 Franck: Psyché, CFF 129, Troisième partie: III. Poco lento - Éros a pardonné 04:53
• 26 Franck: Prélude, choral et fugue, CFF 24 (Arr. for Orchestra by Gabriel Pierné) 19:13
• 27 Franck: Symphony in D Minor, CFF 130: I. Lento - Allegro ma non troppo 18:00
• 28 Franck: Symphony in D Minor, CFF 130: II. Allegretto 10:16
• 29 Franck: Symphony in D Minor, CFF 130: III. Allegro non troppo 10:58
• Total Runtime 04:36:39

Info for Franck: Complete Orchestral Works

Orchestral music played a key role in the output of César Franck throughout his career. He accorded an important and innovative place to the symphonic poem, a new genre of the Romantic era: Ce qu’on entend sur la montagne actually dates from 1846, two years before Franz Liszt’s composition of the same name! As a virtuoso pianist himself, Franck also produced a number of concertante works, from early pieces written for his own performance – a few brilliant sets of variations and a youthful concerto – to the famous Symphonic Variations (1885). The Symphony in D minor of 1887 was one of the cornerstones of the renewal of the genre in France, coming between Saint-Saëns’s Third Symphony (1886) and Chausson’s Symphony (1899). The Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège presents here the first genuinely complete survey of this orchestral and concertante repertory, assembling recordings from recent years and some new productions.

Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège
François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Chœur de Radio France
Lionel Sow, choir direction
Pierre Bleuse, conductor
Florian Noack, piano
Cédric Tiberghien, piano
Gergely Madaras, conductor
Christian Arming, conductor
Hervé Niquet, conductor

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