César-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert Franck (1822 –
1890) was a composer, pianist, organist, and music
teacher who worked in Paris during his adult life. He
was born at Liège, in what is now Belgium (though at
the time of his birth it was part of the United Kingdom
of the Netherlands). He gave his first concerts there
in 1834 and studied privately in Paris from 1835, where
his teachers included Anton Reicha. After a brief
return to Belgium, and a disastrous reception to an
early oratorio Ruth...(+)
César-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert Franck (1822 –
1890) was a composer, pianist, organist, and music
teacher who worked in Paris during his adult life. He
was born at Liège, in what is now Belgium (though at
the time of his birth it was part of the United Kingdom
of the Netherlands). He gave his first concerts there
in 1834 and studied privately in Paris from 1835, where
his teachers included Anton Reicha. After a brief
return to Belgium, and a disastrous reception to an
early oratorio Ruth, he moved to Paris, where he
married and embarked on a career as teacher and
organist. He gained a reputation as a formidable
improviser, and travelled widely in France to
demonstrate new instruments built by Aristide
Cavaillé-Coll.
Most of César Franck's works seem to have been
published during his lifetime, although only 21 works
received a publisher's opus number. The mature
published works were catalogued by Wilhelm Mohr in his
Franck Werke Verzeichnis (FWV). He divided Franck's
compositions into two main groups: instrumental works,
M.1-48, and vocal works, M.49-91, arranging them by
genre, and by composition date order within each
genre.
His Six Pièces pour Grand Orgue (No.1) consists of 30
early pieces, collected and published posthumously
after the later pieces in L'Organiste, Vol. 1
(1896)
Although originally created for Pipe Organ, I created
this Interpretation of the Fantaisie in C Major (FWV 28
Op. 16) for Winds (Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet, French
Horn & Bassoon) & Strings (2 Violins, Viola & Cello).
PARTITION