This remarkable release reveals the full breadth and genius of a creative career known to most merely by the tip of the iceberg: a small number of seminal works written in the composer's final decade of life. Ceìsar Franck (1822-1890), although considered one of the foremost 19th-century French composers, was not in fact French by birth, but Belgian. He only became a full French citizen in 1873 after he had been appointed organ professor at the Paris Conservatoire. His career can be divided into three distinct periods, each characterised by the production of very different types of music. From 1834 to 1846, under pressure from his father, he concertised as a piano virtuoso, and most of the works of this period were written with that purpose in mind. In the decade following his marriage in 1848 he composed virtually nothing but became celebrated as an organist, and he would bring the spacious dimensions of that instrument to his sound world in the years to come. His 'middle period' - from about 1858 to 1879 - was devoted to the production of works for organ, church music and a series of monumental choral pieces on religious or biblical subjects. In these three decades he wrote virtually nothing for the piano. From 1879 begins the decade of his late flowering in the great chamber and orchestral works, ushered in by his well-loved Piano Quintet and containing the pieces for which Franck is widely known. Spanning all three periods were opera and his small output of 18 mélodies.
1 Colan, Ruxandra - Trio Fuer Piano, Violine Und V
2 1. Allegro
3 2. Adagio: Quasi Allegretto - Tempo Primo
4 3. Final: Poco Lento - Moderato Ma Molto Energico
5 Sirbu, Mariana - Trio Fuer Piano, Violine Und We
6 Sirbu, Mariana - Sonate Fuer Violine Und Piano a
7 1. Allegretto Ben Moderato
8 2. Allegro
9 3. Recitativo - Fantasia
10 4. Allegretto Poco Mosso
- Disc 8 -
1 Severus, Julia - Ballade Op. 9
2 Severus, Julia - Schubert Lieder Op. 8 NR. 1-4
3 No. 1 the Young Nun
4 No. 2 the Forelle
5 No. 3 Dec Maedchen's Complaint
6 No. 4 Das Zuegenglocklein
7 Severus, Julia - Fantasie Sur 2 Airs Polonaises Op
8 1. Andantino
9 2. Allegretto
10 3. Allegretto Non Troppo Ma Giocoso
11 Severus, Julia - Souvenirs D'aix-La-Chapelle Op. 7
- Disc 9 -
1 Bertoldi, Francesco - Grande Fantasie NR. 1 Op. 11
2 1. Andantino
3 2. Siciliana: Non Troppo Vivo E Grazioso - Moderate
4 Bertoldi, Francesco - Grande Fantasie NR. 2 Op. 12
5 Bertoldi, Francesco - Fantasy NR. 2 Op. 14
6 1. Andante
7 2. Theme: Polacca -
8 Variazione: Meno Vivo
9 3. Andante
10 4. Final: Allegro
11 Bertoldi, Francesco - Fantasie Sur 2 Airs Polonais
12 1. Andantino
13 2. Allegretto
14 3. Allegro Non Troppo, Ma Giocoso
15 Bertoldi, Francesco - Grande Fantasie NR. 3 Op. 19
16 1. Presto -
17 Adagio
18 Presto
19 2. Theme: Andante -
20 Fine Variazione -
21 Seconda Varizione - Final
- Disc 10 -
1 Rubackyte, Muza - Praeludium, Fuge Und Variation
2 1. Praeludium -
3 Lento
4 2. Fuge
5 3. the Variation
6 Rubackyte, Muza - Praeludium, Aria Und Finale
7 1. Praeludium
8 2. Aria
9 3. Final
10 Rubackyte, Muza - Praeludium, Choral Und Fuge (Fue
11 1. Praeludium
12 2. Choral -
13 Poco Allegro
14 3. Fuge
- Disc 11 -
1 Falcioni, Adriano - Fantasy Fuer Organ NR. 1 C-Du
2 Falcioni, Adriano - Grande Piece Symphonique Fis-M
3 Falcioni, Adriano - Praeludium, Fuge Und Variation
4 Falcioni, Adriano - Pastoral E Major 19
5 Falcioni, Adriano - Prize Cis Minor. 20
6 Falcioni, Adriano - Final Op. 21
- Disc 12 -
1 Falcioni, Adriano - Fantasy Fuer Organ NR. 2 A-Du
2 Falcioni, Adriano - Cantabile H Major
3 Falcioni, Adriano - Piece Heroique H Minor (Fuer or
4 Falcioni, Adriano - Choral NR. 1 E Major
5 Falcioni, Adriano - Choral NR. 2 H Minor
6 Falcioni, Adriano - Choral NR. 3 a Minor
- Disc 13 -
1 1313 Verdin, Joris - Pieces Fuer Harmonium NR. 1-5
2 No. 1 Offerteire
3 No. 2 Petit Offertoire
4 No. 3 Premier Verse F minor
5 No. 4 Deuxi Secured F minor
6 No. 5 Communion
7 Imerseel, Jos Van - Praeludium, Fuge Und Variation
8 Verdin, Joris - Offertoire a Major
9 Verdin, Joris - Petit Offertoire
10 Verdin, Joris - Quasi Marcia Op. 22
11 Verdin, Joris - Offerteire
12 Verdin, Joris
13 Verdin, Joris - Entrance
14 Verdin, Joris - Piece Es Major
15 Verdin, Joris - 7 Pieces C Major Und C minor
16 No. 1 Poco Allegretto
17 No. 2 Andantino
18 No. 3 Poco Lento
19 No. 4 Masetoso
20 No. 5 Poco Lento
21 No. 6 Poco Allegro
22 Amen: Moderato
23 No. 7 Offerteire: Andantino
24 Verdin, Joris - 7 Pieces Des Major Und Cis Minor
25 No. 1 Andante
26 No. 2 Andantino
27 No. 3 Poco Andantino
28 No. 4 Poco Allegro
29 No. 5 Lento
30 No. 6 Andantino Poco Mosso
31 Amen: Moderato
32 No. 7 Andante
33 Verdin, Joris - 7 Pieces D Major Und D minor Pour Le
34 No. 1 Quasi Allegro
35 No. 2 Chant de la Creuse: Tres Lent
36 No. 3 Quasi Andante
37 No. 4 Vieux Noel: Andanitno
38 No. 5 Maestoso
39 No. 6 Vieux Noel: Maestoso
40 Amen: Moderato
41 No. 8 Sorting Old Offering: Allegro
- Disc 14 -
1 Verdin, Joris - 7 Pieces Es Major Und Es Minor
2 No. 1 Andantino Poco Allegretto
3 No. 2 Quasi Lento
4 No. 3 Molto Moderato
5 No. 4 Allegretto
6 No. 5 Poco Allegro
7 No. 6 Andantino
8 Amen: Moderato
9 No. 7 Offerteire: Andantino Poco Allegretto
10 Verdin, Joris - 7 Pieces E-Minor Und E Major
11 No. 1 Andantino Quasi Allegretto
12 No. 2 Moderato
13 No. 3 Priere: Quasi Lento
14 No. 4 Non Troppo Lento
15 No. 5 Allegretto
16 No. 6 Poco Allegretto
17 Amen: Moderato
18 No. 7 Offertoire Old Communin: Poco Lento
19 Verdin, Joris - 7 Pieces F Major Und F minor
20 No. 1 Allegretto
21 No. 2 Andantino
22 No. 3 Lento
23 No. 4 Allgeretto
24 No. 5 Allegretto
25 No. 6 Poco Lento
26 Amen: Moderato
27 No. 7 Sortie: Molto Moderato
28 Verdin, Joris - 7 Pieces Ges Major Und Fis Minor
29 No. 1 Air Bearnais: Andantino
30 No. 2 Chant Bearnais: Poco Allegretto
31 No. 3 Andantino
32 No. 4 Poco Lento
33 No. 5 Poco Allegro
34 No. 6 Poco Allegretto
35 Amen Fis Minor: Moderato
36 Amen Major: Moderato
37 No. 7 Offerteire Funebre: Poco Lento
38 Verdin, Joris - 7 Pieces G Major Young G minor Pour Le
39 No. 1 Poco Allegretto
40 No. 2 Vieux Noel: Poco Lento
41 No. 3 Noel Angevin: Allegretto
42 No. 4 Quasi Lento
43 No. 5 Noel Angevin: Quasi Allegro
44 No. 6 Allegretto Vivo
45 Amen: Moderato
46 No. 7 Sortie: Allegro
47 Verdin, Joris - 7 Pieces a Major Young Gis Minor
48 No. 1 Poco Maestoso
49 No. 2 Allegretto Amabile
50 No. 3 Andantino
51 No. 4 Andantino
52 No. 5 Lento
53 No. 6 Andantino
54 No. 7 Sort: Poco Maestoso
- Disc 15 -
1 Kabatu, Isabel - Stradella (Oper in 3 Acts)
2 Ouvertuere
3 Nous y Voila Monseigneur Par Ici (1st Act)
4 Venise Est Encore Au Ball
5 C'est Donc Vous Stradella
6 A Demain Les Delices Supremes
7 Amis, la Place Est Libre!
8 Ah! Ah Quel Songe Affreux (2nd Act)
9 Quand Celui Que J'adore
10 Du Bruit!
11 C'est Nous Qui Vendons
12 Ah Voila Ce Chanteur
13 O Mon Art! Art Divin!
14 Quel Coup Du Ciel!
15 Encore Quelques Moments, C'est Notre Delivrance
16 You Left Aussi
- Disc 16 -
1 Je Comprends, Les Temoins Sont de Trop
2 Rome Ou L'humble Artiste (3rd Act)
3 A L'heure Ou Dieu Meme
4 J'y Suis Enfin
5 Dites-Nous Le Nom Da Ce Traitre
6 Spadoni, Que Vois-Je, O Terror!
7 Quoi! Perdrais-Je Sans Retour
8 O Dieu Tout Puissant
9 O Devouement Divin, Sacrifice Sublime
10 Quand Dieu See Levara Pour Rendre la Justice
11 Gloire and Dieu Dance Le Ciel!
12 Allons, Allons, Enfants de Rome
- Disc 17 -
1 Montague, Diana - Les Beatitudes (Oratorio)
2 Prologue
3 Premiere Beatitude
4 Deuxious Beatitude
5 Troublesome Beatitude
6 Quatrieme Beatitude
- Disc 18 -
1 Cinquieme Beatitude
2 Sixty Beatitude
3 Septieme Beatitude
4 Casual Beatitude
- Disc 19 -
1 Keyring, Redemption (Sinfonische Tondichtung)
2 Introduction (1st Teil)
3 No. 1 CH Ur Terrestre
4 No. 2 Recit Et CH Eur Des Anges
5 No. 3 CH Ur, Recit Et Air de L'archange - NR. 4 CH
6 No. 5 Morecau Symphonique
7 No. 6 CH Ur D'hommes
8 No. 7 CH Ur Des Anges
9 No. 8 Air de L'archange
10 No. 9 CH Ur General
- Disc 20 -
1 Bodi, Mariann - Messe a 3 Voix
2 No. 1 Kyrie
3 No. 2 Gloria
4 No. 3 Credits
5 No. 4 Sanctus Benedict
6 No. 5 Panis Angelicus
7 No. 6 Agnus Dei
8 Bodi, Mariann - 3 Offertoires (Auszug)
9 Quae Est Ista
10 Dextera Domini
- Disc 21 -
1 Mainzer Domchor - Les Paroles Du Christ Sur L
2 Prologue: O Vos Omnes
3 1st Word: Father, Dimitte Illis
4 2nd Word: Hodie Mecum Eris in Paradiso
5 3rd Word: Mulier, Ecce Filius Tuus
6 4th Word: Deus Meus, Out Quid Dereliquisti Me?
7 5th Word: Sitio
8 6th Word: Consummatum Est
9 7th Word: Father, in Manus Tuas Commendo Spiritum M
10 Beckmann, Daniel - Fantasy Fuer Organ NR. 2 a Major
11 Beckmann, Daniel - Cantabile H Major
12 Beckmann, Daniel - Piece Heroique H-Minor (Fuer Org
- Disc 22 -
1 Scaini, Francesa - Nocturne
2 Scaini, Francesa - Ninon
3 Scaini, Francesa - Le Vase Brise
4 Scaini, Francesa - Song
5 Scaini, Francesa - Le Mariage Des Roses
6 Scaini, Francesa - Souvenance
7 Scaini, Francesa - Robin Gray
8 Scaini, Francesa - Passez! Passez Toujours!
9 Scaini, Francesa - Roses Et Paipllons
10 Scaini, Francesa - L'ange Et L'antfant
11 Scaini, Francesa - Les Cloches Du Soir
12 Scaini, Francesa - L'emir de Bengador
13 Scaini, Francesa - S'il Est Un Charming Lawn
14 Scaini, Francesa - Cette Terre Ou L'on Ploie Sa
15 Scaini, Francesa - Aimer
16 Scaini, Francesa - la Procession
- Disc 23 -
1 Barati, Kristof - Sonate Fuer Violine Und Klavier
2 1. Allegretto Ben Moderato
3 2. Allegro
4 3. Recitativo - Fantasia: Ben Moderato
5 4. Allegretto Poco Mosso
6 Trainini, Roberto - Sonate Fuer Violin Und Klavie
7 1. Allegretto Ben Moderato
8 2. Allegro
9 3. Recitativo - Fantasia: Ben Moderato
10 4. Allegretto Poco Mosso
This remarkable release reveals the full breadth and genius of a creative career known to most merely by the tip of the iceberg: a small number of seminal works written in the composer's final decade of life. Ceìsar Franck (1822-1890), although considered one of the foremost 19th-century French composers, was not in fact French by birth, but Belgian. He only became a full French citizen in 1873 after he had been appointed organ professor at the Paris Conservatoire. His career can be divided into three distinct periods, each characterised by the production of very different types of music. From 1834 to 1846, under pressure from his father, he concertised as a piano virtuoso, and most of the works of this period were written with that purpose in mind. In the decade following his marriage in 1848 he composed virtually nothing but became celebrated as an organist, and he would bring the spacious dimensions of that instrument to his sound world in the years to come. His 'middle period' - from about 1858 to 1879 - was devoted to the production of works for organ, church music and a series of monumental choral pieces on religious or biblical subjects. In these three decades he wrote virtually nothing for the piano. From 1879 begins the decade of his late flowering in the great chamber and orchestral works, ushered in by his well-loved Piano Quintet and containing the pieces for which Franck is widely known. Spanning all three periods were opera and his small output of 18 mélodies.