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César-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert Franck ( French pronunciation: [sezaʁ oɡyst ʒɑ̃ ɡijom ybɛʁ fʁɑ̃k]; 10 December 1822 – 8 November 1890) was a French Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher born in present-day Belgium. He was born in Liège (which at the time of his birth was part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands ).
César Franck (born Dec. 10, 1822, Liège, Neth.—died Nov. 8, 1890, Paris, France) was a Belgian-French Romantic composer and organist who was the chief figure in a movement to give French music an emotional engagement, technical solidity, and seriousness comparable to that of German composers.
César Franck, né le 10 décembre 1822 à Liège et mort le 8 novembre 1890 à Paris, est un professeur, organiste et compositeur belge, naturalisé français en 1870 [1]. César Franck est l'une des grandes figures de la vie musicale française de la seconde partie du XIX e siècle.
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The Symphony in D minor is the best-known orchestral work and the only mature symphony written by the 19th-century composer César Franck. It employs a cyclic form, with important themes recurring in all three movements.
Learn about the life and music of César Franck, a Belgian composer who influenced French Romanticism with German ideas. Discover his keyboard prowess, organ mastery, orchestral works and legacy to future generations.
The Sonata in A major for Violin and Piano by César Franck is one of his best-known compositions, and is considered one of the finest sonatas for violin and piano ever written. It is an amalgam of his rich native harmonic language with the Classical traditions he valued highly, held together in a cyclic framework.
The Belgian composer César Franck was born in the town of Liège in 1822. His country’s most significant composer of the Romantic period, Franck’s biggest hit today is the beautiful miniature Panis Angelicus, regularly requested on Classic FM.
