César Franck

Musician

Forclassical-music listeners, violin/piano aficionados, fans of romantic-era repertoire
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The Profile

César Franck (1822–1890) was a 19th-century composer, organist and teacher associated with the French Romantic school.

Born 1822, died 1890. Widely regarded for organ works, the Symphony in D minor, chamber music and the Violin Sonata in A major (M.8). The Violin Sonata is often cited as influential on Debussy and Ravel. The reviewed recording (featuring Martha Argerich and Itzhak Perlman) was recorded in Saratoga in July 1998 (per the review).

The available review praises Franck's Violin Sonata in A major (M.8) as a late-life masterpiece of intense emotion. The performance (Argerich, Perlman; Saratoga 1998) is singled out for its emotional charge. The sonata's influence on Debussy and Ravel is noted.

Notable Quotes

❝ From an old man, advice is accepted. From an old man, you don't expect a stroke of genius; those usually (it seems) come within the first twenty-eight years and tend to decrease very quickly.