Rare’s the pianist who’d play two recitals totaling more than two hours of music, all from memory, in a single day. And a pianist wouldn’t have to play lots of notes with feet as well as fingers, plus ...

Jarosław Tarnawski’s plan to record Franck’s most significant works on organs of appropriate age finds perfect voice in the Cavaillé-Coll of Saint-François-de-Sales, Lyon Jarosław Tarnawski, ...

Concert Organist Scott Dettra will perform the complete organ works of César Franck in two concerts, celebrating the composer’s 200th Birthday. Performance in the University Chapel on Saturday, ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Critic’s Pick Paul Jacobs has completed his survey of the major solo organ works of César Franck, whose birthday year is passing with scattered ...

US Patent No 1,956,350 might seem an unlikely starting point for a consideration of classical music. It was issued on this day in 1934, acknowledging Laurens Hammond's invention. The Hammond Organ is ...

The July 2014 edition of Looking Back to Bookspan’s “101 Masterpieces of Music and Their Composers” features a composer whose lasting works were created late in life, César Franck, and another ...

Cesar Franck was a great organist in Paris, and among his many early, and mostly forgotten pieces are his organ works. His Four Short Pieces for orchestra started out as organ miniatures, and were ...

A Wigan chamber choir is making final preparations for a concert featuring two masterworks from the French repertoire.

Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO) will mark César Franck’s 200th birth anniversary with a concert on March 5, at Qatar National Convention Centre. QPO said: “This concert includes Bizet’s Symphony No ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by César Franck’s only symphony was a pillar of the repertory for decades. But it’s now a rarity. By David Allen Whatever Leopold Stokowski’s thirst for ...