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Joulufantasia (feat. César Franck)Astra Brass, Kari Karjalainen, Markku Krohn, Kalevi Kiviniemi & Jukka Pietilä

Choral III (feat. César Franck)Kalevi Kiviniemi

Petit Offertoire (feat. César Franck)Kalevi Kiviniemi

Listen to Prelude, Chorale et Fugue, FWV21, III. Fugue by César Franck & KaJeng WONG, see lyrics, music video & more!

Prelude, Chorale et Fugue, FWV21, III. FugueCésar Franck & KaJeng WONG

Listen to Prelude, Chorale et Fugue, FWV21, II. Chorale by César Franck & KaJeng WONG, see lyrics, music video & more!

Prelude, Chorale et Fugue, FWV21, II. ChoraleCésar Franck & KaJeng WONG

Listen to Prelude, Chorale et Fugue, FWV21, I. Prelude by César Franck & KaJeng WONG, see lyrics, music video & more!

Prelude, Chorale et Fugue, FWV21, I. PreludeCésar Franck & KaJeng WONG

Panis AngelicusFrancis Choinière, César Franck, Lyrico & Orchestre Filmharmonique

Meditations sur le Mystere de la Sainte Trinite: Dieu est simpleKlaus Weber, Olivier Messiaen & César Franck

Trois chorales pour grand orgue: Choral Nr 3 a-Moll Quasi AllegroKlaus Weber, Olivier Messiaen & César Franck

Upcoming Concerts for César Franck

César Franck currently has 1 upcoming concerts; the next one is scheduled for Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.

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Oct 29, 2025
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Listen to Une vie pour l'orgue by Camille Saint-Saëns, César Franck, Dietrich Buxtehude, Felix Mendelssohn, Francis Poulenc, Gabriel Fauré, George Frideric Handel, Jehan Alain, Johann Sebastian Bach, Olivier Messiaen, Charles-Marie Widor, Domenico Scarlatti, Eugène Gigout, Guillaume-Gabriel Nivers, Jean Langlais, Johannes Brahms, Louis Vierne, Louis-Claude Daquin, Léon Boëllmann, Nicolas Lebègue & Marie-Claire Alain

ALBUMUne vie pour l'orgueCamille Saint-Saëns, César Franck, Dietrich Buxtehude, Felix Mendelssohn, Francis Poulenc, Gabriel Fauré, George Frideric Handel, Jehan Alain, Johann Sebastian Bach, Olivier Messiaen, Charles-Marie Widor, Domenico Scarlatti, Eugène Gigout, Guillaume-Gabriel Nivers, Jean Langlais, Johannes Brahms, Louis Vierne, Louis-Claude Daquin, Léon Boëllmann, Nicolas Lebègue & Marie-Claire Alain

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ALBUMCesar Franck: 12 Pieces for OrganAnthony Newman

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ALBUMFranck: Organ MusicOlivier Penin

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ALBUMFranck - Fauré: SonatesEric Lacrouts & Jean-Baptiste Fonlupt

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ALBUMTrois Chorals pour Grand OrgueMatteo Venturini

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ALBUMFranck & Fauré: String QuartetsQuatuor Parrenin

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ALBUMFranck: Prélude, aria et final & Prélude, choral et fugueGermaine Thyssens-Valentin

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About César Franck

Hometown

Paris, France

Born

December 10, 1822

Genre

Classical

César Franck’s rich harmonic language and genius for tonal fluidity brought a distinctive style to late-19th century French music. Born in Liège in 1822, Franck injected an element of German purposefulness into a French musical landscape entranced by the allure of comic opera and salon bonbons. It’s no small irony, however, that his mature masterpieces post-date France’s defeat in the Franco-Prussian War when the newly-formed Société nationale de musique was rallying its musical troops under the banner Ars Gallica (French Art). In works such as the Symphony In D Minor (1888), the Piano Quintet (1880), and the Violin Sonata (1886), a wedding present for the Belgian violinist Ysaÿe, he reinvigorated the French symphonic and chamber music traditions with the rigor of his beloved cyclic form, a technique binding movements together with shared material. Just before his death in 1890, Franck completed the Trois Chorals, a high point in 19th-century organ literature.