R.J. Stove’s intensively researched biography of Belgian French composer César Franck (1822-1890) has striking merits. Stove writes exquisitely, in periodic sentences, and manages to make detailed ...

When the first performance of Cesar Franck’s Symphony in D Minor was given in Paris in 1889, critics were almost unanimously indignant. Sniffed one of them: “Why play this symphony here? Who is this M ...

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 ...

Sonata for Violin and Piano César Franck, Composer David Lively, Musician, Piano Tatiana Samouil, Musician, Violin Mélancolie for violin and piano David Lively, Musician, Piano César Franck, Composer ...