Franck: Complete Organ Works - Volumes 1-4

Description

The music of César Franck is revered by musicians the world over. for organists, he holds a particularly important place in history as one of the founding fathers of the French Romantic organ tradition, a school of organ composition that would be carried forward into the twentieth century by Charles-Marie Widor, Louis Vierne and others. Franck's unmistakable style showcases colourful polyphony and subtle mastery of form. in artistic terms, he was the first to see and realise the potential of the symphonic organ in France.

Contents:

Volume I: Preface and commentary

• Notes on the Organ Works
• Appendix A: Catalogue of Works
• Appendix B: Facsimile – Pièce Héroïque (Trocadéro manuscript)
• Critical Commentary

Volume II: 1846 – 1862

• [Grand Chœur] CFF 49
• [Pièce en mi bémol majeur] CFF 50 (fragment)
• [Pièce en la majeur] CFF 51
• Prière CFF 52 (fragment)
• Andantino CFF 54a/ FWV 25a
• Andantino CFF 54b / FWV 25b
• [Fantaisie] CFF 53a / FWV 28a
• [Fantaisie] CFF 53b / FWV 28b
• Prélude, Fugue, Variation, Op. 18 (Orgue/harmonium & pianoforte with parts)

Volume III: (1863 – 1877)

• Fantaisie, Op. 16
• [Fantaisie] CFF 53c
• Grande Pièce Symphonique, Op. 17
• Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18
• Pastorale, Op. 19
• Prière, Op. 20
• Final, Op. 21

Volume IV: (1877 – 1890)

• Fantaisie CFF 102
• Cantabile CFF 103
• Pièce Héroïque CFF 104
• Choral I CFF 105
• Choral II CFF 106
• Choral III CFF 107

Pieces

• Piece in E-flat Major (1849), CFF 49
• Piece in E-flat Major [Fragment] (1854), CFF 50
• Piece (Fantasie) in A Major (1854), CFF 51
• Prière [Fragment] (1854), CFF 52
• Andantino in G Minor (1856 / 57), CFF 54a/b, FWV 25a/b
• Piece (Fantasie) in C Major (1856), CFF 53a
• Fantaisie, CFF 53b
• Prélude, Fugue & Variation (Version for Organ & Piano), FWV 30, Op. 18, CFF 30a
• Fantaisie, FWV 28, Op. 16, CFF 53
• Fantaisie, CFF 53c
• Grand Pièce, Op. 17, FWV 29, CFF 98
• Prélude, Fugue & Variation, FWV 30, Op. 18, CFF 30b
• Pastorale in E Major, FWV 31, Op. 19, CFF 99
• Prière in C-sharp Minor, FWV 32, Op. 20, CFF 100
• Final, FWV 33, Op. 21, CFF 101
• Fantaisie in A Major, FWV 35, CFF 102
• Cantabile in B Major, FWV 36, CFF 103
• Pièce héroïque in B Minor, FWV 37, CFF 104
• Chorale in E Major, FWV 38, CFF 105
• Chorale in B Minor, FWV 39, CFF 106
• Chorale in A Minor, FWV 40, CFF 107