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 ...

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 ...

Organist Scott Dettra pictured before a recital at the Church of the Incarnation in Dallas, on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. Elias Valverde II / Staff Photographer Rare’s the pianist who’d play two recitals ...

To mark the 200th anniversary of Franck's birth, Donald Macleod spends the week delving a bit deeper into this enigmatic and complex character and his music.

Has there ever existed a milder, more humble man who was also a great composer than César Franck? His ambitions were simple: to serve music and God with equal ­reverence. Name a famous Belgian! Well, ...

Belgium’s greatest composer, César Franck (1822-1890), is a man with a hidden past. He was a late developer and decades of his early output are neglected in favour of his mature work. His great ...

From the Musikverein in Vienna, Mariss Jansons leads the Vienna Philharmonic in the Symphony in D minor by Cesar Franck (1822-1890), the French composer's one and only symphony.