Piano Quintet, Violin Sonata & Symphony in D minor

Album by César Franck & Jean‐Philippe Collard & Augustin Dumay & Muir String Quartet & Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse & Michel Plasson

César Franck's Piano Quintet in F minor, Violin Sonata in A major, and Symphony in D minor are significant works from his late compositional period, completed between 1879 and 1888. These pieces exemplify Franck's use of cyclic form, where thematic material recurs across movements, and showcase his rich harmonic language and structural innovation within the Romantic tradition.
First released: 2007

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony in D minor: I. Lento – Allegro non troppo
    17:40
  2. 2.
    Piano Quintet in F minor: I. Molto moderato quasi lento – Allegro
    17:47
  3. 3.
    Symphony in D minor: II. Allegretto
    10:33
  4. 4.
    Piano Quintet in F minor: II. Lento, con molto sentimento
    13:17
  5. 5.
    Symphony in D minor: III. Allegro non troppo
    10:46
  6. 6.
    Piano Quintet in F minor: III. Allegro non troppo, ma con fuoco
    9:19
  7. 7.
    Variations symphoniques
    16:53
  8. 8.
    Violin Sonata in A: I. Allegretto ben moderato
    6:28
  9. 9.
    Prélude, choral et fugue: I. Prélude
    5:58
  10. 10.
    Violin Sonata in A: II. Allegro
    8:44
  11. 11.
    Prélude, choral et fugue: II. Choral
    6:42
  12. 12.
    Violin Sonata in A: III. Recitativo‐Fantasia (ben moderato)
    8:06
  13. 13.
    Prélude, choral et fugue: III. Fugue
    7:14
  14. 14.
    Violin Sonata in A: IV. Allegretto poco mosso
    6:33

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