Franck: Complete Orchestral Works / Liège Royal Philharmonic

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Fuga Libera
Release Date
April 8, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Franck, Cesar
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Orchestre Philharmonique Royal De Liege
    • PERFORMER
      Arming, Cheour De Radio France
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 08, 2022
    • UPC
      5400439007918
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      FUG791
    • LABEL
      Fuga Libera
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      4
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Variations brillantes sur un thème original, Op. 4

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Performer: Florian Noack

      Conductor: Pierre Bleuse

    2. Variations brillantes sur Gustave III, Op. 8

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Performer: Florian Noack

      Conductor: Pierre Bleuse

    3. I. Allegro maestoso

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Performer: Florian Noack

      Conductor: Pierre Bleuse

    4. II. Adagio

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Performer: Florian Noack

      Conductor: Pierre Bleuse

    5. III. Rondo: Allegro

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Performer: Florian Noack

      Conductor: Pierre Bleuse

    6. Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Conductor: Christian Arming

    7. Rédemption, Op. 22, M. 52: Morceau symphonique (1872 version)

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Conductor: Gergely Madaras

    8. Rédemption, Op. 22, M. 52: Morceau symphonique (1873 version)

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Conductor: Hervé Niquet

    9. Les Éolides, M. 43

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Conductor: François-Xavier Roth

    10. Hulda, M. 49: Lutte de l'hiver et du printemps

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Conductor: Christian Arming

    11. Hulda, M. 49, Act III: Danse de l'Hiver

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Conductor: Christian Arming

    12. Hulda, M. 49, Act III: Danse des elfes

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Conductor: Christian Arming

    13. Hulda, M. 49, Act III: Danse et chœur des Ondines: Blessé d'abord par la lumière du clair soleil

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Conductor: Christian Arming

    14. Hulda, M. 49, Act III: Danse générale

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Conductor: Christian Arming

    15. Le chasseur maudit (The Accursed Hunter), M. 44

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Conductor: François-Xavier Roth

    16. Les Djinns, M. 45

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Performer: Cédric Tiberghien

      Conductor: François-Xavier Roth

    17. Symphonic Variations, M. 46

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Performer: Cédric Tiberghien

      Conductor: François-Xavier Roth

    18. Part I: Le Sommeil de Psyché

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Conductor: Gergely Madaras

    19. Part I: Psyché enlevée par les Zéphirs

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Conductor: Gergely Madaras

    20. Part II: Les jardins d'Eros

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Conductor: Gergely Madaras

    21. Part II: Amour! Source de toute vie! Dieu jeune et fort aux traits vainqueurs!

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Chœur de Radio France, Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Conductor: Gergely Madaras

    22. Part II: Psyche et Eros

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Conductor: Gergely Madaras

    23. Part III: Amour, elle a connu ton nom

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Chœur de Radio France, Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Conductor: Gergely Madaras

    24. Part III: Souffrances et plaintes de Psyché

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Conductor: Gergely Madaras

    25. Part III: Eros a pardonné

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Chœur de Radio France, Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Conductor: Gergely Madaras

    26. Prélude, choral et fugue, M. 21 (arr. G. Pierne for orchestra)

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Conductor: Pierre Bleuse

    27. I. Lento - Allegro non troppo

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Conductor: Christian Arming

    28. II. Allegretto

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Conductor: Christian Arming

    29. III. Allegro non troppo

      Composer: César Franck

      Ensemble: Orchestre philharmonique royal de Liège

      Conductor: Christian Arming


Orchestral music played a key role in the output of César Franck throughout his career. He accorded an important and innovative place to the symphonic poem, a new genre of the Romantic era: Ce qu’on entend sur la montagne actually dates from 1846, two years before Franz Liszt’s composition of the same name! As a virtuoso pianist himself, Franck also produced a number of concertante works, from early pieces written for his own performance – a few brilliant sets of variations and a youthful concerto – to the famous Symphonic Variations (1885). The Symphony in D minor of 1887 was one of the cornerstones of the renewal of the genre in France, coming between Saint-Saëns’s Third Symphony (1886) and Chausson’s Symphony (1899). The Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège presents here the first genuinely complete survey of this orchestral and concertante repertory, assembling recordings from recent years and some new productions.

REVIEW:

The year 2022 marked the 200th anniversary of the birth of César Franck. His orchestral music is not so often heard these days, so this comprehensive collection of performances from his home-town orchestra is quite timely. It would, however, have proved very welcome at any date for the Liège players not only play very well but also deliver the scores idiomatically and with real conviction. This box set usefully and enjoyably reminds us that there is plenty of pleasurable listening to be explored beyond the D minor symphony.

-- MusicWeb International