Franck Part 2 The Great Musicians Study of Music enclosed with Record
Part of a week by week study of the world's greatest composers and their music. This booklet and record are part one of the Cesar Franck section.
César Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert Franck (10 December 1822 – 8 November 1890) was a Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher who worked in Paris during his adult life.
He was born at Liège, in what is now Belgium (though at the time of his birth it was part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands). He gave his first concerts there in 1834 and studied privately in Paris from 1835, where his teachers included Anton Reicha. After a brief return to Belgium, and a disastrous reception for an early oratorio Ruth, he moved to Paris, where he married and embarked on a career as teacher and organist. He gained a reputation as a formidable musical improviser, and travelled widely within France to demonstrate new instruments built by Aristide Cavaillé-Coll.
In 1858, he became organist at the Basilica of St. Clotilde, Paris, a position he retained for the rest of his life. He became professor at the Paris Conservatoire in 1872; he took French nationality, a requirement of the appointment. His pupils included Vincent d'Indy, Ernest Chausson, Louis Vierne, Charles Tournemire, Guillaume Lekeu and Henri Duparc. After acquiring the professorship, Franck wrote several pieces that have entered the standard classical repertoire, including symphonic, chamber, and keyboard works.
The booklet contains information on the composer, his life, and his influences in addition to musical analysis of his works.
The record included is 33 1/3 rpm and is the Third Symphony in F, opus 90 with Baden-Baden Symphony Orchestra .
This book is from 1966- so it is very good condition for its age. The record looks to be in good condition with no warping or scratches.
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