César Franck: The Complete Organ Music [Import]

Cesar Franck (Composer), David Sanger (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: David Sanger
• Composer: Cesar Franck
• Audio CD (March 25, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import
• Label: Bis
• ASIN: B0000016A1
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #659,475 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Fantasy, for organ in C major, Op. 16, M. 28

2. Grande pièce symphonique, for organ in F sharp minor, Op. 17, M. 29: Andantino serioso

3. Grande pièce symphonique, for organ in F sharp minor, Op. 17, M. 29: Andante. Allegro. Andante

4. Grande pièce symphonique, for organ in F sharp minor, Op. 17, M. 29: Allegro non troppo e maestoso

5. Prélude, fugue, et variations, for organ in B minor, Op. 18, M. 30

6. Pastorale, for organ in E major, Op. 19, M. 31

7. Prière, for organ in C sharp minor, Op. 20, M. 32

8. Final, for organ in B flat major, Op. 21, M. 33

Disc: 2

1. Pieces (3), for organ, M. 35-37: Fantaisie

2. Pieces (3), for organ, M. 35-37: Cantabile

3. Pieces (3), for organ, M. 35-37: Pièce Héroïque

4. Andantino, for organ in G minor, M. 25

5. Chorals (3), for organ, M. 38-40: Mi majeur

6. Chorals (3), for organ, M. 38-40: Si mineur

7. Chorals (3), for organ, M. 38-40: La mineur

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quite thrilling!, August 3, 2007

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bonsai724 "bonsai724" (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: César Franck: The Complete Organ Music (Audio CD)

This was an absolutely enjoyable album to listen to. I am not only surprised that I am the first to review this product but also disappointed that I had not found this recording sooner. David Sanger plays the monumental pieces featured on this compilation with extreme care and expertise. Despite the demanding nature of many of Franck's organ pieces, Sanger is able to showcase the music's emotional qualities (as any well-performed Franck piece must) and is able to captivate the listener through the many registration and dynamic alterations found throughout the recordings. (He is faithful, for the most part, to Franck's original registration notations found in the scores.) While expression is, of course, necessary, the only possible issue I could find is that on certain pieces you must increase the volume in order to hear the soft passages while you must then turn it down once the music reaches louder passages. This concern has not been serious enough, however, to greatly impair my enjoyment of the album. I have not once regretted purchasing this album, as it has undergone much use.