CÉSAR FRANCK EDITION CD

CD11 Le Chasseur maudit (1882) 15’56Symphony in D minor (1886)2 I. Lento: Allegro non troppo 18’423 II. Allegretto 11’164 III. Finale: Allegro non troppo 10’41Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra / Roberto BenziTotal time 56’39Recording: 14–16 June 1995, Musis Sacrum, Arnhem, Netherlands
CD21 Symphonic Variations (1885) 14’532 Les Djinns (1884) 12’13Piano Concerto No.2 in B minor Op.11 (1835)3 I. Allegro maestoso 15’374 II. Adagio 6’455 III. Rondo: Allegro 9’35François-Joël Thiollier (1–2) • Martijn van den Hoek (3–5) pianoArnhem Philharmonic Orchestra / Roberto BenziTotal time 59’16Recording: June 1995 (1–2) & 26–27 July 1997 (3–5), Musis Sacrum, Arnhem, Netherlands
CD31 Les Éolides (1876) 11’18Psyché (1887–8)Symphonic Poem for orchestra2 I. Le Sommeil de Psyché: Lento 10’413 II. Psyché enlevée par les zéphyrs: Allegro vivace 2’444 III. Les Jardins d’Éros: Poco animato 4’055 IV. Psyché et Éros: Allegretto modéré 7’35Arnhem Philharmonic Orchestra / Roberto Benzi (1)Sofia Symphony Orchestra / Vassil Kazandjiev (2–5)Total time 36’28Recording: 14–16 June 1995, Musis Sacrum, Arnhem, Netherlands (1); February 1994 (2–5)
CD4String Quartet in D (1889)1 I. Poco lento – Allegro 17’222 II. Scherzo: Vivace 5’293 III. Larghetto 11’064 IV. Finale: Allegro molto – Larghetto 15’13Vilnius String QuartetArturas Šilale˙, Audrone˙ Vainiunaite violinsGirdutis Jakaitis viola • Augustinas Vasiliauskas celloTotal time 49’14Recording: 2007
CD5Piano Quintet in F minor (1879)1 I. Molto moderato quasi lento 16’002 II. Lento, con molto sentimento 11’163 III. Allegro non troppo, ma con fuoco 9’43Vilnius String QuartetArturas Šilale˙, Audrone˙ Vainiunaite violinsGirdutis Jakaitis viola • Augustinas Vasiliauskas celloMuza Rubackyte pianoTotal time 37’03Recording: 2007
CD6Piano Trio No.1 in F sharp minor Op.1 (1839-41)1 I. Andante con moto 13’232 II. Allegro molto 6’403 III. Finale: Allegro maestoso 13’25Piano Trio No.2 in B flat Op.1 ‘Trio de salon’ (1842)4 I. Allegro moderato 9’095 II. Andantino 5’396 III. Minuetto 4’277 IV. Finale: Allegro molto 5’238 Duo Concertante in B flat Op.14 for violin and piano (1844)on motifs from Gulistan by Nicolas DalayracMaestoso – Allegretto grazioso –Molto più lento – Tempo del maestoso 12’009 Andantino Quietoso in E flat Op.6 for violin and piano (1843) 6’54members of the Academica QuartetMariana Sîrbu violinMihai Dancila celloMihail Sârbu pianoTotal time 77’07Recording: Fall 1981 & Spring 1982, the Quadrivium Hall, Genova
CD7Piano Trio No.3 in B minor Op.1 (1842)1 I. Allegro 7’392 II. Adagio: Quasi allegretto – tempo primo 11’193 III. Finale: Poco lento — Moderato ma molto energico –Il doppio più lento – Tempo primo 9’26Piano Trio No.4 in B minor Op.2 (1842)4 Allegro 18’24Sonata in A for violin and piano (1886)5 I. Allegretto ben moderato 6’376 II. Allegro 8’577 III. Recitativo–Fantasia 7’078 IV. Allegretto poco mosso 6’25members of the Academica QuartetRuxandra Colan (1–4), Mariana Sîrbu (5–8) violinMihai Dancila celloMihail Sârbu pianoTotal time 76’03Recording: Fall 1981 & Spring 1982, the Quadrivium Hall, Genova
CD81 Ballade Op.9 (1844) 16’274 Schubert Songs Op.8 (1844)*2 I. Die junge Nonne (The Young Nun) 5’183 II. Die Forelle (The Trout) 2’184 III. Des Mädchens Klage (The Maiden’s Lament) 3’535 IV. Das Zügenglöcklein (The Death Bell) 5’56Fantaisie sur 2 airs polonaises Op.15 (1845)6 I. Andantino 4’467 II. Allegretto 2’118 III. Allegretto non troppo ma giocoso 4’459 Souvenirs d’Aix-la-Chapelle Op.7 (1843)* 16’09*world-premiere recordingJulia Severus pianoTotal time: 61’50Recording: 30–31 October 2012, Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Dahlem, Berlin, Germany
CD9Grande Fantaisie No.1 Op.11 (1844) on motifs from Gulistan by Nicolas Dalayrac1 I. Andantino 1’522 II. Siciliana: Non troppo vivo e grazioso –Moderato: Poco più mosso – Allegro risoluto 13’06Grande Fantaisie No.2 Op.12 (1844) on motifs from Gulistan by Nicolas Dalayrac3 Maestoso – Allegretto grazioso 9’20Fantaisie No.2 [disowned Op.14] (1841)4 I. Andante 5’115 II. Tema: Polacca 1’126 Variazione: Meno vivo 2’147 III. Andante 2’518 IV. Finale: Allegro 2’56Fantaisie sur 2 airs polonaises Op.15 (1845)9 I. Andantino 5’5210 II. Allegretto 2’2811 III. Allegro non troppo, ma giocoso 5’11Grande Fantaisie No.3 [disowned Op.19] (1841)12 I. Presto – 1’0213 Adagio – 6’5914 Presto 0’3315 II. Tema: Andante – 1’5016 Prima Variazione – 1’4617 Seconda Variazione – Finale 3’48Francesco Bertoldi pianoTotal time: 68’25Recording: 1992, Dynamic Studio, Genoa, Italy
CD10Prélude, fugue et variation Op.18 (1862) arr. piano Harold Bauer1 I. Prélude – 3’492 Lento 1’113 II. Fugue 3’214 III. Variation 4’08Prélude, aria et final (1886–7)5 I. Prélude 9’216 II. Aria 5’177 III. Final 7’23Prélude, choral et fugue (1884)8 I. Prélude 4’289 II. Choral – 4’4510 Poco allegro 1’1411 III. Fugue 6’59Muza Rubackyte pianoTotal time: 52’05Recording: 2008
CD11Pièces pour grand orgue (1860–62)1 Fantasy in C Op.16 12’172 Grande pièce symphonique Op.17 22’413 Prélude, fugue et variation Op.18 10’214 Pastorale Op.19 9’095 Prière Op.20 13’366 Final Op.21 11’03Adriano Falcioni at the Mascioni organ (1961), Church of the Porziuncola, Papal Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels in AssisiTotal time 79’21Recording: 29–30 April 2011, Papal Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels, Assisi, Italy
CD123 Pièces (1878)1 Fantasy in A 13’172 Cantabile 5’543 Pièce héroïque 8’223 Chorals (1890)4 No.1 in E 14’495 No.2 in B minor 13’256 No.3 in A minor 12’44Adriano Falcioni at the Mascioni organ (1961), Church of the Porziuncola, Papal Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels in AssisiTotal time 68’46Recording: 29–30 April 2011, Papal Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels, Assisi, Italy
CD135 Pièces pour harmonium1 I. Offertoire 4’532 II. Petit offertoire 2’413 III. Premier verset in F minor 0’294 IV. Deuxième verset in F minor 0’505 V. Communion 2’126 Prélude, fugue et variation Op.18 8’57(original version for piano and harmonium)7 Offertoire in A 0’598 Petit offertoire 2’189 Quasi marcia Op.22 3’5810 Offertoire: Maestoso ma non lento 4’4511 Offertoire sur un Noël bréton 4’2112 Entrée 2’2713 Pièce in E flat 2’13L’Organiste, Vol.17 Pièces in C and C minor14 I. Poco allegretto 1’0015 II. Andantino 1’4116 III. Poco lento 0’4517 IV. Maestoso 1’0218 V. Poco lento 1’0219 VI. Poco allegro 0’1820 Amen: Moderato 3’4321 VII. Offertoire: Andantino 0’517 Pièces in D flat and C sharp minor22 I. Andante 0’4023 II. Andantino 1’0424 III. Poco andantino 0’3825 IV. Poco allegro 1’1126 V. Lento 0’3927 VI. Andantino poco mosso 0’2228 Amen: Moderato 3’1229 VII. Andante 0’507 Pièces in D and D minor‘Pour le temps de Noël’30 I. Quasi allegro 1’3831 II. Chant de la Creuse: Très lent 1’2932 III. Quasi andante 1’1433 IV. Vieux Noël: Andantino 1’1934 V. Maestoso 1’0335 VI. Vieux Noël: Maestoso 1’0836 Amen: Moderato 0’1837 VIII. Sortie ou offertoire: Allegro 4’06Joris Verdin harmoniumJos van Immerseel piano (6)Total time 73’11Recording: 1999, Filosofisch en Theologisch College van de Sociëteit van Jezus, Heverlee, BelgiumHarmoniums (various):Debain (c.1860, c.1865, c.1875);Alexandre (c.1865); Mustel (c. 1891); Kasriel (c.1890)Piano: Érard
CD14L’Organiste, Vol.1 continued7 Pièces in E-Flat and E-Flat minor1 I. Andantino poco allegretto 0’452 II. Quasi lento 0’513 III. Molto moderato 0’594 IV. Allegretto 0’435 V. Poco allegro 0’456 VI. Andantino 0’517 Amen: Moderato 0’158 VII. Offertoire: Andantino poco allegretto 2’427 Pièces in E minor and E9 I. Andantino quasi allegretto 1’1310 II. Moderato 0’4411 III. Prière: Quasi lento 1’2012 IV. Non troppo lento 1’0713 V. Allegretto 1’0614 VI. Poco allegretto 0’5015 Amen: Moderato 0’2116 VII. Offertoire ou communion: Poco lento 3’337 Pièces in F and F minor17 I. Allegretto 0’5418 II. Andantino 1’0919 III. Lento 1’3420 IV. Allegretto 0’3021 V. Allegretto 0’4522 VI. Poco lento 1’0323 Amen: Moderato 0’1224 VII. Sortie: Molto moderato 4’177 Pièces in G flat and F sharp minor25 I. Air Béarnais: Andantino 1’1226 II. Chant Béarnais: Poco allegretto 0’5627 III. Andantino 1’0528 IV. Poco lento 1’1529 V. Poco allegro 0’4330 VI. Poco allegretto 1’0331 Amen in F sharp minor: Moderato 0’1232 Amen in G flat: Moderato 0’1533 VII. Offertoire funèbre: Poco lento 3’357 Pièces in G and G minor ‘Pour le temps de Noël’34 I. Poco allegretto 0’5835 II. Vieux Noël: Poco lento 1’0236 III. Noël Angevin: Allegretto 0’4037 IV. Quasi lento 1’1638 V. Noël Angevin: Quasi allegro 0’4139 VI. Allegretto vivo 1’1640 Amen: Moderato 0’1441 VII. Sortie: Allegro 3’087 Pièces in A flat and G sharp minor42 I. Poco maestoso 1’1043 II. Allegretto amabile 0’5544 III. Andantino 1’1145 IV. Andantino 0’5246 V. Lento 1’2247 VI. Andantino 1’0748 VII. Sortie: Poco maestoso 3’29Joris Verdin harmoniumTotal time 58’36Recording: 1999, Filosofisch en Theologisch College van de Sociëteit van Jezus, Heverlee, BelgiumHarmoniums (various): Debain (c.1860, c.1865, c.1875);Alexandre (c.1865); Mustel (c. 1891); Kasriel (c.1890)
CD15Stradella (arr. L. Hove) (1841)Opera in three acts • Libretto: Émile Deschamps & Émilien Pacini1 Overture 6’09ACT I2 Nous y voilà Monseigneur, par ici (Spadoni) 7’273 Venise est encore au bal (Stradella) 7’144 C’est donc vous Stradella (Léonor) 1’145 À demain les delices suprêmes (Léonor) 2’376 Amis, la place est libre! (Spadoni) 6’13ACT II beginning7 Ah! Ah quel songe affreux (Léonor) 2’528 Quand celui que j’adore (Léonor) 4’169 Du bruit! (Léonor) 1’1610 C’est nous qui vendons (merchants) 6’2011 Ah voilà ce chanteur (Spadoni) 1’1812 O mon art! Art divin! (Stradella) 2’4513 Quel coup du ciel! (Léonor) 4’3114 Encore quelques moments, c’est notre délivrance (Stradella) 4’4515 Je reste aussi (Stradella) 4’48Léonor: Isabel Kabatu sopranoStradella: Marc Laho tenorSpadoni: Werner Van Mechelen baritoneDuke of Pesaro: Philippe Rouilon bassPietro: Xavier Rouilon tenor • Michael: Giovanni Iovino tenorBeppo: Patrick Mignon • An officer: Roger JoakimChorus and Orchestra of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie / Paolo ArrivabeniTotal time: 63’53Live recording: September 2012, Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Liège, Belgium
CD16Stradella (arr. L. Hove) (1841)Opera in three acts • Libretto: Émile Deschamps & Émilien PaciniACT II conclusion1 Je comprends, les témoins sont de trop (Duke) 5’39ACT III2 Rome ou l’humble artiste (Stradella) 2’393 À l’heure ou Dieu même (Stradella) 5’584 J’y suis enfin (Spadoni) 3’575 Dites-nous le nom de ce traitre (Pietro) 4’146 Spadoni, que vois-je, o terreur! (Léonor) 2’237 Quoi! Perdrais-je sans retour (Léonor) 2’338 O Dieu tout puissant (people) 4’009 O dévouement divin, sacrifice sublime (Stradella) 3’0210 Quand Dieu se lèvera pour rendre la justice (Stradella) 4’3011 Gloire à Dieu dans le ciel! (people) 1’1412 Allons, allons, enfants de Rome (people) 3’07Léonor: Isabel Kabatu sopranoStradella: Marc Laho tenorSpadoni: Werner Van Mechelen baritoneDuke of Pesaro: Philippe Rouilon bassPietro: Xavier Rouilon tenorMichael: Giovanni Iovino tenorBeppo: Patrick MignonAn officer: Roger JoakimChorus and Orchestra of the Opéra Royal de WalloniePaolo ArrivabeniTotal time: 43’25Live recording: September 2012, Opéra Royal de Wallonie, Liège, Belgium
CD17Les Béatitudes (1869–79) beginningOratorio • Text: Joséphine-Blanche Colomb1 Prologue 5’512 Première Béatitude 13’523 Deuxième Béatitude 10’574 Troisième Béatitude 18’265 Quatrième Béatitude 12’02Cornelia Kallisch alto • Ingeborg Danz mezzo-soprano • John Cheek bassDiana Montague mezzo-soprano • Scot Weir tenor • Reinhard Hagen bassGilles Cachemaille baritone • Keith Lewis tenor • Juan Vasle bassGächinger Kantorei StuttgartRadio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR / Helmuth RillingTotal time 61’12Recording: 2 March 1990, Beethovensaal, Liederhalle Stuttgart, Germany
CD18Les Béatitudes (1869–79) conclusionOratorio • Text: Joséphine-Blanche Colomb1 Cinquième Béatitude 15’362 Sixtième Béatitude 14’473 Septième Béatitude 16’074 Huitième Béatitude 21’31Cornelia Kallisch alto • Ingeborg Danz mezzo-soprano • John Cheek bassDiana Montague mezzo-soprano • Scot Weir tenor • Reinhard Hagen bassGilles Cachemaille baritone • Keith Lewis tenor • Juan Vasle bassGächinger Kantorei StuttgartRadio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR / Helmuth RillingTotal time 68’05Recording: 2 March 1990, Beethovensaal, Liederhalle Stuttgart, Germany
CD19Rédemption (1871–2, rev. 1874)Symphonic Poem • Text: Edouard BlauPart I1 Introduction 2’572 I. Choeur terrestre 5’253 II. Récit et choeur des Anges 3’394 III. Choeur, récit et air de l’archangeIV. Choeur général 11’48Part II5 V. Morceau symphonique 13’236 VI. Choeur d’hommes 4’307 VII. Choeur des anges 4’388 VIII. Air de l’archange 4’189 IX. Choeur général 7’02Gé Neutel sopranoThe Netherlands Radio Choir / Frans MüllerNetherlands Radio Philharmonic / Jean FournetTotal time 57’47Recording: 12 March 1976, NCRV Studio, Hilversum, Netherlands
CD20Messe à 3 voix (1858–9, rev. 1872) for soloists, chorus, organ, harp, cello & double bass1 I. Kyrie 6’492 II. Gloria 13’453 III. Credo 19’124 IV. Sanctus Benedictus 4’005 V. Panis angelicus 5’016 VI. Agnus Dei 6’50from 3 Offertoires (1871) for soloists, chorus, organ, harp, cello & double bass7 Quae est ista 7’158 Dextera Domini 8’39Mariann Bódi soprano • Attila Wendler tenor • István Rácz bassKodály Kórus DebrecenDezso Karasszon organAndrea Kocsis harp • Zsolt Molnár cello • Ferenc Nagy double bassSalamon KampTotal time: 71’06
CD21Les Sept Paroles du Christ sur la croix (1859)1 Prologue: O vos omnes 4’092 1st Word: Pater, dimitte illis 5’113 2nd Word: Hodie mecum eris in paradiso 3’514 3rd Word: Mulier, ecce filius tuus 6’235 4th Word: Deus meus, ut quid dereliquisti me? 2’286 5th Word: Sitio 6’357 6th Word: Consummatum est 5’138 7th Word: Pater, in manus tuas commendo spiritum meum 5’303 Pièces (1878)9 Fantasy in A 14’4110 Cantabile 5’4711 Pièce héroïque 9’20Mainzer DomchorDaniel Beckmann organMainzer Domorchester / Karsten StorckTotal time 69’21Recording: 6 April 2014, Mainz (St Martin’s) Cathedral, Germany (1-8);12 May 2015, at the Klais organ (2013), St Stephan zu Mainz, Germany (9–11)
CD221 Nocturne (Louis de Fourcaud, 1884) 3’202 Ninon (Alfred de Musset, 1842–3) 2’053 Le Vase brisé (Sully Prudhomme, 1879) 3’194 Lied (Lucien Paté, 1873) 1’225 Le Mariage des roses (Eugène David, 1871) 2’286 Souvenance (François-René de Chateaubriand, 1842–3) 2’547 Robin Gray (Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, 1842–3) 6’448 Passez ! Passez toujours ! (Victor Hugo,1872) 5’409 Roses et Papillons (Victor Hugo, 1872) 2’4010 L’Ange et l’Enfant (Jean Reboul, 1846) 3’1211 Les Cloches du soir (Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, 1888) 2’4612 L’Émir de Bengador (François-Joseph Méry, 1842–3) 4’5013 S’il est un charmant gazon (Victor Hugo, 1857) 1’5414 À cette terre où l’on ploie sa tente (Victor Hugo, 1847) 6’2315 Aimer (François-Joseph Méry, 1849) 4’1316 La Procession (Auguste Brizeux, 1888) 4’22Francesca Scaini sopranoMattia Ometto pianoTotal time 58’23Recording: 12–13 February 2013, Sala delle Paludi, Onara, Tombolo (Padua), Italy
CD23Sonata in A for violin and piano (1886)1 I. Allegretto ben moderato 5’352 II. Allegro 7’373 III. Recitativo–Fantasia: Ben moderato 6’434 IV. Allegretto poco mosso 6’08Transcription for cello and piano by Jules Delsart5 I. Allegretto ben moderato 6’216 II. Allegro 8’297 III. Recitativo–Fantasia: Ben moderato 7’328 IV. Allegretto poco mosso 6’26Kristóf Baráti violin (1–4) • Klára Würtz piano (1–4)Roberto Trainini cello (5–8) • Cristiano Burato piano (5–8)Total time 55’07Recording: 2014, Kodály Center Pécs, Hungary (1–4);6–8 February 2016, Penderecki Hall, Oskar Kolberg School of Music, Radom, Poland (5-8)