All Franck articles
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David Nadien: Debussy, Fauré, Franck, Ravel, Schubert
Outstanding Debussy from this much-missed concertmaster
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Concert review: Michael Barenboim (violin, viola) Nathalia Milstein (piano)
Carlos Maria Solare attends the performance at Berlin’s Boulezsaal on 31 March 2022 to hear Vieuxtemps’s Viola Sonata and Franck’s Violin Sonata
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Concert review: Maxim Vengerov (violin) Simon Trpčeski (piano)
Bruce Hodges hears the performance of Mozart, Franck and Ravel at New York’s Carnegie Hall on 21 January 2022
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Concert review: Randall Goosby (violin) Zhu Wang (piano)
Leah Hollingsworth listens to the performance at New York’s 92Y, Lincoln Hall, on 9 December 2021
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Michael Petrov: Poulenc, Franck, Dutilleux
Eloquent performers are fully up to the technical demands of the music
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Steven Isserlis: Music from Proust’s Salons
Isserlis and Shih’s Proustian programme is full of spontaneity and lyrical delight
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Concert review: Daniel Müller-Schott (cello) Annika Treutler (piano)
Tim Homfray reviews the cellist’s concert with pianist Annika Treutler at London’s Wigmore Hall on 17 February 2020
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Gautier Capuçon: Franck, Chopin, Piazzolla
A superb partnership of star soloists sparks brilliance
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Alina Ibragimova, Cédric Tiberghien: Vierne, Franck, Ysaÿe
Delicacy and ferocity in a marvellous collection of contrasts
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Masterclass: Daniel Hope on the Franck Violin Sonata
The British violinist takes a look at the second movement of a work filled with Romantic flair, fireworks and colour, and highlights the importance of building a perfect piano-violin partnership
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Wandy Tworek: The Danish Violin Wizard
A wonderful historical reminder of a 20th-century Danish whiz
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Kyung Wha Chung: Beau Soir. Works by Fauré, Franck, Debussy
A beautiful evening recital of French music
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Edgar Moreau, David Kadouch: Works by Franck, Poulenc, Strohl and La Tombelle
FRANCK Sonata in A major (arr. Delsart). POULENC Cello Sonata; Souvenirs STROHL Titus et Bérénice: Grande sonate dramatique. LA TOMBELLE Andante espressivo
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Mikyung Sung, double bass: Franck violin sonata
Korean double bassist Mikyung Sung performs Franck’s Violin Sonata in A major with Jaemin Shin on the piano. I. Allegretto ben moderato II. Allegro (6:19) III. Ben moderato: Recitativo-Fantasia (14:26) IV. Allegretto poco mosso (22:21)
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Benedict Kloeckner, Anna Fedorova: Chopin, Franck Cello Sonatas
Some lovely playing is let down by the recorded sound
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Debussy: String Quartet in G minor op.10. Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor op.14
The Strad Issue: July 2016 Description: The Takács on top form in two French masterpieces Musicians: Takács Quartet, Marc-André Hamelin (piano) Composer: Debussy; Franck Catalogue number: HYPERION CDA68061 Marc-André Hamelin has made ...
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Bloch: Violin Sonata no.2 ‘Poème mystique’. Franck: Violin Sonata in A major. Krein: Berceuse
The Strad Issue: April 2016 Description: Forgettable Franck but fine fillers from these players Musicians: Zina Schiff (violin) Cameron Grant (piano) Composer: Bloch; Franck; Krein There is rarely adequate justification for another recording of Franck’s Sonata in the already overcrowded catalogue. Zina Schiff and Cameron Grant’s account ...
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Franck: Violin Sonata in A major. R. Strauss: Violin Sonata in E flat major; Allegretto in E major; Wiegenlied; Waldseligkeit; Morgen
The Strad Issue: September 2015 Description: Thrills without spills in this pair of high-Romantic violin sonatas Musicians: James Ehnes (violin) †¨Andrew Armstrong (piano) Composer: Franck, R. Strauss: Some play the first movement of Franck’s Violin Sonata as a reverie; others give it impulse and purpose. James Ehnes ...