César Franck (1822 – 1890) founded the French symphonic organ school with twelve great compositions, all of which are found in this four disc set. At the centre of the set are three films that explore his life and work. In Franck: Life of an
Organist, Eric Lebrun, biographer of Franck, traces the most important events of his life and shows how his organ music fits into his overall canon. In An Introduction to Franck’s Twelve Great Organ Works, David Noël-Hudson offers a textual analysis of all twelve pieces, including a groundbreaking thesis showing how the Trois Chorals can be seen as a single, cyclic work with three movements. In Franck and Performance Practice on the Organ, Joris Verdin demonstrates how to play Franck’s music in a historically informed manner.
Four disc set (2 x DVD and 2 x CD)
DVDs 1 & 2: 349 minutes
CD 1 & 2: 145 minutes
2 x DVD | 2 x CD | 52 Page Booklet | NTSC | DVD9 | 16:9 Widescreen
