César Franck

Franck, photographed by [[Pierre Petit (photographer)|Pierre Petit]], 1887 César Auguste Jean Guillaume Hubert Franck (; 10 December 1822 – 8 November 1890) was a French Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher born in present-day Belgium.

He was born in Liège (which at the time of his birth 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 of 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 1859, he became titular organist at the church Sainte-Clotilde, 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. After acquiring the professorship, Franck wrote several pieces that have entered the standard classical repertoire, including symphonic, chamber, and keyboard works for pipe organ and piano. As a teacher and composer he had a vast following of composers and other musicians. His pupils included Ernest Chausson, Vincent d'Indy, Henri Duparc, Guillaume Lekeu, Albert Renaud, Charles Tournemire and Louis Vierne. Provided by Wikipedia
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    by Franck, César, 1822-1890
    Published 1992
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    by Franck, César, 1822-1890
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    by Franck, César, 1822-1890
    Published 1992
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    by Franck, César, 1822-1890
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    by Franck, César, 1822-1890
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    by Franck, César, 1822-1890
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    by Franck, César, 1822-1890
    Published 1989
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    by Franck, César, 1822-1890
    Published 1990
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    by Franck, César, 1822-1890
    Published 1987
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    by Franck, César, 1822-1890
    Published 1975
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    by Franck, César, 1822-1890
    Published 1980
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    by Franck, César, 1822-1890
    Published 1991
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    by Franck, César, 1822-1890
    Published 1987
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    by Franck, César, 1822-1890
    Published 1927
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    by Franck, César, 1822-1890
    Published 1987
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    by Saint-Luc, Jaques de
    Published 1961
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