Romantic · France/Belgium

Franck's symphony

A Belgian-born organist-composer who worked in Paris

English name
César Franck
Life
1822–1890
Country
France & Belgium
Mainly active in
Born in Liège, Belgium; worked in Paris
Symphony
1 symphony

Fun to know

  • At the premiere of the Symphony in D minor, Gounod panned it as 'the affirmation of incompetence pushed to the point of dogma'
  • He worked as organist of the Church of Sainte-Clotilde in Paris from the late 1850s until his death
  • After a carriage accident in 1890, he died in November of that year

1 symphony

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