Patrick Dheur is the Commissioner for the City of Liège's commemoration of the bicentenary of César Franck's birth.
Performer Biography
Patrick Dheur is an honorary citizen of Liège, César Franck's birthplace, and is involved in preserving Liège's musical heritage, including his role as Curator of the Grétry Museum.
Performer Biography
Patrick Dheur, the pianist on this recording, is an internationally acclaimed concert pianist and composer who has performed at Carnegie Hall and with numerous orchestras worldwide.
Compositional Technique
César Franck revived the Prelude and Fugue form, adding a Chorale between them to create a new, inseparable structure, as seen in works like his Prelude, Chorale and Fugue.
Composer Biography
César Franck's piano compositions are concentrated at the beginning and end of his career, with a fourteen-year hiatus in between.
Album & Artwork
This album aims to provide a nearly complete overview of César Franck's piano compositions, focusing on his early and later works.
Compositional Technique
César Franck's Prelude, Aria and Finale, though drawing from the ancient instrumental Suite and Sonata, is considered an entirely novel musical form.
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