List of compositions by César Franck by genre
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César Franck photographed by Pierre Petit.
The following is a list of compositions by César Franck by genre.
"M." numbers refer to Wilhelm Mohr's catalogue of Franck's works (1969).
Contents
Operas and works for stage
Symphonic music
- Ce qu'on entend sur la montagne (symphonic poem after Victor Hugo, 1845–87, op. posth.)
- Rédemption (symphonic poem for soprano, chorus and orchestra, 1872, rev. 1874) (M. 52)
- Les Éolides (symphonic poem, 1876) (M. 43)
- Le Chasseur maudit (symphonic poem, 1882) (M. 44)
- Les Djinns (symphonic poem for piano and orchestra, 1884) (M. 45)
- Symphonic Variations for piano and orchestra (1885) (M. 46)
- Psyché (symphonic poem for orchestra and chorus, 1886–88) (M. 47)
- Symphony in D minor (1886–88) (M. 48)
Masses
- Messe solennelle (M. 59, 1858)
- Messe à trois voix (M. 61a, 1860, version of 1872 replaced the offertory O salutaris for bass[citation needed] with the well known aria Panis Angelicus)
Other choral music
- Ruth (oratorio for soloists, chorus and orchestra) (M. 51)
- Panis Angelicus (for voice, harp, cello, and organ, 1872; also included in Messe à trois voix M. 61b)
- Quae est ista (offertorium, 1871)
- Les Béatitudes (oratorio for chorus, soloists, and orchestra, 1881) (M. 53)
- Rebecca (cantata for voices, chorus and orchestra, text by Paul Collin, 1880–1881) (M. 54)
- Alleluia! (for 3 voices and organ or orchestra, text by M. Du Pasquier)
- Psalm 150 (for SATB and Organ)
Unpublished choral music
- Le valet de ferme (unpublished comic opera, 1851–53)
- Three cantatas
- Cantique de Moïse (cantata, 1881)
- Plainte des israélites (cantata, 1865)
- La tour de Babel (cantata, 1865)
- Les Sept Paroles du Christ sur la Croix (oratorio)
Organ or harmonium
- Andantino in G minor (1857)
- Trois Antiennes (1859)
- 44 Petites Pièces (1858–1863)
- Six Pièces, Op. 16-21 (published 1868)
- Fantaisie in C major, Op. 16
- Grande Pièce Symphonique in F-sharp minor, Op. 17
- Prelude, fugue et variation in B minor, Op. 18 (see below for later piano arrangement)
- Pastorale in E major, Op. 19
- Prière in C-sharp minor, Op. 20
- Final in B-flat major, Op. 21
- Trois Pièces (1878)
- Fantaisie in A major
- Cantabile in B major
- Pièce héroïque in B minor
- Andantino (1889)
- Trois Chorals (1890)
- Choral in E major
- Choral in B minor
- Choral in A minor
- The incomplete collection of 59 short works known as L'Organiste was written for the harmonium and is most often played on organ (1889–1890).
Solo Piano
- Prélude, chorale, et fugue, Op. 21 (1884)
- Danse lente (1885)
- Prélude, aria, et final, Op. 23 (1887)
- Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18 (originally for organ, but arranged by the composer for harmonium and piano, and best known in piano arrangements by Harold Bauer and Ignaz Friedman)
- Premier Grand Caprice, Op. 5
- Ballade, Op. 9
- Eglogue
- Miscellaneous early works
Chamber music
- Trios concertants pour piano, violon et violoncelle Op.1 & Op.2 (Four piano trios) (1840)
- Trio concertant Op.1 No.1 in F# minor (M. 1)
- Trio concertant Op.1 No.2 "Trio de salon" (M. 2)
- Trio concertant Op.1 No.3 (M. 3)
- Trio concertant Op.2 (M. 4)
- Piano Quintet in F minor (1878–79) (M. 7)
- Violin Sonata in A major (1886) (M. 8). See also Cello Sonata (Franck/Delsart).
- String Quartet in D major (1889–90) (M. 9)
- Andantino Quietoso in E flat minor Op. 6 for violin and piano (M. 5)
- Grand Duo for piano and violin concertante in B flat major Op. 14 on motives from Gulistan by Dalayrac (M. 6)
See also
References
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- John Trevitt, Joël-Marie Fauquet: 'Franck, César', Grove Music Online (Accessed 12 November 2005)
