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César Franck

Marking the influential composer’s 200th anniversary should mean far more than celebrating his famous organ compositions, says Roger Nichols

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Spiritual heights: Fabien Gabel conducts Franck’s Symphony

César Franck
Symphony in D minor

Performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Fabien Gabel


PLUS! Composer Thomas Adès speaks to Steph Power; Kate Wakeling charts the story of The Ivors in their 20th-anniversary year; Erik Levi explores the tradition of banning works during wartime; Rebecca Franks introduces Hélène de Montgeroult, the ‘missing link between Mozart and Chopin’; and Glière is our Composer of the Month