List of compositions by César Franck by genre

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).

Operas and works for stage

• Stradella (1841)
• Le Valet de ferme (1851–53)
• Hulda (1882–85) (M. 49)
• Ghiselle (1889) (M. 50)

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 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Unpublished choral music

• Le valet de ferme (unpublished comic opera, 1851–53)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

• List of compositions by César Franck by opus number

References

• Mohr, Wilhelm (1969). César Franck (in German) (2nd expanded ed.). Tutzing: Schneider.
• John Trevitt, Joël-Marie Fauquet: 'Franck, César', Grove Music Online (Accessed 12 November 2005)

External links

• (French) Catalogue des oeuvres
• (French) Catalogue des oeuvres de César Franck
• Catalogue from karadar.com
• (German) Catalogue sorted by year, genre, opus and Mohr numbers