Artist: Tanguy de Williencourt, Flanders Symphony Orchestra, Kristiina Poska
Album: César Franck: Djinns, Variations symphoniques, triptyques pour piano
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2022
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 01:07:35
Total Tracks: 8
Total Size: 1002 MB

Tracklist:

01. Tanguy de Williencourt, Flanders Symphony Orchestra & Kristiina Poska – Franck: Les Djinns, FWV 45 (12:23)
02. Tanguy de Williencourt, Flanders Symphony Orchestra & Kristiina Poska – Franck: Prélude, choral et fugue, FWV 21: I. Prélude (04:32)
03. Tanguy de Williencourt, Flanders Symphony Orchestra & Kristiina Poska – Franck: Prélude, choral et fugue, FWV 21: II. Choral (06:41)
04. Tanguy de Williencourt, Flanders Symphony Orchestra & Kristiina Poska – Franck: Prélude, choral et fugue, FWV 21: III. Fugue (07:05)
05. Tanguy de Williencourt, Flanders Symphony Orchestra & Kristiina Poska – Franck: Symphonic Variations, FWV 46 (15:06)
06. Tanguy de Williencourt, Flanders Symphony Orchestra & Kristiina Poska – Franck: Prelude, Aria and Finale, FWV 23: I. Prelude (09:15)
07. Tanguy de Williencourt, Flanders Symphony Orchestra & Kristiina Poska – Franck: Prelude, Aria and Finale, FWV 23: II. Aria (05:30)
08. Tanguy de Williencourt, Flanders Symphony Orchestra & Kristiina Poska – Franck: Prelude, Aria and Finale, FWV 23: III. Finale (07:00)

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This album is a well-thought-out program devoted to Romantic composer César Franck, who we don’t hear enough. The two piano solos, the Prélude, choral et fugue (1884) and the Prelude, Aria and Finale (1886-1887), find Franck favoring the tripartite form he loved, revealing a superbly expressive composer for the piano (he was an organist by profession). Tanguy de Williencourt gets under their skin and plays with poetry (the Choral is lovely) and real sweep. Joined by orchestra for the “Symphonic Variations,” he spreads his wings and gives a very impressive performance, while the slightly spooky “Les Djinns” is full of atmosphere.