Donald Macleod continues his exploration of the life and work of Cesar Franck.
2: Freedom. Ontheirweddingdayatthe Basilica of Saint-Clotilde in Paris, Franck and his new bride, Felicite, left church to the sound of what they imagined were fireworks. intact what they could hearwere the opening fusillades of the June days of the 1848 revolution. The composer's first major orchestral works were received in equally reactionary fashion.
Le Manage des Roses Felicity Lott (soprano), Graham Johnson (piano) Ce Qu 'On Entend sur la Montagne RTBF Symphony Orchestra, conductor Alfred Walter
Prologue (Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross) Edith Wiens (soprano), Swabian Philharmonie of Gmund, conductor Hubert Beck
Les Beatitudes w(excerpt) Diana Montague (mezzo),
Gilles Cachemaille (baritone),
John Cheek (bass), GachingerKantorei, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Helmuth Rilling