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César Franck

1822 - 1890

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César Auguste Jean Guillaume Hubert Franck (French: [sezaʁ oɡyst ʒɑ̃ ɡijom ybɛʁ fʁɑ̃k]; 10 December 1822 – 8 November 1890) was a French Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher born in present-day Belgium. He was born in Liège (which at the time of his birth was part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands). He gave his first concerts there in 1834 and studied privately in Paris from 1835, where his teachers included Anton Reicha. After a brief return to Belgium, and a disastrous reception of an early oratorio Ruth, he moved to Paris, where he married and embarked on a career as teacher and organist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. César Franck is the 79th most popular composer (up from 94th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 39th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Composer.

César Franck is most famous for his Symphony in D Minor.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, César Franck ranks 79 out of 1,451. Before him are George Gershwin, Johann Christian Bach, Alexander Scriabin, Franz Lehár, Jules Massenet, and Hans Zimmer. After him are Karlheinz Stockhausen, Josquin des Prez, Alban Berg, Leoš Janáček, Johann Pachelbel, and Heinrich Schütz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1822, César Franck ranks 7. Before him are Louis Pasteur, Ulysses S. Grant, Gregor Mendel, Heinrich Schliemann, Frédéric Passy, and Rudolf Clausius. After him are Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, Francis Galton, Rutherford B. Hayes, Alexander Mackenzie, Prince Napoléon Bonaparte, and Étienne Lenoir. Among people deceased in 1890, César Franck ranks 5. Before him are Vincent van Gogh, Heinrich Schliemann, Carlo Collodi, and Sitting Bull. After him are Amadeo I of Spain, William III of the Netherlands, Gyula Andrássy, Duchess Helene in Bavaria, Joseph Merrick, Carl Bloch, and Henri Nestlé.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, César Franck ranks 30 out of 1,190. Before him are Rogier van der Weyden (1390), Albert II of Belgium (1934), Philippe of Belgium (1960), Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960), Eddy Merckx (1945), and Leopold III of Belgium (1901). After him are Jules Bordet (1870), Abraham Ortelius (1527), Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480), Baudouin of Belgium (1930), Albert I of Belgium (1875), and Mary of Hungary (1505).

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Among COMPOSERS In Belgium

Among composers born in Belgium, César Franck ranks 3. Before him are Orlande de Lassus (1534), and Guillaume Du Fay (1397). After him are André Grétry (1741), Johannes Ockeghem (1410), Adrian Willaert (1490), Henri Vieuxtemps (1820), Gilles Binchois (1400), Jacob Obrecht (1457), Eugène Ysaÿe (1858), Jacques Arcadelt (1507), and Pierre De Geyter (1848).

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