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In many ways, Cesar Franck treats the orchestra like a giant pipe organ, says commentator Gerard McBurney.

“This symphony is absolutely filled with passages that reflect his experience as an improvising organist.”

Hear Franck’s great D Minor Symphony — this week on the Chicago Symphony Orchestra broadcast.

Falla "Interlude and Dance" from La vida breve
  Fritz Reiner, conductor
Falla The Three-Cornered Hat
  Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano
  Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain
  Daniel Barenboim, piano;
  Plácido Domingo, conductor
Franck Symphony in D Minor
  Pierre Monteux, conductor

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