Lugansky César Franck, Prélude, Fugue, et Variation

César Franck (1822 1890) Prélude, Fugue, et Variation for organ in B minor, Op. 18, FWV 30 (1862), arranged for piano by Bauer Nikolai Lugansky, 2019 Moscow Philharmonic Society 0:00 Prélude I. Antandino cantabile 3:30 II. Lento 4:20 Fugue III. Allegretto ma non troppo 7:32 Variation IV. Andantino Coming as it does directly after Francks Grande Pièce Symphonique, Op 17, its title might suggest a contrasting work of neoBaroque severity, but what could be more Romantic than the haunting oboe melody of the first movement A typical Franckian theme, moving largely by step and emphasizing particular notes of the scale, it has two limbs, the first a flowing theme of fivebar phrases, the second a dogged affair ascending the scale in fourbar phrases (and taken up in quasicanonic fashion by the pedals). A short bridge passage introduces the second movement, a sober fugue on a subject, vocal in character, marked cantando. Assisted by