Browse: Franck, C - Nocturne

The familiar here appears in unusual contexts and alongside a scattering of rarities. The performers are at one in their fluency, delicate rubato and avoidance of Anglo-Saxon archness, within... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2008, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Philippe Jaroussky has a wide pitch range and absolute control throughout, with no tenseness at the top of hooting at the bottom, and his floated high notes are ravishing. Jérôme Ducros's accompanying... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2009, 4 out of 5 stars More…

While Véronique Gens in the duets is her usual mellif luous self, and Jeff Cohen a capable accompanist, the piano’s bass octaves suggest that the instrument has seen better days. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2022, 2 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Franck himself approved of the cello arrangement of his Violin Sonata made by Jules Delsart, and this is a performance to convince any doubters...[Kniazev] and Mangova make [the first movement]... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2012 More…

As befits a recital given under the Provencal night sky, Rupert Charlesworth offers a panorama of songs about night in its multifarious guises...Charlesworth comes to his varied programme with... — Gramophone Magazine, April 2015 More…