Franck Symphony in D minor
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Franck's Symphony in D minor is a late-Romantic orchestral work renowned for its cyclical structure, rich harmonies, and emotional intensity, and is considered the Belgian composer's symphonic masterpiece.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Franck Symphony in D minor canonical | 2 |
| César Franck – Symphony in D minor | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Franck Symphony in D minor Context triple: [Charles Munch, hasNotableRecording, Franck Symphony in D minor]
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Ravel Daphnis et Chloé
Ravel's "Daphnis et Chloé" is a large-scale impressionistic ballet score, renowned for its lush orchestration and evocative depiction of an ancient pastoral love story.
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B.
Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Berlioz's *Symphonie fantastique* is a groundbreaking 1830 Romantic program symphony renowned for its vivid orchestration and dramatic depiction of an artist’s opium-induced visions.
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Symphony in C
Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.
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Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" is Leonard Bernstein’s large-scale, dramatic symphony that intertwines orchestral music, chorus, narration, and Jewish liturgical themes to explore faith, doubt, and the human relationship with God.
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Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety"
Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety" is Leonard Bernstein’s symphonic work for piano and orchestra inspired by W. H. Auden’s poem of the same name, exploring themes of postwar spiritual crisis and modern alienation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Franck Symphony in D minor Target entity description: Franck's Symphony in D minor is a late-Romantic orchestral work renowned for its cyclical structure, rich harmonies, and emotional intensity, and is considered the Belgian composer's symphonic masterpiece.
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A.
Ravel Daphnis et Chloé
Ravel's "Daphnis et Chloé" is a large-scale impressionistic ballet score, renowned for its lush orchestration and evocative depiction of an ancient pastoral love story.
-
B.
Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Berlioz's *Symphonie fantastique* is a groundbreaking 1830 Romantic program symphony renowned for its vivid orchestration and dramatic depiction of an artist’s opium-induced visions.
-
C.
Symphony in C
Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.
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D.
Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" is Leonard Bernstein’s large-scale, dramatic symphony that intertwines orchestral music, chorus, narration, and Jewish liturgical themes to explore faith, doubt, and the human relationship with God.
-
E.
Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety"
Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety" is Leonard Bernstein’s symphonic work for piano and orchestra inspired by W. H. Auden’s poem of the same name, exploring themes of postwar spiritual crisis and modern alienation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work
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symphony ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 40 minutes ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | FWV 48 ⓘ |
| composer | César Franck ⓘ |
| compositionEndYear | 1888 ⓘ |
| compositionStartYear | 1886 ⓘ |
| considered | César Franck’s symphonic masterpiece ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Henri Duparc
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linked to:
Paul Dukas
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| firstPublisher | Hamelle ⓘ |
| genre | symphonic music ⓘ |
| influenced | French symphonic tradition ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Beethoven symphonies
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linked to:
Beethoven symphony cycles
Franz Liszt ⓘ Richard Wagner ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | instrumental ⓘ |
| laterReception | became part of standard orchestral repertoire ⓘ |
| movement |
Allegretto
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Allegro non troppo ⓘ Lento – Allegro non troppo ⓘ |
| movementCount | 3 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
prominent role for organ-like orchestral sonorities
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rich chromatic harmonies ⓘ use of cyclic thematic transformation ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Charles Munch – Boston Symphony Orchestra
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linked to:
Charles Munch
Leonard Bernstein – Orchestre National de France ⓘ Pierre Monteux – Chicago Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
linked to:
Pierre Monteux
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| orchestraAtPremiere |
Conservatoire Orchestra
ⓘ
linked to:
Conservatoire de Paris student orchestra
|
| orchestration |
2 bassoons
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2 clarinets ⓘ 2 flutes ⓘ 2 oboes ⓘ 2 trumpets ⓘ 3 trombones ⓘ 4 horns ⓘ strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| placeInComposerOutput | only completed symphony by César Franck ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Jules Garcin ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1889-02-17 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| premiereVenue | Conservatoire de Paris ⓘ |
| reception | initially controversial in Paris ⓘ |
| structure | cyclical form ⓘ |
| style | late Romantic ⓘ |
| tonalCenter | D minor ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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Leonard Bernstein – Orchestre National de France
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César Franck – Symphony in D minor
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