Variations symphoniques (Franck, César)

Composition Year 1885
Genre Categories Variations; For piano, orchestra; Scores featuring the piano; Scores featuring the orchestra; For orchestra with soloists; For flute, English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, horn, piano (arr); Scores featuring the flute (arr); Scores featuring the English horn (arr); Scores featuring the clarinet (arr); Scores featuring the bass clarinet (arr); Scores featuring the bassoon (arr); Scores featuring the horn (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 7 players (arr); For 2 pianos (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr)

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Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance
#256297 - 28.40MB - 15:31 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 1357×⇩ - MP3 - Kerikan

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Kerikan (2012/10/28)

Performer Pages Jeff Manookian (conductor)
Publisher Info. Windsor Editions
Performers Mauricio Femenia (piano), San Juan Symphony (Argentina)
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 3.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Live performance.
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 Complete Performance (EU)
#718685 - 21.24MB - 16:14 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 72×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/23)

Performer Pages John Ogdon (piano)
Philharmonia Orchestra (orchestra)
John Barbirolli (conductor)
Publisher Info. Arabesque Recordings, 1961. 8012.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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 Complete Performance (EU)
#725449 - 18.69MB - 13:40 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 47×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/8/19)

Performer Pages Robert Casadesus (piano)
Philadelphia Orchestra (orchestra)
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
Publisher Info. Columbia Masterworks, 1959. ML 5388.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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 Complete Performance (EU)
#725459 - 21.65MB - 16:35 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/64/V - 33×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/8/19)

Performer Pages Aldo Ciccolini (piano)
André Cluytens (conductor)
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire (orchestra)
Publisher Info. Angel Records, 1953. ANG 35104.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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 Complete Performance (EU)
#725457 - 20.70MB - 14:09 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/61/V - 33×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/8/19)

Performer Pages Robert Casadesus (piano)
New York Philharmonic (orchestra)
Charles Munch (conductor)
Publisher Info. Columbia Masterworks, 1950. ML 4298.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
#25893 - 4.87MB, 87 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 8320×⇩ - Carolus

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Carolus (2008/12/27)

Publisher. Info. Paris: Enoch, Frères et Costallat, n.d.(ca.1893). Plate E. F. & C. 2164.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
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 Front Matter and Preface
#866388 - 0.33MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - 35/V/55 - 17×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Dbmiller (2023/7/24)

 Complete Score
#866387 - 2.26MB, 78 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/V/C* - 30×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Dbmiller (2023/7/24)

 Color Cover
#866319 - 0.42MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/V/C - 11×⇩ - Dbmiller

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Dbmiller (2023/7/24)

Editor Gordon Jacob (1895-1984)
Publisher. Info. London: Penguin Books, 1954. Plate P. 26.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD Canada, Non-PD EU [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes The preface added by Gordon Jacob is still copyrighted in most countries, including Canada and the EU. The score itself should be in the public domain there. Jacob's preface is in the public domain in the United States because this edition was simultaneously published there (according to the colophon) without a copyright notice.
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Parts

 Flute 1/2
#47429 - 0.47MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 776×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/28)

⇒ 9 more: Oboe 1/2 • Clarinet 1/2 (A) • Bassoon 1/2 • Horn 1/2, 3/4 (E) • Trumpet 1, 2 (E) • Timpani • Violins I, II • Violas • Cellos/Basses

 Oboe 1/2
#47430 - 0.36MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 607×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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 Clarinet 1/2 (A)
#47431 - 0.44MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 665×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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 Bassoon 1/2
#47432 - 0.38MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 578×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/28)

 Horn 1/2, 3/4 (E)
#47433 - 0.52MB, 8 (5, 3) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 743×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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 Trumpet 1, 2 (E)
#47434 - 0.18MB, 3 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 622×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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 Timpani
#47435 - 0.06MB, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 561×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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 Violins I, II
#47436 - 0.58MB, 8 (4, 4) pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 981×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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 Violas
#47437 - 0.28MB, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 616×⇩ - Perlnerd666

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Perlnerd666 (2009/11/28)

 Cellos/Basses
#26557 - 0.44MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 767×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2009/1/10)

Publisher. Info. Paris:: Enoch, Frères et Costallat, n.d.(ca.1893). Plate E. F. & C. 2165.
Reprinted New York: E.F. Kalmus, n.d.(1933–70).
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes These files are part of the Orchestra Parts Project.
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For Flute, English Horn, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn and Piano (Miller)

 Complete Score and Notes
#539941 - 0.51MB, 33 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 286×⇩ - Toby Miller

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Toby Miller (2018/9/3)

⇒ 6 more: Flute • English Horn • Clarinet (A) • Bassoon • Bass Clarinet (B♭) • Horn (F)

 Flute
#539942 - 0.16MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 105×⇩ - Toby Miller

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Toby Miller (2018/9/3)

 English Horn
#539943 - 0.16MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 103×⇩ - Toby Miller

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 Clarinet (A)
#539944 - 0.17MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 103×⇩ - Toby Miller

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Toby Miller (2018/9/3)

 Bassoon
#539947 - 0.14MB, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 106×⇩ - Toby Miller

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Toby Miller (2018/9/3)

 Bass Clarinet (B♭)
#539946 - 0.16MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 93×⇩ - Toby Miller

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Toby Miller (2018/9/3)

 Horn (F)
#539945 - 0.16MB, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 113×⇩ - Toby Miller

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Toby Miller (2018/9/3)

Arranger Toby Miller (b. 1964)
Publisher. Info. Toby Miller, 2018.
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Piano part unchanged from original - score is for wind accompaniment only. All documents optimized for double-sided A4 printing. Good quality audio file (wind only) is available on Youtube channel Wind Counterpoint.
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For 2 Pianos

 Complete Score
#15044 - 3.15MB, 43 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4343×⇩ - Peter

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Peter (2007/10/6)

Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Paris: Enoch Frères et Costallat, n.d.(ca.1885). Plate E.F. & C. 1150.
Copyright
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 Complete Score
#512257 - 3.68MB, 48 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/C/36 - 104×⇩ - Schissel

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Schissel (2018/2/11)

Arranger Composer
Editor Edwin Hughes (1884-1965)
Publisher. Info. Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics, Vol.1407
New York: Schirmer, n.d.(ca.1921). Plate 30054.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Uploaded by Peter back in 2007 January. 300 dpi. Original scanner deleted publication information. WorldCat
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 Complete Score
#396927 - 2.48MB, 42 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 219×⇩ - Cypressdome

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Cypressdome (2015/10/17)

Arranger Composer
Editor Emil von Sauer (1862-1942)
Publisher. Info. Leipzig: C.F. Peters, n.d.[1921]. Plate 10238.
Copyright
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 Complete Score (CA)
#393377 - 12.99MB, 52 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/39/29 - David Campbell

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David Campbell (2015/9/17)

Arranger Composer
Editor Isidor Philipp (1863-1958)
Publisher. Info. Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics, Vol.1407
New York: Schirmer, 1943. Plate 30054.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US, Non-PD EU [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Philipp edition retains same LOMC and plate numbers as Hughes edition of 1921.
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For Piano (Samazeuilh)

 Complete Score (CA)
#617324 - 1.35MB, 19 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/28/38 - Hobbypianist

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Hobbypianist (2020/4/2)

 Complete Score (CA)
#913240 - 3.84MB, 20 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/28/38 - JacopoTore

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JacopoTore (2024/5/6)

Arranger Gustave Samazeuilh (1877-1967)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Enoch & Cie, 1932. Plate E. & C. 9007.
Copyright
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General Information

Work Title Variations symphoniques
Alternative. Title Symphonic Variations
Name Translations 交響的変奏曲 (フランク); Variations symphoniques pour piano et orchestre; واریاسیون‌های سمفونیک; Symphonische Variationen; Симфонические вариации (Франк)
Name Aliases Symphonische Variationen für Klavier und Orchester
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 311486732; SELIBR: 169963; BNF: 13912234p
Composer Franck, César
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. CFF 137; FWV 46
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ICF 72
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1885
First Performance. 1886-05-01 in Paris, Société Nationale de Musique
Louis Diémer (piano), Orchestre de Société Nationale, César Franck (conductor)
First Publication. 1885 (piano solo and reduction)
1893 (full score)
Dedication à Monsieur Louis Diémer
Average DurationAvg. Duration 15-16 minutes
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Romantic
Piece Style Romantic
Instrumentation piano, orchestra
InstrDetail
2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons
4 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, strings
External Links Wikipedia article
All Music Guide
Extra Information Publication History
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