The fiery city -- Franck's childhood -- Parisian hubris -- Parisian nemesis -- Ruth and marriage -- Years in the shadows -- 'La bande à Franck' and resurrected music -- Redemptions -- The professor and Zuleika Dobson -- The setting sun, and music at the close -- Posthumous fortunes
Summary
César Franck was one of the most remarkable composers of the 19th century, and yet 38 years have elapsed since a biography of him last appeared in English
