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Re: Franck's Symphony
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Deryk Barker <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 4 Jun 1999 11:53:13 -0700
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Mikael Rasmusson ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>The principal themes from the 1st and 2nd movement also appear in the 3rd
>in the Franck symphony.  Other famous cyclic symphonies are Beethoven #5
>and #9, Tchaikovsky #5 and Dvorak#9.

Would you really consider Beethoven 9 cyclic? The themes from mvt 1-3 do
reappear (briefly) at the beginning the finale, but only to be swept away
and never referred to again.

Deryk Barker
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