Don wrote: >I'd like some recommendations for the following Franck works: organ >pieces, violin sonata, string quartet, piano quintet, symphonic variations, >and symphony in d. The violin sonata is well recorded a number of times, for instance by: Gurmiaux/Sebok (1979) Thibaud/Cortot (1929) Chung/Lupu (1977) Heifetz/Smith (1971) Menuhin/Oborin (1945) Oisrakh/Richter (1968) The same goes for the piano quintet: Curzon/Members of the VPO (1962) Richter/Borodin Qt. (1990) Aller/Hollywood Qt. (1952) I would need a few recommendations for the string quartet, my recording of the Bettler-Reis Qt.can't be the last word on this. The symphony in D minor is also often and well recorded. I like among others: the two recordings by Munch Sanderling Rodzinsky Variations Symphoniques ditto: Rubinstein did a great job with Wallenberg Maria Grinberg's recording is also very good. I'm sure others will have more recommendations. Whie we're at it I would like to draw attention to the intiogiuing works for harmonium & piano, very well recorded by Jos van Immerseel (!) & Joris Verdin Philip