Richard Pennycuick writes: >An article I was reading regarded Franck's symphony as one of the glories >of the symphonic repertoire. I've always found it pretty turgid. I'm not >out to start a Let's Hate Franck Week, but does anyone else share my >opinion? Read Robert Simpson's (editor) "Symphony". There's a good analysis of the symphony. Emotionally strong, but structurally somewhat weak is the message, and I agree. Since the symphony appears in the book, it obviously belongs to the core of masterpieces. Mikael [log in to unmask]