10 December marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of one of the organ’s most celebrated composers. César Franck’s overall musical life, including his continual struggle with his family as to the direction of his creativity, is discussed in this issue by David Owen Norris. Richard Brasier introduces his new three-volume edition of the complete organ works and James Thomas provides us with insight into how to play Franck (and French Romantic organ music more generally) on UK instruments.

To mark his 80th birthday, the famous titulaire at St-Sulpice, Daniel Roth, talks to the editor about his
exceptional career. And elsewhere we hear about André Fleury, Herrick Bunney, and Harold Britton.