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Then how did the "mild-mannered organist" compose the Final in B-flat? That's a romp if there ever was one. That opening preoration on the pedals gives one quite an exercise, and the piece doesn't much stop for breath for a dozen or so minutes.
It's rather interesting that Franck has come down as such a star, because he seemingly wasn't that highly regarded during his lifetime. It's said that Franz Liszt heard him play and was very impressed.
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