César Franck. Prélude, Fugue et Variation, FWV 30, op. 18

Happy 200th anniversary to César Franck, 10 December 1822 – 8 November 1890, a French Romantic composer, pianist, organist, and music teacher born in modern-day Belgium. See ésar_Franck As mentioned in that article, many of Franck’s works employ “cyclic form“, a method aspiring to achieve unity across multiple movements. That also applies to this work. See also