Franck, César: Panis angelicus for voice & piano
Preface:
The words for Panis Angelicus are from a longer hymn text, SacrisSolemnis, written by St Thomas Aquinas in the thirteenth century for the newly established Feast of Corpus Christi, and would originally have been sung to a plainchant. César Franck set this verse of seven lines in1872. His deep religious feelings fashioned a memorable