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Louise Farrenc
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Louise Farrenc (1804-1875) was a French composer, virtuoso pianist, and teacher. Born Jean-Louise Dumont on the 31st May 1804 in Paris, she was the daughter of Jacques-Edme Dumont, a successful sculptor, and sister to Auguste Dumont. At first, during the 1820s and 1830s, she composed exclusively for the piano. Several of these pieces drew high praise from critics, including Robert Schumann. In the 1830s, she tried her hand at larger compositions for both chamber ensemble and orchestra. It was during the 1840s that much of her chamber music was written. While the great bulk of Farrenc’s compositions were for the piano alone, her chamber music is generally regarded as her best work. The claim can be made that Farrenc’s chamber music works are on a par with most of her well-known male contemporaries. Throughout her life, chamber music remained of great interest. She wrote works for various combinations of winds and/or strings and piano These include two piano quintets, opp 30 and 31, a sextet for piano and winds, op. 40, which later appeared in an arrangement for piano quintet, two piano trios, opp 33 and 34, the nonet for winds and strings, op. 38, a trio for clarinet (or violin), cello and piano, op. 44, a trio for flute (or violin), cello and piano, op. 45, and several instrumental sonatas (a string quartet sometimes attributed to her is regarded by specialists as the work of another composer, not yet identified). In addition to chamber music and works for solo piano, she
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Nonet in E-flat major, Op. 38: III. Scherzo. Vivace
19,2432Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 36: II. Adagio cantabile
4,0993Nonet in E-Flat Major, Op. 38: III. Scherzo: Vivace
2,7294Cello Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 46: 2. Andante sostenuto
2,0675Cello Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 46: II. Andante sostenuto
1,8176Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 36: I. Adagio - Allegro
1,808730 Piano études, Op. 26: No. 2 in C Major, Moderato
1,0688Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 36: III. Scherzo: Vivace
8619Cello Sonata, Op. 46: II. Andante Sostenuto (Arr. for Violin and String Ensemble by Ellie Consta)
82910Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 36: IV. Finale: Allegro
779albums
Farrenc: Nonet - Clarinet Trio
Farrenc: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 3
Farrenc: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1 - Études
Farrenc: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3
Farrenc: Symphonies Nos 1 & 3
Cello Sonata, Op. 46: II. Andante Sostenuto (Arr. for Violin and String Ensemble by Ellie Consta)
Ferrenc: Piano Works
Farrenc: Piano Quintets
Farrenc, L.: Piano Trio, Op. 33 / Clarinet Trio, Op. 44 / Sextet, Op. 40
Louise Farrenc: Etudes & Variations for Solo Piano
Farrenc: Orchestral Works
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Farrenc: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 2 - Theme & Variations, Pt. 1