Farrenc: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3 Solistes Européens, Luxembourg & Christoph König

• Louise Farrenc (1804-1875): Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 35:
• 1 Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 35: I. Andante - Allegro 11:20
• 2 Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 35: II. Andante 07:02
• 3 Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 35: III. Scherzo. Vivace 05:55
• 4 Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 35: IV. Andante - Allegro 08:12
• Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 36:
• 5 Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 36: I. Adagio - Allegro 11:58
• 6 Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 36: II. Adagio cantabile 07:59
• 7 Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 36: III. Scherzo. Vivace 07:34
• 8 Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 36: IV. Finale. Allegro 06:31
• Total Runtime 01:06:31

Info for Farrenc: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3

Pursuing a musical career was no easy matter for women in the 19th century, but Louise Farrencs character and determination resulted in her becoming a respected part of the European scene, and the first ever female senior professor of piano at the Paris Conservatoire. Farrencs Second Symphony owes something to Mozartian models, with imaginative writing for winds and hints of Beethoven. The Third Symphony is notable for a richness of harmonic writing which, in its colour and lyricism, is reminiscent of Mendelssohn and Schumann.

Solistes Européens Luxembourg
Christoph König, conductor

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