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Louise Farrenc
Person · female · France · Paris · born 1804 · died 1875 · recording since 1994
French composer, pianist and teacher (1804–1875)
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Also known as Jeanne Louise Dumont · Jeanne Louise Farrenc · ルイーズ・ファランク
Timeline
31 events▣ Album 28◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
1800s
1870s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Nonett, op. 38 / Clarinet Trio, op. 44
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
2020s
· Album
Album: Symphony no. 1 / Overtures / Grand Variations on a Theme by Count Gallenberg
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Biography
English biography1,346 words · 8 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1358896314
Biography
Louise Farrenc (née Jeanne-Louise Dumont; 31 May 1804 – 15 September 1875) was a French composer, virtuoso pianist and teacher of the Romantic period. Her compositions include three symphonies, a few choral works, numerous chamber pieces and a wide variety of piano music.
Life and career
Born Jeanne-Louise Dumont in Paris, she was the daughter of Jacques-Edme Dumont and sister to Auguste Dumont. Her father was in the fourth generation of a master craftsman dynasty employed by the French Royalty; her brother Auguste was in the fifth and final generation of this chain. Growing up, she lived in an apartment connected to the historic Sorbonne University, where many artist families were housed by the French government. She began piano studies at an early age with Cecile Soria, a former student of Muzio Clementi. When it became clear that she had the ability to become a professional pianist she was given lessons by such masters as Ignaz Moscheles and Johann Nepomuk Hummel, and, given the talent she showed as a composer, her parents decided to let her, in 1818 at the age of fifteen, study composition with Anton Reicha, a professor of counterpoint and fugue
at the Conservatoire de Paris. However, she was taught through private lessons as women were forbidden to enroll in the traditional composition classes at that time. In 1821 she married Aristide Farrenc, a flute student ten years her senior, who performed at some of the concerts regularly given at the artists' colony of the Sorbonne, where Louise's family lived. Following her marriage, Farrenc interrupted her studies to give concerts throughout France with her husband. He, however, soon grew tired of the concert life and, with her help, opened a publishing house in Paris, which, as Éditions Farrenc, became one of France's leading music publishers for nearly 40 years.
In Paris, Farrenc returned to her studies with Reicha in 1825, after which she re-embarked on a concert career, briefly interrupted in 1826 when she gave birth to a daughter, Victorine, who also became a concert pianist but who died in 1859 aged thirty-two. In the 1830s, Farrenc gained considerable fame as a performer and her reputation was such that in 1842 she was appointed to the permanent position of Professor of Piano at the Paris Conservatory, a position she held for thirty years and one which was among the most prestigious in Europe. Farrenc was the only woman to hold the esteemed position and rank at the Paris Conservatory throughout the 19th century. Accounts of the time record that she was an excellent instructor, with many of her students graduating with first prizes and becoming professional musicians. Despite this, Farrenc was paid less than her male counterparts for nearly a decade. Only after the triumphant premiere of her nonet, at which the famous violinist Joseph Joachim took part, did she demand and receive equal pay. Besides her teaching and performing career, she also produced and edited an influential book, Le Trésor des pianistes, about early music performance style, and was twice awarded the Prix Chartier of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, in 1861 and 1869.
Farrenc lived until 15 September 1875, when she died in Paris.
Music
During the 1820s and 1830s she composed largely 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.
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 wrote two overtures and three symphonies. Inspired by the symphonic works of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, Farrenc's three symphonies are quite conventional. Her first movements follow traditional sonata form, accompanied by slow, lyrical second movements. Staying true to the form, Farrenc wrote third movements of minuets or scherzos, finishing with fourth movements that showcased Farrenc's skill at writing invertible counterpoint and freely expressive fugues.
Her third symphony, Op. 36, was performed at the Société des concerts du Conservatoire in 1849. Missing from her output is opera, a notable gap given the stature of opera as a musical form in France at the time. Sources indicate that she had ambitions to compose opera, but did not succeed in being given a libretto to set to music by the Théâtre de l'Opéra or the Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique.
As well as composing, Farrenc was also working as a performer during this time, specializing in the music of Beethoven and Mozart. She later championed the works of the French clavecinistes and English virginalists, performing the modern concert premieres of many pieces by these composers, which were met with poor reception.
Legacy
Much of her music was well received. Maurice Borges, in an 1847 issue of La Beuyere, claims she wrote "symphonies a great many of male composers would have been proud to have written." However, François-Joseph Fétis, a leading Belgian 19th-century music biographer and critic, wrote in the 2nd edition of his Biographie universelle des musiciens (1862):
Unfortunately, the genre of large scale instrumental music to which Madame Farrenc, by nature and formation, felt herself called involves performance resources which a composer can acquire for herself or himself only with enormous effort. Another factor here is the public, as a rule not a very knowledgeable one, whose only standard for measuring the quality of a work is the name of its author. If the composer is unknown, the audience remains unreceptive, and the publishers, especially in France, close their ears anyway when someone offers them a halfway decent work; they believe in success only for trinkets. Such were the obstacles that Madame Farrenc met along the way and which caused her to despair.
For several decades after Farrenc's death, her reputation as a performer survived and her name continued to appear in such books as Antoine François Marmontel's Pianistes célèbres. Her nonet had achieved some popularity, as did her two piano quintets and her trios. But, despite some new editions of her chamber music after her death, her works were largely forgotten until, in the late 20th century, an interest in women composers led to the rediscovery – and thence to the performance and recording – of many of her works. In December 2013, Farrenc was the subject of the long-running BBC Radio 3 programme Composer of the Week.
List of compositions
Farrenc wrote exclusively for the piano from 1820 to 1830, expanding her range to include works for orchestra beginning in 1834. Her work includes 49 compositions with opus numbers.
Orchestral works
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 32 (1842)
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 35 (1845)
Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36 (1847)
Overture in E minor, Op. 23 (1834)
Overture in E♭, Op. 24 (1834)
Grand variations on the song "Le premier pas", for piano and orchestra, Op. 4
Grand variations on a theme by Count Gallenberg, for piano and orchestra, Op. 25
Vocal works
Andréa la censurado, ballade
Je me taisais, romance
La tourterelle, romance
La madone
Le berger fidèle, romance
Le prisonnier de guerre, dramatic scene
Le suicide, scène et air (music same as Le prisonnier de guerre)
Toi que j'appelle
Choral works
O père qu'adore mon père (hymn by Lamartine), (unaccompanied choir)
O père qu'adore mon père (hymn by Lamartine), (choir and piano)
O salutaris hostia, (soprano, alto and tenor)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
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| Wikipedia language versions | 20 | 81.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 28 | 89.8th |
| Studio albums | 28 | 98th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 31 | 96.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -119 | 4.7th |
| Genres | 8 | 94.5th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (28 release groups · 28 studio albums)
Albums · 28
Nonett, op. 38 / Clarinet Trio, op. 44
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 56:31
1Nonett Es-Dur, op. 38: I. Adagio12:302Nonett Es-Dur, op. 38: II. Andante con moto7:293Nonett Es-Dur, op. 38: III. Scherzo. Vivace5:034Nonett Es-Dur, op. 38: IV. Adagio5:285Trio Es-Dur für Klarinette, Violoncello und Klavier, op. 44: I. Andante10:026Trio Es-Dur für Klarinette, Violoncello und Klavier, op. 44: II. Adagio6:357Trio Es-Dur für Klarinette, Violoncello und Klavier, op. 44: III. Minuetto. Allegro3:388Trio Es-Dur für Klarinette, Violoncello und Klavier, op. 44: IV. Finale. Allegro5:461998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:06:14
1Symphony no. 1, op. 32 in C minor: I. Andante sostenuto – Allegro11:402Symphony no. 1, op. 32 in C minor: II. Adagio cantabile9:473Symphony no. 1, op. 32 in C minor: III. Minuetto. Moderato5:424Symphony no. 1, op. 32 in C minor: IV. Allegro assai8:105Symphony no. 3, op. 36 in G minor: I. Adagio – Allegro8:556Symphony no. 3, op. 36 in G minor: II. Adagio cantabile9:297Symphony no. 3, op. 36 in G minor: III. Scherzo. Vivace5:518Symphony no. 3, op. 36 in G minor: IV. Finale. Allegro6:402000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 56:46
1Piano Quintet no. 1 in A minor, op. 30: I. Allegro11:342Piano Quintet no. 1 in A minor, op. 30: II. Adagio non troppo6:533Piano Quintet no. 1 in A minor, op. 30: III. Scherzo. Presto3:234Piano Quintet no. 1 in A minor, op. 30: IV. Finale. Allegro6:465Piano Quintet no. 2 in E major, op. 31: I. Andante sostenuto - Allegro grazioso10:376Piano Quintet no. 2 in E major, op. 31: II. Grave7:197Piano Quintet no. 2 in E major, op. 31: III. Vivace3:268Piano Quintet no. 2 in E major, op. 31: IV. Finale. Allegro6:482001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:37:28
Disc 11Symphonie no. 1, op. 32 en ut mineur : Andante sostenuto – Allegro11:242Symphonie no. 1, op. 32 en ut mineur : Adagio cantabile7:273Symphonie no. 1, op. 32 en ut mineur : Minuetto. Moderato4:384Symphonie no. 1, op. 32 en ut mineur : Allegro assai7:215Symphonie no. 2, op. 35 en ré majeur : Andante – Allegro11:186Symphonie no. 2, op. 35 en ré majeur : Andante7:117Symphonie no. 2, op. 35 en ré majeur : Scherzo. Vivace6:028Symphonie no. 2, op. 35 en ré majeur : Andante – Allegro8:37Disc 21Symphonie no. 3, op. 36 en sol mineur : Adagio – Allegro11:162Symphonie no. 3, op. 36 en sol mineur : Adagio cantabile8:123Symphonie no. 3, op. 36 en sol mineur : Scherzo. Vivace7:464Symphonie no. 3, op. 36 en sol mineur : Finale. Allegro6:16Nonett Es-Dur, op. 38 / Sextett C-moll, op. 40
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 57:04
1Nonett Es-Dur, op. 38: I. Adagio - Allegro12:102Nonett Es-Dur, op. 38: II. Andante con moto7:303Nonett Es-Dur, op. 38: III. Scherzo vivace5:114Nonett Es-Dur, op. 38: IV. Adagio - Allegro5:525Sextett c-moll, op. 40: I. Allegro12:596Sextett c-moll, op. 40: II. Andante sostenuto6:047Sextett c-moll, op. 40: III. Allegro vivace7:182001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 58:42
1Piano Quintet no. 1 in A minor, op. 30: I. Allegro11:132Piano Quintet no. 1 in A minor, op. 30: II. Adagio non troppo6:183Piano Quintet no. 1 in A minor, op. 30: III. Scherzo. Presto3:214Piano Quintet no. 1 in A minor, op. 30: IV. Finale. Allegro6:545Piano Quintet no. 2 in E, op. 31: I. Andante sostenuto10:566Piano Quintet no. 2 in E, op. 31: II. Grave7:087Piano Quintet no. 2 in E, op. 31: III. Vivace3:278Piano Quintet no. 2 in E, op. 31: IV. Finale. Allegro9:252003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 59:22
1Air russe varié, op. 1711:202Trente Etudes dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs, op. 26: No. 22. Allegro molto in F minor4:153Trente Etudes dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs, op. 26: No. 19. Presto in B-flat minor1:524Trente Etudes dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs, op. 26: No. 7. Andante espressivo in D major2:095Trente Etudes dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs, op. 26: No. 4. Allegro moderato in G major2:056Trente Etudes dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs, op. 26: No. 10. Adagio in F-sharp minor3:517Trente Etudes dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs, op. 26: No. 8. Andantino in B minor3:258Trente Etudes dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs, op. 26: No. 30. Allegro in D minor1:319Trente Etudes dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs, op. 26: No. 3. Allegro non troppo in A minor1:3310Trente Etudes dans tous les tons majeurs et mineurs, op. 26: No. 12. Moderato. Fuga a due soggetti in E major4:0811Valse brillante, op. 487:1812Nocturne, op. 494:5513Variations brillantes, op. 1511:002004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 48:42
1Symphony no. 2, op. 35 in D major: I. Andante – Allegro11:442Symphony no. 2, op. 35 in D major: II. Andante8:173Symphony no. 2, op. 35 in D major: III. Scherzo. Vivace6:144Symphony no. 2, op. 35 in D major: IV. Andante – Allegro8:425Overture no. 1, op. 23 in E minor6:496Overture no. 2, op. 24 in E-flat major6:562005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:14:25
1Nonette pour cordes et vents en mi bémol majeur, op. 38 : I. Adagio – Allegro11:382Nonette pour cordes et vents en mi bémol majeur, op. 38 : II. Andante con moto7:303Nonette pour cordes et vents en mi bémol majeur, op. 38 : III. Scherzo : Vivace4:274Nonette pour cordes et vents en mi bémol majeur, op. 38 : IV. Adagio – Allegro5:355Mélodie en la bémol majeur2:206Variations concertantes pour violon et piano, op. 209:477Études, op. 26 : No. 17 en bémol mineur1:268Études, op. 26 : No. 18 en ré bémol maeur3:089Trio pour clarinette, violoncelle et piano en mi bémol majeur, op. 44 : I. Andante – Allegro moderato10:1910Trio pour clarinette, violoncelle et piano en mi bémol majeur, op. 44 : II. Adagio7:1111Trio pour clarinette, violoncelle et piano en mi bémol majeur, op. 44 : III. Minuetto : Allegro4:2812Trio pour clarinette, violoncelle et piano en mi bémol majeur, op. 44 : IV. Finale : Allegro6:362009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:18:56
1Piano Trio no. 1, op. 33 in E-flat major: I. Allegro10:532Piano Trio no. 1, op. 33 in E-flat major: II. Adagio sostenuto8:163Piano Trio no. 1, op. 33 in E-flat major: III. Minuetto: Allegro6:084Piano Trio no. 1, op. 33 in E-flat major: IV. Finale: Vivace5:495Sextet, op. 40 in C minor: I. Allegro12:136Sextet, op. 40 in C minor: II. Andante sostenuto5:567Sextet, op. 40 in C minor: III. Allegro vivace6:478Piano Trio no. 3, op. 44 in E-flat major: I. Andante – Allegro moderato7:249Piano Trio no. 3, op. 44 in E-flat major: II. Adagio5:4010Piano Trio no. 3, op. 44 in E-flat major: III. Minuetto: Allegro3:5711Piano Trio no. 3, op. 44 in E-flat major: IV. Finale: Allegro5:532014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 59:44
1Piano Quintet no. 1 in A minor, op. 30: I. Allegro11:482Piano Quintet no. 1 in A minor, op. 30: II. Adagio non troppo5:423Piano Quintet no. 1 in A minor, op. 30: III. Scherzo: Presto3:464Piano Quintet no. 1 in A minor, op. 30: IV. Finale: Allegro7:125Piano Quintet no. 2 in E, op. 31: I. Andante sostenuto – Allegro grazioso10:516Piano Quintet no. 2 in E, op. 31: II. Grave7:257Piano Quintet no. 2 in E, op. 31: III. Vivace3:338Piano Quintet no. 2 in E, op. 31: IV. Finale: Allegro9:27Piano Trios, op. 33 and op. 34
2016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 51:18
1Piano Trio in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, op. 33: Allegro8:282Piano Trio in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, op. 33: Adagio sostenuto8:063Piano Trio in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, op. 33: Minuetto. Allegro5:024Piano Trio in E-flat major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, op. 33: Finale. Vivace6:085Piano Trio in D minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, op. 34: Andante – Allegro9:336Piano Trio in D minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, op. 34: Tema con variazioni – Sostenuto – Andante semplice8:127Piano Trio in D minor for Piano, Violin, and Cello, op. 34: Rondo. Allegro5:492017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:21:42
Disc 11Sextet in C minor, op. 40: I. Allegro13:342Sextet in C minor, op. 40: II. Andante sostenuto6:223Sextet in C minor, op. 40: III. Allegro vivace7:27Disc 21Trio in E-flat, op. 44: I. Andante – Allegro moderato10:222Trio in E-flat, op. 44: II. Adagio6:573Trio in E-flat, op. 44: III. Minuetto4:204Trio in E-flat, op. 44: IV. Allegro6:355Trio in E minor, op. 45: I. Allegro deciso – Più moderato ed espressivo10:016Trio in E minor, op. 45: II. Andante5:447Trio in E minor, op. 45: III. Scherzo5:048Trio in E minor, op. 45: IV. Finale5:162018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 52:29
1Variations brillantes on the Cavatina “Nel veder la tua costanza” from “Anna Bolena” by Gaetano Donizetti, op. 1512:362Air russe varié, op. 1713:003Grandes variations on a Theme by Count Gallenberg, op. 2517:334Variations on the Duet “C’est la fête de village” from “Le Colporteur” by George Onslow, op. 109:202018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:07:03
1Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 35: I. Andante — Allegro11:232Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 35: II. Andante7:043Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 35: III. Scherzo: Vivace6:014Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 35: IV. Andante — Allegro8:195Symphony no. 3 in G minor, op. 36: I. Adagio — Allegro12:026Symphony no. 3 in G minor, op. 36: II. Adagio cantabile8:057Symphony no. 3 in G minor, op. 36: III. Scherzo: Vivace7:388Symphony no. 3 in G minor, op. 36: IV. Finale: Allegro6:312020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:17:14
1Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 65: I. Allegro moderato16:192Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 65: II. Scherzo5:083Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 65: III. Largo3:354Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 65: IV. Finale: Allegro6:175Cello Sonata in B-flat major, op. 46: I. Allegro moderato9:156Cello Sonata in B-flat major, op. 46: II. Andante sostenuto5:327Cello Sonata in B-flat major, op. 46: III. Finale: Allegro8:158Cello Sonata no. 1 in C minor, op. 32: I. Allegro8:429Cello Sonata no. 1 in C minor, op. 32: II. Andante tranquillo sostenuto5:2510Cello Sonata no. 1 in C minor, op. 32: III. Allegro moderato6:0311The Swan2:43Etudes & Variations for Solo Piano
2020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:10:02
1Air russe varié11:052Les Italiennes, op. 14: No. 1. Cavatine de Norma6:463Souvenir des Huguenots, op. 196:274Études, op. 26: Book 1: No. 3. Allegro non troppo1:405Études, op. 26: Book 1: No. 5. Vivace2:326Études, op. 26: Book 1: No. 9. Andante con moto2:037Études, op. 26: Book 1: No. 10. Adagio4:508Études, op. 26: Book 1: No. 11. Presto3:189Études, op. 26: Book 1: No. 12. Moderato (Fuga a due soggetti)3:2110Études, op. 26: Book 1: No. 14. Vivace3:1111Études, op. 26: Book 1: No. 15. Andante affettuoso2:4812Études, op. 26: Book 2: No. 17. Allegro agitato1:4413Études, op. 26: Book 2: No. 18. Moderato e cantabile3:1214Études, op. 26: Book 2: No. 21. Adagio4:1415Études, op. 26: Book 2: No. 22. Allegro molto4:2516Études, op. 26: Book 2: No. 24. Tempo di marcia4:2717Études, op. 26: Book 2: No. 25. Allegro energico2:0218Études, op. 26: Book 2: No. 29. Fuga. Andante1:57Symphony no. 1 / Overtures / Grand Variations on a Theme by Count Gallenberg
2020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 58:12
1Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 32: Andante sostenuto – Allegro10:492Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 32: Adagio cantabile8:033Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 32: Menuetto: Moderato4:324Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 32: Finale: Allegro assai7:065Overture no. 1 in E minor, op. 236:596Overture no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 247:067Grand Variations on a Theme by Count Gallenberg, op. 2513:372021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:04:51
1Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 32: I. Andante sostenuto. Allegro9:342Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 32: II. Adagio cantabile9:103Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 32: III. Minuetto. Moderato4:274Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 32: IV. Allegro assai8:125Symphony no. 3 in G minor, op. 36: I. Adagio. Allegro9:336Symphony no. 3 in G minor, op. 36: II. Adagio cantabile10:337Symphony no. 3 in G minor, op. 36: III. Scherzo. Vivace6:418Symphony no. 3 in G minor, op. 36: IV. Finale. Allegro6:412021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:00:38
1Variations concertantes sur une mélodie suisse, op. 20: Introduzione: Andante maestoso1:102Variations concertantes sur une mélodie suisse, op. 20: Tema: Andante0:583Variations concertantes sur une mélodie suisse, op. 20: Variation I: Più mosso0:504Variations concertantes sur une mélodie suisse, op. 20: Variation II:0:525Variations concertantes sur une mélodie suisse, op. 20: Variation II bis: Espressivo1:106Variations concertantes sur une mélodie suisse, op. 20: Variation III: Brillante0:557Variations concertantes sur une mélodie suisse, op. 20: Variation IV: Andante sostenuto2:308Variations concertantes sur une mélodie suisse, op. 20: Finale: Vivace2:229Violin Sonata no. 1, op. 37: I Largo-Allegro9:1210Violin Sonata no. 1, op. 37: II Poco adagio5:5811Violin Sonata no. 1, op. 37: III Finale: Allegro vivace5:3412Violin Sonata no. 2, op. 39: I Allegro grazioso10:4413Violin Sonata no. 2, op. 39: II Scherzo: Allegro5:1914Violin Sonata no. 2, op. 39: III Adagio6:4615Violin Sonata no. 2, op. 39: IV Finale: Allegro6:18Complete Piano Works • 1: Études
2022 · studio album
Symphonies 1-3 / Overtures in E minor - E-flat
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:53:30
1Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 32: I. Andante sostenuto. Allegro9:342Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 32: II. Adagio cantabile9:103Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 32: III. Minuetto. Moderato4:274Symphony no. 1 in C minor, op. 32: IV. Allegro assai8:125Symphony no. 3 in G minor, op. 36: I. Adagio. Allegro9:336Symphony no. 3 in G minor, op. 36: II. Adagio cantabile10:337Symphony no. 3 in G minor, op. 36: III. Scherzo. Vivace6:418Symphony no. 3 in G minor, op. 36: IV. Finale. Allegro6:419Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 35: I. Andante. Allegro11:1010Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 35: II. Andante8:3211Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 35: III. Scherzo. Vivace6:1012Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 35: IV. Andante. Allegro8:4313Overture no. 1 in E minor, op. 236:5614Overture no. 2 in E-flat major, op. 247:08Piano Trios 2 & 4 / Variations concertantes / Sonata, op. 37
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:18:43
1Trio no. 2 in D minor for Piano, Violin and Violoncello, op. 34: I. Andante - Allegro12:372Trio no. 2 in D minor for Piano, Violin and Violoncello, op. 34: II. Tema con variazioni. Andante semplice7:433Trio no. 2 in D minor for Piano, Violin and Violoncello, op. 34: III. Finale. Allegro5:304Variations concertantes sur une mélodie suisse, op. 209:135Trio no. 4 in E minor for Piano, Flute and Violoncello, op. 45: I. Allegro deciso - Più moderato ed espressivo9:366Trio no. 4 in E minor for Piano, Flute and Violoncello, op. 45: II. Andante4:437Trio no. 4 in E minor for Piano, Flute and Violoncello, op. 45: III. Scherzo. Vivace - Poco più sostenuto4:488Trio no. 4 in E minor for Piano, Flute and Violoncello, op. 45: IV. Finale. Presto5:269Sonata no. 1 in C minor for Piano and Violin, op. 37: I. Largo - Allegro7:1110Sonata no. 1 in C minor for Piano and Violin, op. 37: II. Poco adagio6:0811Sonata no. 1 in C minor for Piano and Violin, op. 37: III. Finale. Allegro vivace5:48Complete Works for Violin and Fortepiano
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:01:46
1Violin Sonata no. 1 in C minor, op. 37: I. Largo – Allegro9:352Violin Sonata no. 1 in C minor, op. 37: II. Poco adagio6:033Violin Sonata no. 1 in C minor, op. 37: III. Finale. Allegro vivace5:494Violin Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 39: I. Allegro grazioso11:045Violin Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 39: II. Scherzo. Allegro5:236Violin Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 39: III. Adagio6:597Violin Sonata no. 2 in A major, op. 39: IV. Finale. Allegro6:418Variations concertantes sur un mélodie suisse, op. 2010:12Complete Piano Works • 2: Theme and Variations – Part 1
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:14:54
1Variations brillantes sur un thème d’Aristide Farrenc, op. 211:352Grandes variations sur l’air Le Premier Pas, op. 418:063Variations brillanrtes sur un thème (Air) de la Cenerentola de Rossini, op. 58:354Variations sur l’air favori O ma tendre musette!, op. 67:005Air suisse varié, op. 78:256Variations brillantes sur un thème du Colporteur de G. Onslow, op. 1011:147Adieux à la Suisse, Thème de Bruguière, varié3:478Theme and Variations in F major2:489Theme and Variations in G major3:24Solo Piano Works, Vol. 2: The Silence Between the Notes
2023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 27 tracks · 1:09:08
1Mélodie in A‐flat major2:03212 Études de dextérité, op. 41: No. 1. Allegro con fuoco2:03312 Études de dextérité, op. 41: No. 2. Allegro moderato2:28412 Études de dextérité, op. 41: No. 3. Allegro1:54512 Études de dextérité, op. 41: No. 4. Allegretto1:51612 Études de dextérité, op. 41: No. 5. Andante con moto4:13712 Études de dextérité, op. 41: No. 6. Allegro maestoso2:17812 Études de dextérité, op. 41: No. 7. Andante espressivo2:00912 Études de dextérité, op. 41: No. 8. Allegro1:501012 Études de dextérité, op. 41: No. 9. Vivace1:361112 Études de dextérité, op. 41: No. 10. Vivace1:381212 Études de dextérité, op. 41: No. 11. Allegro1:181312 Études de dextérité, op. 41: No. 12. Moderato2:181430 Études, op. 26: No. 2. Moderato1:191530 Études, op. 26: No. 7. Andante espressivo1:551630 Études, op. 26: No. 8. Andantino3:541730 Études, op. 26: No. 13. Moderato2:021830 Études, op. 26: No. 16. Andante grazioso2:071930 Études, op. 26: No. 19. Presto2:092030 Études, op. 26: No. 20. Allegretto1:432130 Études, op. 26: No. 23. Fuga1:272230 Études, op. 26: No. 26. Moderato2:022330 Études, op. 26: No. 27. Allegro agitato3:292430 Études, op. 26: No. 28. Allegro spiritoso1:312530 Études, op. 26: No. 30. Allegro1:4726Les Italiennes, op. 14: No. 2. Cavatine de Bellini’s “La straniera”7:3527Les Italiennes, op. 14: No. 3. Cavatine de Carafa’s “Bérénice”8:392023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:15:48
1Piano Trio no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 33: I. Allegro8:582Piano Trio no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 33: II. Adagio sostenuto10:033Piano Trio no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 33: III. Minuetto. Allegro5:074Piano Trio no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 33: IV. Finale. Vivace5:545Piano Trio no. 2 in D minor, op. 34: I. Andante - Allegro9:596Piano Trio no. 2 in D minor, op. 34: II. Tema con variazioni7:477Piano Trio no. 2 in D minor, op. 34: III. Rondo. Allegro6:098Cello Sonata in B-flat major, op. 46: I. Allegro moderato9:389Cello Sonata in B-flat major, op. 46: II. Andante sostenuto5:3210Cello Sonata in B-flat major, op. 46: III. Finale. Allegro6:41Complete Piano Works • 3: Rondeaux
2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:05:06
13 Rondos faciles, op. 8: No. 1. Allegretto3:2223 Rondos faciles, op. 8: No. 2. Allegretto3:0133 Rondos faciles, op. 8: No. 3. Allegretto grazioso3:044Rondo brillant sur un choeur du pirate, op. 96:275Rondo brillant sur des thèmes d'Eurianthe, op. 117:146Rondo brillant sur une cavatine de Zelmire, op. 138:307La Grand'mère4:168Naples5:079La Sylphide, op. 187:0010Encouragement aux jeunes pianistes: No. 1. Rondino pastoral2:0411Encouragement aux jeunes pianistes: No. 2. Rondino savoyard1:5412Encouragement aux jeunes pianistes: No. 3. Rondino valse2:0713Les Jours heureux, op. 21: No. 1. Thème de Zampa2:5114Les Jours heureux, op. 21: No. 2. Chansonnette de Panseron "Dans une heure je vais danser"2:5515Les Jours heureux, op. 21: No. 3. Valse de Masini2:2316Les Jours heureux, op. 21: No. 4. Air napolitain "Errata mmiezo mare michelemma"2:51
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Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Louise Farrenc head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 20 | 81.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 28 | 89.8th |
| Studio albums | 28 | 98th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 31 | 96.9th |
| Recording span (years) | -119 | 4.7th |
| Genres | 8 | 94.5th |
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