Composer: Jeanne Louise Farrenc
Orchestra: Insula Orchestra
Conductor: Laurence Equilbey
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Erato
Release: 2021
Size: 1.16 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 32
01. I. Andante sostenuto. Allegro
02. II. Adagio cantabile
03. III. Minuetto. Moderato
04. IV. Allegro assai
Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36
05. I. Adagio. Allegro
06. II. Adagio cantabile
07. III. Scherzo. Vivace
08. IV. Finale. Allegro
Laurence Equilbey, conducting her period-instrument Insula Orchestra, champions the composer Louise Farrenc, a prominent and pioneering figure in 19th century Paris. This album presents two of Farrenc’s three symphonies, No. 1 in C minor, first heard in 1845, and No. 3 in G minor, premiered in 1849. “The score is so well written that it deserves a prominent place in the history of the early Romantic symphony,” wrote the Financial Times after a performance of the Symphony No 3 in London, marking International Women’s Day 2018. “Equilbey and the Insula orchestra gave it a fleet, fiery performance. Their crusading spirit lived up to the day’s billing.” The Daily Telegraph observed that the symphony “was full of engaging inventions … It’s clearly a fine piece; all it needs now is to be heard, many times.”