Composer: Jeanne Louise Farrenc
Performer: Maria Stratigou
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Grand Piano
Catalogue: GP934
Release: 2023
Size: 233 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Variations brillantes sur un thême d’Aristide Farrenc, Op. 2
02. Grandes variations sur l’air “Le premier pas”, Op. 4 (Version for Piano)
03. Variations brillantes sur un thême de “La Cenerentola”, Op. 5
04. Variations sur l’air “O ma tendre musette”, Op. 6
05. Air suisse varié, Op. 7
06. Variations brillantes sur un thème du “Colporteur”, Op. 10
07. Adieux à la Suisse, Thème de Bruguière, varié
08. Theme & Variations in F Major
09. Theme & Variations in G Major
Highly respected in the 19th-century Parisian music scene, Louise Farrenc was acclaimed as a pianist and admired by Robert Schumann for her compositions. The Theme and Variation sets are among her most significant works for piano. Their content ranges from the humour and playfulness of the Op. 7 set, to the intimacy and melancholy of Op. 6 on the popular aria ‘O ma tendre musette!’ Maria Stratigou’s recording of the Études (GP912-13) was considered ‘beguiling piano music’ in BBC Music Magazine, confirming once again that Farrenc has been unjustly neglected as a composer.