Farrenc - Symphonies 1-3, Overtures | Erato 5419752210

Farrenc - Symphonies 1-3, Overtures

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Label: Erato

Cat No: 5419752210

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 28th April 2023

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About

Laurence Equilbey, conducting her period-instrument Insula Orchestra, champions more music by Louise Farrenc, a prominent and pioneering composer in 19th-century Paris.

It follows their July 2021 album of Symphonies no.1 in C minor (first heard in 1845) and no.3 in G minor (premiered in 1849).

This set completes the cycle with Symphony no.2 in D major, op.35, and two overtures: Overture no.1 in E minor, op.23, and Overture no.2 in E flat major, op.24.

The world’s first complete recording of Louise Farrenc’s symphonic music on period instruments.

Farrenc’s compositions reflect different influences/heritages: touches of Mozart, an Italian-inspired virtuosity in the strings reminiscent of Vivaldi, a fluid and innovative harmonic language not unlike Schubert's risk-taking

“The score is so well written that it deserves a prominent place in the history of the early Romantic symphony … Equilbey and the Insula orchestra gave it a fleet, fiery performance. Their crusading spirit lived up to the day’s billing.” – The Financial Times after a London performance of Symphony no.3, marking International Women’s Day 2018

The symphony “was full of engaging inventions … It’s clearly a fine piece; all it needs now is to be heard, many times.” – The Daily Telegraph

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