Chamber, Farrenc (composer)
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Compositrices: New Light on French Romantic Women Composers
RecommendedThéo Fouchenneret (piano), Tristan Raës, Cyrille Dubois (soloist), Roberto Prosseda (piano), Alessandra Ammara, Ismaël Margain, François Dumont (piano), Anna Agafia, Anaïs Constans (soloist), Marie Vermeulin, David Zobel, Yann Beuron (soloist), Étienne Manchon, Aude Extrémo (soloist), François Rougier...
Although women composers are at last getting more attention, there have been few discoveries as encyclopedic as this. Across eight discs, the legacy of 21 French Romantic composers is explored,... —
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023, Box Set of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Her Voice: Piano Trios by Amy Beach, Louise Farrenc and Rebecca Clarke
RecommendedPiano Trios
Neave Trio
Collectors may prefer all-Beach or all-Farrenc couplings but the Neave’s programme makes a splendid introduction to these three pioneering female composers. —
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The New York Times, Recordings of the Year 2019
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Building A Library, January 2022, Featured Recording
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The Linos excel again in Farrenc. Her chamber music best showcases the composer’s gift for melody, often offset by poignant harmonies. Piano and strings are beautifully balanced in the Second... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music
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The playing sparkles. None of these pieces will challenge the intellect, but each in turn tickles the senses. —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2015, Editor's Choice
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Building A Library, June 2021, Also Recommended - K452
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Three contrasting chamber works in energised Farrenc Firsota performances by the Ensemble Louise Farrenc make this album a stimulating listen...Bonis's First Piano Quartet is a swirl of bittersweet... —
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Taken as a whole, it’s a painterly exercise in crafting contrasting moods and in shaping emotional immediacy...Muscular and mesmerising playing makes for a rewardingly satisfying listen. —
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Instrumentalist of the Year
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Special offer. Louise Farrenc - Chamber Music
Philippe Bernold (flute), François Leleux (oboe), Romain Guyot (clarinet), André Cazalet (horn), Gilbert Audin (bassoon), Guillaume Sutre (violin), Miguel da Silva (viola), François Salque (cello), Vincent Pasquier (double bass), Brigitte Engerer, Jean-Frédéric Neuburger (pianos)
…one is grateful to Naïve and the Auditorium du Louvre for access to a composer whose Op 38 Nonet, in particular is finely crafted and where each instrument is given an opportunity to shine.... —
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The Clarinet Trio Anthology
Daniel Ottensamer (clarinet), Stephan Koncz (cello), Christoph Traxler (piano)
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Special offer. Emily Beynon - Flute & Friends
An inspiring collection of music for flute by female composers
Emily Beynon (flute), Henk Rubingh (violin), Marijn Mijnders (violin), Roland Krämer (viola), Daniël Esser (cello), Sepp Grotenhuis (piano), Alexei Ogrintschouk (oboe) & Petra van der Heide (harp)
This is a rare treat, music by five very different women composers, played by one of the leading exponents of her instrument. Beynon's playing is splendid throughout and she is ably supported... —
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The Piatti make every phrase sing, moulding their lines elegantly over Despax's sparkling, transparent streams of piano figuration. This is a performance of wonderful polish and verve. —
