Classical Music Playlist, March 25, 2021
Louise Farrenc in 1835 by Luigi Rubio
We’re highlighting the life and music of pioneering women in classical music every weekday during March for Women's History Month.
Among 19th century female musicians whose successes were limited by social constraints of the era, pianist, composer and educator Louise Farrenc managed to rise above. Somewhat. Born in Paris in 1804 into a family of artists, her interest in music was encouraged.She enrolled at the Paris Conservatory at age 15 in 1819 where she studied piano; women were not allowed to study composition at the Conservatory until 1870, so she studied this privately.
In 1821 she married artist Aristide Farrenc who encouraged her to compose. Together they later established what would become one of the leading music publishing houses in France and it’s thanks to he printing her music that today we have many of her compositions.
From the mid 1820s she embarked on a concert career and her reputation as a pianist grew to such a degree that in 1842 Louise was appointed professor of piano at the Paris Conservatory, a position she held for 30 years. Though she was permitted only to teach women, she would be the only female tenured professor in the 19th century at the Paris Conservatory and grew to be known as one of the greatest piano teachers in Europe.
In the 1820s and ‘30s she composed only for piano; in the 1840s she turned to chamber music, and 1849 saw the very successful premiere of her third symphony. Despite her considerable reputation as a composer, she was only ever allowed to teach piano.
For nearly ten years at the Conservatory she was paid significantly less than her male counterparts. That is, until the smashing success of her Nonet in 1850 after which she demanded, and won, equal pay.
After the death of her daughter at age 33 in 1859, Farrenc stopped composing but continued to teach at the Conservatory until a few years before her death in 1875. Following this, her music fell into obscurity until the late 20th century when music of female composers began to enjoy a rediscovery.
6:00 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for oboe & bassoon in G major RV 545
Seattle Baroque Washington McClain, oboe; Michael McCraw, bassoon
6:11 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Symphony No. 5 "Reformation" in D major Opus 107
Quebec Symphony Orchestra; Louis Lortie, conductor
6:38 a.m.
Jean Sibelius
Karelia Overture Opus 10
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor
6:47 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Piano Trio No. 1: I. Allegro in Eb major Opus 33
Neave Trio
7:01 a.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major K 41
English Chamber Orchestra; Murray Perahia, conductor Murray Perahia, piano
7:17 a.m.
Max Bruch
Scottish Fantasy: IV. Finale Opus 46
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Joshua Bell, conductor Joshua Bell, violin
7:30 a.m.
Anna Clyne
DANCE: I. when you're broken open
London Philharmonic Orchestra; Marin Alsop, conductor Inbal Segev, cello
7:37 a.m.
Antonin Dvorak
My Home Overture Opus 62
Janacek Philharmonic; Theodore Kuchar, conductor
7:47 a.m.
Emmanuel Chabrier
Bourree Fantasque
L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Aaron Copland
Outdoor Overture
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
8:10 a.m.
Edward Elgar
Spanish Lady Suite Opus
Guildhall String Ensemble; Robert Salter, conductor
8:27 a.m.
Erik Satie
Gymnopedie No. 1
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
8:32 a.m.
Franz Schubert
Twelve Walzes Opus 18 D 145
John O'Conor, piano
8:45 a.m.
John Tavener
The Protecting Veil
London Symphony Orchestra; Gennady Roszhdestvensky, conductor Steven Isserlis, cello
8:58 a.m.
Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso in E minor Opus 3/3
La Petite Bande; Sigiswald Kuijken, conductor
9:12 a.m.
Frederic Chopin
Variations on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano" in Bb major Opus 2
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment; Charles Mackerras, conductor Emanuel Ax, piano
9:31 a.m.
Germaine Tailleferre
Chorale for Trumpet and Piano
Raymond Mase, trumpet; Marcia Eckert, piano
9:36 a.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Accelerations Opus 234
Vienna Johann Strauss Orchestra; Willi Boskovsky, conductor
9:49 a.m.
Isaac Albeniz
Iberia: Festival Day in Seville (Fete-Dieu a Seville)
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Jesus Lopez-Cobos, conductor
10:00 a.m.
Adolphe Adam
GISELLE: Suite
CSR Symphony Orchestra; Ondrej Lenard, conductor
10:18 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Symphony No. 3: II. Adagio cantabile in G minor Opus 36
North German Radio Symphony; Johannes Goritzki, conductor
10:29 a.m.
Karl Jenkins
The Armed Man--A Mass for Peace: XII. Benedictus
Berlin Chamber Orchestra; Berlin Radio Choir Daniel Hope, violin
10:36 a.m.
Clara Schumann
Soirees Musicales: II. Notturno Opus 6/2
David Quigley, piano
10:43 a.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Leonore Overture No. 2 Opus 72
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Claudio Abbado, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto No. 1 for four violins and orchestra in D major Opus 3 RV 549
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Members of...
11:12 a.m.
Leo Delibes
Sylvia Suite
Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra; Janos Sandor, conductor
11:30 a.m.
Rebecca Clarke
Morpheus
Philip Dukes, viola; Sophia Rahman, piano
11:39 a.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Ruy Blas: Overture Opus 95
Bamberg Symphony; Claus Peter Flor, conductor
11:52 a.m.
Philip Glass
Glassworks: Opening
Valentina Lisitsa, piano
12:00 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Oboe Concerto
Capella Bydgostiensis; Daniel Stabrawa, conductor Albrecht Mayer, oboe
12:23 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Piano Sonata No. 40 in Eb major HOB 16/25
Jean-Eflam Bavouzet, piano
12:36 p.m.
Margaret Bonds
3 Dream Portraits: II. Dream Variation
Malcolm J. Merriweather, baritone; Ashley Jackson, harp
12:40 p.m.
Aaron Copland
Our Town
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
12:54 p.m.
Josef Suk
Towards a New Life Opus 35
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
1:01 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Oboe Concerto in D minor BWV 1059
Chamber Orchestra of Europe Douglas Boyd, oboe
1:18 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Nonette in E-flat: III. Scherzo in Eb major Opus 38
Minerva Chamber Ensemble; Kevin Geraldi, conductor
1:24 p.m.
Modest Mussorgsky
Pictures at an Exhibition: Great Gate of Kiev
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor
1:32 p.m.
Dmitri Shostakovich
Suite for Variety Orchestra: Waltz No. 2
Matt Haimovitz, cello; Christopher O'Riley, piano
1:41 p.m.
Karl Goldmark
Prometheus Bound Overture Opus 38
Gurzenich Orchestra; James Conlon, conductor
2:00 p.m.
Luigi Cherubini
MEDEA: Overture
Munich Radio Orchestra; Kurt Redel, conductor
2:09 p.m.
Jules Massenet
HERODIADE: Ballet Suite
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Jean-Yves Ossonce, conductor
2:20 p.m.
Camille Saint-Saens
Rhapsodie d'Auvergne Opus 73
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Andre Previn, conductor Jean-Philippe Collard, piano
2:32 p.m.
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco
Guitar Concerto No. 1 in D major Opus 99
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Pepe Romero, guitar
2:53 p.m.
Maurice Ravel
Pavane for a Dead Princess
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet; Mika Stoltzman, marimba
3:01 p.m.
Johan Helmich Roman
The Drottningholm Music (2)
Stockholm Museum Chamber Orchestra; Claude Genetay, conductor
3:20 p.m.
Vincenzo Bellini
Norma: Overture
Philharmonic of La Scala; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
3:27 p.m.
Ludovico Einaudi
Low Mist - Var. 1
Ludovico Einaudi, piano; Redi Hasa, cello; Federico Mecozzi, violin
3:31 p.m.
Gerald Finzi
Romance in Eb major Opus 11
London Sinfonia; Richard Hickox, conductor
3:44 p.m.
Ignaz Moscheles
Concertante for flute and oboe in F major
Czech National Symphony Orchestra; Paul Freeman, conductor Mathieu Dufour, flute; Alex Klein, oboe
4:00 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Divertimento No. 2 (Salzburg Sym. No. 2) in Bb major K 137
Moscow Virtuosi; Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
4:19 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Souvenirs de Hugenots
Joanne Polk, piano
4:27 p.m.
Giuseppe Verdi
AIDA: Triumphal March from Act II
Orchester der Deutschen Oper; Giuseppi Sinopoli, conductor Chor der Deutschen oper Berlin
4:33 p.m.
Astor Piazzolla
Oblivion
RTE Concert Orchestra [of Ireland] Fionnuala Hunt, violin
4:44 p.m.
Hugo Alfven
Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 "Midsummer Night Vigil" Opus 19
Minnesota Orchestra; Eiji Oue, conductor
4:58 p.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto, Op. 4, No. 9 in F major Opus 4/9 RV 284
The English Concert; Trevor Pinnock, conductor Simon Standage, violin; Micaela Comberti, violin; Jane Coe, cello
5:10 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
In Nature's Realm Overture Opus 91
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
5:26 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Trio for clarinet, cello, and piano: III. Minuetto: Allegro in Eb major Opus 44
Linos Ensemble
5:32 p.m.
Franz Danzi
Symphony in Eb major P 219
Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana; Howard Griffiths, conductor
5:55 p.m.
Igor Stravinsky
The Firebird: Finale (1919)
Israel Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor
6:14 p.m.
Johann Strauss, Jr.
Egyptian March Opus 335 Agyptischer Marsch
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor Cincinnati Pops Chorale
6:20 p.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Sinfonia No. 2 (LUCIO SILLA Overture) in Bb major Opus 18/2
Netherlands Chamber Orchestra; David Zinman, conductor
6:30 p.m.
Joaquin Rodrigo
Concierto para una fiesta
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra; Sachio Fujioka, conductor Craig Ogden, guitar
