Classical Music Playlist, March 31, 2023
Louise Farrenc in 1835 by Luigi Rubio
CapRadio Classical and Jazz is celebrating women in music by featuring a different classical composer every weekday during Women's History Month. Today's spotlight is on French composer and pianist Louise Farrenc.
- Composer, pianist and teacher Louise Farrenc was born in Paris in 1804 into a family of artists.
- Her musical talent was apparent early on and soon took piano lessons from two of the period's most famous pianists, Ignaz Moscheles and Johann Nepomuk Hummel.
- 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 with Antonín Reicha.
- At age 17 in 1821 she married artist Aristide Farrenc who encouraged her to compose. They toured as a piano and flute duo and they later established what would become one of the leading music publishing houses in France that also printed her own compositions.
- From the mid 1820s she embarked on a concert career and by the 1830s had become famous.
- In 1842 Farrenc 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 through 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 [and her husband in 1865], 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.
Also today: Farrenc's final orchestral work, her Symphony No. 3 completed in 1847, is today’s Midday Masterpiece.
6:00 a.m.
Gaspar Sanz
Spanish Suite (Suite Espagnole)
Angel Romero, guitar
6:10 a.m.
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sonata for Cello and Piano in Eb major Opus 19
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello; Isata Kanneh-Mason, piano
6:46 a.m.
John Williams
Raiders of the Lost Ark: Marion's Theme
Los Angeles Recording Arts Orchestra; John Williams, conductor
6:51 a.m.
Alessandro Scarlatti
Toccata in D major
Hannes Laubin, trumpet; Wolfgang Laubin, trumpet; Bernhard Laubin, trumpet; Simon Preston, organ
6:58 a.m.
Antonio Soler
Three Sonatas
State of Mexico Symphony; Enrique Batiz, conductor
7:10 a.m.
William Dawson
Negro Folk Symphony
Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
7:40 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Trio for clarinet, cello, and piano: III. Minuetto: Allegro in Eb major Opus 44
Linos Ensemble
7:45 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Danza Paraguaya No. 1
David Russell, guitar
7:47 a.m.
Agustin Barrios
Danza Paraguaya No. 3: London Carape
David Russell, guitar
7:49 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Miroirs: Alborada del gracioso (Morning Song of the Jester)
Lyon National Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor
7:59 a.m.
Gabriel Faure
Dolly Suite Opus 56
Boston Symphony Orchestra; Seiji Ozawa, conductor
8:18 a.m.
Giovanni Paisiello
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major
Saint Cecilia Chamber Orchestra; Pietro Spada, conductor Pietro Spada, piano
8:38 a.m.
William Grant Still
Lyric Quartet: III. The Jovial One
Catalyst Quartet
8:43 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
EUGENE ONEGIN: Waltz
Staatskapelle Dresden; Hans Vonk, conductor
8:50 a.m.
Jennifer Higdon
Harp Concerto: I. First Light
Rochester Philharmonic; Ward Stare, conductor Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
8:59 a.m.
Gerald Finzi
Romance in Eb major Opus 11
Manitoba Chamber Orchestra; Simon Streatfield, conductor
9:08 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Nonette in E flat in Eb major Opus 38
Minerva Chamber Ensemble; Kevin Geraldi, conductor
9:40 a.m.
Maurice Ravel
Bolero
Cincinnati Pops; Erich Kunzel, conductor
9:54 a.m.
Olivia Belli
Nocturne IV
Olivia Belli, piano
10:00 a.m.
George Friederich Handel
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in G major Opus 6/1 HWV 319
Boston Baroque; Martin Pearlman, conductor
10:12 a.m.
Michael Nyman
Trysting Fields
Kremerata Baltica; Gidon Kremer, conductor
10:19 a.m.
Juan Arriaga
Symphony in D minor
Le Concert des Nations; Jordi Savall, conductor
10:49 a.m.
Fanny Mendelssohn
Allegro di molto in E minor
Joanne Polk, piano
10:54 a.m.
Johan Halvorsen
Entry March of the Boyars
Bergen Philharmonic; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
10:59 a.m.
Louise Farrenc
Piano Trio No. 1 in Eb major Opus 33
Neave Trio
11:35 a.m.
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 1 "Winter Daydreams": III. Scherzo in G minor Opus 13
Seattle Symphony; Gerard Schwarz, conductor
11:43 a.m.
Igor Stravinsky
Tango in d minor
Lara Downes, piano
11:47 a.m.
Antonio Vivaldi
Violin Concerto No. 11 in D major Opus 4/11 RV 204
Academy of Ancient Music; Christopher Hogwood, conductor Monica Huggett, violin
11:55 a.m.
Claude Debussy
Arabesque No. 1 in E major
Yolanda Kondonassis, harp
12:00 p.m.
Fela Sowande
African Suite: Selections
Chicago Sinfonietta; Paul Freeman, conductor
12:12 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Violin Sonata No. 3: II. Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza in C minor Opus 45
Duo Gazzana; Mykola Hobdych, conductor Natascia Gazzana, violin; Raffaella Gazzana, piano
12:19 p.m.
Santiago de Murcia
Villanos
Richard Savino, guitar; Mauro ReFosco, percussion; Yousif Sheronick, percussion
12:21 p.m.
Francisco Tarrega
Adelita
Narciso Yepes, guitar
12:24 p.m.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major K 467
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor Mitsuko Uchida, piano
12:54 p.m.
Antonin Dvorak
Slavonic Dance No. 9 in B major Opus 72
Cleveland Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
12:59 p.m.
Marianne Martinez
Sinfonia in C major
Bay Area Women's Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, conductor
1:15 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Trio for piano, flute, and cello in E minor Opus 45
Midsummer's Music
1:39 p.m.
Felix Mendelssohn
Hebrides Overture in B minor Opus 26
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Christoph Von Dohnanyi, conductor
1:50 p.m.
Philip Glass
Etude 9
Vikingur Olafsson, piano
1:54 p.m.
Jeff Lambert
Chicago Summer
Minneapolis Guitar Quartet
2:00 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Symphony No. 3 in G minor Opus 36
North German Radio Symphony; Johannes Goritzki, conductor
2:31 p.m.
Elena Kats-Chernin
Re-Inventions: Re-Invention No. 1
La Pieta; Angele Dubeau, conductor
2:37 p.m.
Johann Hertel
Trumpet Concerto No. 3 in D major
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Neville Marriner, conductor Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet
2:48 p.m.
Kevin Puts
Contact: I. The Call
Philadelphia Orchestra; Xian Zhang, conductor Time for Three
2:58 p.m.
Johann Sebastian Bach
Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major BWV 1042
Amsterdam Bach Solisten; Thomas Zehetmair, conductor Thomas Zehetmair, violin
3:16 p.m.
George Enescu
Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 in A major Opus 11
National Orchestra of France; Cristian Macelaru, conductor Yuja Wang, piano
3:21 p.m.
Johann Christian Bach
Sinfonia Concertante in Eb major
Camerata Budapest; Hanspeter Gmur, conductor
3:43 p.m.
Claude Debussy
Cello Sonata (1915) in D minor
Steven Isserlis, cello; Pascal Devoyon, piano
3:55 p.m.
Edvard Grieg
Lyric Pieces: March of the Trolls Opus 54/3
Malmo Symphony Orchestra; Bjarte Engeset, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Franz Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 96 "Miracle" in D major
English Chamber Orchestra; Jeffrey Tate, conductor
4:23 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Souvenirs de Hugenots
Joanne Polk, piano
4:31 p.m.
John Williams
Main Title & Overture from Heidi
Boston Pops Orchestra; Keith Lockhart, conductor
4:34 p.m.
Erich Korngold
The Sea Hawk (1940) Suite
Oregon Symphony; James DePreist, conductor
4:43 p.m.
Frederic Chopin
Ballade No. 1 in G minor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
4:53 p.m.
Jules Massenet
THAIS: Meditation
Berlin Philharmonic; Herbert Von Karajan, conductor Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
5:01 p.m.
Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F major Opus 6
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor
5:12 p.m.
Frode Fjellheim
The Return of the Sun
Arctic Philharmonic; Christian Kluxen, conductor Eldbjorg Hemsing, violin; Frode Fjellheim, vocals
5:16 p.m.
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D major Opus 36
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra; Riccardo Chailly, conductor
5:47 p.m.
Dave Brubeck
Brandenburg Gate
John Salmon, piano
5:52 p.m.
Silvestre Revueltas
Sensemaya
New York Philharmonic; Leonard Bernstein, conductor
6:00 p.m.
Louise Farrenc
Symphony No. 1 in C minor Opus 32
North German Radio Symphony; Johannes Goritzki, conductor
6:35 p.m.
Claude Debussy
The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (from Preludes, Book I: No. 8) (La fille aux cheveux de lin)
Empire Brass
6:39 p.m.
Alexander Borodin
String Quartet No. 2: Nocturne
Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra; Neeme Jarvi, conductor
6:48 p.m.
Joe Hisaishi
Asian Dream Song
Pan Strings; Joe Hisaishi, conductor Joe Hisaishi, piano
6:54 p.m.
Anne Lovett
Infinity
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