Maria Stratigou, the pianist on this recording, is a scholar who completed her PhD on Louise Farrenc's Piano Études and has won multiple prestigious awards for her performances and recordings.
Composition History
Farrenc's Impromptu in B minor is preserved in Vogt's Musical Album of Autographs, a collection curated by oboist Gustave Vogt that included works by 63 musicians like Hector Berlioz and Franz Liszt.
Composer Biography
Louise Farrenc won the prestigious Prix Chartier for chamber music twice, an award later given to composers like Édouard Lalo, César Franck, and Gabriel Fauré.
Recording & Production
This album features several world premiere recordings, including the Trois Mélodies, Op. 43, Valse Brillante No. 2, Op. 51, and the Fugues, Op. 22.
Composer Biography
Despite her talent, Louise Farrenc was not paid equally to her male colleagues at the Paris Conservatoire for eight years and was only allowed to teach female students.
Composer Biography
Louise Farrenc was one of the most respected pianists, composers, and pedagogues of the 19th-century Parisian musical scene.
Composition History
Louise Farrenc's Fugues, Op. 22, were never published during her lifetime, as indicated by the annotation 'non gravé' on the autograph score.
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