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Louise Farrenc: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1; Études

Maria Stratigou (piano)

Louise Farrenc: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1; Études
Two discs packed with beguiling piano music, confirming once again that Farrenc has been unjustly neglected as a composer. The Op. 26 Études in particular display a remarkable range of moods,...

BBC Music Magazine, January 20234 out of 5 stars

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Louise Farrenc: Complete Piano Works, Vol. 1; Études

Maria Stratigou (piano)

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Two discs packed with beguiling piano music, confirming once again that Farrenc has been unjustly neglected as a composer. The Op. 26 Études in particular display a remarkable range of moods,...

BBC Music Magazine, January 20234 out of 5 stars

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Louise Farrenc was one of the most respected pianists and composers in the 19th-century Parisian music scene, and her four sets of Études are her most important compositions for piano. Beautiful melodies and distinctiveness of character have made the Études, Op. 26 the most popular set, but all of these pieces are full of grace and charm alongside their didactic usefulness in their references to the styles both of Farrenc’s musical ancestors and her contemporaries. The Greek pianist Maria Stratigou is one of Louise Farrenc’s greatest exponents and makes her Grand Piano debut with these exquisite rarities.

  • Release date: 14th Oct 2022
  • Label: Grand Piano
  • Catalogue number: GP912-13
  • Length: 2 hours 19 minutes

Contents and tracklist

Farrenc: 30 Piano études, Op. 26
Work length1:10:40
No. 1 in C Major, Allegro moderato ed energico
Track length1:31
No. 2 in C Major, Moderato
Track length1:06
No. 3 in A Minor, Allegro non troppo
Track length1:27
No. 4 in G Major, Allegro moderato
Track length1:59
No. 5 in E Minor, Vivace
Track length2:10
No. 6 in D Major, Andante grazioso
Track length1:38
No. 7 in D Major, Andante espressivo
Track length1:44
No. 8 in B Minor, Andantino
Track length3:25
No. 9 in A Major, Andante con moto
Track length1:41
No. 10 in F-Sharp Minor, Adagio
Track length4:26
No. 11 in E Major, Presto
Track length2:48
No. 12 in E Major, Moderato. Fuga a due Soggetti
Track length3:44
No. 13 in C-Sharp Minor, Moderato. Canone
Track length2:38
No. 14 in B Major, Vivace
Track length2:33
No. 15 in G-Sharp Minor, Andante affettuoso
Track length2:49
No. 16 in F-Sharp Major, Andante grazioso
Track length2:05
No. 17 in E-Flat Minor, Allegro agitato
Track length1:28
No. 18 in D-Flat Major, Moderato e cantabile
Track length2:30
No. 19 in B-Flat Minor, Presto
Track length1:46
No. 20 in A-Flat Major, Allegretto. Canone
Track length1:29
No. 21 in A-Flat Major, Adagio
Track length4:29
No. 22 in F Minor, Allegro molto
Track length3:39
No. 23 in E-Flat Major, Fuga
Track length1:40
No. 24 in E-Flat Major, Tempo di marcia
Track length4:08
No. 25 in C Minor, Allegro energico
Track length1:53
No. 26 in B-Flat Major, Moderato
Track length2:01
No. 27 in G Minor, Allegro agitato
Track length2:56
No. 28 in F Major, Allegro spiritoso
Track length1:12
No. 29 in D Minor, Fuga. Andante
Track length2:24
No. 30 in D Minor, Allegro
Track length1:21
Farrenc: 12 Piano études, Op. 41 "Brillantes"
Work length22:21
No. 1 in C Minor, Allegro con fuoco
Track length1:56
No. 2 in G Major, Allegro moderato
Track length2:20
No. 3 in D Minor, Allegro
Track length1:52
No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Allegretto
Track length1:38
No. 5 in D-Flat Major, Andante con moto
Track length3:51
No. 6 in F Minor, Allegro maestoso
Track length2:15
No. 7 in E-Flat Major, Andante espressivo
Track length1:20
No. 8 in C Minor, Allegro
Track length1:25
No. 9 in C Major, Vivace
Track length1:24
No. 10 in A Minor, Vivace
Track length1:14
No. 11 in F Major, Allegro
Track length1:13
No. 12 in B Minor, Moderato
Track length1:53
Farrenc: 20 Piano études de moyenne difficulté, Op. 42
Work length22:00
No. 1 in E Minor, Allegro moderato
Track length0:56
No. 2 in G Major, Vivace e leggiero
Track length0:47
No. 3 in C Major, Andante
Track length1:08
No. 4 in A Minor, Allegro moderato
Track length0:53
No. 5 in F Major, Allegretto
Track length1:36
No. 6 in D Minor, Andante con moto
Track length0:58
No. 7 in D Major, Moderato
Track length1:03
No. 8 in G Major, Andante
Track length1:06
No. 9 in D Major, Allegro
Track length0:48
No. 10 in G Minor, Allegro
Track length0:53
No. 11 in E-Flat Major, Andante
Track length1:24
No. 12 in B-Flat Major, Moderato
Track length1:27
No. 13 in F Major, Poco lento
Track length1:17
No. 14 in C Major, Allegro
Track length0:45
No. 15 in F Major, Andante
Track length1:07
No. 16 in A Major, Allegretto scherzando
Track length0:51
No. 17 in A Minor, Moderato
Track length1:17
No. 18 in E Major, Andante grazioso
Track length1:00
No. 19 in F-Sharp Major, Adagio religioso
Track length1:22
No. 20 in B Minor, Poco allegro
Track length1:22
Farrenc: 25 Piano études faciles, Op. 50
Work length24:55
No. 1, Pour bien lier le chant. Andante grazioso
Track length0:47
No. 2, Pour la précision dans. Andantino
Track length1:31
No. 3, Pour exercer le staccato léger dans les deux mains. Allegretto
Track length0:42
No. 4, Pour les batteries avec une partie soutenue. Poco allegro
Track length0:43
No. 5, Pour alterner avec égalité des deux mains dans les accords. Allegro moderato
Track length0:30
No. 6, Pour détacher légèrement de deux en deux avec d'inégales valeurs. Allegretto
Track length0:57
No. 7, Pour exercer le trille. Andante grazioso
Track length2:13
No. 8, Pour les tierces liées. Allegretto
Track length0:48
No. 9, Pour l'égalité dans les gammes. Allegro moderato
Track length0:40
No. 10, Pour lier et soutenir le chant dans la main droite. Andante espressivo
Track length1:29
No. 11, Pour l'égalité des arpèges mêlés de silences. Poco allegro
Track length0:37
No. 12, Pour exercer les batteries de la main gauche. Allegro
Track length0:42
No. 13, Pour bien lier une basse chantante. Andante
Track length1:12
No. 14, Pour acquérir de la vivacité et de l'égalité dans les deux mains. Allegro
Track length0:46
No. 15, Mouvement de Valse que l'on doit jouer d'une manière gracieuse. Vivo
Track length0:41
No. 16, Pour bien lier les doubles et triples notes. Andante
Track length1:20
No. 17, Pour exercer divers genres de batteries. Allegro
Track length1:54
No. 18, Mouvement de Valse dans le genre lié. Allegro moderato
Track length1:07
No. 19, Pour l'égalité dans des valeurs semblables des deux mains. Andante con moto
Track length0:35
No. 20, Pour alterner également deux par deux avec chaque main. Allegro moderato
Track length0:53
No. 21, Pour exercer et faire entendre bien exactement les doubles et triples notes. Poco allegro
Track length0:43
No. 22, Pour donner de la légèreté et de la souplesse à la main gauche. Allegretto
Track length1:13
No. 23, Exercice pour la répétition d'une même figure. Allegro
Track length0:33
No. 24, Pour les notes liées, à plusieurs parties. Andante
Track length0:56
No. 25, Pour l'égalité dans les triolets, des deux mains. Allegro
Track length1:23

Awards and reviews

January 2023

Two discs packed with beguiling piano music, confirming once again that Farrenc has been unjustly neglected as a composer. The Op. 26 Études in particular display a remarkable range of moods, technical demands and captivating melodies.
4 out of 5 stars

Pianist Magazine December 2022/January 2023

Opp 26 and 41 require a formidable pianistic armoury and reward the diligent musician and listener with many delights and surprised along a Mendelssohnian axis of brilliance and fantasy.
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