Artist: Laurence Equilbey, Insula Orchestra
Title: Louise Farrenc: Symphonies Nos. 1-3, Overtures Nos. 1 & 2
Year Of Release: 2023
Label: Warner Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks + booklet)
Total Time: 01:53:25
Total Size: 511 MB /

Tracklist:

1. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 32: I. Andante sostenuto. Allegro (9:34)
2. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 32: II. Adagio cantabile (9:10)
3. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 32: III. Minuetto. Moderato (4:27)
4. Symphony No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 32: IV. Allegro assai (8:12)
5. Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 36: I. Adagio. Allegro (9:33)
6. Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 36: II. Adagio cantabile (10:33)
7. Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 36: III. Scherzo. Vivace (6:41)
8. Symphony No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 36: IV. Finale. Allegro (6:41)
9. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 35: I. Andante. Allegro (11:10)
10. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 35: II. Andante (8:32)
11. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 35: III. Scherzo. Vivace (6:10)
12. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 35: IV. Andante. Allegro (8:43)
13. Overture No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 23 (6:56)
14. Overture No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 24 (7:08)

Laurence Equilbey, conducting her period-instrument Insula Orchestra, champions the composer Louise Farrenc, a prominent and pioneering figure in 19th century Paris. This album presents two of Farrenc’s three symphonies, No. 1 in C minor, first heard in 1845, and No. 3 in G minor, premiered in 1849. “The score is so well written that it deserves a prominent place in the history of the early Romantic symphony,” wrote the Financial Times after a performance of the Symphony No 3 in London, marking International Women’s Day 2018. “Equilbey and the Insula orchestra gave it a fleet, fiery performance. Their crusading spirit lived up to the day’s billing.” The Daily Telegraph observed that the symphony “was full of engaging inventions … It’s clearly a fine piece; all it needs now is to be heard, many times.”