Farrenc: Piano Trios, Opp. 33 & 34

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Release Date: 14th Sep 2018
Catalogue No: CRC3435
Label: Centaur
Length: 51 minutes

Farrenc: Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 33 in E flat major for Piano, Violin & Violoncello

Work length27:44

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Nancy Oliveros (violin), Laura Sewell (cello), Mary Ellen Haupert (piano)
Recorded: 29 June 2014
Recording Venue: MPR Studios, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

I. Allegro

Track length8:28

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II. Adagio sostenuto

Track length8:06

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III. Minuetto: Allegro

Track length5:02

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IV. Finale: Vivace

Track length6:08

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Farrenc: Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 34

Work length23:34

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Nancy Oliveros (violin), Laura Sewell (cello), Mary Ellen Haupert (piano)
Recorded: 29 June 2014
Recording Venue: MPR Studios, St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

I. Andante - Allegro

Track length9:33

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II. Tema con variazioni - Sostenuto - Andante semplice

Track length8:12

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III. Rondo: Allegro

Track length5:49

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This album presents two piano trios by Louise Dumont Farrenc in wonderful performances, recorded in 2014, by Mary Ellen Haupert (piano), Nancy Oliveros (violin) and Laura Sewell (cello).

Louise Dumont Farrenc (1804-1875) was a French composer, virtuoso pianist and teacher. In 1842 she was appointed to the permanent and highly prestigious position of Professor of Piano at the Paris Conservatory, which she held for thirty years. Beside her teaching and performing career, Farrenc also produced and edited an influential book, Le Tresor des Pianistes, about early music performance style and was twice awarded the Prix Chartier of the Academie des Beaux-Arts, in 1861 and 1869.

During the 1820s and 1830s, Farrenc composed exclusively for the piano, her pieces drawing high praise from critics, including Schumann. In the 1830s, she expanded her repertoire to larger compositions for both chamber ensemble and orchestra, but it was during the 1840s that much of her chamber music was written. While the majority of Farrenc's compositions were for the piano alone, her chamber music is generally regarded as her best work.

Farrenc: Piano Trios, Opp. 33 & 34

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