Highly respected in the 19th-century Parisian music scene, Louise Farrenc was acclaimed as a pianist and admired by Robert Schumann for her compositions. The Theme and Variation sets are among her most significant works for piano. Their content ranges from the humour and playfulness of the Op. 7 set, to the intimacy and melancholy of Op. 6 on the popular aria ‘O ma tendre musette!’ Maria Stratigou’s recording of the Études (GP912–13) was considered ‘beguiling piano music’ in BBC Music Magazine, confirming once again that Farrenc has been unjustly neglected as a composer.
Farrenc, Louise
Variations brillantes sur un thème d'Aristide Farrenc, Op. 2
1 Variations brillantes sur un thème d'Aristide Farrenc, Op. 2 11:32
Grandes variations sur l'air Le premier Pas, Op. 4 (version for piano)
2 Grandes variations sur l'air Le premier Pas, Op. 4 (version for piano) 18:02
Variations brillantes sur un thème (air) de La Cenerentola de Rossini, Op. 5
3 Variations brillantes sur un thème (air) de La Cenerentola de Rossini, Op. 5 08:32
Variations sur l'air favori O ma tendre musette!, Op. 6
4 Variations sur l'air favori O ma tendre musette!, Op. 6 06:57
Air suisse varié, Op. 7
5 Air suisse varié, Op. 7 08:22
Variations brillantes sur un thème du Colporteur de G. Onslow, Op. 10
6 Variations brillantes sur un thème du Colporteur de G. Onslow, Op. 10 11:10
Adieux à la Suisse. Thème de Bruguière, varié
7 Adieux à la Suisse. Thème de Bruguière, varié 03:44
Theme and Variations in F Major
8 Theme and Variations in F Major 02:44
Theme and Variations in G Major
9 Theme and Variations in G Major 03:24
