Louise Farrenc: Symphonies 1 and 3

[Alan Howe]

I'd still recommend the cpo versions in preference to this unnecessary HIP release.

[4candles]

For anyone interested (this perhaps excludes Alan ), here is an interview with Laurence Equilbey talking about this recording and Farrenc/her musical context more widely, plus future recording plans.

[Alan Howe]

Get the cpo recording! And then listen to the interview...

[eschiss1]

May I insert how surprised (and happy) I am that there are competing versions of these symphonies, even though I prefer other works of hers? When I was first introduced to her music and found out about her symphonies, I was sure I would never hear them and shelved them in that spot of my mind reserved for hypotheticals (because iirc at the time no scores, no parts, other reasons...).