performed by the Orchestre de Bretagne under Stefan Sanderling (cover image by Luca Bravo) Jeanne-Louise Dumont was born 31 May 1804 in Paris to a sculptor, Jacques-Edme, and his wife, and made for herself an impressive career, for anyone, really, … Continue reading Louise Farrenc: Symphony no. 1 in Cm, op. 32
performed by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under Riccardo Chailly or (very) alternatively, here by Klemperer and the Philharmonia, which I’ll talk about below “In the deep twilight we went today to the palace were Queen Mary lived and loved…The chapel below … Continue reading Mendelssohn Symphony no. 3 in Am, op. 56 ‘Scottish’
performed by the Hagen Quartet, or below by the Cherubini Quartet After Schumann’s vocal phase in 1840 and 1841, he turned to chamber music. All three quartets, collectively published under opus no. 41, as well as the piano quintet and … Continue reading Schumann String Quartet no. 2 in F, op. 41 no. 2
performed by the Fine Arts Quartet I’ll be referring to this article on AllMusic by Blair Johnston throughout my little discussion below. I didn’t really know much about the work, and hadn’t learned much about it from anywhere else, but that is … Continue reading Schumann String Quartet in A minor, Op. 41 no. 1
Fugue for Thought 