Louise Farrenc

Farrenc, Louise (1804 - 1875) - Sextet in C minor (1852)

I. Allegro
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Allegro vivace

When Louise Farrenc wrote this Sextet her career was on a firm footing. A decade previously she had become the first woman to be appointed professor of piano at the Paris Conservatoire – one of the most prestigious posts in Europe. And although she had spent most of that decade being paid significantly less than her male counterparts, the triumphant premiere of her recent Nonet had give...