Les Belles Sorties - Kaléidoscope symphonique - Lompret

Unjustly forgotten for over a century and a half, composer Louise Farrenc is back in the concert hall spotlight. She was the first woman in history to be appointed professor of piano at the Paris Conservatoire. She went on to enjoy a distinguished career as a teacher and composer. Her third and final symphony is in the German symphonic tradition. A tribute to the masters Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, whom she admired so much. Commissioned by the Kronos Quartet from contemporary American...