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Victorine Farrenc

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Victorine Farrenc
Born
Victorine Louise Farrenc

(1826-02-23)23 February 1826
Paris, France
Died3 January 1859(1859-01-03) (aged 32)
Paris, France
Occupations
  • Pianist
  • composer

Victorine Louise Farrenc (23 February 1826 – 3 January 1859) was a French pianist and composer of the Romantic period.[1][2]

Life and career

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Victorine Louise Farrenc was born in Paris, France on 23 February 1826.[1] A child prodigy in music, she was the daughter of composer-pianist Louise Farrenc and scholar Aristide Farrenc.[1][2] In her youth she studied piano with her mother, Louise, and took compositions lessons, composing piano works.[3]

In 1843, Farrenc enrolled in the Conservatoire de Paris for piano, and won the premier prix in 1844.[1] She performed Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5, the "Emperor" in the 1845 Brussels-Paris concerts, where her mother's Symphony No. 1 premiered.[1] Her stage appearances lessened in 1847 after a serious illness; by 1849 she had ceased performing.[3] She died on 3 January 1859 in Paris.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Friedland, Bea (2001). "Farrenc, Victorine Louise". Grove Music Online. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/omo/9781561592630.013.90000380817. Retrieved 2 March 2024. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  2. ^ a b "Farrenc, Victorine". Kvinnlig Anhopning av Svenska Tonsättare [sv]. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b Heitmann, Christin (2016) [2001]. "Farrenc: Victorine(-Louise)". MGG Online. Kassel: Bärenreiter. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

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