About
Louise Farrenc (née Jeanne-Louise Dumont; 31 May 1804 – 15 September 1875) was a French composer, virtuoso pianist and teacher of the Romantic period. Her compositions include three symphonies, a few choral works, numerous chamber pieces and a wide variety of piano music.
Discography
Albums
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Nonett, op. 38 / Clarinet Trio, op. 44
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BBC Music, Volume 4, Number 9: Clara Schumann, etc.
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Symphonies 1 & 3
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Chamber Music of Women Composers
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Oevres pour piano
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Abegg Trio Series, Vol. 18
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Piano Quintets, op. 30 & 31
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3 Symphonies
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Nonett Es-Dur, op. 38 / Sextett C-moll, op. 40
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The Two Piano Quintets
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Piano Works
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Symphony 2 / Overtures 1 & 2
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Musique de chambre
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Works for Cello and Piano by Women Composers
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Piano Trios / Sextet
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Den Männern ebenbürtig
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Piano Quintets
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Piano Trios, op. 33 and op. 34
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Wind Sextet / Trios
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Symphonies nos. 2 and 3
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Variations for Piano
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Her Voice
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Symphony no. 1 / Overtures / Grand Variations on a Theme by Count Gallenberg
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Etudes & Variations for Solo Piano
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French Cello Sonatas
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It’s a Girl!
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Music for Violin and Piano
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Symphonies 1 & 3
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Complete Piano Works • 1: Études
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Piano Trios / Cello Sonata
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Piano Trios 2 & 4 / Variations concertantes / Sonata, op. 37
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Complete Works for Violin and Fortepiano
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Symphonies 1-3 / Overtures in E minor - E-flat
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Complete Piano Works • 2: Theme and Variations – Part 1
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Solo Piano Works, Vol. 2: The Silence Between the Notes
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Rebecca & Louise
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Complete Piano Works • 3: Rondeaux
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Chamber Music
Compilations
Links
Married
Parent
Teacher
Also known as
Jeanne Louise Dumont · Jeanne Louise Farrenc
Tags
- composer
- women composers
- french
- french composer
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 30d66d7f-dd2e-4445-893c-95c5be92f4a8
- ISNI
- 0000000117623894
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.