Symphony No. 3 in g minor, Op. 36

• Farrenc composed this symphony in 1847.¹
• This symphony premiered on April 22, 1849, as part of a prestigious subscription concert series by the Société des concerts du Conservatoire. The series usually featured classic, established works (especially Beethoven), so this symphony’s excellent reception was a significant success.²
• The symphony went on to enjoy further performances in Paris, as well as performances in Brussels and Prague.³

“There is no musician who does not remember the symphony that Madame Farrenc had performed at the Conservatory, a strong and spirited work in which the brilliance of the melodies contends with the variety of the harmonies.”

Music critic Adolphe Giacomelli, France Musicale, 1852⁴

• Farrenc composed a total of three symphonies, all in the 1840s, and all of them remained unpublished during her lifetime.⁵

1. Bea Friedland, “Farrenc family,” Grove Music Online, (2001), accessed July 9, 2021,  https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000009336. 
2. Christin Heitmann, liner notes to Louise Farrenc: Symphonies 1 & 3, Radio Philharmonic des NDR, Johannes Goritzki, CPO 999603-2, CD, 1998.
3. Ibid.
4. Ibid.
5. Friedland, “Farrenc family,” Grove Music Online.