Woman Crush Wednesday – Louise Farrenc

When we think of famous and influential women composers, we might have to do a Google Search to get some help in making a list. If one does a Search, our featured WCW heroine will pop up to the top. Let’s take a look at a very influential woman from the 19th century, and draw some inspiration from her success, and some determination to add to her legacy. Here is an overview:

One pretty amazing fact surfaced in our reading about Professor Farrenc. She composed a theme in her Piano Quintet No. 2 that is a dead ringer for the theme of “All Things Considered”, the National Public Radio long running classic. Farrenc’s work dates from 1840, but apparently was out of publication when it emerged in the modern era and was attribured to composer Don Voegli of Wisconsin Public Radio. Take a listen at the very top of the page of this interesting blog post:

Who actually composed the All Things Considered Theme?

Hope you’ve enjoyed today’s WCW… and women, let’s keep on adding to the record!