5 Easy Studies, Opus 50

SKU: DZ.DZ-4311

ISBN 9782898522284.

Louise Farrenc was a profoundly influential French composer, performer, professor, and author. Though she would ultimately become quite a sought-after performer, her potential as a composer was recognized quite early on. Women were not permitted to enroll in conventional composition classes at the Conservatoire de Paris at the time, but, she did receive private lessons from Anton Reicha, the professor of composition there. Years later she would receive a permanent appointment as Professor of Piano at the same institution, a position she held for thirty years. She was the only woman during the 19th century to bear that title.
Her piano etudes possess pedagogical value as well as great beauty and character. These works lend themselves quite well to the guitar duo setting. While I have rendered all of Farrenc�s melodies quite faithfully, I have taken liberties with the accompaniments in order to make them more idiomatic to the guitar. Likewise, many of the effects of which the guitar is capable have been brought to bear in ways that deviate from the original intent of the etude. Alternatively, the challenges that some of these etudes were meant to address for the piano student are amplified by this adaptation. For example, etude 5 is intended to enable the piano student to improve the coordination between their left and right hands. It certainly presents a challenge in that regard to the guitar duo!
These selections are entirely suitable for guitarists with limited experience, though they could, of course, be beautifully realized by players with a great deal more experience as well.

Louise Farrenc �©tait une compositrice, interpr�¨te, professeur et auteure fran�§aise profond�©ment influente. M�ªme si elle deviendra finalement une interpr�¨te tr�¨s recherch�©e, son potentiel en tant que compositrice est reconnu tr�¨s t�´t. Les femmes n'�©taient pas autoris�©es �  s'inscrire aux cours de composition conventionnels au Conservatoire de Paris �  l'�©poque, mais elle recevait des cours particuliers d'Anton Reicha, le professeur de composition du Conservatoire de Paris. Des ann�©es plus tard, elle recevra un poste permanent de professeur de piano dans la m�ªme institution, poste qu'elle occupera pendant trente ans. Elle �©tait la seule femme au XIXe si�¨cle �  porter ce titre.
Ses �©tudes pour piano poss�¨dent une valeur p�©dagogique ainsi qu'une grande beaut�© et un grand caract�¨re. Ces ��uvres se pr�ªtent assez bien au montage en duo de guitares. M�ªme si jâ��ai rendu assez fid�¨lement toutes les m�©lodies de Farrenc, jâ��ai pris des libert�©s avec les accompagnements afin de les rendre plus idiomatiques �  la guitare. De m�ªme, de nombreux effets dont la guitare est capable ont �©t�© mis en ��uvre dâ��une mani�¨re qui sâ���©carte de lâ��intention originale de lâ���©tude. Alternativement, les d�©fis que certaines de ces �©tudes �©taient cens�©es relever pour l'�©tudiant en piano sont amplifi�©s par cette adaptation. Par exemple, l'�©tude 5 est destin�©e �  permettre �  l'�©l�¨ve de piano d'am�©liorer la coordination entre ses mains gauche et droite. Cela repr�©sente certainement un d�©fi �  cet �©gard pour le duo de guitares !
Ces s�©lections conviennent parfaitement aux guitaristes ayant une exp�©rience limit�©e, m�ªme si elles pourraient bien s�»r �©galement �ªtre magnifiquement r�©alis�©es par des musiciens beaucoup plus exp�©riment�©s.