Céline Krick

library assistent with the Brussels Philharmonic

favourite orchestral piece:
Louise Farrenc · Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36 [listen on Spotify]

"The question 'What is one of your favourite orchestral works?' is not easy to answer for a musicologist. There is so much beautiful music to choose from. However, one work that always stays with me is Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 36 by Louise Farrenc.

In an era when women were rarely given the chance to write music—at most, they could write chamber music—Farrenc managed to publish several large-scale compositions, including orchestral pieces. I discovered her during a university class where the professor devoted a few lessons to 19th-century female composers. Since then, her symphony has become the one I listen to most frequently. The second movement, in particular, moves me time and again."