I don't know whether there already exists a thread devoted to women composers, but I'm sure somebody will put me straight if there is! I've just watched the Gould Piano Trio playing Rebecca Clarke's arresting Piano Trio on the Wigmore Hall website, and would be interested to hear from anybody who has any views on this composer and indeed her 'sisters in music'.
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There is a Building a Library thread about Rebecca Clarke's Viola Sonata.
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This isn't a bad start.......Originally posted by rathfarnhamgirl View Post
Bacewicz (seek out the String Quartets and Violin Concertos on Chandos), Gubaidulina, Saariaho and Unsuk Chin would be among my own longterm favourites...
Ideal Saariaho collection...
Try this for Unsuk Chin...
The Barrett got many of us listening to Eliane Radigue recently, so maybe he can offer some other cutting-edge contemporaries...Comment
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Fanny Mendelssohn
Clara Schumann
Grazyna Bacewicz
Ruth Gipps
Grace Williams
to name but a few of my favourites
Saving best til last,try this taster of Ethel Smyth's absolute masterpiece
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Elisabeth Maconchy - especially the 13 string quartets - Hanson / Bingham / Mistry Quartets on Unicorn
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Yes, that's a beautiful piece. I sang in the previous (I believe first) recording of it by the Ionian Singers in the early 1990s. That recording also included music by Thea Musgrave and Elizabeth Maconchy. Lutyens' The Country of the Stars (another choral piece) is also well worth hearing imv.Originally posted by Joseph K View Post
Retreating to the 19th century, I would also recommend the music I have heard of Louise Farrenc - some lovely chamber music in particular.Comment
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Lilli Boulanger - for me one of the few truly moving religious composers of the 20th century.Comment
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Gosh - already quite a few paths to explore - especially once I look into the first of the links suggested by Jayne Lee Wilson!Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
I have a couple of CDs featuring works by Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn, and one of orchestral works by Grace Williams.
I have occasionally heard pieces by Sally Beamish which, to my untrained ear, sounds less 'aggressive' and more comprehensible than the work of some modern composers (of either sex).
I believe Mrs Amy Beach was an American composer with a somewhat unenlightened husband!
Am I right in thinking that some years ago there was a television programme about Hildegard of Bingen - who was played by Patricia Routledge?
Almost every composer of note in the 1st half of the 20th century seems to have encountered Nadia Boulanger!Comment
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Women composers feature not infrequently in the morning schedules, and SK is keen on Rebecca Clarke.
Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre has been popular, something from an earlier time.Comment
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Here's a jolly little piece ... Germaine Tailleferre's "Waltz of the Telegrams" from Jean Cocteau's 'The Wedding on the Eiffel Tower' ...
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I must say I enjoyed that more than I did the 'Telegrams' piece that was commissioned for the First Night of the (2018?) BBC Proms!Originally posted by seabright View Post
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Hey Wicklow Woman.....this has just come out, and I've just started listening to it.... thanks again for your OT.....Originally posted by rathfarnhamgirl View PostI must say I enjoyed that more than I did the 'Telegrams' piece that was commissioned for the First Night of the (2018?) BBC Proms!
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From an earlier era: Clara Schumann (her complete piano works on CPO are excellent), Louise Farrenc (who is always worth listening to, numerous recordings on CPO too) and Cecile Chaminade - Mark Viner's recent recording on Piano Classics is excellent.Best regards,
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