Exploring Music embraces works written in honor of, and by, great women — Masses for the Virgin Mary, Joan Tower’s Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman, and songs by Clara Schumann. This week we feature women performers and composers going back as far as we can find them in the history books — the Benedictine abbess-composer Hildegard of Bingen; Mozart’s friend, the Spanish composer Maria Theresa von Paradis; a couple of remarkable Polish composers around the time of Chopin; and on to Shulamit Ran. Performers will include Teresa Carreño, Hilary Hahn, and we hope to squeeze in Lorraine Hunt Lieberson singing”Willst du dein Herz mir schenken,”by JS Bach. This aria has a puzzling authorship; it was found copied in a foreign hand in Anna Magdalena Bach’s notebook, and has a theme of secret love.
Millennium of Women in Music
Playlist
Episode 1
Von Bingen, Hildegard: Antiphon – Studium Divinitatis
Anonymous 4
11,000 Virgins
Harmonia Mundi 907200
1:12
Von Bingen, Hildegard: Hymn – Te Lucis Ante Terminum
Anonymous 4
11,000 Virgins
Harmonia Mundi 907200
2:03
Anonymous: Motetti, Op. 2: O Dulcis Amor Jesu Motetti con le litanie
della Beata Vergine, Op. 10: Ave Regina
Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith
Rosa Mistica – Musiche delle monache lombarde del Seicento, Candace Smith
Tactus 600003
5:40
Xaveria Peruchona, Maria: Sacri concerti de motetti: Gaude plaude
Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith
Rosa Mistica – Musiche delle monache lombarde del Seicento, Candace Smith
Tactus 600003
6:02
Leonarda, Isabella: Motetti con le litanie della Beate Virgine, Op. 10: Litany of the Blessed Virgin
Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith
Rosa Mistica – Musiche delle monache lombarde del Seicento, Candace Smith
Tactus 600003
8:45
Caccini, Francesca: Dispiegate guancie amate; Nube gentil
Tenet
The Secret Lover
Avie 2326
7:10
Strozzi, Barbara: Amor non si fugge; Le tre grazie a Venere
Tenet
The Secret Lover
Avie 2326
6:38
Jacquet de la Guerre, Elizabeth-Claude: Cantates Francoises, Livre II:
No. 2. Lisle de Delois:
I. Symphonie;
III. Aria: Pour Luy Les Filles de Memoire
IV. Symphony: Muzette;
VII. Symphonie: Gracieussement – Aria Da Capo: Coulez Dans un Paix Profonde;
X. Chaconne – Aria: Les Arbres Rejouis Agitent Leur Feuillage
Isabelle Desrochers, Genevieve Soly & Ensemble des Idees heureuses
Jacquet De La Guerre: Lisle De Delos, Suite No 3, Cantatas
Isabelle Desrochers, Genevieve Soly & Ensemble des Idees heureuses
Jacquet
Atma Classique 2191
9:30
Jacquet de la Guerre, Elizabeth-Claude: Cantates Francoises, Livre II:
No. 2. Lisle de Delois:
I. Symphonie;
III. Aria: Pour Luy Les Filles de Memoire
IV. Symphony: Muzette;
VII. Symphonie: Gracieussement – Aria Da Capo: Coulez Dans un Paix Profonde;
X. Chaconne – Aria: Les Arbres Rejouis Agitent Leur Feuillage
Isabelle Desrochers, Genevieve Soly & Ensemble des Idees heureuses
Jacquet De La Guerre: Lisle De Delos, Suite No 3, Cantatas
Isabelle Desrochers, Genevieve Soly & Ensemble des Idees heureuses
Jacquet
Atma Classique 2191
0:32 Excerpt
Episode 2
Jacquet De La Guerre, Elizabeth-Claude: Suite IV in F Major:La Flamande Tocade; Allemande; Courante 2e Courante; Sarabande; Gigue; Cannaris; Menuet
John Metz, harpsichord
Music for Solo Harpsichord
Summit Records DCD 136
14:16
Jacquet De La Guerre, Elizabeth-Claude: Suonata 2da a violino solo e viola di gamba obligata con organo:Grave; Allegro – Bemol; Presto – Adagio
La Rêveuse; Stephan Dudermel, Florence Bolton, Bertrand Cuiller, Emmanuel Mandrin, & Benjamin Perrot
Elizabeth-Claude Jacquet De La Guerre/ Sonates Pour Violon, Viole Obligée & Basse- Continue
Mirare MIR 105
8:48
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Cantata #82, BWV 82, Recitative:
“Ich Habe genug”; Aria: Schlummert Ein
Nicholas McGegan, harpsichord; Lorraine Hunt Lieberson, mezzo soprano
David Bowles, & Anna Magdalena Notebook
Harmonia mundi HCX 3957042
8:34
Bach, Johann Sebastian: Musette In D, BWV Anh 126; Minuet In G major, BWV Anh 116
Nicholas McGegan, harpsichord
David Bowles, & Anna Magdalena Notebook
Harmonia mundi HCX 3957042
2:58
Martines, Marianna: Sonata per Cembalo in A Major:I. Allegro
Nuria Rial, La Floridinia, Nicoleta Paraschivescu
Il Primo Amore
Deutsche Harmonia Mundi 86978 85792
12:18
Episode 3
Szymanowska, Maria: 24 Mazurkas: No. 2 in F Major
Alexander Kostritsa, piano
Complete Dances for Solo Piano
Grand Piano GP685
0:54
Szymanowska, Maria: Danse Polonaise
Alexander Kostritsa, piano
Complete Dances for Solo Piano
Grand Piano GP685
3:39
Szymanowska, Maria: Dance Polonaise in B Minor
Anna Ciborowska, piano
Complete Dances for Solo Piano
DUX 0450
5:00
Schumann, Clara: 3 Romances for Violin & Piano, Op. 22 –
I. Andante Molto;
II. Allegretto
III. Leidenschaftlich, Schnell
Joseph Silverstein, violin; Veronica Jochum, piano
Piano Concerto
Pro Arte CDD 395
8:56
Schumann, Clara: Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7 -I. Allegro Maestro; II. Romanze
Veronica Jochum, piano; Bamberg Symphony Orchestra; Joseph Silverstein, conductor
Piano Concerto
Pro Arte CDD 395
10:35
Schumann, Clara: Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 17 – 4. Allegro
Joseph Silverstein, violin; Veronica Jochum, piano; Colin Carr, cello
Piano Concerto
Pro Arte CDD 395
7:00
Schumann, Clara: Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 17 – 4. Allegro
Joseph Silverstein, violin; Veronica Jochum, piano; Colin Carr, cello
Piano Concerto
Pro Arte CDD 395
:44
Beach, Amy: Romance, Op. 23: Violin
Rachel Barton Pine, violin
Matthew Hegel, Piano
American Virtuosa- Tribute to Maud Powell
Cedille Records 97
7:35
Maud Powell, arranger: Nobody Knows the Trouble I See (American Spiritual melody)
Rachel Barton Pine, Violin
Matthew Hegel, Piano
American Virtuosa- Tribute to Maud Powell
Cedille Records 97
4:45
Episode 4
Chaminade, Cécile Louise: Sombrero
Anne Sofie Von Otter, soprano; Bengt Forsberg, piano
Mots D’Amour
DG 471 331
1:35
Chaminade, Cécile Louise: Villanelle
Anne Sofie Von Otter, soprano; Bengt Forsberg, piano
Mots D’Amour
DG 471 331
2:05
Boulanger, Lili: D’un Matin de Printemps
JoAnn Falletta/ The Women’s Philharmonic
The Women’s Philharmonic
Koch International Classics 3 7169 2
5:03
Clarke, Rebecca: Sonata for Viola/ Cello and Piano I. Impetuoso
Pamela Frame, cello; Barry Snyder, piano
Beach, Clarke: Cello Sonatas/ Frame, Snyder, Wierich
Koch International Classics 7281
7:39
Tailleferre, Germaine: Concertino for Harp and Orchestra III. Rondo
Gillian Benet, harp; JoAnn Falletta, conductor/The Women’s Philharmonic
The Women’s Philharmonic
Koch 3 7169 2
5:11
Chen, Yi: Romance of Hsiao & Ch’in for 2 Violins and String Orchestra
Edna Michell, violin; Ulf Hoelscher, violin; Karlsruhe Ensemble
Compassion
Angel 7243 5 57179
3:59
Shulamit, Ran: Sonatina – II: Adagio; III: Vivo
Mary Stolper, flute; Mary Hickey, flute
Shulamit Ran- Mirage
Erato 12787
2:59
Musgrave, Thea: Journey Through a Japanese Landscape: II. Summer
Evelyn Glennie, percussion; Lan Shui, conductor/Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Oriental Landscapes
BIS CD 1222
4:12
Higdon, Jennifer: Echo Dash
Hilary Hahn, violin; Cory Smythe, piano
In 27 Pieces: the Hilary Hahn Encores
DG B0019103-02
2:17
Gubaidulina, Sofia: Musical Toys:
VI. Song of the Fisherman;
XIII. The Drummer
IX. The Woodpecker;
XI. Sleigh with Little Bells
Beatrice Rauchs, piano
Best
X5 Music Group
5:43
Tower, Joan: Petroushskates
Eighth Blackbird
Thirteen Ways
Cedille CDR90000 067
5:54
Episode 5
Granados, Enrique: Goyescas – 1911, Suite: 1. Los Requiebros,
(Goya’s Tal para cual – Made for Each Other)
Alicia de Larrocha, piano Barcelona
Iberia/ Goyescas
London Records 448 191 2
8:41
Canteloube, Marie-Joseph: Chants D’Auvergne – Baïlèro
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano New Zealand Symphony, Jeffrey Tate
Chants D’Auvergne
Decca 444 995 2
6:42
Malibran, Maria: For Gaetano Donizetti’s L’Elisir D’Amore Prendi Per Me Sei Libero
Cecilia Bartoli, soprano; Adám Fischer, conductor; La Scintilla
Maria
Decca 475 9077
4:13
Elgar, Edward: Sea Pictures, Op. 37 – 1. Sea Slumber Song
Janet Baker, soprano; John Barbirolli, conductor/ Hallé Orchestra
Elgar/ Cello Concerto – Sea Pictures
Warner Classics 23075
5:02
Ravel, Maurice: Gaspard De La Nuit: Ondine
Martha Argerich, piano
Live from the Concertgebouw 1978/ 1979
EMI Classics 57101
5:16
Ravel, Maurice: Gaspard De La Nuit: Ondine
Martha Argerich, piano
Live from the Concertgebouw 1978/ 1979
EMI Classics 57101
00:39 Excerpt
Seress, Rezső: Gloomy Sunday
Billie Holiday, vocal
Gloomy Sunday/ Night and Day
Columbia 38044
3:11
Berlin, Irving: Isn’t This a Lovely Day?
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, vocals feat. Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown & Buddy Rich
Ella and Louis
Analogue Productions AP 4003
5:13
Chopin, Frederic/ Harry Carroll: I’m Always Chasing Rainbows
Karrin Allyson, vocal; Bob Sheppard, soprano sax
‘Round Midnight
Concord Jazz CJA 3266202
4:41
Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”: IV. “Urlicht” Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht
Maureen Forrester, contralto; Bruno Walter, conductor/New York Philharmonic
Symphony No. 2 (“Resurrection”)
Sony 64447
4:11
Malibran, Maria: Rataplan
Cecilia Bartoli, soprano; Adám Fischer, conductor/La Scintilla
Maria
Decca 001257109
1:02
