Born in Venezuela in 1853, Teresa Carreño was one the first Latin American women with an international career as a pianist, composer and teacher. Fiesta looks into the life and music of this piano virtuoso nicknamed the “Valkyrie of the Piano.”
Teresa Carreño: Composer and Pianist
Theresa Carreño (Photo: Library of Congress)
Playlist
Intermezzo, Op. 34
Ballade, Op. 15
Un rêve en mer, Op. 28
Clara Rodriguez, piano
Souvenirs de mon pays, Op. 10
Une larme, Op. 5
Elegie No. 6: Plaintes au borde d’une tombe, Op. 22
Caprice-Etude No. 1, Op. 4
Caprice-Etude No. 2, Op. 6
Alexandra Oehler, piano
