Clara Schumann's lieder
Andrew McGregor features the latest classical releases for International Women's Day. Laura Tunbridge joins Andrew to discuss lieder by Clara Schumann in Building a Library.
Andrew McGregor features the latest classical releases for International Women's Day.
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Lucy Parham explores an exciting selection of new releases
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Building a Library
Laura Tunbridge chooses her favourite recordings of Clara Schumann's Lieder
One of the most venerated nineteenth-century female musicians, Clara Schumann was known during her lifetime as one of the finest concert pianists of her generation. Although she composed primarily for her own instrument, she wrote almost 30 songs 鈥� a handful during the early 1830s when she was touring as a piano prodigy 鈥� with the majority produced after her marriage to Robert Schumann, in 1840, when the couple mutually encouraged each other to turn to compose songs.
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Susan Gritton (soprano); Stephan Loges (bass baritone); Eugene Asti (piano)
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Florence Price
Fantasie negre no.1 in E minor
Performer: Jeneba Kanneh鈥怣ason.- Sony.
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Rita Strohl
La Cloche f锚l茅e (10 Poesies mises en musique)
Singer: Lucile Richardot. Orchestra: Orchestre national d鈥櫭巐e鈥恉e鈥怓rance. Conductor: Case Scaglione.- La Bo卯te 脿 P茅pites.
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C茅cile Chaminade
Concert piece Op.40
Performer: Anna Shelest. Orchestra: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Neeme J盲rvi.- Music & Arts.
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Ruth Gipps
Leviathan Op.59
Performer: Bill Anderson. Orchestra: 麻豆社 Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Rumon Gamba.- Chandos.
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Margarida Orfila Tudur铆
Lento
Performer: Jos茅 M. 脕lvarez Losada. Performer: Joan F猫lix. Performer: Jos茅 Mor. Performer: Xisco Aguil贸.- Columna Musica.
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Johannes Brahms
Piano Sonata no.3 in F minor Op.5 (1st mvt)
Performer: Kate Liu.- Orchid Classics.
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Anna Clyne
Orbits
Choir: The Sixteen. Performer: Sarah Sexton. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- Coro.
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Louise Farrenc
Piano Trio in E flat major Op.33 (3rd mvt)
Performer: Sergey Galaktionov. Performer: Amedeo Cicchese. Performer: Linda di Carlo.- Brilliant Classics.
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Germaine Tailleferre
String Quartet (2nd mvt)
Ensemble: Brother Tree Sound.- First Hand Records.
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Caroline Shaw
in manus tuas
Performer: Timothy Ridout.- Harmonia Mundi.
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