Feminine Fusion

Nov 24-30, 2018: Plucked!

by Diane Jones

November 24, 2018

Valerie Milot (photo by Amelie Fortin)

“Music takes people out of this world and into another for a period of time where hopefully they can experience the emotions of joy and sadness and nostalgia, but in a really artistically empowering way.  So you might have tears streaming down your face, but you’re still enjoying the music.”  – Sharon Isbin

It’s a program filled with the music of plucked instruments today – guitar, harp, and harpsichord.  I hope these performances will fill your imagination and lift your heart.

Plucked!

Augustin Barrios:  Waltz, Op. 8, No. 3
Lily Ashfar, guitar
“Possession”
Archer 31919

Stephen Goss:  The Chinese Garden
Xuefei Yang, guitar
“40 Degrees North”
EMI Classics 206322229

Andres Segovia:  Estudio sin luz
Martha Masters, guitar
“Viaje en España”
GSP 1034

John Cage:  In a Landscape
Valérie Milot, harp
“Orbis”
Analekta 29880

George Frideric Handel:  Harp Concerto, Op. 4, No. 6
Ursula Holliger, harp
I Musici
“Favourite Harp Concertos”
Philips 422288

Henryk Gorecki:  Concerto for Harpsichord and String Orchestra, Op. 40
Elizabeth Chojnacka, harpsichord
London Sinfonietta; Markus Stenz, conductor
“Kleines Requiem für Eine Polka/Harpsichord Concerto/Good Night”
Nonesuch 79362

Mark Hagerty:  Prelude, Clavier Book No. 1
Tracy Richardson, harpsichord
“Soliloquy”
Meyer Media 11017

Run time:  58:30

Feminine Fusion highlights the roles of women in classical music. Host Diane Jones brings you stories and music of the women who create, perform, and inspire. Produced in the studios at WCNY-FM.