Monthly Archives: February, 2019

Feb 23 – Mar 1, 2019: Patchwork Quilt, Part XIII

Published - February 23, 2019

“Much like a patchwork quilt, inspiration that stirs and motivates me is made of many things.”  – Robert Reynolds   Time for another Patchwork Quilt episode.  No special theme or thread to tie these works together – just music being made by talented women.   Patchwork Quilt, Part XIII   Francesco Asenjo Barbieri:  Lo que está de dios Shudong Braamse, soprano; Teresa Ancaya, piano “Sueños de España” Navona 6211 Claude Debussy:  Sonata for Cello and Piano Wu Han, piano; David Finckel, cello “David Finckel, Wu Han: Bach, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Britten” ArtistLed Carlo Antonio Campioni:  Sonata in G Minor The Vivaldi Project “Discovering the

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Feb 16-22, 2019: Leading the Way, Part 2

Published - February 16, 2019

“I’ve been a woman for a little over 50 years and have gotten over my initial astonishment.  As for conducting an orchestra, that’s a job where I don’t think sex plays much part.”  – Nadia Boulanger   The conductor’s podium is still struggling with the preconceived notion that a conductor should be a man.  The women on today’s program are turning that notion on its head.  Here are some marvelous performances from women Leading the Way from the podium.   Leading the Way, Part 2 Charles Gounod:  Salut! Demeure chaste et pure (from Faust) Speranza Scappucci, conductor Maggio Musicale Fiorentino; Saimir Pirgu,

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Feb 9-15, 2019: Sing!

Published - February 9, 2019

“One of the most blissful spiritual surrenders for me is in singing.”  – Ilona Domnich Whether it’s opera or art song, there’s something special about the sound of a single voice.  This week, we’ll hear performances from several women at different stages in their careers, performing a wide variety of works.   Sing!   Stephen Sondheim:  The Glamorous Life, from A Little Night Music Renee Fleming, soprano BBC Concert Orchestra; Rob Fisher, conductor “Broadway” Decca 4834215 Antonio Vivaldi:  Se mai senti spirarti sul volto, from Catone in Utica Cecilia Bartoli, soprano Ensemble Matheus; Jean-Christophe Spinosi, conductor “Cecilia Bartoli: Antonio Vivaldi” Decca 4834475

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Feb 2-8, 2019: Black and White

Published - February 2, 2019

“Rather than talking about the lack of female trumpeters in the 19th century, we should upgrade the women who played instruments and developed the art of piano playing.”  – Lisa Karin Meling   In the 19th century, every gentle lady was expected to play the piano with some proficiency.  There is a tremendous depth to the piano repertoire, and women have stepped out of the parlor and onto the concert stage with incredible performances.  We’ll hear several talented women on this episode, in solo and concert works.   Black and White   Sergei Rachmaninoff:  Prelude in C Minor, Op. 23, No.

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