Feminine Fusion

S07 Ep24: With a Song in Her Heart, Part 2

by Diane Jones

February 11, 2023

“Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song.” – Plato

Today’s program is filled with singing, by women and about women.  Each has a song in her heart to share.

“With a Song in Her Heart, Part 2”

Daniel Carr, text by Bethany Swann:  The Sonambulist
Mindy Ella Chu, mezzo-soprano
Benefic Piano Trio
“Daniel Carr Works, Volume 3”
MSR Classics 1761

Robert Schumann:  Frauenliebe und Leben, Op. 42 (excerpts)
Kindra Scharich, mezzo-soprano
Jeffrey LaDeur, piano
“To My Distant Beloved”
MSR Classics 1762

Elsa Sangiacomo Respighi:  Tre Canzoni Spagnole
Gabrielle Haigh, soprano
Randall Fusco, piano
“Il Circolo Respighi”
MSR Classics 1784

Elizabeth R. Austin, text by Elizabeth Barrett Browning:  Sonnets from the Portuguese
Melina Lieberman, soprano
Cornelius Witthöft, piano
“Window Panes”
Navona 6304

Kathleen Tagg, text by Lila Palmer:  This be her verse
Golda Schultz, soprano
Jonathan Ware, piano
“This be her verse”
Alpha Classics 799

Run time:  58:29