Feminine Fusion

S08 Ep01: Patchwork Quilt, Part XXXVIII

by Diane Jones

September 2, 2023

“A man must have imagination, a woman should stick to the rules. If she doesn’t, she’s not a lady, and if she does, it’s proof she has no imagination.“   – Robert Schumann

To start the new season of Feminine Fusion, it’s another block for the Patchwork Quilt.  We’ll hear lieder, opera, works of memory and of history, composed or performed by women.

“Patchwork Quilt, Part XXXVIII”

Cécile Chaminade:  Portrait
Katherina Kammerloher, mezzo-soprano
Johann Blanchard, piano; Jiyoon Lee, violin
“Saisons d’amour”
MDG 908 2288-6

Beth Wiemann:  Young Charlotte
Alaina de la Guardia, mezzo-soprano; Yoko Hagino, piano
“Voices of Earth and Air, Vol. 5”
Navona 6538

Barbara Harbach:  Choices and Remembrances
London Philharmonic Orchestra; David Angus, conductor
“Orchestral Music VII, Volume 16”
MSR Classics 1742

Yevhen Stankovych:  Ukrainian Poeme
Myroslava Khomik, violin; Fureya Unal, piano
“Protest”
Navona 6536

Gerald Cohen:  Playing For Our Lives
Cassatt String Quartet
“Voyagers”
Innova 1090

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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.