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International Women's Day

Celebrating women in classical music with a concert from the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, performing Louise Farrenc and Clara Schumann.

Celebrating women in classical music with a concert from the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. They play Louise Farrenc's Symphony no 1 and Clara Schumann's Konzertsatz for piano and orchestra. Penny Gore presents.

12:31 AM
Clara Schumann (1819-1896)
Konzertsatz in F minor for piano and orchestra
Can Çakmur (piano), Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice, Laurence Equilbey (conductor)

12:44 AM
Louise Farrenc (1804-1875)
Symphony no 1 in C minor, Op 32
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice, Laurence Equilbey (conductor)

01:15 AM
Valborg Aulin (1860-1928)
String Quartet in F major
Tale String Quartet

01:41 AM
Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)
Nocturne for flute and piano
Valentinas Gelgotas (flute), Audrone Kisieliute (piano)

01:44 AM
Maria Antonia Walpurgis (Electress of Saxony) (1724-1780)
Sinfonia from 'Talestri, Regina delle Amazzoni' - Dramma per musica
Batzdorfer Hofkapelle, Tobias Schade (director)

01:51 AM
Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)
Alma Redemptoris Mater & Ave Maria, O auctrix vite
Sequentia, Elizabeth Gaver (medieval fiddle), Elisabetta de Mircovich (medieval fiddle)

02:02 AM
Dora Pejačević (1885-1923)
Piano Quintet in B minor, Op 40
Ida Gamulin (piano), Zagreb Quartet

02:31 AM
Grace Williams (1906-1977)
Symphony no 2
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

03:12 AM
Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983)
Sonata for harp
Godelieve Schrama (harp)

03:22 AM
Marianne Martines (1744-1812)
Two arias from 'Sant’Elena al Calvario'
Ilona Domnich (soprano), BBC Concert Orchestra, Jane Glover (conductor)

03:36 AM
Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665-1729)
Sonata in D major for 2 violins and continuo
Musica Fiorita, Daniela Dolci (director)

03:45 AM
Dobrinka Tabakova (b.1980)
Pirin for viola
Maxim Rysanov (viola)

03:54 AM
Ruth Watson Henderson (b.1932)
Gloria for SSAA, brass quintet, timpani & percussion
Elmer Iseler Singers, Robert Venables (trumpet), Robert Devito (trumpet), Linda Broncesky (horn), Ian Cowie (trombone), Marc Bonang (tuba), Graham Hargrove (percussion), Nicolas Coulter (percussion), Lydia Adams (conductor)

04:00 AM
Elfrida Andrée (1841-1929)
Concert Overture in D major
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Chloé van Soeterstèd (conductor)

04:12 AM
Rhona Clarke (b.1958)
A Song for St Cecilia's Day
Danish National Vocal Ensemble, Marcus Creed (conductor)

04:18 AM
Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847)
Lied (Lenau): Larghetto; Wanderlied: Presto Op 8 nos 3 & 4
Sylviane Deferne (piano)

04:24 AM
Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677)
"Begl'occhi, bel seno" Costumo de grandi for soprano, 2 violins and continuo
Susanne Ryden (soprano), Musica Fiorita, Daniela Dolci (director)

04:31 AM
Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847)
Overture in C major
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice, Lionel Bringuier (conductor)

04:41 AM
Francesca Caccini (1587-1640)
Maria, dolce Maria - from Il primo libro delle musiche a una, e due voci
Suzie Le Blanc (soprano), Tragicomedia, Stephen Stubbs (director)

04:44 AM
Lili Boulanger (1893-1918)
Psalm XXIV, LB 36 'La terre appartient à l'Éternel'
Ilker Arcayürek (tenor), Basler Madrigalisten, Babette Mondry (organ), Basel Symphony Orchestra, Ivor Bolton (conductor)

04:49 AM
Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944)
Flute Concertino, Op 107
Maria Filippova (flute), Ekaterina Mirzaeva (piano)

04:57 AM
Vivian Fung (b.1975)
Baroque Melting
Bern Symphony Orchestra, Gemma New (conductor)

05:04 AM
Ester Mägi (1922-2021)
Ballad 'Tuule Tuba' (House of Wind)
Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli Akadeemiline Meeskoor [Academic Male Choir of Tallinn T, Estonian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Arvo Volmer (conductor)

05:12 AM
Augusta Holmès (1847-1903)
Roland Furieux, Symphony after Ariosto
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Valentina Peleggi (conductor)

05:39 AM
Leokadiya Kashperova (1872-1940)
Piano Trio in A minor, Op Posth
Gould Piano Trio

06:08 AM
Ruth Gipps (1921-1999)
Wind Sinfonietta, Op 73
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Jonathan Bloxham (conductor)

06:26 AM
Ethel Smyth (1858-1944)
March of the Women
Isabel Pfefferkorn (mezzo-soprano), Jenny Högström (soprano), Amadeus Wiesensee (piano)

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Music Played

  • Clara Schumann

    Konzertsatz in F minor for piano and orchestra

    Performer: Can Çakmur. Orchestra: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice. Conductor: Laurence Equilbey.
    • PLPR.

  • Louise Farrenc

    Symphony no 1 in C minor, op 32

    Orchestra: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, Katowice. Conductor: Laurence Equilbey.
    • PLPR.

  • Valborg Aulin

    Quartet for strings in F major

    Ensemble: The Tale Quartet.
    • SESR.

  • Lili Boulanger

    Nocturne for flute and piano

    Performer: Valentinas Gelgotas. Performer: Audrone Kisieliute.
    • LTLR.

  • Duchess Maria Antonia of Bavaria

    Sinfonia from 'Talestri, Regina delle Amazzoni' - Dramma per musica

    Ensemble: Batzdorfer Hofkapelle. Director: Tobias Schade.
    • DEWDR.

  • Hildegard von Bingen

    Alma Redemptoris Mater & Ave Maria, O auctrix vite

    Ensemble: Sequentia. Performer: Elisabetta de Mircovich. Performer: Elizabeth Gaver.
    • DEWDR.

  • Dora Pejačević

    Piano Quintet in B minor, Op 40

    Performer: Ida Gamulin. Ensemble: Zagreb Quartet.
    • HRHRT.

  • Grace Williams

    Symphony no 2

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Martyn Brabbins.
    • GBBBC.

  • Germaine Tailleferre

    Sonata for harp

    Performer: Godelieve Schrama.
    • NLNOS.

  • Marianna Martines

    Two arias from 'Sant'Elena al Calvario'

    Singer: Ilona Domnich. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Jane Glover.
    • GBBBC.

  • Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre

    Sonata in D major for 2 violins and continuo

    Ensemble: Musica Fiorita. Director: Daniela Dolci.
    • DEWDR.

  • Dobrinka Tabakova

    Pirin

    Performer: Maxim Rysanov.
    • GBBBC.

  • Ruth Watson Henderson

    Gloria for SSAA, brass quintet, timpani & percussion

    Performer: Robert Venables. Performer: Robert Devito. Performer: Linda Broncesky. Performer: Ian Cowie. Performer: Marc Bonang. Performer: Graham Hargrove. Performer: Nicolas Coulter. Ensemble: Elmer Iseler Singers. Conductor: Lydia Adams.
    • CACBC.

  • Elfrida Andrée

    Concert Overture in D major

    Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Chloé van Soeterstède.
    • GBBBC.

  • Rhona Clarke

    A Song for St Cecilia's Day

    Ensemble: Danish National Vocal Ensemble. Conductor: Marcus Creed.
    • DKDR.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Lied (Lenau): Larghetto; Wanderlied: Presto Op 8 Nos 3 & 4

    Performer: Sylviane Deferne.
    • CACBC.

  • Barbara Strozzi

    "Begl'occhi, bel seno" Costumo de grandi for soprano, 2 violins and continuo

    Singer: Susanne Rydén. Ensemble: Musica Fiorita. Director: Daniela Dolci.
    • DEWDR.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Overture in C major

    Orchestra: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Lionel Bringuier.
    • PLPR.

  • Francesca Caccini

    Maria, dolce Maria - from Il primo libro delle musiche a una, e due voci

    Singer: Suzie LeBlanc. Ensemble: Tragicomedia. Director: Stephen Stubbs.
    • DEWDR.

  • Lili Boulanger

    Psalm XXIV, LB 36

    Performer: Babette Mondry. Singer: Ilker Arcayürek. Choir: Basler Madrigalisten. Orchestra: Symphony Orchestra Basel. Conductor: Ivor Bolton.
    • CHSRF.

  • Cécile Chaminade

    Flute Concertino, Op 107

    Performer: Maria Filippova. Performer: Ekaterina Mirzaeva.
    • CZCR.

  • Vivian Fung

    Baroque Melting

    Orchestra: Bern Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Gemma New.
    • CHSRF.

  • Ester Mägi

    Ballad 'Tuule Tuba' (House of Wind)

    Choir: Academic Male Choir of Tallinn University of Technology. Orchestra: Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Arvo Volmer.
    • EEER.

  • Augusta Holmès

    Roland Furieux, Symphony after Ariosto

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Valentina Peleggi.
    • GBBBC.

  • Leokadiya Kashperova

    Piano Trio in A minor

    Ensemble: Gould Piano Trio.
    • GBBBC.

  • Ruth Gipps

    Wind Sinfonietta, Op 73

    Orchestra: BBC National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jonathan Bloxham.
    • GBBBC.

  • Ethel Smyth

    March of the Women

    Performer: Amadeus Wiesensee. Singer: Isabel Pfefferkorn. Singer: Jenny Hogström.
    • CHSRF.

Broadcast

  • Last Sunday00:30
    BBC Radio 3