#ClassicsaDay #WomensHistoryMonth Week 2, 2022
The Classics a Day team chose Women’s History Month as the theme for March. Actually, it’s been the March theme for the past five years. And there are still many composers to explore.
As always, I try to shore works I haven’t posted before. And as always for this month, I’m posting works by composers I’ve just discovered (both past and present). Here are my #ClassicsaDay posts for the second week of #WomensHistoryMonth.
03/07/22 Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983) – Piano Concerto
Tailleferre composed continuously throughout her life, up to her death at age 91. Her piano concerto dates from 1924, when she was part of Les Six.
03/08/22 Maria Teresa Prieto – Symphony No. 2
Spanish composer Prieto emigrated to Mexico during the Spanish Civil War. There she studied with Carlos Chavez. After the war, she remained in Mexico, composign works inspired by folk traditions.
03/09/22 Signe Lund (1868–1950) – Legende, from 34 Morceaux, Op. 16
Lunde was a Norwegian composer and pianist. Most of her compositions are for solo piano, including her 4 Morceaux, published in 1896.
03/10/22 Laura Netzel (1839-1927) Roamnce in A mjor for Violin and Piano. Op. 40
Born in Finland, Netzel spent most of her life in Sweden. Among her composition teachers was Charles-Marie Widor. Her Op. 40 Romance was published in 1896 with her pseudonym “N. Lago.”
03/11/22 Maddalena Laura Lombardini Sirmen (1745–1818) – Violin Concerto No. 2 in E major
Sirmen was more than a brilliant violinist — she was certified. After studying with Tartini, this Venice-born composer she receied a maestro license, and was allowed to perform and tour freely outside the city-state.
