Great Women Composers | Classical Music Celebrates International Women's Day!

Опубликовано 4 марта 2026, 12:00

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Great Women Composers

A playlist for International Women's Day — a celebration of talent, beauty, and justice.
March 8th reminds us that equality is not just a goal, but a right. And music tells this story better than words. The composers you'll hear today were gifted and dedicated artists — yet history pushed them into the shadows, simply because they were women.
Fanny Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann, Barbara Strozzi, Hildegard Von Bingen, and so many others: their music speaks with the same power and depth as any male composer of their time. From the playful energy of Louise Farrenc's Vivace to the delicate touch of Cécile Chaminade, every note here is a quiet act of reclaiming a place in history that should never have been denied.
Close your eyes. Listen again and again. And remember their names — and their music. 🎶

Artwork: “Self-Portrait with a Harp” by Rose-Adélaïde Ducreux, 1791

00:00:00 Fanny Mendelssohn - 3 Charakterstücke: I. Allegro molto vivace e leggiero in B Major, H.414
Gaia Sokoli

00:02:53 Amy Beach - From Six to Twelve, Op. 119, No. 3 Canoeing
Martina Frezzotti

00:04:02 Galina Ustvolskaya - Children's Suite: I. Morning
Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra & Yevgeny Mravinsky

00:05:48 Louise Farrenc - Piano Quintet No. 2 in E Major, Op. 31: III. Vivace
Quintetto Bottesini

00:09:23 Clara Schumann - Soirées Musicales, Op. 6: III. Mazurka
Codispoti Domenico

00:12:44 Elisabetta de Gambarini - Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 6: I. Allegro
Margherita Torretta

00:15:14 Hildegard Von Bingen - Responsorium I: Nobilissima viriditas 39 Item de virginibus (VI)
Ensemble San Felice, Federico Bardazzi, Barbara Zanichelli, Adele Bardazzi & Elena Sartori

00:20:28 Francesca Caccini - Ciaccona
Cappella di Santa Maria degli Angiolini & Gian Luca Lastraioli

00:25:01 Cécile Chaminade - 6 Romances sans paroles, Op. 76: IV. Eglogue
Viner Mark

00:27:27 Maria Szymanowska - Nocturne in A-Flat Major 'La Murmure'
Bart van Oort

00:30:27 Louise Farrenc - Cello Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 46: III. Finale. Allegro
Galaktionov Sergey, Cicchese Amedeo & Di Carlo Linda

00:37:06 Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen - String Quartet No. 3 in G Minor: II. Allegro-sostenuto-allegro-sostenuto
Allegri String Quartet

00:42:06 Élisabeth-Claude Jacquet de La Guerre - Les pièces de clavecin, pièces in D Minor: IX. Menuet
Lanfranco Francesca

00:43:15 Barbara Strozzi - Che si puo fare?
Eleni Lydia Stamellou & Konstantin Shenikov

00:46:53 Dora Pejačević - Meditation, Op. 51
Trio RoVerde

00:49:30 Fanny Mendelssohn - Das Jahr, H.385: V. May. Frühlingslied
Gaia Sokoli

00:52:18 Germaine Tailleferre - Impromptu
Ariagno Cristina

00:54:45 Helène De Montgeroult - Sonata in A Minor, Op. 2 No. 3: III. Vivace con espressione
Simone El Oufir Pierini

00:57:47 Isabella Leonarda - Trio Sonata, Op. 16, Sonata Decima: XI. Spiritoso. Presto. Presto. Adagio. Presto. Presto. Adagio. Presto. Presto. Spiritoso
Ensemble Giardino di Delizie & Ewa Anna Augustynowicz

01:02:19 Francesca Campana - Occhi belli occhi amati
Ricercare Antico & Francesco Tomasi

01:04:55 Clara Schumann - Piano Trio in G Minor, Op. 17: IV. Allegretto
Trio Rigamonti

01:12:52 Elizabeth Turner - Harpsichord Lesson III: III. Giga
Costanza Leuzzi

01:14:14 Hyacinthe Jadin - Piano Sonata No. 2 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 4: II. Menuet - Trio
Marek Toporowski

01:16:31 Amy Beach - Nocturne, Op. 107
Frezzotti Martina

01:20:15 Germaine Tailleferre - Sonate No. 2 pour Violon et Piano: II. Adagietto
Manuel Zigante, Cristina Ariagno & Massimo Marin

01:24:18 Dora Pejačević - Cello Sonata in E Minor, Op. 35: I. Allegro Moderato
Trio RoVerde

01:31:41 Dora Pejačević - 6 Fantasy Pieces: V. Plea
Litvintseva Ekaterina

01:32:38 Geraldine Mucha - Lullaby for Alisdair
Patricia Goodson

01:33:40 Bianca Maria Meda - Vibrate
Arianna Lanci, Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith, Silvia Vajente, Sara Tommasini & Barbara Zanichelli

01:41:28 Claudia Francesca Rusca - Sacri concerti: Adoramus te, Christe (Milan 1630)
Cappella Artemisia, Candace Smith, Silvia Vajente, Pamela Lucciarini & Mya Fracassini

01:43:16 Cécile Chaminade - Concertstück in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 40
Orchestra of Radio Luxembourg, Louis de Froment & Rosario Marciano

01:58:56 Fanny Mendelssohn - Sonata in C Minor, H-U 128: I. Allegro Moderato E Con Espressione
Gaia Sokoli

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