Fanny Mendelssohn: Capriccio h-moll; Februar (Scherzo), Mai (Frühlingslied), Juni (Serenade), September (Am Flusse) aus Das Jahr+Amy Beach: Fantasia fugata op. 87; Cradle Song of the lonely Mother op. 108; 4 Sketches op. 15+Clara Schumann: Notturno & Polonaise aus Soirees musicalees op. 6; Pieces caracteristiques op. 5 "Capriccio a la Bolero" & "Scene fantastique"; Romanze für Cello & Klavier aus Klavierkonzert op. 7+Florence Price: Fantasie negre g-moll; Meditation; Waltz of the Spring Maid; Your Hands in mine; Cotton Dance
After an album for Alpha dedicated to her American roots (Alpha1071), pianist Claire Huangci is now devoting herself to female composers: "The realities that these women faced are almost unimaginable for modern women in this field." Clara Wieck (who took the name Schumann after her marriage to Robert in 1840) was the mother of eight children, the family's main breadwinner and constantly on tour. Fanny Hensel composed mostly privately and often published under her brother's name. Amy Beach's career came to a virtual standstill during her marriage; she only returned to the stage after her husband's death. Florence Price was subjected to both racial and gender discrimination and later raised two children on her own. Over the centuries, the voices of these women have reached us thanks to musicians like Claire Huancy: "In their music, we don't just hear history. We hear transformation. Heroines is my way of listening to them and adding my voice to theirs."
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