Katalógové číslo:
ALPHA1231
Autori:
Amy Beach, Clara Schumann, Fanny Mendelssohn, Florence Price
Interpreti:
Claire Huangci
Dátum vydania: 30. 1. 2026
Fanny Mendelssohn
Capriccio in B Minor, H. 349
1 I. Andante
2 II. Allegro molto
Das Jahr, H. 385:
3 No. 2, February. Scherzo
4 No. 5, May. Frühlingslied
5 No. 6, Juni. Serenade
6 No. 9, September. Am Flusse
Amy Beach
Fantasia Fugata, Op. 87
7 I. Allegro vigoroso
8 II. Fuga. Allegro moderato
9 Cradle Song of the Lonely Mother, Op. 108
Four Sketches, Op. 15
10 No. 1, In Autumn
11 No. 2, Phantoms
12 No. 3, Dreaming
13 No. 4, Fire-Flies
Clara Schumann
14 Soirées musicales, Op. 6: No. 2, Notturno
Quatre pièces caractéristiques, Op. 5
15 No. 2, Caprice à la Boléro
16 No. 4, Scène fantastique - Le Ballet des revenants
17 Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7: II. Romanze
18 Soirées musicales, Op. 6: No. 6, Polonaise
Florence Price
19 Fantasie Nègre No. 2 in G Minor
20 Meditation
21 Waltz of the Spring Maid
22 Your Hands in Mine
23 Cotton Dance
After a 'spellbinding' album for Alpha devoted to her American roots (Alpha1071), pianist Claire Huangci now celebrates female composers, acknowledging: ‘The realities these women faced are difficult to imagine for any modern woman in the field.’ Clara Wieck (who became Schumann after her marriage to Robert in 1840) was a mother of eight and the main breadwinner, constantly on tour. Fanny Hensel composed largely in private, often publishing under her brother’s name. Amy Beach’s career was practically silenced during her marriage; only upon her husband’s death did she return to the stage. Florence Price faced both racial and gender discrimination and later raised two children alone. Across the centuries, the voices of these women reach us thanks to musicians like Claire: 'In their music, we don’t just hear history. We hear transformation. Heroines is my way of listening back—and adding my voice to theirs.'