Maria Szymanowska-Wolowska, born in 1789, was a successful pianist and composer who divorced her husband to pursue her artistic ambitions as a single mother of three.
Historical Context
The "Wiener Watschenkonzert" (Viennese slap concert) on March 31, 1913, ended in chaos with fistfights and an alleged slap to Arnold Schönberg's face, marking a turning point in the audience's reception of new music.
Performer Biography
Pianist Patrizio Mazzola founded the 'Femmusicale' project in 2013 to promote women composers and foster gender debate in music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Mozart aimed to write music that was a "cross between difficult and easy," pleasing to both experts and the "ignorant" alike.
Compositional Technique
Jan Beran's piano concerto In Licht zerhaucht is an interactive work where its two movements are divided into basic building blocks that can be arranged in over 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 different ways.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Germaine Tailleferre, a composer who distanced herself from strict post-war aesthetics, believed contemporary music lacked "verve and fire" and "joie de vivre."
Composer Biography
Fanny Hensel-Mendelssohn, despite her talent, was discouraged from pursuing a professional music career by her father, who insisted her "actual profession" was that of a housewife.
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