Beyond Twilight: Music for Cello & Piano by Female Composers
10/20/2023, 23 Tracks, 1:12:40
Featuring
Alexandra Mackenzie
Ingrid Sawers
Amy Elsie Horrocks
Avril Coleridge-Taylor
Margaret Jacobsohn
Isobel Dunlop
Marie Dare
Ivy Parkin
Annie Maria Grimson
Harriett Claiborne Dixon
Christabel Baxendale
Ethel Barns
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Historical Context
The composers on this recording built their careers during a period of significant change for women's rights, including the rise of the militant suffrage movement and campaigns for improved women's education.
Performer Biography
Alexandra Mackenzie, the cellist on this album, plays on a Matthew Hardie cello dated 1818.
Performer Biography
Ingrid Sawers, the pianist, is a passionate advocate for new music, having premiered works by composers such as Judith Bingham, Graham Fitkin, Martin Butler, and Thomas Adès.
Recording & Production
Many of the pieces on this album are premiere recordings, highlighting previously unrecorded works by female composers.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The album aims to give a voice to talented female composers from the 1880s to the 1950s, whose music deserves to be heard and become part of the core repertoire.
Performer Biography
Alexandra Mackenzie, the cellist, was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in 2011 for her outstanding contribution to music.
Album & Artwork
This album, titled 'Beyond Twilight', features music for cello and piano by various female composers.
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