The history of classical music has largely overlooked women composers, with only 2% of scores played in operas and national music creation centers composed by women, as noted by the Ministry of Culture.
Album & Artwork
This album aims to highlight works by women composers, both forgotten and contemporary, while also featuring both a female pianist, Dana Ciocarlie, and a male trumpeter, Guy Touvron.
Performer Biography
Trumpeter Guy Touvron has been recognized as one of the fifteen greatest trumpet players of all time in an international ranking by his peers.
Composer Biography
Edith Canat de Chizy, a composer featured on this album, is the first woman composer to be a member of the Institut de France.
Performer Biography
More than twenty-five works have been written for Guy Touvron by modern-day composers, including Esther Assuied, whose work is featured on this album.
Performer Biography
Pianist Dana Ciocarlie was nominated for the Victoires de la Musique Classique (French classical music awards) in 2018 for her complete recording of Robert Schumann's solo piano works.
Composer Biography
Germaine Tailleferre, a composer on this album and a member of the 'Groupe des Six,' faced paternal opposition to her musical studies and later had husbands who were jealous of her success.
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