A generation ago, the idea of recording works by women composers would have been a novelty, as the Western art music canon was dominated by a small number of male composers.
Composer Biography
Elfrida Andrée, a Swedish composer, faced significant obstacles as a woman organist and composer, including being barred by law from a church post and having her diploma recital given in private.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in October 2013 at The Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta, with Jeffrey Stokes and Zachary Miley as producers.
Compositional Technique
Sonata form, which evolved through the eighteenth century, operates on two levels: a melodic succession of tunes and a shifting tonal center that resolves in the recapitulation.
Performer Biography
Annette-Barbara Vogel, the violinist on this recording, was the youngest student ever accepted to the Folkwang-Hochschule Essen at age eleven and studied with legendary Dutch violinist Herman Krebbers.
Composer Biography
Mélanie Bonis, a French composer, used the gender-ambiguous name 'Mel' to overcome publishing impediments and had a complex personal life, including a secret child with a fellow student.
Composer Biography
Ethel Smyth, a British composer, had to overcome strong opposition from her father, a Major General in the British Army, to pursue composition as a career.
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