Musickè: The Art of Muses, harpsichord music by contemporary female Composers

Featuring

Luca Quintavalle
Augusta Read Thomas
Ursula Mamlok
Tania León
Graciane Finzi
Karola Obermüller

Errollyn Wallen
Santa Ratniece
Anna Þorvaldsdóttir
Sofia Gubaidulina
Misato Mochizuki

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Historical Context

The recording acknowledges the fundamental contribution of women like Wanda Landowska and Elisabeth Choijnacka, without whom the harpsichord repertoire of the last 100 years would be significantly poorer.

Recording & Production

The harpsichord used for this recording is an Andrea Restelli instrument from 2014, modeled after a P. Donzelague harpsichord from 1711.

Composer's Artistic Vision

The album aims to give visibility to female composers and to reveal the 'invisible' through their art, understanding how their diverse compositional styles can coexist and inform each other.

Album & Artwork

The cover photo, by composer Jacopo Baboni Schilingi, features Agathe Vidal in a performance exploring the female body's tension between societal models and the desire for liberation.

Album & Artwork

The booklet includes paintings and drawings by Carola Provenzano, an artist who aims to deconstruct anthropocentric and heteropatriarchal canons of form.

Recording & Production

Many pieces on this album are first recordings, including several harpsichord transcriptions made by the performer, Luca Quintavalle, in accordance with the composers' intentions.