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Women Composers of Early Music

Program: #91-27👑   Air Date: Jul 08, 1991

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A sampling of music from 100-1650 A.D. by women composers whose work left an indelible mark on the history of Early Music. Composers to be featured range from Hildegarde von Bingen to women troubadours to the daughters of court poets and artists in early baroque Italy.

NOTE: This classic show has recently been rescued and digitized from an ancient tape. The playlist below was originally typed or handwritten; if you notice any errors in our transcription, please let us know.

(Repeated July 1992.)

  1. IN: HILDEGARD VON BINGEN: Symphoniae. Sequentia Ensemble. (EMI CD CDC-7-49251).
  2. HILDEGARD VON BINGEN: O Ecclesia. Gothic Voices/Christopher Page. (Hyperion CDA 66039)
  3. HILDEGARD VON BINGEN: O Virtus Sapientiae. As above (EMI CD CDC-7-49251)
  4. BEATRIZ, COMTESSE DE DIA: A chantar m'er. Martin Best Medieval Ensemble (Nimbus CD 5006). Mara Kick of the Sinfonye Ensemble (Hyperion CD CDA-66283). Studio der Frühen Musik/Thomas Binkley. (Telefunken LP 6.35412)
  5. BEATRIZ, COMTESSE DE DIA: Estat ai en greu cossirier; Ab joi et ab joven m'apais. Montserrat Figueras, voice/Hesperion XX Ensemble/Jordi Savall. (Reflexe LP 1 C.065-30.941)
  6. CONDESA DE PROVENZA and GUI DE CAVALHON: Vos que'm semblatz dels corals amadors. (as above, 1 C.065-30.941).
    ALAIS, NA YSELDA, and NA CARENZA: Na Carenza al bel cors avinen. (as above, 1 C.065-30.941)
  7. FRANCESCA CACCINI: Chi desia di super.
    SETTIMIA CACCINI: Già sperai.
    FRANCESCA CACCINI: La pastorella mia tri i fiori.
    Carol Plantamura, soprano / Jürgen Hubscher, baroque guitar and lute / Beverly Lauridsen, viola da gamba. (Leonarda LP LPI-123).
  8. FRANCESCA CAMPANA: Pargoletta, Vezzosetta. (as above, LP LPI-123).
  9. BARBARA STROZZI: Perle care.
    Glenda Simpson, mezzo / Camerata of London (Hyperion CD CDA 66303).
  10. ISABELLA LEONARDA: First Mass, Op. 18: Credo.
    University of Arkansas Schola Cantorum / Jack Groh. (Leonarda LP - LPI-115).

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