Women composers: classical, jazz and contemporary. Producer and host: Patricia Werner Leanse.
In the coming broadcasts we highlight women composers from the book Lady at the Piano by Veerle Janssens [see photo].
1. Fanny Mendelssohn (Germany, 1805-1847). From ‘Das Jahr’: Dezember (1847), for solo piano.
2. Joan Trimble (Ireland, 1915-2000). a. My Grief on the Sea (1937). b. Phantasy Trio (1940), for violin, cello and piano.
3. Nadia Boulanger (France, 1887-1979). Lux Aeterna (1918) for voice, harp, organ & string quartet.
4. Luise Adolpha Le Beau (Germany, 1850-1927). Piano Trio in D Minor (1918).
5. Mélanie Bonis (France, 1858-1937). Andante & Allegro (1929), for flute and piano.