Thou singest ye carol

In this episode of ‘Thou Singest ye Carol’, we pay attention to International Women’s Day on March 8th. And to stay within the framework of this song program, today we will be playing works by female composers. From Hildegard von Bingen to Henriëtte Bosmans. You will hear more women on March 26th in ‘Thou Singest ye Carol’ part 2, featuring soprano Bauwien van der Meer.

1. Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179) – ‘O pastor animarum’
   Oxford Camerata conducted by Jeremy Summerby.
2. Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677) – Aria, Op. 8 No. 4: ‘L’astratto’ (Misero, I Guai M’han Da Me Stesso Astratto)
   Soprano Emöke Baráth and Il Pomo d’Oro conducted by Francesco Corti.
3. Maria Tesselschade Roemer Visscher (1594-1649) – ‘Hoe crachtigh ick verpyn’
   Soprano Suze van Grootel and Camerata Trajectina.
4. Belle van Zuylen (1740-1805) – ‘L’an passé’
   Soprano Madelon Michel and Fania Chapiro on a pianoforte.
5. Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847) – ‘Italien’ op.8/3 (Grillparzer)
   Soprano Susan Gritton and Eugene Asti, piano.
6. Clara Schumann (1819-1896) – ‘Die stille Lotosblume’ op.13/6 (Geibel)
   Baritone Evert Jan Nagtegaal with Noël Lee on piano.
7. Pauline Viardot (1821-1910) – ‘Chant d’amour’
   Mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli and Myung-Whun Chung on piano.
8. Maria Malibran (1808-1836) – ‘Rataplan’
   Mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli with Benjamin Forster on drums and the Orchestra La Scintilla conducted by Adam Fischer.
9. Poldowski (1879-1932) – ‘To love’ (text: anonymous)
   Soprano Jodie Devos and Nicolas Krüger on piano.
10. Bertha Frensel Wegener-Koopman (1874-1953) – ‘Nursery Songs’ a. ‘Evening prayer’; b. ‘Baby’s fright’; c. ‘Sleep baby sleep’
    Soprano Ingrid Kappelle and Miklos Schwalb on piano.
11. Anny Mesritz van Velthuysen (1887-1965) – ‘Barque d’or’ (Charles Lerberghe)
    Soprano Elisabeth von Magnus and Jacob Bogaart on piano.
12. Anna Cramer (1873-1968) – ‘Wenn die Linde blüht’
    Soprano Nathalie Mees and Wim Voogd on piano.
13. Henriëtte Bosmans (1895-1952) – a. Mon rêve familier; b. Le diable dans la nuit; c. Méditation (en forme de valse); d. Les deux enfants de roi; e. Complainte du petit cheval blanc; f. La Chanson fatale
    Soprano Jannie Pranger with Tomoko Mukaiyama on piano.

Henriëtte Bosmans

Pauline Viardot

https://atria.nl ATRIA (Knowledge Institute for Emancipation and Women’s History) has a collection of sheet music from over 600 female composers and CDs with performances of their work. The collection was originally from the Women and Music Foundation. The scores and CDs can be viewed and listened to in the library. Sheet music can be copied for personal use. For purposes other than private use, copyright must be arranged with the composer first.