After a ‘spellbinding’ album for Alpha devoted to her American roots (Alpha1071), pianist Claire Huangci now celebrates female composers, acknowledging: ‘The realities these women faced are difficult to imagine for any modern woman in the field.’ Clara Wieck (who became Schumann after her marriage to Robert in 1840) was a mother of eight and the main breadwinner, constantly on tour. Fanny Hensel composed largely in private, often publishing under her brother’s name. Amy Beach’s career was practically silenced during her marriage; only upon her husband’s death did she return to the stage. Florence Price faced both racial and gender discrimination and later raised two children alone. Across the centuries, the voices of these women reach us thanks to musicians like Claire: ‘In their music, we don’t just hear history. We hear transformation. Heroines is my way of listening back—and adding my voice to theirs.’
Piano Heroines – Claire Huangci
Fanny Mendelssohn Capriccio in B Minor, H. 349
I. Andante
II. Allegro molto
Fanny Mendelssohn Das Jahr, H. 385 (excerpts)
No. 2, February. Scherzo
No. 5, May. Frühlingslied
No. 6, Juni. Serenade
No. 9, September. Am Flusse
Amy Beach Fantasia Fugata, Op. 87
I. Allegro vigoroso
II. Fuga. Allegro moderato
Amy Beach Cradle Song of the Lonely Mother, Op. 108
Amy Beach Four Sketches, Op. 15
No. 1, In Autumn
No. 2, Phantoms
No. 3, Dreaming
No. 4, Fire-Flies
Clara Schumann Soirées musicales, Op. 6: No. 2, Notturno
Clara Schumann Quatre pièces caractéristiques, Op. 5 (excerpts)
No. 2, Caprice à la Boléro
No. 4, Scène fantastique – Le Ballet des revenants
Clara Schumann Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7: II. Romanze
Clara Schumann Soirées musicales, Op. 6: No. 6, Polonaise
Florence Price Fantasie nègre No. 2 in G minor
Florence Price Meditation
Florence Price Waltz of the Spring Maid
Florence Price Your Hands in Mine
Florence Price Cotton Dance
Claire Huangci
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