Mitra Kotte presents female composers of the 19th and 20th Century

In her piano recital, ">span> presents female composers of the 19th and 20th Century and their works. Female composers have faced many obstacles during their professional careers. Despite difficulties, however, they have created outstanding pieces of music that still touch audiences today. The selection of works provides a historic overview of compositions by women in Western classical music and emphasizes the diversity of their compositional styles and musical ideas.

Porgram:

Cécile Chaminade (1857–1944)

Piano Sonata in c minor, op. 21 (1895)

Amy Beach (1876–1944)

Four Sketches, op. 15 (1892)

Dora Pejačević (1885–1923)

selection of: Život Cvijeća (The Life of Flowers), op. 19 (1904–05)

Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979)

Vers la vie nouvelle (Towards a New Life) (1918)

Maria Hofer (1894–1977)

Toccata (The Machine) (1947)

Vítězslava Kaprálová (1915–1940)

Dubnová preludia (April Preludes), op. 13 (1937)

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