International Women's Day: Composer Profile - Barbara Strozzi
Lucie Skeaping is joined by Laurie Stras to profile the life and music of prolific 17th-century Venetian composer and singer Barbara Strozzi.
International Women's Day, celebrating female composers: Barbara Strozzi
Lucie Skeaping is joined by Laurie Stras to profile the life and music of the prolific 17th Century Venetian composer and singer Barbara Strozzi. @bbcradio3 #womensday
Born in 1617, the daughter of a servant girl Barbara was brought up and educated by the poet Giulio Strozzi, who was probably her father. She first tasted fame at her father's 'Academies' in Venice for her 'bold and graceful manner' before going on to publish eight volumes of music, mostly for solo voice. But, despite her remarkable achievements as a singer and composer, she appears to have died in poverty around 1677.
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Barbara Strozzi
Merce di voi (Sonetto Proemio dell'Opera)
Performer: La Venexiana.- CANTUS C9612.
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Barbara Strozzi
Bella Madre d'Amor (Le tre grazie)
Performer: The Consort of Musicke.- DEUTSCHE HARMONIA MUNDI 771542RC.
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Barbara Strozzi
Vecchio amante che rende la piazza (Io cedo, Amor)
Performer: Orlando di Lasso Ensemble.- THOROFON 2441/2.
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Barbara Strozzi
Begli occhi (Mi ferite)
Performer: Musica Secreta.- AMON RA : CD-SAR 61.
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Barbara Strozzi
Mater Anna
Performer: Mar铆a Cristina Kiehr. Performer: Concerto Soave.- L'EMPREINTES DIGITALES : ED 13048.
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Barbara Strozzi
L'Astratto (Voglio si, vo' cantar)
Performer: Emanuela Galli. Performer: Fabio Bonizzoni. Performer: La Risonanza.- GLOSSA : GCD 921503.
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Barbara Strozzi
Amor Dormiglione
Performer: Ensemble Constantinople.- ANALEKTA : AN 29142.
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- Sun 8 Mar 2015 14:00大象传媒 Radio 3
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