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Composer of the Week The Women of Renaissance Ferrara Episodes

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  1. Dangerous Graces - Luzzaschi and the Fall of Ferrara

    The death of the 'singing ladies' era, when the Duchy met a shockingly abrupt end.

  2. Giaches de Wert and the First Concerto

    How an earthquake in Ferrara led to the creation of a unique ensemble of virtuoso women.

  3. Leonora d'Este and Raffaella Aleotti

    Leonora d'Este and Raffaella Aleotti, two pioneering composers of Renaissance Ferrara.

  4. Lucrezia Borgia, Tromboncino and de Rore

    The musical legacy of Lucrezia Borgia and her favourite composer, Bartolomeo Tromboncino.

  5. St Catherine of Bologna

    Donald Macleod explores the work of composer, poet and mystic St Catherine of Bologna.