Unsung Heroines: Danielle de Niese on the Lost World of Female Composers
Danielle de Niese explores the lives and works of five female composers who were famous in their lifetimes, but whose work was then forgotten.
Danielle de Niese explores the lives and works of five female composers - from the Middle Ages to the late 20th century - who were famous in their lifetimes, but whose work was then forgotten.
Western classical music has traditionally been seen as a procession of male geniuses, but the truth is that women have always composed. Hildegard of Bingen, Francesca Caccini, Clara Schumann, Florence Price and Elizabeth Maconchy - all these women battled to fulfil their ambitions and overcome the obstacles that society placed in their way. They then disappeared into obscurity, and only some have found recognition again.
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Music Played
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People's Century Orchestra
Age of Hope
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Wiener Symphoniker, Geza Anda
Piano Concerto No. 20 In D Minor, K. 466: Allegro
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Lark Ascending
Performer: Nicola Benedetti. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Andrew Litton. -
Elizabeth Maconchy
String Quartet No 4: Allegro-Lento Appassionato-Allegro
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Danielle de Niese |
Director | Guy Evans |
Producer | Guy Evans |
Executive Producer | Angela Ferreira |
Executive Producer | Elizabeth Hartford |
Production Company | Endemol Shine UK |
Broadcasts
- Fri 22 Jun 2018 20:00
- Sat 23 Jun 2018 02:00
- Sun 24 Jun 2018 01:00
- Thu 14 Feb 2019 02:00
- Fri 16 Aug 2019 01:00
- Mon 9 Mar 2020 00:15
- Sun 15 May 2022 19:00
- Mon 16 May 2022 01:30
- Sun 4 Dec 2022 22:50
- Sun 24 Sep 2023 21:50
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