The baroque spirit in all his musical shapes. Today we introduce you to five female composers from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Isabella Leonarda (1620 – 1704)
From: Sonata a 1 – 4, op. 16 (1693)
1 Sonata XII
2 Sonata VII
Spirit of Musicke
(CD: Women4Baroque II. SPIMUS Records – 113, 2020)
Mrs Philarmonica (fl. 1715)
From: Divertimenti da camera:
3 Sonata VI in G major.
– I Largo e staccato
– II Con spirito ma non presto
– III Lento
– IV Vivace
Wilhelmine von Brandenburg Bayreuth
4 Sonata IV in E minor.
– I Largo
– II Andante
– III Con spirito
– IV Vivace
Spirit of Musicke
(CD: Women4Baroque II. SPIMUS Records – 113, 2020)
Wilhelmine von Bayreuth (1709 – 1758)
5 Concerto for harpsichord and strings, in G minor
– I Allegro
– II Andante cantabile
– III Gavotte
Roswitha Klotz, harpsichord. Capella Ratisponensis
(CD: Fürstliche Musik in der Zeit des immerwährenden Reichstags zu Regensburg. Regensburger Musikedition, 2017)
Julie Pinel (fl 1710 – 1737)
6 Mes yeux ne versez plus de pleurs
7 Sombres lieux obscures forêts
8 Douce innocence
9 Charmant repos paisible indifférence
Kajsa Dahlbäck, soprano. Earthly Angels
(CD: La Rêveuse. Alba Records ABCD 464, 2020)
Leonora Duarte
Leonora Duarte (1610 – 1678)
10 Sinfonia de primi toni
11 Sinfonia de primi toni, seconda parte
12 Sinfonia de secondi toni
Addition:
13 Sinfonia de terti toni
Korneel Bernolet, virginals. Transports Publics led by Thomas Baeté, viola da gamba
(CD: The Duarte circle – Antwerp 1640. Musica Ficta MF 8028, 2018)
Featured image: Isabella Leonarda
