Feminine Fusion

S08 Ep20: Women of Old, Part 3

by Diane Jones

January 16, 2024

Hildegard of Bingen

“If we stand tall, it is because we stand on the shoulders of many ancestors.” – African proverb

We take another look back at women’s music from the Medieval period through the 1700s.  These are the women who laid the foundations for today’s composers.

“Women of Old, Part 3”

Khosrovidukht: Zarmanali e Ints (Wondrous it is to me)
Sharakan Early Music Ensemble
“The Music of Armenia, Volume Two”
Celestial Harmonies

Hildegard of Bingen:  O, Ecclesia
Anonymous 4
“11,000 Virgins”
Harmonia Mundi 907200

Kassia:  I Edessa; Tin pentachordon; Five Hymns to St. Christina
VocaMe
“Byzantine Hymns of the first female composer of the Occident”
Christophorus

Barbara Strozzi:  Lagrime Mie
Romina Basso – soprano; Latinitas Nostra
“Lamento”
Naive 5390

Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre:  Cantata No. 4, “Jonas”
Judith Nelson – soprano
Bay Area Women’s Philharmonic; JoAnn Falletta, cond.
“Baroquen Treasures”
Newport 60102

Run time: 58:29

Feminine Fusion highlights the roles of women in classical music.  Host Diane Jones brings you stories and music of the women who create, perform, and inspire.  Produced in the studios at WCNY-FM.