Feminine Fusion

S09 Ep15: On the Podium, Part 3 (encore broadcast)

by Diane Jones

December 7, 2024

Conductors Marin Alsop & Lina Gonzalez-Granados

“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.” – Plato

With Marin Alsop’s tenure at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra ending, we are left without a single woman serving as Music Director among the top 25 largest ensembles in the US.  It is not a lack of talent, however, and this week we hear from several amazing women who have taken their place on the conductor’s podium.

On the Podium, Part 3

Paul Desenne:  Verano: Cumbión Tostao, from 2 Seasons of the Caribbean Tropics
Lina González-Granados, conductor
Unitas Ensemble; Cuarteto Latinoamericano
“Estaciones”
Urtext 279

Carl Nielsen:  Flute Concerto
Anna Skryleva, conductor
Odense Symphony Orchestra; Josephine Olech, flute
“Concertos by Carl Nielsen, Theodoor Verhey, and Jean Francaix”
Orchid Classics 100169

Sir Edward Elgar:  Sospiri
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor
Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
“The British Project”
Deutsche Grammophon 4861547

J.S. Bach:  Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major
Jeanette Sorrell, conductor
Apollo’s Fire
“Bach: Brandenburg Concertos, Harpsichord and Violin Concertos”
Avie 2207

Leonard Bernstein:  Candide (excerpts)
Marin Alsop, conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
“Bernstein: Candide”
LSO Live 0834

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.